Passes the Bechdel test
He's Just Not That Into You
2009. Directed by Ken Kwapis, written by Abby Kohn and Marc Silverstein and Greg Behrendt.
The Bechdel test
Bechdel score
3 / 3
Passes
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Yes
1. At least two women
48 women characters. 17 of them speak. -
Yes
2. Who talk to each other
In 6 scenes out of 116. -
Yes
3. About something besides a man
In those scenes, our script parser found no man named. See the scene.
Second opinion
Agree bechdeltest.com readers give it 3 out of 3.
The film
Needy Gigi Haim is a young woman seeking her Prince Charming somewhere among her unsuccessful dates. After dating estate agent Conor Barry, Gigi anxiously expects to receive a phone call from him, but he never calls. Gigi decides to go to the bar he frequents to see him, but she meets his friend Alex who works there. They become friends and Alex helps Gigi to interpret the subtle signs given out by her dates.
- Released
- 06 Feb 2009
- Genres
- Comedy, Drama, Romance
- Rated
- PG-13
- IMDb
- 6.4 / 10
- Metascore
- 47 / 100
- Awards
- 1 win & 4 nominations total
- Elsewhere
- View on IMDb
Starring, by lines spoken
- Women
- Men
- Not in the cast list
- Bigger name, more lines
- Gigi 208 lines, woman
- Alex 125 lines, man
- Anna 108 lines, woman
- Janine 108 lines, woman
- Ben 101 lines, man
- Conor 79 lines, man
- Beth 72 lines, woman
- Neil 51 lines, man
- Mary 26 lines, woman
- Maya 24 lines, woman
Full cast, 81 people
- Ben Affleck as Neil
- Jennifer Aniston as Beth
- Drew Barrymore as Mary Harris
- Jennifer Connelly as Janine
- Kevin Connolly as Conor
- Bradley Cooper as Ben
- Ginnifer Goodwin as Gigi
- Scarlett Johansson as Anna
- Kris Kristofferson as Ken
- Justin Long as Alex
- Wilson Cruz as Nathan
- Hedy Burress as Laura
- Sasha Alexander as Catherine
- Leonardo Nam as Joshua
- Busy Philipps as Kelli Ann
- Morgan Lily as Five-Year-Old Girl
- Trenton Rogers as Six-Year-Old Boy
- Jasmine Woods as Crying Twenty-Something
- Michelle Carmichael as Mother
- Sabrina Revelle as Consoling Friend
- Zoë Jarman as Sorority Girl
- Alia Rhiana Eckerman as Sorority Girl
- Julia Pennington as Sous Chef
- Renee Dalo as Sous Chef
- Chihiro Fujii as Tokyo Girl
- Sachiko Ishida as Tokyo Girl
- Claudia DiMartino as Jogger
- Eve Curtis as Jogger
- Carmen Gloria Pérez as Army Recruit
- Traycee King as Army Recruit
- Délé Ogundiran as African Woman
- Eunice Nyarazdo as African Woman
- Anita Yombo as African Woman
- Niki J. Crawford as Waitress #1
- Joan Blair as Emotionless Cashier
- Natasha Leggero as Amber
- Anna Bugarin as Yoga Teacher
- Angela Shelton as Angela
- Frances Callier as Frances
- Brandon Keener as Jarrad
- Chris Miller as Baltimore Blade Staffer
- Rod Keller as Bruce
- Brooke Bloom as Paige
- Marc Silverstein as Bartender
- Cory Hardrict as Tyrone
- Rene Lopez as Gregory
- Annie Ilonzeh as Hot Girl
- Mike Beaver as Cousin Jay
- Kai Lennox as Devon
- Shane Edelman as George
- Stephen Jared as Steven
- Melanie Stephens as Waitress #2
- Nicole Steinwedell as 'No Spark' Girl
- Erik David Barber as Slick Guy in Bar
- Jarrett Grode as 'Droopy Dog'
- Ali Afshar as Skip
- Bill Brochtrup as Larry
- Jason Roth as Trent
- Corey Pearson as Jude
- Sally Nisbet as Wedding Guest
- John Ross Bowie as Dan the Wiccan
- Sydney Stutterheim as Tall Girl
- Googy Gress as Cousin Dominic
- Derek Waters as Party Guest
- Nana Kagga-Hill as Party Guest
- Peter O'Meara as Bill
- Jocelin Donahue as Cute Girl
- Luis Guzmán as Javier (uncredited)
- Brittani Noel as Consoling Friend #2 (uncredited)
- Cristine Rose as Wealthy Divorcee (uncredited)
- Greg Behrendt as Priest (uncredited)
- Jana Savage as Yoga Student (uncredited)
- Karmyn Tyler as Yoga Student (uncredited)
- Alex Spencer as Yoga Student (uncredited)
- Natalina Maggio as Bar Girl (uncredited)
- Kim McVicar as Bad Dancer (uncredited)
- Carly Steel as Party Girl #2 (uncredited)
- Melissa Goodwin Shepherd as Party Goer (uncredited)
- Elizabeth Russo as Waitress (uncredited)
- Gina Limbrick as Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
- Sandra Valladares as Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Who talks, scene by scene
Lines of dialogue in every 3 scenes, start to finish. Women above the line, men below. 2% of lines come from characters we couldn't match to the cast list and aren't shown.
Women
Men
Scene 1 Scene 116
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Show the numbers
| Scenes | Women's lines | Men's lines |
|---|---|---|
| 1 to 3 | 8 | 2 |
| 4 to 6 | 3 | 0 |
| 7 to 9 | 3 | 0 |
| 10 to 12 | 13 | 9 |
| 13 to 15 | 22 | 26 |
| 16 to 18 | 8 | 15 |
| 19 to 21 | 19 | 0 |
| 22 to 24 | 22 | 0 |
| 25 to 27 | 3 | 0 |
| 28 to 30 | 25 | 16 |
| 31 to 33 | 22 | 8 |
| 34 to 36 | 17 | 12 |
| 37 to 39 | 31 | 25 |
| 40 to 42 | 33 | 10 |
| 43 to 45 | 9 | 6 |
| 46 to 48 | 34 | 25 |
| 49 to 51 | 13 | 26 |
| 52 to 54 | 15 | 16 |
| 55 to 57 | 6 | 32 |
| 58 to 60 | 34 | 48 |
| 61 to 63 | 40 | 17 |
| 64 to 66 | 44 | 21 |
| 67 to 69 | 12 | 16 |
| 70 to 72 | 7 | 9 |
| 73 to 75 | 30 | 13 |
| 76 to 78 | 5 | 5 |
| 79 to 81 | 30 | 1 |
| 82 to 84 | 13 | 12 |
| 85 to 87 | 19 | 19 |
| 88 to 90 | 23 | 8 |
| 91 to 93 | 3 | 8 |
| 94 to 96 | 12 | 9 |
| 97 to 99 | 0 | 4 |
| 100 to 102 | 13 | 15 |
| 103 to 105 | 6 | 3 |
| 106 to 108 | 13 | 13 |
| 109 to 111 | 4 | 5 |
| 112 to 114 | 4 | 0 |
| 115 to 116 | 3 | 1 |
The evidence
- Straight from the script
- Counted from the script and the credits
Tap an exhibit to open it.
Exhibit A: the passing scenes
The scene our parser counted as passing, word for word.
ANNA: Hey, let me call you right back. EMOTIONLESS CASHIER: Oh my word. ANNA: Come on. Seriously. I just deposited money today. There's no way - EMOTIONLESS CASHIER: It's not that. Let me check something.
JANINE: Everything OK? GIGI: I was up all night. JANINE: Please say you were working on the newsletter. GIGI: Sure. It's basically done. But this is important.
MAYA: Oh sweetie - you didn't have to get me anything. ANNA: Mom - you always say that and I always get you something. MAYA: You didn't. ANNA: It's no big deal.
WATTS: Amanda Jones is no minor leaguer who'll be swept off her feet at the touch of your amateur lips. KEITH: I think I can handle it. WATTS: It's cool. I was just gonna work on it with you but - if you're comfortable...great. KEITH: Wait. How do you work on it?
GIGI: I think I've rounded up the last of the beer bottles. GIGI: So, umm - what game is this? GIGI: Well, maybe I should just -- you know -- I mean it's past three and -- TALL GIRL: YES!! Suck it!
Exhibit B: every 100 lines
Out of every 100 lines with a known speaker, 58 are women's.
621 lines from women, 455 from men.
- Women
- Men
Exhibit C: who's in it
48 women and 28 men in the cast. 17 women and 21 men from it get lines.
Characters
With lines
- Women
- Men
Exhibit D: who gets heard
A woman speaks the first line.
The longest stretch with no woman speaking runs 28 lines.
Every line of dialogue, first to last
- First line by a woman
- Longest stretch with no woman speaking
Words spoken
Women speak 60% of the words (7,350), men 40% (4,888). Women have 58% of the lines, so their lines run longer than men's.
Exhibit E: the test the other way
Two named men talk to each other about something besides a woman. It passes the reverse test.
Conversations between two named characters
Two women
23
Two men
18
Exhibit F: behind the camera
7 of the 11 people in these jobs are women.
Across the whole crew, 31% of the people whose gender is listed are women.
- Directed by
- Ken Kwapis (man)
- Written by
- Abby Kohn (woman), Marc Silverstein (man)
- Produced by
- Nancy Juvonen (woman)
- Shot by
- John Bailey (man)
- Edited by
- Cara Silverman (woman)
- Music by
- Cliff Eidelman (man)
- Production design by
- Gae S. Buckley (woman)
- Cast by
- Kim Davis-Wagner (woman), Justine Arteta (woman), Pat Moran (woman)
The crew, department by department
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Production
13 women, 11 men, 16 not listed
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Sound
2 women, 23 men, 8 not listed
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Other crew
4 women, 6 men, 21 not listed
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Art
6 women, 9 men, 12 not listed
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Camera
0 women, 12 men, 4 not listed
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Costume & Make-Up
5 women, 1 men, 7 not listed
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Editing
1 women, 5 men, 2 not listed
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Directing
1 women, 3 men, 2 not listed
- Women
- Men
- Gender not listed on TMDB
Exhibit G: how old the stars were
Women: 33 on average. Men: 41 on average.
The top-billed cast, at the film's release.
Women
Scarlett Johansson 24, Ginnifer Goodwin 30, Drew Barrymore 33, Jennifer Connelly 38, Jennifer Aniston 39
Men
Justin Long 30, Kevin Connolly 34, Bradley Cooper 34, Ben Affleck 36, Kris Kristofferson 72
Exhibit H: the money
It made 4.5 times what it cost.
- Budget
- $40 million
- Box office
- $179 million
From TMDB, not adjusted for inflation.
About this analysis
Our parser read the script: 116 scenes and 1,102 lines of dialogue. The bechdeltest.com rating comes from that site’s readers. How the test works
