Passes the Bechdel test

Ingrid Goes West

Name: Ingrid Goes West
Released: 2017

2017. Directed by Matt Spicer, written by David Branson Smith and Matt Spicer.

The Bechdel test

Bechdel score

3 / 3

Passes

Yes 1. At least two women
8 women characters. 9 of them speak.
Yes 2. Who talk to each other
In 14 scenes out of 126.
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

Ingrid Thorburn is an unhinged social media stalker with a history of confusing "likes" for meaningful relationships. Taylor Sloane is an Instagram-famous "influencer" whose perfectly curated, boho-chic lifestyle becomes Ingrid's latest obsession. When Ingrid moves to LA and manages to insinuate herself into the social media star's life, their relationship quickly goes from #BFF to #WTF.

Released: 25 Aug 2017
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Horror
Rated: R
IMDb: 6.6 / 10
Metascore: 71 / 100
Awards: 2 wins & 10 nominations total
Elsewhere: View on IMDb

Starring, by lines spoken

Women
Men
Not in the cast list
Bigger name, more lines

Ingrid 373 lines, woman
Taylor 172 lines, woman
Dan Pinto 150 lines, man
Nicky 66 lines, man
Ezra 60 lines, man
Erin 32 lines
Keith 18 lines
Ecu 11 lines
Female Voice 7 lines
Harley 7 lines, woman

Full cast, 24 people

Aubrey Plaza as Ingrid Thorburn
Elizabeth Olsen as Taylor Sloane
O'Shea Jackson Jr. as Dan Pinto
Wyatt Russell as Ezra O'Keefe
Billy Magnussen as Nicky Sloane
Pom Klementieff as Harley Chung
Hannah Pearl Utt as Nicole
Joseph Breen as Garth Lafayette
Angelica Amor as Cindy
Meredith Hagner as Charlotte
Charlie Wright as Chuck
Dennis Atlas as Buck
Malika Williams as Nurse
Luis Deveze as Mechanic
Jay Speedy Weingarten as Waiter
Martin Garcia as Mail Man
Brandon Johnson as Bouncer
Vincent van Hinte as Cashier
Destiny Soria as Cowgirl (uncredited)
Aidan Wallace as Logan (uncredited)
Tina Lorraine as Therapist (uncredited)
Megan Griffey as Bar Patron (uncredited)
Andrew Horschak as Bar Patron (uncredited)
Jana Ritter as Dancing Woman (uncredited)

Who talks, scene by scene

Lines of dialogue in every 3 scenes, start to finish. Women above the line, men below. 10% of lines come from characters we couldn't match to the cast list and aren't shown.

Women

Men

Scene 1 Scene 126

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Show the numbers

Scenes	Women's lines	Men's lines
1 to 3	8	0
4 to 6	3	0
7 to 9	3	0
10 to 12	8	0
13 to 15	12	0
16 to 18	0	0
19 to 21	16	0
22 to 24	1	0
25 to 27	2	0
28 to 30	13	18
31 to 33	11	0
34 to 36	3	1
37 to 39	5	1
40 to 42	12	10
43 to 45	5	5
46 to 48	26	6
49 to 51	9	4
52 to 54	20	7
55 to 57	8	11
58 to 60	28	5
61 to 63	11	0
64 to 66	37	0
67 to 69	12	12
70 to 72	3	0
73 to 75	5	0
76 to 78	17	17
79 to 81	18	13
82 to 84	33	34
85 to 87	31	27
88 to 90	29	37
91 to 93	36	19
94 to 96	21	27
97 to 99	5	10
100 to 102	7	9
103 to 105	21	5
106 to 108	1	0
109 to 111	3	0
112 to 114	18	9
115 to 117	16	0
118 to 120	3	2
121 to 123	22	0
124 to 126	35	11

The evidence

Straight from the script
Counted from the script and the credits

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Exhibit A: the passing scenes

The scene our parser counted as passing, word for word.

INGRID: Hi Charlotte. CHARLOTTE: Ingrid...? INGRID: Congratulations. INGRID: THANKS FOR INVITING ME, CUNT!

INGRID: Whoa. TAYLOR: “Live in the sunshine, swim in the sea, drink the wild air.” Ralph Waldo Emerson. TAYLOR: My muse. Hashtag Rothko The Dog. TAYLOR: There is science, logic and reason. And then there is... California.

TAYLOR: I Am Grateful for this vegan enchilada with raw cacao mole sauce. Praying hands emoji. INGRID: Damn, girl! That looks yummy. What’s your email address? INGRID: I am SUCH a foodie. Should we be best friends? INGRID: OMG! Where is this place??

TAYLOR: ... I love the feel of ink on paper. It’s so tactile. INGRID: Okay. Relax. Just be cool. Hey! How are you?! I’m a huge fan! Fuck... Oh my god! Hi! It’s me! Ingrid! No! Shut up! Just be yourself...

INGRID: Mmmm. This looks so bread. TAYLOR: Sorry? INGRID: I mean good. This bread looks so good. Sounds like somebody didn’t have their coffee this morning! INGRID: I think I’ll buy this.

Exhibit B: every 100 lines

Out of every 100 lines with a known speaker, 66 are women's.

577 lines from women, 300 from men.

Women
Men

Exhibit C: who's in it

8 women and 9 men in the cast. 9 women and 6 men from it get lines.

Characters

With lines

Women
Men

Exhibit D: who gets heard

The first woman speaks at line 8 of 975. The longest stretch with no woman speaking runs 9 lines.

Every line of dialogue, first to last

First line by a woman
Longest stretch with no woman speaking

Words spoken

Women speak 62% of the words (5,668), men 38% (3,479). Women have 66% of the lines, so their lines run shorter 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

Two men

Exhibit F: behind the camera

5 of the 17 people in these jobs are women. Across the whole crew, 36% of the people whose gender is listed are women.

Directed by: Matt Spicer (man)
Written by: David Branson Smith (man), Matt Spicer (man)
Produced by: Jared Ian Goldman (man), Adam Mirels (gender not listed), Trevor White (man), Robert Mirels (gender not listed), Tim White (man), Aubrey Plaza (woman)
Shot by: Bryce Fortner (man)
Edited by: Jack Price (man)
Music by: Jonathan Sadoff (man), Nick Thorburn (man)
Production design by: Susie Mancini (woman)
Costumes by: Natalie O'Brien (woman)
Cast by: Justine Arteta (woman), Kim Davis-Wagner (woman)