Passes the Bechdel test
Insidious: Chapter 2
2013. Directed by James Wan, written by Leigh Whannell and James Wan.
The Bechdel test
Bechdel score
3 / 3
Passes
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Yes
1. At least two women
16 women characters. 3 of them speak. -
Yes
2. Who talk to each other
In 1 scene out of 203. -
Yes
3. About something besides a man
In that scene, our script parser found no man named. See the scene.
Second opinion
Disagree bechdeltest.com readers give it 2 out of 3.
The film
How deep into the darkness will you go to discover the truth? The terrifying sequel to Insidious follows the haunted Lambert family as they seek to uncover the mysterious childhood secret that has left them dangerously connected to the spirit world. They must rely on familiar allies to exile the demons that follow them and unearth the secret before the evil continues its deadly rampage.
- Released
- 13 Sep 2013
- Genres
- Horror, Mystery, Thriller
- Rated
- PG-13
- IMDb
- 6.6 / 10
- Metascore
- 40 / 100
- Awards
- 16 nominations total
- Elsewhere
- View on IMDb
Starring, by lines spoken
- Women
- Men
- Not in the cast list
- Bigger name, more lines
- Lorraine 107 lines, woman
- Renai 85 lines, woman
- Josh 77 lines, man
- Carl 61 lines, man
- Elise 54 lines, woman
- Possessed Josh 52 lines, man
- Specs 39 lines, man
- Dalton 35 lines, man
- Young Josh 33 lines, man
- Tucker 30 lines, man
Full cast, 31 people
- Patrick Wilson as Josh Lambert
- Rose Byrne as Renai Lambert
- Lin Shaye as Elise Rainier
- Ty Simpkins as Dalton Lambert
- Barbara Hershey as Lorraine Lambert
- Steve Coulter as Carl
- Leigh Whannell as Specs
- Angus Sampson as Tucker
- Andrew Astor as Foster Lambert
- Hank Harris as Carl (adult)
- Jocelin Donahue as Lorraine Lambert (adult)
- Lindsay Seim as Elise Rainier (adult)
- Danielle Bisutti as Parker Crane's Mother
- Tyler Griffin as Parker Crane (young)
- Garrett Ryan as Josh Lambert (young)
- Tom Fitzpatrick as Bride in Black / Parker Crane (old)
- Priscilla Garita as Natalie
- Michael Beach as Detective Sendal
- J. LaRose as Long Haired Fiend
- Brooke Peoples as Neighbor Jessica
- Edwina Findley as Hillary
- Stephanie Pearson as Dark Haired Woman
- Jorge-Luis Pallo as Brian
- Jenna Ortega as Annie
- Dannay Rodriguez as Allison
- Sienna Farall as Coma Ward Nurse
- Jack Walsh as Old Man in the Further
- Brynn Bowie as Kali Lambert
- Madison Bowie as Kali Lambert
- Dylan Quigg as Ghoul (uncredited)
- Kimberly Ables Jindra as Bride (uncredited)
Who talks, scene by scene
Lines of dialogue in every 5 scenes, start to finish. Women above the line, men below. 6% of lines come from characters we couldn't match to the cast list and aren't shown.
Women
Men
Scene 1 Scene 203
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Show the numbers
| Scenes | Women's lines | Men's lines |
|---|---|---|
| 1 to 5 | 25 | 12 |
| 6 to 10 | 10 | 12 |
| 11 to 15 | 28 | 25 |
| 16 to 20 | 7 | 16 |
| 21 to 25 | 5 | 18 |
| 26 to 30 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 to 35 | 13 | 30 |
| 36 to 40 | 1 | 8 |
| 41 to 45 | 18 | 19 |
| 46 to 50 | 3 | 7 |
| 51 to 55 | 5 | 8 |
| 56 to 60 | 10 | 33 |
| 61 to 65 | 0 | 2 |
| 66 to 70 | 12 | 3 |
| 71 to 75 | 16 | 13 |
| 76 to 80 | 14 | 25 |
| 81 to 85 | 1 | 3 |
| 86 to 90 | 4 | 7 |
| 91 to 95 | 2 | 3 |
| 96 to 100 | 2 | 11 |
| 101 to 105 | 1 | 1 |
| 106 to 110 | 5 | 4 |
| 111 to 115 | 4 | 39 |
| 116 to 120 | 16 | 5 |
| 121 to 125 | 1 | 2 |
| 126 to 130 | 4 | 6 |
| 131 to 135 | 1 | 5 |
| 136 to 140 | 10 | 17 |
| 141 to 145 | 7 | 4 |
| 146 to 150 | 5 | 5 |
| 151 to 155 | 3 | 4 |
| 156 to 160 | 2 | 0 |
| 161 to 165 | 0 | 1 |
| 166 to 170 | 5 | 5 |
| 171 to 175 | 0 | 2 |
| 176 to 180 | 1 | 5 |
| 181 to 185 | 2 | 1 |
| 186 to 190 | 2 | 1 |
| 191 to 195 | 2 | 0 |
| 196 to 200 | 1 | 7 |
| 201 to 203 | 4 | 1 |
The evidence
- Straight from the script
- Counted from the script and the credits
Tap an exhibit to open it.
Exhibit A: the passing scene
The scene our parser counted as passing, word for word.
LORRAINE: Oh no, Renai, please let me do that. RENAI: No, it’s fine. I want to do it. LORRAINE: You really need to sleep. Don’t even worry about the dishes. RENAI: No, Lorraine, I want to. I need something to do right now.
Exhibit B: every 100 lines
Out of every 100 lines with a known speaker, 41 are women's.
252 lines from women, 370 from men.
- Women
- Men
Exhibit C: who's in it
16 women and 14 men in the cast. 3 women and 11 men from it get lines.
Characters
With lines
- Women
- Men
Exhibit D: who gets heard
The first woman speaks at line 3 of 660.
The longest stretch with no woman speaking runs 36 lines.
Every line of dialogue, first to last
- First line by a woman
- Longest stretch with no woman speaking
Words spoken
Women speak 42% of the words (2,426), men 58% (3,381). Women have 41% 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
6
Two men
28
Exhibit F: behind the camera
4 of the 13 people in these jobs are women.
Across the whole crew, 38% of the people whose gender is listed are women.
- Directed by
- James Wan (man)
- Written by
- Leigh Whannell (man)
- Story by
- Leigh Whannell (man), James Wan (man)
- Produced by
- Oren Peli (man), Jason Blum (man)
- Shot by
- John R. Leonetti (man)
- Edited by
- Kirk M. Morri (man)
- Music by
- Joseph Bishara (man)
- Production design by
- Jennifer Spence (woman)
- Costumes by
- Kristin M. Burke (woman)
- Cast by
- Kellie Roy (woman), Anne McCarthy (woman)
The crew, department by department
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Production
11 women, 11 men, 4 not listed
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Camera
0 women, 4 men, 17 not listed
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Other crew
6 women, 8 men, 6 not listed
-
Sound
3 women, 8 men, 5 not listed
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Art
2 women, 2 men, 4 not listed
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Costume & Make-Up
5 women, 0 men, 3 not listed
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Visual Effects
0 women, 0 men, 8 not listed
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Editing
0 women, 4 men, 2 not listed
- Women
- Men
- Gender not listed on TMDB
Exhibit G: how old the stars were
Women: 56 on average. Men: 32 on average.
The top-billed cast, at the film's release.
Women
Rose Byrne 34, Barbara Hershey 65, Lin Shaye 69
Men
Ty Simpkins 12, Andrew Astor 13, Hank Harris 33, Angus Sampson 34, Leigh Whannell 36, Patrick Wilson 40, Steve Coulter 53
Exhibit H: the money
It made 32.4 times what it cost.
- Budget
- $5 million
- Box office
- $162 million
From TMDB, not adjusted for inflation.
About this analysis
Our parser read the script: 203 scenes and 660 lines of dialogue. The bechdeltest.com rating comes from that site’s readers. How the test works
