Passes the Bechdel test

Krampus

Name: Krampus
Released: 2015

2015. Directed by Michael Dougherty, written by Todd Casey and Michael Dougherty and Zach Shields.

The Bechdel test

Bechdel score

3 / 3

Passes

Yes 1. At least two women
16 women characters. 11 of them speak.
Yes 2. Who talk to each other
In 15 scenes out of 107.
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

When his dysfunctional family clashes over the holidays, young Max (Emjay Anthony) gets disillusioned and turns his back on Christmas. Meanwhile, this lack of festive spirit unleashes the wrath of Krampus: a demonic force of ancient evil intent on punishing non-believers. All hell breaks loose as beloved holiday icons take on a monstrous life of their own, laying siege to the fractured family's home and forcing them to fight for one another if they hope to survive.

Released: 04 Dec 2015
Genres: Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
Rated: PG-13
IMDb: 6.2 / 10
Metascore: 49 / 100
Awards: 5 wins & 14 nominations total
Elsewhere: View on IMDb

Starring, by lines spoken

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

Tom 125 lines, man
Howard 107 lines, man
Sarah 96 lines, woman
Linda 81 lines, woman
Max 79 lines, man
Aunt Dorothy 40 lines, woman
Omi 36 lines, woman
Beth 33 lines, woman
Stevie 21 lines, woman
Jordan 11 lines, woman

Full cast, 34 people

Adam Scott as Tom
Toni Collette as Sarah
David Koechner as Howard
Allison Tolman as Linda
Conchata Ferrell as Aunt Dorothy
Emjay Anthony as Max
Stefania LaVie Owen as Beth
Krista Stadler as Omi
Lolo Owen as Stevie
Queenie Samuel as Jordan
Maverick Flack as Howie, Jr
Sage Hunefeld as Baby Chrissy
Leith Towers as Derek
Curtis Vowell as DHL Man
Luke Hawker as Krampus
Seth Green as Lumpy (voice)
Breehn Burns as Dumpy (voice)
Justin Roiland as Clumpy (voice)
Brett Beattie as Der Klown
Mark Atkin as Ketkrókur
Amy Brighton as Þvörusleikir
Trevor Bau as Hurðaskellir
Ravi Narayan as Kertasníkir
Felicity Hamill as Gáttaþefur
Sophie Gannon as Bjúgnakrækir
Kelly Lily Marie as Giljagaur
Clare Odell as Gluggagægir
Gareth Ruck as Stekkjarstaur
Ivy George as Perchta the Cherub (voice)
Collin Dean as Ruprecht the Elf (voice)
Pascal Ackerman as The Yule Goat
Skye Broberg as The Yule Goat
Jessie Carson as The Yule Goat
Gideon Emery as Krampus (voice) (uncredited)

Who talks, scene by scene

Lines of dialogue in every 3 scenes, start to finish. Women above the line, men below. 5% of lines come from characters we couldn't match to the cast list and aren't shown.

Women

Men

Scene 1 Scene 107

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Show the numbers

Scenes	Women's lines	Men's lines
1 to 3	0	0
4 to 6	15	20
7 to 9	4	5
10 to 12	24	9
13 to 15	30	16
16 to 18	0	13
19 to 21	26	18
22 to 24	12	9
25 to 27	11	9
28 to 30	0	9
31 to 33	20	14
34 to 36	0	6
37 to 39	1	17
40 to 42	0	5
43 to 45	17	12
46 to 48	42	62
49 to 51	15	0
52 to 54	5	11
55 to 57	9	4
58 to 60	11	8
61 to 63	9	3
64 to 66	8	0
67 to 69	13	6
70 to 72	1	6
73 to 75	0	0
76 to 78	2	2
79 to 81	1	1
82 to 84	31	26
85 to 87	0	4
88 to 90	2	4
91 to 93	0	0
94 to 96	3	5
97 to 99	0	1
100 to 102	0	0
103 to 105	4	11
106 to 107	7	6

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.

SARAH: Because they’re family, Beth! And it’s only for a few days! BETH: Last year I found shit in my bed, mom. Human SHIT. SARAH: For the last time, that was their dog! OMI: I’m sure you will think of something.

BETH: “They’re why some people shouldn’t be allowed to breed!” Your words, Mom, not mine! SARAH: I never said that! I said maybe they should have to take a test before they’re allowed to breed.

SARAH: Marry Christmas, girls. Don’t you look cute in your matching jackets! LINDA: They’re a little cranky because the Steelers lost. LINDA: Jordan, Stevie, why don’t you tell Aunt Sarah about your Presidential Fitness Awards.

LINDA: CHRISSY! Dammit Jordan, I told you to bring her inside! JORDAN: Not my kid.

SARAH: A holiday roast is a surprise. Cancer is a surprise. She is a goddamn nightmare. What were you thinking? LINDA: Oh c’mon, she’s not that bad! And besides, she tricked me! I thought we were just dropping off gifts but she came to the door with a suitcas… SARAH: No, but you could at least warn me when one of your mistakes is going to become my problem. LINDA: You think everything I do is a mistakr.

Exhibit B: every 100 lines

Out of every 100 lines with a known speaker, 50 are women's.

323 lines from women, 322 from men.

Women
Men

Exhibit C: who's in it

16 women and 18 men in the cast. 11 women and 5 men from it get lines.

Characters

With lines

Women
Men

Exhibit D: who gets heard

The first woman speaks at line 8 of 678. The longest stretch with no woman speaking runs 26 lines.

Every line of dialogue, first to last

First line by a woman
Longest stretch with no woman speaking

Words spoken

Women speak 52% of the words (2,915), men 48% (2,721). Women have 50% 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

Two men

Exhibit F: behind the camera

3 of the 16 people in these jobs are women. Across the whole crew, 20% of the people whose gender is listed are women.

Directed by: Michael Dougherty (man)
Written by: Michael Dougherty (man), Zach Shields (man), Todd Casey (man)
Produced by: Alex Garcia (man), Thomas Tull (man), Jon Jashni (man), Michael Dougherty (man)
Shot by: Jules O'Loughlin (man)
Edited by: John Axelrad (man)
Music by: Douglas Pipes (man)
Production design by: Jules Cook (man)
Costumes by: Bob Buck (man)
Cast by: Cathy Sandrich Gelfond (woman), Miranda Rivers (woman), Amanda Mackey (woman)