Passes the Bechdel test
Last Night in Soho
2021. Directed by Edgar Wright, written by Edgar Wright and Krysty Wilson-Cairns.
The Bechdel test
Bechdel score
3 / 3
Passes
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Yes
1. At least two women
20 women characters. 14 of them speak. -
Yes
2. Who talk to each other
In 28 scenes out of 124. -
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
In acclaimed director Edgar Wright's psychological thriller, aspiring fashion designer Eloise is mysteriously able to enter the 1960s, where she encounters dazzling wannabe singer Sandie. But the glamour is not all it appears to be, and the dreams of the past start to crack and splinter into something far darker.
- Released
- 29 Oct 2021
- Genres
- Drama, Horror, Mystery
- Rated
- R
- IMDb
- 7 / 10
- Metascore
- 65 / 100
- Awards
- Nominated for 2 BAFTA Awards. 24 wins & 79 nominations total
- Elsewhere
- View on IMDb
Starring, by lines spoken
- Women
- Men
- Not in the cast list
- Bigger name, more lines
- Ellie 253 lines, woman
- Ms. Collins 82 lines, woman
- Jack 70 lines, man
- John 68 lines, man
- Sandie 64 lines, woman
- Jocasta 55 lines, woman
- Peggy 49 lines, woman
- Silver Haired Gentleman 32 lines, man
- Carol 17 lines, woman
- Song 16 lines
Full cast, 52 people
- Thomasin McKenzie as Eloise Turner
- Anya Taylor-Joy as Sandie
- Matt Smith as Jack
- Rita Tushingham as Peggy Turner
- Michael Ajao as John
- Synnøve Karlsen as Jocasta
- Pauline McLynn as Carol
- Terence Stamp as Silver-Haired Gentleman
- Diana Rigg as Ms. Collins
- Aimée Cassettari as Eloise's Mother
- Colin Mace as Taxi Driver #1
- Jessie Mei Li as Lara
- Kassius Nelson as Cami
- Rebecca Harrod as Ashley
- Alan Mahon as Toucan Bartender
- Connor Calland as Drunk Student
- Josh Zaré as Student at Party
- Jacqui-Lee Pryce as College Administrator
- Elizabeth Berrington as Ms. Tobin
- James Phelps as Cloakroom Attendant
- Oliver Phelps as Cloakroom Attendant
- Beth Singh as Cilla Black
- Paul Brightwell as Cubby
- Will Rogers as Café de Paris Bartender
- Terence Frisch as Rialto Club Owner
- Celeste Dring as Shop Assistant
- Jeanie Wishes as Marionetta
- Andrew Bicknell as Mr. Pointer
- Adam Sopp as Toucan Drunk
- Richard Corgan as Toucan Drunk's Mate
- Michael Mears as Punter #1
- Tom Hartwell as Punter #2
- Paul Hamilton as Punter #3
- Wayne Cater as Punter #4
- Sam Claflin as Punter #5
- Sam Parks as Punter #6
- Alan Ruscoe as Punter #7
- Margaret Nolan as Sage Barmaid
- Christopher Carrico as Additional Punter
- Kent Goldfinch as Additional Punter
- Ian Harrod as Additional Punter
- Ian Hartley as Additional Punter
- Daniel Maggott as Additional Punter
- Richard O'Sullivan as Additional Punter
- Michael Jibson as Male Detective
- Lisa McGrillis as Female Detective
- Al Roberts as Librarian
- Derek Lea as Taxi Driver #2
- Lati Gbaja as Soho Passerby (uncredited)
- Paul Riddell as Train Passenger (uncredited)
- Katrina Vasilieva as Burlesque Dancer (uncredited)
- Ashley Shaw as Rialto Dancer
Who talks, scene by scene
Lines of dialogue in every 3 scenes, start to finish. Women above the line, men below. 3% of lines come from characters we couldn't match to the cast list and aren't shown.
Women
Men
Scene 1 Scene 124
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Show the numbers
| Scenes | Women's lines | Men's lines |
|---|---|---|
| 1 to 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 to 6 | 39 | 0 |
| 7 to 9 | 11 | 0 |
| 10 to 12 | 10 | 11 |
| 13 to 15 | 14 | 2 |
| 16 to 18 | 51 | 0 |
| 19 to 21 | 11 | 1 |
| 22 to 24 | 4 | 5 |
| 25 to 27 | 3 | 0 |
| 28 to 30 | 23 | 0 |
| 31 to 33 | 37 | 0 |
| 34 to 36 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 to 39 | 22 | 36 |
| 40 to 42 | 5 | 5 |
| 43 to 45 | 2 | 2 |
| 46 to 48 | 11 | 7 |
| 49 to 51 | 2 | 3 |
| 52 to 54 | 11 | 12 |
| 55 to 57 | 8 | 0 |
| 58 to 60 | 17 | 0 |
| 61 to 63 | 12 | 0 |
| 64 to 66 | 12 | 6 |
| 67 to 69 | 1 | 4 |
| 70 to 72 | 7 | 19 |
| 73 to 75 | 0 | 1 |
| 76 to 78 | 34 | 20 |
| 79 to 81 | 7 | 2 |
| 82 to 84 | 15 | 17 |
| 85 to 87 | 7 | 6 |
| 88 to 90 | 8 | 10 |
| 91 to 93 | 15 | 12 |
| 94 to 96 | 17 | 3 |
| 97 to 99 | 0 | 1 |
| 100 to 102 | 18 | 7 |
| 103 to 105 | 18 | 12 |
| 106 to 108 | 4 | 7 |
| 109 to 111 | 23 | 24 |
| 112 to 114 | 17 | 7 |
| 115 to 117 | 55 | 1 |
| 118 to 120 | 18 | 11 |
| 121 to 123 | 0 | 0 |
| 124 to 124 | 8 | 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.
ELOISE: Beautiful gown darling. ELOISE: Thank you. Fabulous. ELOISE: Who are you wearing? ELOISE: Eloise Turner.
PEGGY: Well, what does it say? ELLIE: I’m going to London. PEGGY: I knew you would be. ELLIE: I’m going to London... I’m going to London!
ELLIE: You sure I can take all of these? PEGGY: I got you hooked on them, I couldn’t deprive you now... PEGGY: Do you have enough space? Don’t you need socks? ELLIE: Socks.
JOCASTA: You Eloise? ELLIE: Yeah. JOCASTA: You look like an Eloise. ELLIE: Well, Ellie.
JOCASTA: It’s just a bit shit. JOCASTA: I think she’s a real code beige... I’m getting born-again Christian vibes off of her... CAMI: Who, country mouse? JOCASTA: She comes to the first day at LCF wearing clothes she made... Fuckssake!
Exhibit B: every 100 lines
Out of every 100 lines with a known speaker, 69 are women's.
577 lines from women, 255 from men.
- Women
- Men
Exhibit C: who's in it
20 women and 27 men in the cast. 14 women and 16 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 10 lines.
Every line of dialogue, first to last
- First line by a woman
- Longest stretch with no woman speaking
Words spoken
Women speak 70% of the words (4,726), men 30% (2,002). Women have 69% 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
43
Two men
13
Exhibit F: behind the camera
4 of the 15 people in these jobs are women.
Across the whole crew, 30% of the people whose gender is listed are women.
- Directed by
- Edgar Wright (man)
- Written by
- Edgar Wright (man), Krysty Wilson-Cairns (woman)
- Story by
- Edgar Wright (man)
- Produced by
- Edgar Wright (man), Eric Fellner (man), Tim Bevan (man), Nira Park (woman)
- Shot by
- Chung Chung-hoon (man)
- Edited by
- Paul Machliss (man)
- Music by
- Steven Price (man)
- Production design by
- Marcus Rowland (man)
- Costumes by
- Odile Dicks-Mireaux (woman)
- Cast by
- Martin Ware (man), Nina Gold (woman)
The crew, department by department
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Other crew
10 women, 23 men, 7 not listed
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Production
8 women, 7 men, 11 not listed
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Sound
2 women, 19 men, 4 not listed
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Art
3 women, 8 men, 8 not listed
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Costume & Make-Up
6 women, 2 men, 10 not listed
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Camera
1 women, 6 men, 5 not listed
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Visual Effects
0 women, 4 men, 5 not listed
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Directing
1 women, 2 men, 3 not listed
- Women
- Men
- Gender not listed on TMDB
Exhibit G: how old the stars were
Women: 46 on average. Men: 61 on average.
The top-billed cast, at the film's release.
Women
Thomasin McKenzie 21, Anya Taylor-Joy 25, Synnøve Karlsen 25, Aimée Cassettari 32, Pauline McLynn 59, Rita Tushingham 79, Diana Rigg 83
Men
Matt Smith 38, Terence Stamp 83
Exhibit H: the money
It made 53% of what it cost.
- Budget
- $43 million
- Box office
- $23 million
From TMDB, not adjusted for inflation.
About this analysis
Our parser read the script: 124 scenes and 859 lines of dialogue. The bechdeltest.com rating comes from that site’s readers. How the test works
