Passes the Bechdel test
Match Point
2006. Directed by Woody Allen, written by Woody Allen.
The Bechdel test
Bechdel score
3 / 3
Passes
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Yes
1. At least two women
12 women characters. 7 of them speak. -
Yes
2. Who talk to each other
In 11 scenes out of 111. -
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
From a humble background and with traditional values, Irish Chris Wilton (Jonathan Rhys Meyers) is still struggling financially despite being a recently retired high ranked tennis pro. He has taken a job as a tennis instructor at an upscale London tennis club, although he knows there is a better life for him somewhere down the road. He is befriended by one of his students, wealthy Tom Hewett (Matthew Goode). Chris starts to date Tom's sister, Chloe Hewett (Emily Mortimer), a girl-next-door type who is immediately attracted to Chris. Chloe quickly knows she wants to marry Chris, and through her businessman father, Alec Hewett (Brian Cox), tries to help Chris and their future by getting him an executive job in Alec's company. In his life with the Hewetts, Chris begins to enjoy the finer things in life. Through it all however, Chris cannot help thinking about Nola Rice (Scarlett Johansson), a struggling American actress who he meets at the Hewett estate and who is Tom's unofficial fiancée. Nola is vivacious, and she knows the effect she has on men, including Chris. Unlike Chris, Nola is not accepted by Tom and Chloe's mother, the outspoken Eleanor Hewett (Dame Penelope Wilton). Chris has to decide if he can give up what he has been able to achieve with Chloe and the Hewetts, or if the passion he feels for Nola is stronger than the finer things in life to which he is now accustomed. He may go to any length to have his cake and eat it too.
- Released
- 20 Jan 2006
- Genres
- Drama, Romance, Thriller
- Rated
- R
- IMDb
- 7.6 / 10
- Metascore
- 72 / 100
- Awards
- Nominated for 1 Oscar. 12 wins & 32 nominations total
- Elsewhere
- View on IMDb
Starring, by lines spoken
- Women
- Men
- Not in the cast list
- Bigger name, more lines
- Chris 385 lines, man
- Chloe 211 lines, woman
- Nola 150 lines, woman
- Tom 118 lines, man
- Eleanor 58 lines, woman
- Alec 52 lines, man
- Banner 33 lines, man
- Dowd 20 lines, man
- Henry 18 lines, man
- Heather 15 lines, woman
Full cast, 33 people
- Jonathan Rhys Meyers as Chris Wilton
- Scarlett Johansson as Nola Rice
- Emily Mortimer as Chloe Hewett Wilton
- Matthew Goode as Tom Hewett
- Brian Cox as Alec Hewett
- Penelope Wilton as Eleanor Hewett
- James Nesbitt as Detective Banner
- Ewen Bremner as Inspector Dowd
- Miranda Raison as Heather
- Margaret Tyzack as Mrs. Eastby
- Rupert Penry-Jones as Henry
- Toby Kebbell as Policeman
- Alexander Armstrong as Mr. Townsend
- Paul Kaye as Estate Agent
- Mark Gatiss as Ping-Pong Player
- Simon Kunz as Rod Carver
- Geoffrey Streatfeild as Alan Sinclair
- John Fortune as John the Chauffeur
- Anthony O'Donnell as Custodian
- Rose Keegan as Carol
- Zoe Telford as Samantha
- Scott Handy as Hewetts' Friend
- Selina Cadell as Margaret
- Georgina Chapman as Nola's Co-Worker
- Colin Salmon as Ian
- Steve Pemberton as Detective Parry
- Janis Kelly as 'La Traviata' Performer
- Alan Oke as 'La Traviata' Performer
- Emily Gilchrist as Hewetts' Friend
- Philip Mansfield as Waiter
- Mary Hegarty as "Rigoletto" Performer
- Patricia Whymark as Telephone Operator
- Eddie Marsan as Office Worker (uncredited)
Who talks, scene by scene
Lines of dialogue in every 3 scenes, start to finish. Women above the line, men below. 4% of lines come from characters we couldn't match to the cast list and aren't shown.
Women
Men
Scene 1 Scene 111
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Show the numbers
| Scenes | Women's lines | Men's lines |
|---|---|---|
| 1 to 3 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 to 6 | 0 | 17 |
| 7 to 9 | 0 | 10 |
| 10 to 12 | 7 | 33 |
| 13 to 15 | 0 | 2 |
| 16 to 18 | 11 | 12 |
| 19 to 21 | 10 | 20 |
| 22 to 24 | 5 | 2 |
| 25 to 27 | 48 | 64 |
| 28 to 30 | 12 | 13 |
| 31 to 33 | 32 | 31 |
| 34 to 36 | 16 | 32 |
| 37 to 39 | 12 | 10 |
| 40 to 42 | 10 | 39 |
| 43 to 45 | 9 | 18 |
| 46 to 48 | 17 | 12 |
| 49 to 51 | 31 | 23 |
| 52 to 54 | 14 | 13 |
| 55 to 57 | 8 | 5 |
| 58 to 60 | 22 | 31 |
| 61 to 63 | 19 | 23 |
| 64 to 66 | 13 | 17 |
| 67 to 69 | 18 | 29 |
| 70 to 72 | 11 | 8 |
| 73 to 75 | 15 | 16 |
| 76 to 78 | 19 | 24 |
| 79 to 81 | 8 | 0 |
| 82 to 84 | 21 | 22 |
| 85 to 87 | 8 | 13 |
| 88 to 90 | 4 | 5 |
| 91 to 93 | 0 | 5 |
| 94 to 96 | 0 | 26 |
| 97 to 99 | 10 | 6 |
| 100 to 102 | 29 | 9 |
| 103 to 105 | 4 | 3 |
| 106 to 108 | 4 | 53 |
| 109 to 111 | 17 | 31 |
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.
NOLA: Unfortunately, there's just not anything right now that I'm not great for. ELEANOR: So how long do you keep it up? NOLA: How long? ELEANOR: Well if time passes and nothing significant materializes, how long do you keep on going before you decide that ••• to try something else?
ELEANOR: All I'm saying is acting's so will- o'-the-wisp. Those that have it know it right off. To pursue it because you don't want to admit defeat t… NOLA: Excuse me.
CHLOE: No, I'm terrible at the piano. ELEANOR: So -- when are you two getting married? CHLOE: Mummy!
ELEANOR: Don't tell me the subject hasn't come up. CHLOE: Mummy, come with me. You need a strong cup of coffee.
ELEANOR: Well ••. CHLOE: Come on.
Exhibit B: every 100 lines
Out of every 100 lines with a known speaker, 41 are women's.
464 lines from women, 679 from men.
- Women
- Men
Exhibit C: who's in it
12 women and 19 men in the cast. 7 women and 15 men from it get lines.
Characters
With lines
- Women
- Men
Exhibit D: who gets heard
The first woman speaks at line 53 of 1,193.
The longest stretch with no woman speaking runs 52 lines.
Every line of dialogue, first to last
- First line by a woman
- Longest stretch with no woman speaking
Words spoken
Women speak 39% of the words (4,032), men 61% (6,287). Women have 41% 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
34
Two men
46
Exhibit F: behind the camera
7 of the 12 people in these jobs are women.
Across the whole crew, 37% of the people whose gender is listed are women.
- Directed by
- Woody Allen (man)
- Written by
- Woody Allen (man)
- Produced by
- Letty Aronson (woman), Nicky Kentish Barnes (woman), Gareth Wiley (man)
- Shot by
- Remi Adefarasin (man)
- Edited by
- Alisa Lepselter (woman)
- Production design by
- Jim Clay (man)
- Costumes by
- Jill Taylor (woman)
- Cast by
- Patricia Kerrigan DiCerto (woman), Gail Stevens (woman), Juliet Taylor (woman)
The crew, department by department
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Production
13 women, 10 men, 6 not listed
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Art
1 women, 9 men, 6 not listed
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Sound
2 women, 9 men, 4 not listed
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Costume & Make-Up
5 women, 1 men, 4 not listed
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Camera
0 women, 4 men, 3 not listed
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Other crew
0 women, 2 men, 4 not listed
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Lighting
0 women, 0 men, 6 not listed
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Directing
0 women, 4 men, 1 not listed
- Women
- Men
- Gender not listed on TMDB
Exhibit G: how old the stars were
Women: 43 on average. Men: 37 on average.
The top-billed cast, at the film's release.
Women
Scarlett Johansson 20, Miranda Raison 27, Emily Mortimer 34, Penelope Wilton 59, Margaret Tyzack 74
Men
Matthew Goode 27, Jonathan Rhys Meyers 28, Ewen Bremner 33, James Nesbitt 40, Brian Cox 59
Exhibit H: the money
It made 5.7 times what it cost.
- Budget
- $15 million
- Box office
- $85.6 million
From TMDB, not adjusted for inflation.
About this analysis
Our parser read the script: 111 scenes and 1,193 lines of dialogue. The bechdeltest.com rating comes from that site’s readers. How the test works
