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Mr. Nobody

2013. Directed by Jaco Van Dormael, written by Jaco Van Dormael.

The Bechdel test

Bechdel score

3 / 3

Passes

  1. Yes 1. At least two women
    21 women characters. 7 of them speak.
  2. Yes 2. Who talk to each other
    In 1 scene out of 276.
  3. 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 1 out of 3.

Poster for Mr. Nobody

The film

'Nemo Nobody' is recounting his life story to a reporter. He's less than clear, often times thinking that he is 34 years of age, others, well over 100. But his story becomes more confusing after he does focus on the fact of his current real age.

Released
26 Sep 2013
Genres
Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Rated
R
IMDb
7.7 / 10
Metascore
63 / 100
Awards
17 wins & 7 nominations total
Elsewhere
View on IMDb

Starring, by lines spoken

  • Women
  • Men
  • Not in the cast list
  • Bigger name, more lines
  1. Nemo 232 lines, man
  2. Anna 65 lines, woman
  3. Elise 62 lines, woman
  4. Old Nemo 46 lines, man
  5. Mother 37 lines, woman
  6. Child Nemo 29 lines, man
  7. Journalist 24 lines, man
  8. Doctor 22 lines
  9. Jean 22 lines, woman
  10. Adult Nemo 18 lines, man
Full cast, 86 people
  • Jared Leto as Nemo Nobody (Adult / Old)
  • Sarah Polley as Adult Elise
  • Diane Kruger as Adult Anna
  • Linh-Dan Pham as Adult Jean
  • Rhys Ifans as Nemo's Father
  • Natasha Little as Nemo's Mother
  • Toby Regbo as Nemo age 16
  • Juno Temple as Anna age 15
  • Allan Corduner as Dr. Feldheim
  • Daniel Mays as Young Journalist
  • Clare Stone as Elise age 15
  • Audrey Giacomini as Jean age 15
  • Thomas Byrne as Nemo age 9
  • Laura Brumagne as Anna age 9
  • Noa De Costanzo as Nemo age 5
  • Léa Thonus as Elise age 9
  • Anaïs Van Belle as Jean age 9
  • Harold Manning as TV Host
  • Pascal Duquenne as Henry
  • David Schaal as Thug 1
  • Laurent Capelluto as Man in Black
  • Harry Cleven as Man in Black 2
  • Andrew Simms as Showroom Man
  • Ben Mansfield as Stefano age 22-40
  • Emily Tilson as Eve
  • Roline Skehan as Joyce
  • Anders Morris as Noah
  • Nathan Boydell as Paul
  • Vincent Dupont as Michael
  • Jenna Wheeler-Hughes as Showroom Girl
  • Valérie-Marie Chadelaud as Showroom Woman
  • Stéphane Thiry as Male Nurse 1
  • Bruno Verstraete as Male Nurse 2
  • Alice van Dormael as Angel of Oblivian 1
  • Juliette Van Dormael as Angel of Oblivian 2
  • Tedd Dillon as Texan Man
  • Melanie Doerr as Texan Woman
  • Talya Rubin as Shy Woman
  • Vito DeFilippo as Shy Man
  • Corey Cleve Bentivegna as Boy of Shy Couple
  • Sandrine Laroche as Desillusioned Woman
  • Olivier Bony as Desillusioned Man
  • Laura Van Hove as Teenage Girl
  • Jack Proudlove as Teenage Boy
  • Marc Zinga as Gay Man 1
  • Martin Swabey as Gay Man 2
  • Philippe Godeau as Golf Player / Sad Man
  • Sarah Gravel as Sad Woman
  • John Canoe as Mohawk Man
  • Donna Kanerahtenha Jacobs as Mohawk Woman
  • Fujio Ishimaru as Japanese Gardener
  • Robin Carette as Nemo 18 months
  • Hugo Harold-Harrison as Pool Instructor
  • Sylvie Olivé as Family Mars Mother
  • Stéphane Taillasson as Famly Mars Father
  • Jules Taillasson as Family Mars Son
  • Jan Hammenecker as Shoe Factory Director
  • Serge Larivière as Shoe Lace Supplier
  • Leni Parker as Teacher
  • Katharina Pejcic as Anna's Daughter
  • Alexander Türk as Anna's Son
  • Tanya Trombetta as Anna's Friend
  • Lola Pauwels as Young Stefano's Girlfriend
  • Daniel Brochu as Peter
  • Louise Sophia Engel as Nemo & Anna's Daughter
  • Aaron Landt as Nemo & Anna's Son
  • Christelle Cornil as Coma Nurse 1
  • Tawny Andersen as Coma Nurse 2
  • Christophe Beaucarne as Villa Owner
  • Jules Eerdekens as Pool Maintenance Collegue 1
  • Philippe Lévy as Pool Maintenance Collegue 2
  • Renaud Alcalde as Spaceship Neighbour 1
  • Dominique Warnier as Spaceship Neighbour 2
  • Catherine Demaiffe as Tender Nurse
  • Pierre Chaves as Hotel Entrance Guard
  • Nicholas Beveney as Black Man Airport
  • David Kennedy as Thug 2
  • Josselin Moinet as Morgue Policeman
  • Virginie Bordes as Continuity Girl
  • Carlo Mestroni as Police Officer
  • Nicolas Ross as Anna & Peter's Son
  • Marie-Ève Beauregard as Anna & Peter's Daughter
  • Manfred Andrae as Anna's Neighbour
  • Thi-Mai Nguyen as Prehistoric Pregnant Woman
  • John Churchill as Boy on Slide
  • Barney as Bear (uncredited)

Who talks, scene by scene

Lines of dialogue in every 6 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 276

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Show the numbers
ScenesWomen's linesMen's lines
1 to 6112
7 to 12814
13 to 1803
19 to 2403
25 to 30716
31 to 36027
37 to 42310
43 to 4804
49 to 5437
55 to 6026
61 to 6602
67 to 7263
73 to 78116
79 to 841510
85 to 901311
91 to 96018
97 to 102612
103 to 1081526
109 to 11455
115 to 120511
121 to 1261813
127 to 13245
133 to 138211
139 to 144911
145 to 150610
151 to 15632
157 to 16296
163 to 16829
169 to 17401
175 to 18097
181 to 18606
187 to 19245
193 to 19833
199 to 204015
205 to 2101115
211 to 21636
217 to 222312
223 to 22803
229 to 2341011
235 to 24001
241 to 24634
247 to 252617
253 to 258032
259 to 26407
265 to 27000
271 to 27600

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.
TEENAGE ELISE: In another life then? Anyway, I remembered you! ELISE: You shouldn’t. You don’t know me... I’m not a good person.

Exhibit B: every 100 lines

Out of every 100 lines with a known speaker, 33 are women's.

205 lines from women, 418 from men.

  • Women
  • Men

Exhibit C: who's in it

21 women and 33 men in the cast. 7 women and 17 men from it get lines.

Characters

With lines

  • Women
  • Men

Exhibit D: who gets heard

The first woman speaks at line 24 of 690. The longest stretch with no woman speaking runs 53 lines.

Every line of dialogue, first to last

  • First line by a woman
  • Longest stretch with no woman speaking

Words spoken

Women speak 30% of the words (2,192), men 70% (5,043). Women have 33% 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

Exhibit F: behind the camera

3 of the 11 people in these jobs are women. Across the whole crew, 29% of the people whose gender is listed are women.

Directed by
Jaco Van Dormael (man)
Written by
Jaco Van Dormael (man)
Produced by
Philippe Godeau (man)
Shot by
Christophe Beaucarne (man)
Edited by
Susan Shipton (woman), Matyas Veress (man)
Music by
Pierre van Dormael (man)
Production design by
Sylvie Olivé (woman)
Costumes by
Nathalie Leborgne (woman), Ulla Gothe (gender not listed)
Cast by
Uwe Bünker (man)

The crew, department by department

  • Production

    1 women, 4 men, 1 not listed

  • Art

    1 women, 3 men, 1 not listed

  • Editing

    2 women, 1 men

  • Camera

    0 women, 1 men, 1 not listed

  • Costume & Make-Up

    1 women, 0 men, 1 not listed

  • Other crew

    1 women, 1 men

  • Directing

    0 women, 2 men

  • Sound

    0 women, 1 men

  • Women
  • Men
  • Gender not listed on TMDB

Exhibit G: how old the stars were

Women: 32 on average. Men: 37 on average. The top-billed cast, at the film's release.

Women

Juno Temple 20, Sarah Polley 30, Diane Kruger 33, Linh-Dan Pham 35, Natasha Little 40

Men

Toby Regbo 18, Daniel Mays 31, Jared Leto 37, Rhys Ifans 42, Allan Corduner 59

Exhibit H: the money

It made 5% of what it cost.

Budget
$47 million
Box office
$2.3 million

From TMDB, not adjusted for inflation.

About this analysis

Our parser read the script: 276 scenes and 690 lines of dialogue. The bechdeltest.com rating comes from that site’s readers. How the test works

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