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Released: 2007

Passes the Bechdel test

2007. Directed by Lee Tamahori, written by Gary Goldman and Jonathan Hensleigh and Paul Bernbaum.

The Bechdel test

Bechdel score

3 / 3

Passes

Yes 1. At least two women
9 women characters. 4 of them speak.
Yes 2. Who talk to each other
In 2 scenes out of 26.
Yes 3. About something besides a man
In those scenes, our script parser found no man named. See the scene.

Second opinion

Disagree bechdeltest.com readers give it 2 out of 3.

The film

Possessing the extraordinary ability to see precisely two minutes into the future, the low-profile Las Vegas stage magician Cris Johnson has managed to keep his unusual skill under the radar. However, Johnson's rare talent has caught the attention of the tough counter-terrorism FBI agent Callie Ferris, who intends to use the illusionist's unfailing charisma to thwart the murderous plans of a ruthless group of Russian terrorists. Now, a stolen nuclear device threatens to level California, as Cris' beautiful girlfriend Liz is being used by the criminals to gain added leverage. Can Cris save both the hostage and the city of Los Angeles with his peculiar gift?

Released: 27 Apr 2007
Genres: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Rated: PG-13
IMDb: 6.2 / 10
Metascore: 42 / 100
Awards: 2 wins & 3 nominations total
Elsewhere: View on IMDb

Starring, by lines spoken

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

Cris 276 lines, man
Ferris 199 lines, woman
Liz 176 lines, woman
Wisdom 72 lines, man
Baines 41 lines, man
Cavanaugh 39 lines, man
Irv 30 lines, man
Guy 20 lines, man
Ferris On Monitor 10 lines, woman
Randy 10 lines, man

Full cast, 35 people

Nicolas Cage as Cris Johnson / Frank Cadillac
Julianne Moore as Callie Ferris
Jessica Biel as Liz Cooper
Thomas Kretschmann as Mr. Smith
Jim Beaver as Wisdom
Tory Kittles as Cavanaugh
Peter Falk as Irv
Enzo Cilenti as Mr. Jones
José Zúñiga as Security Chief Roybal
Jason Butler Harner as Jeff Baines
Sergej Trifunović as Mr. White
Nicolas Pajon as Mr. Green
Michael Trucco as Kendall
Charles Rahi Chun as Davis
Patricia Miller as Showgirl
Jon Hughes as Emcee
Jack Ong as Man From Korea
Edith Fields as Old Lady in Casino
Lorilynn Failor as Blackjack Dealer
Jessica Barth as Pretty Blonde
Bonita Friedericy as Cashier Girl
Danny Downey as Gunman
Michael Runyard as Security Guard
Adam Lieberman as Diner Manager
Miranda Frigon as Diner Waitress
Paul Rae as Road Crew Foreman
Jeff Michael as Jeff Michael
Lisa Joyner as Lisa Joyner
Dean Cudworth as JTTF Sniper Agent
Chris Palermo as SWAT Commander
Robert Gerrits as Tourist (uncredited)
Matt McColm as Undercover FBI Agent (uncredited)
David Leitch as US Marine Edgemond (uncredited)
Chad Stahelski as US Marine (uncredited)
Peter Weireter as FBI HRT Leader (uncredited)

Who talks, scene by scene

Lines of dialogue in every 1 scene, 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 26

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Show the numbers

Scenes	Women's lines	Men's lines
1 to 1	7	3
2 to 2	1	16
3 to 3	13	5
4 to 4	10	6
5 to 5	12	20
6 to 6	1	8
7 to 7	7	41
8 to 8	98	133
9 to 9	37	41
10 to 10	33	27
11 to 11	20	24
12 to 12	40	36
13 to 13	66	80
14 to 14	0	0
15 to 15	8	12
16 to 16	0	0
17 to 17	0	1
18 to 18	1	3
19 to 19	0	1
20 to 20	5	4
21 to 21	0	0
22 to 22	6	17
23 to 23	10	16
24 to 24	1	1
25 to 25	3	4
26 to 26	15	16

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.

FERRIS: And then these. LIZ: And what was the main staple of their diet?

LIZ: Can't you just leave us alone? FERRIS: God, you're remarkable. FERRIS: I wish you had a little more sense of duty.

Exhibit B: every 100 lines

Out of every 100 lines with a known speaker, 43 are women's.

394 lines from women, 515 from men.

Women
Men

Exhibit C: who's in it

9 women and 25 men in the cast. 4 women and 10 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 34 lines.

Every line of dialogue, first to last

First line by a woman
Longest stretch with no woman speaking

Words spoken

Women speak 44% of the words (3,427), men 56% (4,322). Women have 43% 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

2 of the 16 people in these jobs are women. Across the whole crew, 22% of the people whose gender is listed are women.

Directed by: Lee Tamahori (man)
Written by: Paul Bernbaum (man), Jonathan Hensleigh (man), Gary Goldman (man)
From the novel by: Philip K. Dick (man)
Produced by: Graham King (man), Arne Schmidt (man), Norman Golightly (man), Todd Garner (man), Nicolas Cage (man)
Shot by: David Tattersall (man)
Edited by: Christian Wagner (man)
Music by: Mark Isham (man)
Production design by: William Sandell (man)
Costumes by: Sanja Milkovic Hays (woman)
Cast by: Denise Chamian (woman)