Passes the Bechdel test
No Hard Feelings
2023. Directed by Gene Stupnitsky, written by Gene Stupnitsky and John Phillips.
The Bechdel test
Bechdel score
3 / 3
Passes
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Yes
1. At least two women
13 women characters. 6 of them speak. -
Yes
2. Who talk to each other
In 9 scenes out of 110. -
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
Maddie thinks she's found the answer to her financial troubles when she discovers an intriguing job listing: wealthy helicopter parents looking for someone to "date" their introverted 19-year-old son, Percy, and bring him out of his shell before he leaves for college. But awkward Percy proves to be more of a challenge than she expected, and time is running out before she loses it all.
- Released
- 23 Jun 2023
- Genres
- Comedy, Romance
- Rated
- R
- IMDb
- 6.3 / 10
- Metascore
- 59 / 100
- Awards
- 1 win & 10 nominations total
- Elsewhere
- View on IMDb
Starring, by lines spoken
- Women
- Men
- Not in the cast list
- Bigger name, more lines
- Margot 476 lines, woman
- Percy 292 lines, man
- Laird 55 lines, man
- Allison 54 lines, woman
- Crispin 28 lines, man
- Sara 26 lines, woman
- Henry 22 lines
- Gary 20 lines, man
- Natalie 19 lines, woman
- Jean 18 lines, man
Full cast, 48 people
- Jennifer Lawrence as Maddie Barker
- Andrew Barth Feldman as Percy Becker
- Laura Benanti as Allison Becker
- Natalie Morales as Sara
- Matthew Broderick as Laird Becker
- Scott MacArthur as Jim
- Ebon Moss-Bachrach as Gary
- Kyle Mooney as Jody
- Hasan Minhaj as Doug Khan
- Jordan Mendoza as Crispin
- Amalia Yoo as Natalie
- Alysia Joy Powell as Fern
- Quincy Dunn-Baker as Travis
- Matthew Noszka as Hot Guy from Bar
- Zahn McClarnon as Gabe Sawyer, Surfing Lawyer
- Madison Odenborg as Melanie
- Achi Miller as Teen
- Christian Galvis as Gorgeous Italian Guy
- Matt Walton as Irate Bar Customer
- Christina Catechis as Waitress (Townie Bar)
- Christopher Bailey as Beach Bully
- Eason Rytter as Beach Bully
- Abigail Hupp as Beach Bully
- Jacob Augustin as Teen
- Brendan Kispert as Athlete
- Ethan Metz as Athlete
- Alaina Surgener as Teen Girl
- Sejal Joshi as Teen Girl
- Jimmy Moneta as Teen Boy
- Victor Verhaeghe as Party Dad
- Kelley Rae O'Donnell as Party Mother
- Katie Johantgen as Barista
- Ari Frenkel as Recent Alumnus
- Luca Padovan as Frail Boy at House Party
- John DeMari as House Party Teen Who Texts in Bed
- Grant Harrison Mateo as House Party Teen Who Texts in Bed
- Madison McBride as House Party Teen Who Texts in Bed
- Ben Heineman as House Party Teen Who Texts in Bed
- Julia DeMoura Braine as House Party Teen Who Texts in Bed
- Sophie Tananbaum as House Party Teen Who Texts in Bed
- Melissa Lehman as Kelly
- Isabelle Fisher as Kelly's Friend
- Roman Caposino as Tall Uber Man
- Brian Calì as Mechanic Buick
- Leo Easton Kelly as Laser Tag Kid
- Darren Valinotti as Arcade Kid
- Alex Tomais as Inez
- Earl Rose as Restaurant Pianist
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 110
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Show the numbers
| Scenes | Women's lines | Men's lines |
|---|---|---|
| 1 to 3 | 17 | 14 |
| 4 to 6 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 to 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 to 12 | 17 | 7 |
| 13 to 15 | 29 | 0 |
| 16 to 18 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 to 21 | 63 | 32 |
| 22 to 24 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 to 27 | 12 | 13 |
| 28 to 30 | 17 | 18 |
| 31 to 33 | 80 | 57 |
| 34 to 36 | 87 | 66 |
| 37 to 39 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 to 42 | 1 | 1 |
| 43 to 45 | 29 | 37 |
| 46 to 48 | 5 | 10 |
| 49 to 51 | 29 | 19 |
| 52 to 54 | 11 | 8 |
| 55 to 57 | 40 | 14 |
| 58 to 60 | 20 | 28 |
| 61 to 63 | 7 | 5 |
| 64 to 66 | 2 | 0 |
| 67 to 69 | 1 | 0 |
| 70 to 72 | 3 | 16 |
| 73 to 75 | 8 | 22 |
| 76 to 78 | 7 | 25 |
| 79 to 81 | 26 | 28 |
| 82 to 84 | 0 | 0 |
| 85 to 87 | 2 | 5 |
| 88 to 90 | 20 | 6 |
| 91 to 93 | 0 | 0 |
| 94 to 96 | 1 | 0 |
| 97 to 99 | 14 | 3 |
| 100 to 102 | 2 | 0 |
| 103 to 105 | 18 | 0 |
| 106 to 108 | 16 | 9 |
| 109 to 110 | 10 | 10 |
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.
SARA: This car's only a thousand. No that's just for tires. MARGOT: Great. I can't even afford tires. SARA: Here's one without tires. MARGOT: We've looked everywhere, we're not gonna find anything.
MARGOT: I just know my mom would've wanted me to fight to keep this house. SARA: I say you do what you need to do. MARGOT: Hey, it would be the fastest way to get a car.
MARGOT: Thanks for the ride. I love you, Gus. SARA: Love you, Gus. SARA: No, you stay back there.
ALLISON: So, Margot, tell us about yourself. Where are you from? MARGOT: Here, actually. Born and raised. ALLISON: A local! Well I'm jealous. You get to live in paradise all year long.
MARGOT: I thought I recognized a few of them. ALLISON: She's funny! MARGOT: Wow, that is some good cheese.
Exhibit B: every 100 lines
Out of every 100 lines with a known speaker, 57 are women's.
594 lines from women, 455 from men.
- Women
- Men
Exhibit C: who's in it
13 women and 22 men in the cast. 6 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 22 lines.
Every line of dialogue, first to last
- First line by a woman
- Longest stretch with no woman speaking
Words spoken
Women speak 58% of the words (4,827), men 42% (3,522). Women have 57% 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
42
Two men
16
Exhibit F: behind the camera
6 of the 15 people in these jobs are women.
Across the whole crew, 35% of the people whose gender is listed are women.
- Directed by
- Gene Stupnitsky (man)
- Written by
- John Phillips (man), Gene Stupnitsky (man)
- Produced by
- Jennifer Lawrence (woman), Alex Saks (woman), Marc Provissiero (man), Naomi Odenkirk (woman), Justine Ciarrocchi (woman)
- Shot by
- Eigil Bryld (man)
- Edited by
- Brent White (man)
- Music by
- Jessica Rose Weiss (woman), Mychael Danna (man)
- Production design by
- Russell Barnes (man)
- Costumes by
- Kirston Mann (woman)
- Cast by
- Rich Delia (man)
The crew, department by department
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Other crew
16 women, 15 men, 8 not listed
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Sound
4 women, 18 men, 6 not listed
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Camera
1 women, 4 men, 6 not listed
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Production
6 women, 5 men
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Visual Effects
0 women, 4 men, 6 not listed
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Costume & Make-Up
3 women, 0 men, 6 not listed
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Art
0 women, 1 men, 6 not listed
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Editing
0 women, 3 men, 2 not listed
- Women
- Men
- Gender not listed on TMDB
Exhibit G: how old the stars were
Women: 38 on average. Men: 41 on average.
The top-billed cast, at the film's release.
Women
Jennifer Lawrence 32, Natalie Morales 38, Laura Benanti 43
Men
Andrew Barth Feldman 21, Hasan Minhaj 37, Kyle Mooney 38, Scott MacArthur 43, Ebon Moss-Bachrach 46, Matthew Broderick 61
Exhibit H: the money
It made 1.8 times what it cost.
- Budget
- $45 million
- Box office
- $83 million
From TMDB, not adjusted for inflation.
About this analysis
Our parser read the script: 110 scenes and 1,104 lines of dialogue. The bechdeltest.com rating comes from that site’s readers. How the test works
