Fails the Bechdel test
Ocean's Eleven
2001. Directed by Steven Soderbergh, written by George Clayton Johnson and Jack Golden Russell and Harry Brown.
The Bechdel test
Bechdel score
1 / 3
Fails
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Yes
1. At least two women
9 women characters. 4 of them speak. -
No
2. Who talk to each other
Our parser found no scene where two women talk to each other. -
No
3. About something besides a man
Not reached: the film fails an earlier rule.
Second opinion
Agree bechdeltest.com readers give it 1 out of 3.
The film
Danny Ocean wants to score the biggest heist in history. He combines an eleven member team, including Frank Catton, Rusty Ryan and Linus Caldwell. Their target? The Bellagio, the Mirage and the MGM Grand. All casinos owned by Terry Benedict. It's not going to be easy, as they plan to get in secretly and out with $150 million.
- Released
- 07 Dec 2001
- Genres
- Crime, Thriller
- Rated
- PG-13
- IMDb
- 7.7 / 10
- Metascore
- 74 / 100
- Awards
- 4 wins & 20 nominations total
- Elsewhere
- View on IMDb
Starring, by lines spoken
- Women
- Men
- Not in the cast list
- Bigger name, more lines
- Danny 252 lines, man
- Rusty 193 lines, man
- Benedict 119 lines, man
- Linus 69 lines, man
- Tess 67 lines, woman
- Saul 50 lines, man
- Tishkoff 36 lines, man
- Basher 35 lines, man
- Livingston 35 lines, man
- Frank 30 lines, man
Full cast, 78 people
- George Clooney as Danny Ocean
- Brad Pitt as Rusty Ryan
- Andy Garcia as Terry Benedict
- Matt Damon as Linus Caldwell
- Julia Roberts as Tess Ocean
- Casey Affleck as Virgil Malloy
- Scott Caan as Turk Malloy
- Don Cheadle as Basher Tarr
- Elliott Gould as Reuben Tishkoff
- Eddie Jemison as Livingston Dell
- Bernie Mac as Frank Catton
- Shaobo Qin as Yen
- Carl Reiner as Saul Bloom
- Cecelia Ann Birt as Board Member #1 (voice)
- Paul L. Nolan as Board Member #2 (voice)
- Carol Florence as Board Member #3 (voice)
- Lori Galinski as Blackjack Dealer
- Mark Gantt as Bartender
- Tim Perez as Security Guard
- Frank Patton III as Lockbox Carrier
- Jorge R. Hernandez as FBI Man #1
- Tim Snay as FBI Man #2
- Miguel Pérez as Explosives Cop
- Lennox Lewis as Lennox Lewis
- Wladimir Klitschko as Wladimir Klitschko
- Barry Brandt as Technician #1
- William Patrick Johnson as Technician #2
- Robert Peters as Eye-in-the-Sky Technician #1
- David Jensen as Eye-in-the-Sky Technician #2
- Kelly Adkins as Dancer
- Gregory Stenson as Sentry
- Joe La Due as Billy Tim Denham
- John C. Fiore as Hotel Security
- Tommy Kordick as Hotel Security
- Michael Delano as Casino Manager ("Walsh")
- Charles La Russa as Italian High Roller
- Anthony Allison as French High Roller
- Ronn Soeda as Japanese High Roller
- Robin Sachs as Seller
- J.P. Manoux as Aide-de-Camp
- Jerry Weintraub as Denny Shields
- Frankie J. Allison as High Roller Pit Boss
- James Curatola as Baccarat Dealer
- Henry Silva as Henry Silva
- Eydie Gormé as Eydie Gormé
- Angie Dickinson as Angie Dickinson
- Steve Lawrence as Steve Lawrence
- Wayne Newton as Wayne Newton
- Siegfried Fischbacher as Siegfried
- Roy Horn as Roy
- Jim Lampley as Jim Lampley
- Larry Merchant as Larry Merchant
- Richard Reed as Bucky Buchanan
- David Sontag as Plainclothes Goon #1
- Larry Sontag as Plainclothes Goon #2
- Bill Allison as Guard
- Rusty Meyers as Security Officer #1
- Joe Coyle as Security Officer #2
- Scott L. Schwartz as Bruiser
- Richard Steele as Boxing Referee
- John Robotham as Uzi-Carrying Guard #1
- Vincent M. Ward as Uzi-Carrying Guard #2
- Scott Beringer as Head Goon
- Jim Alfonso as Police Officer
- Topher Grace as Topher Grace (uncredited)
- Joshua Jackson as Joshua Jackson (uncredited)
- Shane West as Shane West (uncredited)
- Barry Watson as Barry Watson (uncredited)
- Holly Marie Combs as Holly Marie Combs (uncredited)
- Viola Davis as Parole Board Interrogator (voice) (uncredited)
- Steven Soderbergh as Vault-Bombing Thief (uncredited)
- David Leitch as Security Guard / X-Bag Man #1 (uncredited)
- Thomas Rosales Jr. as Security Guard at Boxing Fight (uncredited)
- Kerry Rossall as Flashback Security Guard (uncredited)
- Mike Malone as Pickpocketed Man on Train (uncredited)
- Tony Brown as Chicago Train Commuter (uncredited)
- J.P. Riley as Chicago Train Commuter (uncredited)
- Yann Toderi as Man at Bar (uncredited)
Who talks, scene by scene
Lines of dialogue in every 5 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 233
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Show the numbers
| Scenes | Women's lines | Men's lines |
|---|---|---|
| 1 to 5 | 2 | 11 |
| 6 to 10 | 0 | 41 |
| 11 to 15 | 1 | 49 |
| 16 to 20 | 0 | 54 |
| 21 to 25 | 0 | 29 |
| 26 to 30 | 0 | 23 |
| 31 to 35 | 0 | 38 |
| 36 to 40 | 0 | 16 |
| 41 to 45 | 0 | 59 |
| 46 to 50 | 0 | 5 |
| 51 to 55 | 2 | 5 |
| 56 to 60 | 0 | 4 |
| 61 to 65 | 0 | 5 |
| 66 to 70 | 0 | 6 |
| 71 to 75 | 0 | 28 |
| 76 to 80 | 0 | 20 |
| 81 to 85 | 0 | 25 |
| 86 to 90 | 33 | 60 |
| 91 to 95 | 13 | 51 |
| 96 to 100 | 0 | 18 |
| 101 to 105 | 0 | 23 |
| 106 to 110 | 0 | 22 |
| 111 to 115 | 0 | 6 |
| 116 to 120 | 1 | 39 |
| 121 to 125 | 0 | 28 |
| 126 to 130 | 0 | 9 |
| 131 to 135 | 0 | 22 |
| 136 to 140 | 6 | 31 |
| 141 to 145 | 0 | 25 |
| 146 to 150 | 0 | 7 |
| 151 to 155 | 0 | 5 |
| 156 to 160 | 0 | 22 |
| 161 to 165 | 0 | 15 |
| 166 to 170 | 0 | 6 |
| 171 to 175 | 0 | 6 |
| 176 to 180 | 0 | 8 |
| 181 to 185 | 0 | 18 |
| 186 to 190 | 4 | 14 |
| 191 to 195 | 0 | 13 |
| 196 to 200 | 2 | 10 |
| 201 to 205 | 0 | 6 |
| 206 to 210 | 0 | 20 |
| 211 to 215 | 0 | 28 |
| 216 to 220 | 0 | 7 |
| 221 to 225 | 1 | 13 |
| 226 to 230 | 1 | 5 |
| 231 to 233 | 7 | 17 |
The evidence
- Straight from the script
- Counted from the script and the credits
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Exhibit A: every 100 lines
Out of every 100 lines with a known speaker, 7 are women's.
73 lines from women, 972 from men.
- Women
- Men
Exhibit B: who's in it
9 women and 67 men in the cast. 4 women and 37 men from it get lines.
Characters
With lines
- Women
- Men
Exhibit C: who gets heard
The first woman speaks at line 11 of 1,093.
The longest stretch with no woman speaking runs 283 lines.
Every line of dialogue, first to last
- First line by a woman
- Longest stretch with no woman speaking
Words spoken
Women speak 5% of the words (491), men 95% (9,063). Women have 7% of the lines, so their lines run shorter than men's.
Exhibit D: 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
0
Two men
134
Exhibit E: behind the camera
1 of the 8 people in these jobs is a woman.
Across the whole crew, 22% of the people whose gender is listed are women.
- Directed by
- Steven Soderbergh (man)
- Written by
- Ted Griffin (man)
- Produced by
- Jerry Weintraub (man)
- Shot by
- Steven Soderbergh (man)
- Edited by
- Stephen Mirrione (man)
- Music by
- David Holmes (man)
- Production design by
- Philip Messina (man)
- Cast by
- Debra Zane (woman)
The crew, department by department
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Other crew
5 women, 19 men, 20 not listed
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Art
2 women, 11 men, 11 not listed
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Production
3 women, 9 men, 12 not listed
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Costume & Make-Up
6 women, 3 men, 11 not listed
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Sound
4 women, 8 men, 5 not listed
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Camera
0 women, 6 men, 6 not listed
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Directing
1 women, 4 men, 2 not listed
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Lighting
0 women, 5 men, 2 not listed
- Women
- Men
- Gender not listed on TMDB
Exhibit F: how old the stars were
Women: 34 on average. Men: 38 on average.
The top-billed cast, at the film's release.
Women
Julia Roberts 34
Men
Scott Caan 25, Casey Affleck 26, Matt Damon 31, Brad Pitt 37, Don Cheadle 37, Eddie Jemison 38, George Clooney 40, Andy Garcia 45, Elliott Gould 63
Exhibit G: the money
It made 5.3 times what it cost.
- Budget
- $85 million
- Box office
- $451 million
From TMDB, not adjusted for inflation.
About this analysis
Our parser read the script: 233 scenes and 1,093 lines of dialogue. The bechdeltest.com rating comes from that site’s readers. How the test works
