Passes the Bechdel test
Outlaw King
2018. Directed by David Mackenzie, written by Bathsheba Doran and David Mackenzie and James MacInnes.
The Bechdel test
Bechdel score
3 / 3
Passes
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Yes
1. At least two women
8 women characters. 4 of them speak. -
Yes
2. Who talk to each other
In 2 scenes out of 207. -
Yes
3. About something besides a man
In those scenes, our script parser found no man named. See the scene.
Second opinion
Not rated bechdeltest.com readers haven't rated this film.
The film
After being declared "Outlaw" by the occupying English Empire, Robert the Bruce (Chris Pine) raises an army of Scottish fighters in rebellion. Twists and turns all across the Scottish countryside lead this film on an epic, "true to historical events", journey that captures heroism at its core!
- Released
- 09 Nov 2018
- Genres
- Action, Biography, Drama
- Rated
- R
- IMDb
- 6.9 / 10
- Metascore
- 59 / 100
- Awards
- 2 nominations total
- Elsewhere
- View on IMDb
Starring, by lines spoken
- Women
- Men
- Not in the cast list
- Bigger name, more lines
- Robert 244 lines, man
- Prince Of Wales 80 lines, man
- James 75 lines, man
- Edward 62 lines, man
- Angus 61 lines, man
- Elizabeth 57 lines, woman
- Comyn 35 lines, man
- Valence 29 lines, man
- Chris 20 lines, man
- Bruce Senior 14 lines, man
Full cast, 59 people
- Chris Pine as Robert Bruce, Earl of Carrick
- Aaron Taylor-Johnson as James Douglas, Lord of Douglas
- Florence Pugh as Elizabeth Burgh
- Billy Howle as Edward, Prince of Wales
- Sam Spruell as Aymer de Valence, Earl of Pembroke
- Tony Curran as Angus Og Macdonald, Lord of Islay
- Callan Mulvey as John III Comyn, Lord of Badenoch
- James Cosmo as Robert Bruce Senior
- Stephen Dillane as King Edward I of England
- Steven Cree as Sir Christopher Seton
- Alastair Mackenzie as John Strathbogie, Earl of Atholl
- Chris Fulton as Euan Bruce
- Lorne MacFadyen as Neil Bruce
- Jack Greenlees as Alexander Bruce
- Rebecca Robin as Queen Margaret of England
- Paul Blair as William Lamberton, Bishop of St. Andrews
- Jonny Phillips as Richard de Burgh, Earl of Ulster
- Ben Clifford as Piers Gaveston, Earl of Cornwall
- Jamie Maclachlan as Roger de Mowbray
- Duncan Lacroix as Henry de Percy, Baron Percy
- Kevin Mains as John Macduff, Earl of Buchan
- Jamie Michie as Gilbert de la Hey, Barron of Errol
- Gilly Gilchrist as Maol Choluim I, Earl of Lennox
- Daniel Jackson as Sir Ingram de Umfraville
- Duncan Airlie James as Henry de Beaumont, Baron Beaumont
- Philip Kingscott as Nervous Aide
- Vicki Liddelle as Margaret de Burgh
- Gemma McElhinney as Lady Christina Seton
- Stephen McMillan as Drew Forfar, Squire
- Stephen McCole as Seamus Barber, Chamberlain
- Josie O'Brien as Marjorie Bruce
- Meg Fraser as Aileen Walker, Lady in Waiting
- Elaine McKergow as Chamberlain Gayle Irvine
- George Docherty as Iain Calder, Farmer
- Robin Laing as Bishop of St. Andrews
- Laurie Ventry as John de Kininmund, Bishop of Brechin
- Matt Stokoe as John Segrave, Baron of Seagrave
- Ferosa Mackenzie as Mary Coutts, Pie Seller
- Ron Donachie as Robert Wishart, Bishop of Glasgow
- Niall Greig Fulton as Patrick de Dunbar, Earl of March
- Rab Affleck as Alexander le Scrymgeour
- Kim Allan as Isabella Macduff, Countess of Buchan
- Gavin Mitchell as Archibald Mason, Soldier
- Tam Dean Burn as John Macdougall of Argyll
- Benny Young as Lord Simon Fraser
- Clive Russell as Lord Mackinnon of Skye
- Jenny Hulse as Aine Macdonald, Lady of Islay
- Margaret Fraser as Stern Nun
- Jamie Pigott as English Soldier
- Frank Gilhooley as Thomas Dickson, Castellan
- Barnaby Brown as Singing Pastor
- Gerry Lynch as Terrified Servant
- Ben Cuveller as French Soldier
- Luke Mackenzie as Luke Kintail, Serf
- Arthur Mackenzie as Arthur Kintail, Serf
- Simon Tait as Doctor
- Daisy Littlefield as Young Girl
- Tommy Jay Brennan as Villager
- Gary McCormack as Thomas Potator, Farmer
Who talks, scene by scene
Lines of dialogue in every 5 scenes, start to finish. Women above the line, men below. 7% of lines come from characters we couldn't match to the cast list and aren't shown.
Women
Men
Scene 1 Scene 207
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Show the numbers
| Scenes | Women's lines | Men's lines |
|---|---|---|
| 1 to 5 | 0 | 8 |
| 6 to 10 | 0 | 12 |
| 11 to 15 | 0 | 9 |
| 16 to 20 | 0 | 42 |
| 21 to 25 | 1 | 43 |
| 26 to 30 | 3 | 40 |
| 31 to 35 | 6 | 32 |
| 36 to 40 | 5 | 33 |
| 41 to 45 | 6 | 23 |
| 46 to 50 | 7 | 21 |
| 51 to 55 | 3 | 14 |
| 56 to 60 | 9 | 20 |
| 61 to 65 | 0 | 35 |
| 66 to 70 | 0 | 20 |
| 71 to 75 | 7 | 23 |
| 76 to 80 | 0 | 16 |
| 81 to 85 | 1 | 12 |
| 86 to 90 | 2 | 13 |
| 91 to 95 | 3 | 14 |
| 96 to 100 | 3 | 23 |
| 101 to 105 | 1 | 30 |
| 106 to 110 | 0 | 4 |
| 111 to 115 | 0 | 19 |
| 116 to 120 | 3 | 24 |
| 121 to 125 | 8 | 30 |
| 126 to 130 | 0 | 2 |
| 131 to 135 | 3 | 12 |
| 136 to 140 | 0 | 12 |
| 141 to 145 | 0 | 19 |
| 146 to 150 | 1 | 7 |
| 151 to 155 | 0 | 6 |
| 156 to 160 | 0 | 7 |
| 161 to 165 | 2 | 2 |
| 166 to 170 | 0 | 2 |
| 171 to 175 | 0 | 5 |
| 176 to 180 | 0 | 41 |
| 181 to 185 | 1 | 6 |
| 186 to 190 | 0 | 20 |
| 191 to 195 | 1 | 4 |
| 196 to 200 | 0 | 7 |
| 201 to 205 | 0 | 4 |
| 206 to 207 | 3 | 6 |
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.
ELIZABETH: You must be Marjorie? And who’s this? MARJORIE: Our dog, Faolan. My Lady. ELIZABETH: Please, call me Elizabeth.
MARJORIE: You take us! ELIZABETH: Go with God.
Exhibit B: every 100 lines
Out of every 100 lines with a known speaker, 10 are women's.
79 lines from women, 722 from men.
- Women
- Men
Exhibit C: who's in it
8 women and 39 men in the cast. 4 women and 26 men from it get lines.
Characters
With lines
- Women
- Men
Exhibit D: who gets heard
The first woman speaks at line 112 of 857.
The longest stretch with no woman speaking runs 111 lines.
Every line of dialogue, first to last
- First line by a woman
- Longest stretch with no woman speaking
Words spoken
Women speak 9% of the words (875), men 91% (8,484). Women have 10% 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
3
Two men
89
Exhibit F: behind the camera
5 of the 12 people in these jobs are women.
Across the whole crew, 17% of the people whose gender is listed are women.
- Directed by
- David Mackenzie (man)
- Written by
- James MacInnes (man), David Mackenzie (man), Bathsheba Doran (woman)
- Produced by
- Gillian Berrie (woman), Steve Golin (man)
- Shot by
- Barry Ackroyd (man)
- Edited by
- Jake Roberts (man)
- Production design by
- Donald Graham Burt (man)
- Costumes by
- Jane Petrie (woman)
- Cast by
- Francine Maisler (woman), Kahleen Crawford (woman)
The crew, department by department
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Other crew
3 women, 27 men, 7 not listed
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Production
3 women, 5 men, 1 not listed
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Directing
0 women, 3 men, 1 not listed
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Sound
0 women, 3 men, 1 not listed
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Art
0 women, 2 men, 1 not listed
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Costume & Make-Up
2 women, 1 men
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Writing
1 women, 2 men
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Editing
0 women, 1 men, 1 not listed
- Women
- Men
- Gender not listed on TMDB
Exhibit G: how old the stars were
Women: 22 on average. Men: 44 on average.
The top-billed cast, at the film's release.
Women
Florence Pugh 22
Men
Aaron Taylor-Johnson 28, Billy Howle 28, Chris Pine 38, Steven Cree 38, Sam Spruell 40, Callan Mulvey 43, Tony Curran 48, Stephen Dillane 61, James Cosmo 70
About this analysis
Our parser read the script: 207 scenes and 857 lines of dialogue. How the test works
