Passes the Bechdel test

Paddington 2

Name: Paddington 2
Released: 2018

2018. Directed by Paul King, written by Paul King and Simon Farnaby and Michael Bond.

The Bechdel test

Bechdel score

3 / 3

Passes

Yes 1. At least two women
16 women characters. 8 of them speak.
Yes 2. Who talk to each other
In 7 scenes out of 192.
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

Paddington is happily settled with the Brown family in Windsor Gardens, where he has become a popular member of the community, spreading joy and marmalade wherever he goes. While searching for the perfect present for his beloved Aunt Lucy's 100th birthday, Paddington spots a unique pop-up book in Mr. Gruber's antique shop, and performs a series of odd jobs to buy it. But the book is stolen, and it's up to Paddington and the Browns to unmask the thief.

Released: 12 Jan 2018
Genres: Adventure, Comedy, Family
Rated: PG
IMDb: 7.8 / 10
Metascore: 88 / 100
Awards: Nominated for 3 BAFTA Awards. 15 wins & 50 nominations total
Elsewhere: View on IMDb

Starring, by lines spoken

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

Paddington 260 lines, man
Mary 87 lines, woman
Phoenix 85 lines, man
Knuckles 82 lines, man
Henry 76 lines, man
Judy 31 lines, woman
Mr Gruber 24 lines, man
Mrs Bird 24 lines, woman
Jonathan 22 lines, man
Mr Curry 14 lines, man

Full cast, 62 people

Ben Whishaw as Paddington Brown (voice)
Sally Hawkins as Mary Brown
Hugh Bonneville as Henry Brown
Madeleine Harris as Judy Brown
Samuel Joslin as Jonathan Brown
Julie Walters as Mrs. Bird
Hugh Grant as Phoenix Buchanan
Imelda Staunton as Aunt Lucy (voice)
Brendan Gleeson as Knuckles McGinty
Jim Broadbent as Samuel Gruber
Peter Capaldi as Reginald Curry
Ben Miller as Colonel Lancaster
Jessica Hynes as Miss Kitts
Michael Gambon as Uncle Pastuzo (voice)
Noah Taylor as Phibs
Tom Davis as T-Bone
Aaron Neil as Spoon
Tom Conti as Judge Gerald Biggleswade
Sanjeev Bhaskar as Dr. Jafri
Joanna Lumley as Felicity Fanshaw
Kobna Holdbrook-Smith as Warden Walker
Simon Farnaby as Barry
Richard Ayoade as Forensic Investigator
Nicholas Woodeson as Insurance Company CEO
Eileen Atkins as Madame Kozlova
Marie-France Alvarez as Mademoiselle Dubois
Shola Adewusi as First Ms. Peters
Nadine Marshall as Second Ms. Peters
Michael Mears as Clerk of Court
Louis Partridge as G-Man
Robbie Gee as Mr. Barnes
Enzo Squillino Jr. as Mr. Giuseppe
Sam Payne as Nelson
Catherine Shepherd as Nelson's Mother
Claire Keelan as Police Officer
Meera Syal as Prosecutor
Geoffrey Lumb as Second Police Officer
Alex Jordan as Steve Visby
Virgile Elana as Charlie Rumble
Emeson Nwolie as Double Bass Bob
Nicholas Lumley as Farmer Jack
Stephen McDade as Johnny Cashpoint
Deepak Anand as Mad Dog
Cal McCrystal as Sir Geoffrey Wilcott
Geoff Banks as Squeaky Pete
Jamie Demetriou as The Professor
Stewart Gilchrist as Chakrabatics Instructor
Justin Edwards as Dozy Policeman
Kya Garwood as Felicity Fanshawe's Assistant
Maggie Steed as Gertrude Biggleswade
Tim FitzHigham as Magician
Joel Fry as Postman
David J Biscoe as Priest
Dan Antopolski as St. Paul's Guard
Gus Brown as St. Paul's Tour Guide
David Sant as Steward
Jennie Legat as The First Madame Kozlova
John Shearer as Steam Fair Stall Holder (voice)
Hiten Patel as Office Executive (uncredited)
Jag Patel as Prisoner (uncredited)
Tom Knight as Hair Dye Guy
Scarlet Grace as Girl (uncredited)

Who talks, scene by scene

Lines of dialogue in every 4 scenes, start to finish. Women above the line, men below. 6% of lines come from characters we couldn't match to the cast list and aren't shown.

Women

Men

Scene 1 Scene 192

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Show the numbers

Scenes	Women's lines	Men's lines
1 to 4	12	12
5 to 8	6	30
9 to 12	2	5
13 to 16	0	11
17 to 20	5	34
21 to 24	11	60
25 to 28	0	4
29 to 32	0	8
33 to 36	0	2
37 to 40	1	0
41 to 44	5	27
45 to 48	7	25
49 to 52	0	0
53 to 56	0	3
57 to 60	0	67
61 to 64	16	6
65 to 68	14	10
69 to 72	1	4
73 to 76	1	56
77 to 80	0	6
81 to 84	1	8
85 to 88	0	38
89 to 92	0	4
93 to 96	34	66
97 to 100	5	17
101 to 104	2	2
105 to 108	0	4
109 to 112	4	6
113 to 116	9	10
117 to 120	1	25
121 to 124	7	9
125 to 128	0	0
129 to 132	0	0
133 to 136	0	1
137 to 140	0	15
141 to 144	14	20
145 to 148	3	13
149 to 152	0	4
153 to 156	5	9
157 to 160	5	16
161 to 164	0	8
165 to 168	4	12
169 to 172	3	3
173 to 176	1	2
177 to 180	1	0
181 to 184	0	0
185 to 188	3	5
189 to 192	13	27

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.

MARY: But anything you could tell us about it could be useful. MADAME KOZLOVA: There’s quite a story. MARY: Really? MADAME KOZLOVA: Come with me I’ll show you where it all happened. You see, my Great- Grandmother, who started this fair, was the greatest show-woman of her …

MARY: In the past month, these three shadowy individuals have all been seen snooping round three London landmarks. JUDY: We think the thief you saw is part of a criminal gang...

MISS KITTS: Give ‘em here, Mary. I have to sell them under the counter for obvious reasons but people are buying them. MARY: Really?

MARY: What is it? JUDY: We’ve missed visiting.

MARY: You’re family! JUDY: And we know who the thief was!

Exhibit B: every 100 lines

Out of every 100 lines with a known speaker, 22 are women's.

196 lines from women, 694 from men.

Women
Men

Exhibit C: who's in it

16 women and 37 men in the cast. 8 women and 29 men from it get lines.

Characters

With lines

Women
Men

Exhibit D: who gets heard

The first woman speaks at line 2 of 948. The longest stretch with no woman speaking runs 82 lines.

Every line of dialogue, first to last

First line by a woman
Longest stretch with no woman speaking

Words spoken

Women speak 20% of the words (1,570), men 80% (6,445). Women have 22% 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

Two men

Exhibit F: behind the camera

3 of the 15 people in these jobs are women. Across the whole crew, 28% of the people whose gender is listed are women.

Directed by: Paul King (man)
Written by: Paul King (man), Simon Farnaby (man), Jon Croker (man), Mark Burton (man)
Produced by: David Heyman (man)
Shot by: Erik Wilson (man)
Edited by: Jonathan Amos (man), Mark Everson (man)
Music by: Dario Marianelli (man)
Production design by: Gary Williamson (man)
Costumes by: Timothy Everest (gender not listed), Lindy Hemming (woman)
Cast by: Nina Gold (woman), Lauren Evans (woman)