Passes the Bechdel test
Phantom Thread
2018. Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson, written by Paul Thomas Anderson.
The Bechdel test
Bechdel score
3 / 3
Passes
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Yes
1. At least two women
19 women characters. 11 of them speak. -
Yes
2. Who talk to each other
In 5 scenes out of 106. -
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
In glamorous 1950s post-war London, renowned dressmaker Reynolds Woodcock (Daniel Day-Lewis) and his sister Cyril (Lesley Manville) are at the center of British fashion, dressing royalty, movie stars, heiresses, socialites, debutantes, and dames in the distinct style of The House of Woodcock. Women come and go through Woodcock's life, providing the confirmed bachelor with inspiration and companionship, until he comes across a strong-willed young woman, Alma (Vicky Krieps), who soon becomes a fixture in his life as his muse and lover. Once controlled and planned, he finds his carefully tailored life disrupted by love.
- Released
- 19 Jan 2018
- Genres
- Drama, Romance
- Rated
- R
- IMDb
- 7.4 / 10
- Metascore
- 90 / 100
- Awards
- Won 1 Oscar. 55 wins & 121 nominations total
- Elsewhere
- View on IMDb
Starring, by lines spoken
- Women
- Men
- Not in the cast list
- Bigger name, more lines
- Reynolds 207 lines, man
- Alma 206 lines, woman
- Cyril 66 lines, woman
- Dr. Robert 19 lines, man
- Biddy 8 lines, woman
- Barbara 7 lines, woman
- Henrietta 5 lines, woman
- Lady Baltimore 5 lines, woman
- Princess Mona 5 lines, woman
- Tippy 5 lines, woman
Full cast, 59 people
- Daniel Day-Lewis as Reynolds Woodcock
- Vicky Krieps as Alma Elson
- Lesley Manville as Cyril Woodcock
- Camilla Rutherford as Johanna
- Gina McKee as Countess Henrietta Harding
- Brian Gleeson as Dr. Robert Hardy
- Harriet Sansom Harris as Barbara Rose
- Lujza Richter as Princess Mona Braganza
- Julia Davis as Lady Baltimore
- Julie Vollono as London Housekeeper
- Sue Clark as Biddy
- Joan Brown as Nana
- Harriet Leitch as Pippa
- Dinah Nicholson as Elsa
- Julie Duck as Irma
- Maryanne Frost as Winn
- Elli Banks as Elli
- Amy Cunningham as Mabel
- Amber Brabant as Amber
- Geneva Corlett as Geneva
- Juliet Glaves as Florist
- Philip Franks as Peter Martin
- Tony Hansford as Petrol Station Owner
- Steven F. Thompson as Maitre'D
- George Glasgow as Nigel Cheddar-Goode
- Niki Angus-Campbell as Young Fan
- Georgia Kemball as Young Fan's Friend
- Nick Ashley as Charles Gayford
- Ingrid Sophie Schram as House Model
- Ellie Blackwell as House Model
- Zarene Dallas as House Model
- Pauline Moriarty as Minetta
- Eric Sigmundsson as Cal Rose
- Phyllis MacMahon as Tippy
- Richard Graham as George Riley, News of the World
- Silas Carson as Rubio Gurrerro
- Martin Dew as John Evans, Daily Mail
- James Thomson as Reporter
- Tim Ahern as Barbara's Lawyer
- Leopoldine Hugo as Princess Mona's Mother
- Delia Remy as Bridesmaid
- Alice Grenier as Bridesmaid
- Emma Clandon as Reynolds' Mother
- Ian Harrod as Registrar
- Sarah Lamesch as Steff
- Nicholas Mander as Lord Baltimore
- Jordon Stevens as Lady Baltimore's Daughter
- Michael Stevenson as MC, New Year's Eve Party
- Jane Perry as Mrs. Vaughan
- Charlotte Melen as Young Fashionable Woman
- Dave Simon as Chelsea Arts Club New Years Eve Party Guest (uncredited)
- David Charles-Cully as Chelsea Arts Club New Years Eve Party Guest (uncredited)
- Louis Hannan as Chelsea Arts Club New Years Eve Party Guest (uncredited)
- Evie Wray as Wedding Guest / Dancer (uncredited)
- Jonathan Wayre as Pathe News Cameraman (uncredited)
- Cécile van Dijk as Cécile (uncredited)
- Jack Tyson as New Year's Eve Party Guest (uncredited)
- Joshua Tomkins as New Year's carnival Float Team Cowboy (uncredited)
- Grant Crookes as New Years Eve Party Goer (uncredited)
Who talks, scene by scene
Lines of dialogue in every 3 scenes, start to finish. Women above the line, men below. 3% of lines come from characters we couldn't match to the cast list and aren't shown.
Women
Men
Scene 1 Scene 106
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Show the numbers
| Scenes | Women's lines | Men's lines |
|---|---|---|
| 1 to 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 4 to 6 | 4 | 2 |
| 7 to 9 | 5 | 4 |
| 10 to 12 | 7 | 5 |
| 13 to 15 | 9 | 10 |
| 16 to 18 | 17 | 14 |
| 19 to 21 | 13 | 9 |
| 22 to 24 | 3 | 2 |
| 25 to 27 | 0 | 1 |
| 28 to 30 | 6 | 4 |
| 31 to 33 | 9 | 8 |
| 34 to 36 | 14 | 7 |
| 37 to 39 | 2 | 1 |
| 40 to 42 | 4 | 4 |
| 43 to 45 | 7 | 5 |
| 46 to 48 | 6 | 4 |
| 49 to 51 | 6 | 6 |
| 52 to 54 | 12 | 8 |
| 55 to 57 | 31 | 6 |
| 58 to 60 | 1 | 0 |
| 61 to 63 | 47 | 41 |
| 64 to 66 | 10 | 9 |
| 67 to 69 | 0 | 1 |
| 70 to 72 | 14 | 2 |
| 73 to 75 | 24 | 13 |
| 76 to 78 | 15 | 13 |
| 79 to 81 | 2 | 6 |
| 82 to 84 | 1 | 10 |
| 85 to 87 | 21 | 20 |
| 88 to 90 | 5 | 2 |
| 91 to 93 | 8 | 11 |
| 94 to 96 | 3 | 4 |
| 97 to 99 | 9 | 6 |
| 100 to 102 | 2 | 1 |
| 103 to 105 | 1 | 0 |
| 106 to 106 | 1 | 2 |
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.
CYRIL: And who ' s this lovely creature making the house smell so nice .... ALMA: I'm Alma. CYRIL: I'm Cyr i l.
CYRIL: Sandalwood. and Rosewater. Sherry. lemon juice ... ALMA: yes. we had fish for dinner . ALMA: I am
ALMA: well...I don't like the fabric and I don't like the straps . CYRIL: This fabric is adored by the women who wear our design. It's perfect for this dress .
HOUSE- DAY: Alma and Minetta sorting through mushrooms, preparing dinner_ MINETTA: ...the poison buds have gills, like this .. see? the ginger color ...scrub them , never wash ...
CYRIL: yes, why don't we go upstairs. ALMA: yes of course why don• t we go ...
Exhibit B: every 100 lines
Out of every 100 lines with a known speaker, 57 are women's.
322 lines from women, 243 from men.
- Women
- Men
Exhibit C: who's in it
19 women and 10 men in the cast. 11 women and 8 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 9 lines.
Every line of dialogue, first to last
- First line by a woman
- Longest stretch with no woman speaking
Words spoken
Women speak 54% of the words (2,956), men 46% (2,534). Women have 57% 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
12
Two men
3
Exhibit F: behind the camera
3 of the 12 people in these jobs are women.
Across the whole crew, 33% of the people whose gender is listed are women.
- Directed by
- Paul Thomas Anderson (man)
- Written by
- Paul Thomas Anderson (man)
- Produced by
- Megan Ellison (woman), JoAnne Sellar (woman), Paul Thomas Anderson (man), Daniel Lupi (man)
- Shot by
- Paul Thomas Anderson (man)
- Edited by
- Dylan Tichenor (man)
- Music by
- Jonny Greenwood (man)
- Production design by
- Mark Tildesley (man)
- Costumes by
- Mark Bridges (man)
- Cast by
- Cassandra Kulukundis (woman)
The crew, department by department
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Production
9 women, 4 men, 10 not listed
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Sound
6 women, 14 men, 1 not listed
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Costume & Make-Up
1 women, 5 men, 13 not listed
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Other crew
1 women, 6 men, 9 not listed
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Art
2 women, 6 men, 6 not listed
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Camera
1 women, 7 men, 1 not listed
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Directing
3 women, 2 men, 2 not listed
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Editing
1 women, 2 men, 2 not listed
- Women
- Men
- Gender not listed on TMDB
Exhibit G: how old the stars were
Women: 51 on average. Men: 45 on average.
The top-billed cast, at the film's release.
Women
Vicky Krieps 34, Camilla Rutherford 41, Julia Davis 51, Gina McKee 53, Julie Vollono 56, Lesley Manville 61, Harriet Sansom Harris 62
Men
Brian Gleeson 30, Daniel Day-Lewis 60
Exhibit H: the money
It made 1.4 times what it cost.
- Budget
- $35 million
- Box office
- $47.8 million
From TMDB, not adjusted for inflation.
About this analysis
Our parser read the script: 106 scenes and 580 lines of dialogue. The bechdeltest.com rating comes from that site’s readers. How the test works
