Fails the Bechdel test
Prey
2022. Directed by Dan Trachtenberg, written by Patrick Aison and Dan Trachtenberg and Jim Thomas.
The Bechdel test
Bechdel score
2 / 3
Fails
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Yes
1. At least two women
5 women characters. 3 of them speak. -
Yes
2. Who talk to each other
Women do talk to each other. -
No
3. About something besides a man
Every conversation between women that our parser found mentions a man.
Second opinion
Disagree bechdeltest.com readers give it 3 out of 3.
The film
Set in the Comanche Nation 300 years ago, this is the story of Naru, a fierce and highly skilled warrior, raised in the shadow of legendary hunters who roam the Great Plains. When danger threatens her camp, she sets out to protect her people. The prey she stalks: a highly evolved alien predator with a technically advanced arsenal.
- Released
- 05 Aug 2022
- Genres
- Action, Adventure, Horror
- Rated
- R
- IMDb
- 7.1 / 10
- Metascore
- 71 / 100
- Awards
- Won 1 Primetime Emmy. 13 wins & 48 nominations total
- Elsewhere
- View on IMDb
Starring, by lines spoken
- Women
- Men
- Not in the cast list
- Bigger name, more lines
- Naru 108 lines, woman
- Taabe 49 lines, man
- Wasape 44 lines, man
- Aruka 22 lines, woman
- Raphael 18 lines, man
- Kehetu 16 lines, man
- Big Beard 9 lines, man
- Paaka 8 lines, man
- Itsee 6 lines, man
- Sumu 5 lines, woman
Full cast, 31 people
- Amber Midthunder as Naru
- Dakota Beavers as Taabe
- Michelle Thrush as Aruka
- Stormee Kipp as Wasape
- Julian Black Antelope as Chief Kehetu
- Dane DiLiegro as Predator
- Stefany Mathias as Sumu (Chief Wife)
- Bennett Taylor as Raphael
- Mike Paterson as Big Beard
- Nelson Leis as Waxed Mustache
- Tymon Carter as Huupi
- Skye Pelletier as Tabu
- Harlan Blayne Kytwayhat as Itsee
- Corvin Mack as Paaka
- Samuel Marty as Puhi
- Ginger Cattleman as Disapproving Woman
- Seanna Eagletail as Young Comanche Woman
- Samiyah Crowfoot as Young Comanche Girl
- Cody Big Tobacco as Ania
- Troy Mundle as Spyglass
- Curtis Vinish as Comanche Slinger
- Stephane Legault as Trapper
- Stephan Schroeder as Rambert
- Eric Beaudoin as Trapper
- Kyle Strauts as Additional Predator
- Tom Woodruff Jr. as Predator Puppeteer (ADI)
- Alec Gillis as Predator Puppeteer (ADI)
- David Penikas as Predator Puppeteer (ADI)
- Jon K. Miller as Predator Puppeteer (ADI)
- Kirk Caouette as Lion
- Kyle Legere as Bear
Who talks, scene by scene
Lines of dialogue in every 3 scenes, start to finish. Women above the line, men below. 1% of lines come from characters we couldn't match to the cast list and aren't shown.
Women
Men
Scene 1 Scene 107
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Show the numbers
| Scenes | Women's lines | Men's lines |
|---|---|---|
| 1 to 3 | 35 | 13 |
| 4 to 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 7 to 9 | 8 | 17 |
| 10 to 12 | 4 | 9 |
| 13 to 15 | 6 | 10 |
| 16 to 18 | 6 | 7 |
| 19 to 21 | 10 | 12 |
| 22 to 24 | 11 | 13 |
| 25 to 27 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 to 30 | 2 | 0 |
| 31 to 33 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 to 36 | 1 | 0 |
| 37 to 39 | 2 | 0 |
| 40 to 42 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 to 45 | 3 | 0 |
| 46 to 48 | 0 | 0 |
| 49 to 51 | 0 | 0 |
| 52 to 54 | 0 | 0 |
| 55 to 57 | 0 | 0 |
| 58 to 60 | 13 | 16 |
| 61 to 63 | 0 | 8 |
| 64 to 66 | 3 | 9 |
| 67 to 69 | 9 | 26 |
| 70 to 72 | 0 | 1 |
| 73 to 75 | 0 | 1 |
| 76 to 78 | 3 | 4 |
| 79 to 81 | 5 | 2 |
| 82 to 84 | 1 | 1 |
| 85 to 87 | 1 | 13 |
| 88 to 90 | 0 | 0 |
| 91 to 93 | 0 | 0 |
| 94 to 96 | 2 | 2 |
| 97 to 99 | 7 | 4 |
| 100 to 102 | 0 | 0 |
| 103 to 105 | 1 | 0 |
| 106 to 107 | 3 | 0 |
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, 45 are women's.
138 lines from women, 168 from men.
- Women
- Men
Exhibit B: who's in it
5 women and 20 men in the cast. 3 women and 15 men from it get lines.
Characters
With lines
- Women
- Men
Exhibit C: who gets heard
The first woman speaks at line 4 of 308.
The longest stretch with no woman speaking runs 12 lines.
Every line of dialogue, first to last
- First line by a woman
- Longest stretch with no woman speaking
Words spoken
Women speak 38% of the words (1,667), men 62% (2,717). Women have 45% 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
3
Two men
17
Exhibit E: behind the camera
7 of the 14 people in these jobs are women.
Across the whole crew, 33% of the people whose gender is listed are women.
- Directed by
- Dan Trachtenberg (man)
- Written by
- Patrick Aison (man)
- Story by
- Patrick Aison (man), Dan Trachtenberg (man)
- Produced by
- Jhane Myers (woman), Marty P. Ewing (man), John Davis (man)
- Shot by
- Jeff Cutter (man)
- Edited by
- Angela M. Catanzaro (woman), Claudia Castello (woman)
- Music by
- Sarah Schachner (woman)
- Production design by
- Kara Lindstrom (woman)
- Costumes by
- Stephanie Portnoy Porter (woman)
- Cast by
- Rene Haynes (woman)
The crew, department by department
-
Costume & Make-Up
7 women, 5 men, 31 not listed
-
Production
5 women, 13 men, 11 not listed
-
Art
6 women, 5 men, 17 not listed
-
Directing
1 women, 7 men, 11 not listed
-
Other crew
1 women, 6 men, 10 not listed
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Camera
0 women, 3 men, 11 not listed
-
Writing
0 women, 5 men
-
Editing
2 women, 1 men
- Women
- Men
- Gender not listed on TMDB
Exhibit F: how old the stars were
Women: 43 on average. Men: 40 on average.
The top-billed cast, at the film's release.
Women
Amber Midthunder 25, Stefany Mathias 50, Michelle Thrush 55
Men
Dane DiLiegro 33, Nelson Leis 47
Exhibit G: the money
What it cost and made, where TMDB lists it.
- Budget
- $65 million
- Box office
- Not listed
From TMDB, not adjusted for inflation.
About this analysis
Our parser read the script: 107 scenes and 308 lines of dialogue. The bechdeltest.com rating comes from that site’s readers. How the test works
