Fails the Bechdel test

Red One

Name: Red One
Released: 2024

2024. Directed by Jake Kasdan, written by Chris Morgan and Hiram Garcia.

The Bechdel test

Bechdel score

2 / 3

Fails

Yes 1. At least two women
23 women characters. 8 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

Agree bechdeltest.com readers give it 1 out of 3.

The film

After Santa Claus -- Code Name: RED ONE -- is kidnapped, the North Pole's Head of Security (Dwayne Johnson) must team up with the world's most infamous bounty hunter and notorious hacker (Chris Evans) in a globe-trotting, action-packed mission to save Christmas.

Released: 15 Nov 2024
Genres: Action, Adventure, Comedy
Rated: PG-13
IMDb: 6.2 / 10
Metascore: 34 / 100
Awards: 6 nominations total
Elsewhere: View on IMDb

Starring, by lines spoken

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

Jack 331 lines, man
Cal 318 lines, man
Zoe 111 lines, woman
Nick 72 lines, man
Dylan 55 lines, man
Krampus 46 lines, man
Gryla 38 lines, woman
Olivia 20 lines, woman
The Missus 18 lines
Ted 15 lines, man

Full cast, 73 people

Dwayne Johnson as Callum Drift
Chris Evans as Jack O'Malley
Lucy Liu as Zoe
J.K. Simmons as Nick
Bonnie Hunt as Mrs. Claus
Kristofer Hivju as Krampus
Kiernan Shipka as Gryla
Mary Elizabeth Ellis as Olivia
Wesley Kimmel as Dylan
Nick Kroll as Ted
Wyatt Hunt as Young Jack
Clayton Cooper as Young Jack's Cousin
Lanz Duffy as Gene
Marc Evan Jackson as Uncle Rick
Makana David as Barista
Samantha Benson as Christine
Ashleigh Domangue as Janine Hummiston
Cody Easterbrook as HIIT Instructor
Nikki Garza as Stressed Shopper
Abel Arias as Stressed Shopper
Eric Jermaine Lavette Jr. as Kid with Santa
Pilot Bunch as Candy Cane Thief
Juan Alexander as Suspicious Man
Megan Hayes as Snickerdoodle Mother
Beau Kasdan as Snickerdoodle Kid
Lorelei Kasdan as Snickerdoodle Kid
Otis Kasdan as Snickerdoodle Kid
Jon Rudnitsky as Beef Stew
Greg Clarkson as Hot Dog Vendor
Hannah Aslesen as Essential Oils Woman
Regina Ting Chen as ELF Agent Ginerva
James Cheek as ELF Welcoming Agent
Reinaldo Faberlle as ELF Agent Garcia
Philip Fornah as ELF Agent Fred
Kenny Waymack Jr. as ELF Agent Kenny
Gissette Valentin as ELF Agent Barskova
C.J. Padera as Monitor ELF Agent
Darryl W. Handy as Air Force General
Martinez as Air Traffic Controller
Drew Ater as F22 Raptor Pilot
Adam Boyer as Yule Lad
Derek Russo as Yule Lad
Michael Tourek as Yule Lad
Kia Shine as Yule Lad
Gabriel 'G-Rod' Rodriguez as Mrs. Claus Yule Lad
Jay Peterson as Troll
Shane Costa as Churro Vendor
Cynthia Barrett as MORA Surveillance Technician
J.R. Adduci as MORA Mobile Technician
Nelson Bonilla as MORA Agent
Brandon M. Shaw as MORA Agent
Alessandro Folchitto as Death Merc
Amber Abara as Beach Woman
Isabella Colt as Beach Woman
Maria Palomino as Meter Maid
Matthew Cornwell as Aaron Able / Troll
Jeff Chase as Cyclops
Gary Peebles as Guard
Marti Matulis as Slap Fight Judge
Cora Kass as Krampus Guest
Rod Maxwell as Krampus Guest
Jenna Kanell as Krampus Guest
Octavia Grace as Krampus Guest
Matthew Zuk as Krampus Guest
Fedor Steer as Krampus Guest
Ahmad Ghafouri as Stage Manager
Morla Gorrondona as Ogre Gryla (voice)
Audrey Beth as Mall Shopper (uncredited)
Andzelika Bobrova as Model (uncredited)
Stephanie Brogdon as HIIT Class Member (uncredited)
Andrew S. McMillan as MORA Tech Staff (uncredited)
Rick Nehls as Tactical Elf (uncredited)
Vinnie Varon as Military Partygoer (uncredited)

Who talks, scene by scene

Lines of dialogue in every 2 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 86

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Show the numbers

Scenes	Women's lines	Men's lines
1 to 2	0	0
3 to 4	0	17
5 to 6	1	8
7 to 8	0	0
9 to 10	0	0
11 to 12	2	28
13 to 14	0	3
15 to 16	0	2
17 to 18	0	20
19 to 20	0	6
21 to 22	0	5
23 to 24	0	39
25 to 26	0	16
27 to 28	21	26
29 to 30	0	4
31 to 32	9	45
33 to 34	1	7
35 to 36	48	76
37 to 38	0	3
39 to 40	0	8
41 to 42	0	14
43 to 44	0	35
45 to 46	1	67
47 to 48	0	3
49 to 50	18	34
51 to 52	0	1
53 to 54	1	0
55 to 56	21	33
57 to 58	4	6
59 to 60	2	18
61 to 62	0	49
63 to 64	0	84
65 to 66	2	33
67 to 68	0	43
69 to 70	12	15
71 to 72	9	15
73 to 74	1	6
75 to 76	3	7
77 to 78	5	47
79 to 80	2	2
81 to 82	0	0
83 to 84	1	2
85 to 86	17	73

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, 17 are women's.

181 lines from women, 900 from men.

Women
Men

Exhibit B: who's in it

23 women and 50 men in the cast. 8 women and 34 men from it get lines.

Characters

With lines

Women
Men

Exhibit C: who gets heard

The first woman speaks at line 26 of 1,167. The longest stretch with no woman speaking runs 187 lines.

Every line of dialogue, first to last

First line by a woman
Longest stretch with no woman speaking

Words spoken

Women speak 19% of the words (1,832), men 81% (8,015). Women have 17% of the lines, so their lines run longer 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

Two men

Exhibit E: behind the camera

5 of the 19 people in these jobs are women. Across the whole crew, 30% of the people whose gender is listed are women.

Directed by: Jake Kasdan (man)
Written by: Chris Morgan (man)
Story by: Hiram Garcia (man)
Produced by: Dany Garcia (woman), Hiram Garcia (man), Dwayne Johnson (man), Jake Kasdan (man), Chris Morgan (man), Melvin Mar (man)
Shot by: Dan Mindel (man)
Edited by: Tara Timpone (woman), Mark Helfrich (man), Steve Edwards (man)
Music by: Henry Jackman (man)
Production design by: Bill Brzeski (man)
Costumes by: Michael Crow (man)
Cast by: Nicole Abellera Hallman (woman), Jeanne McCarthy (woman), Katie Doyle (woman)