Passes the Bechdel test

Richard Jewell

Name: Richard Jewell
Released: 2019

2019. Directed by Clint Eastwood, written by Billy Ray and Marie Brenner and Kent Alexander.

The Bechdel test

Bechdel score

3 / 3

Passes

Yes 1. At least two women
14 women characters. 9 of them speak.
Yes 2. Who talk to each other
In 1 scene out of 170.
Yes 3. About something besides a man
In that scene, our script parser found no man named. See the scene.

Second opinion

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

The film

Based on the true story of Richard Jewell, a security guard who discovered a bomb and saved many lives at a concert at Centennial Olympic Park during the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. He was seen as a hero by many and a suspect by the FBI and press.

Released: 13 Dec 2019
Genres: Biography, Crime, Drama
Rated: R
IMDb: 7.5 / 10
Metascore: 68 / 100
Awards: Nominated for 1 Oscar. 6 wins & 21 nominations total
Elsewhere: View on IMDb

Starring, by lines spoken

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

Jewell 255 lines, man
Bryant 183 lines, man
Shaw 88 lines, man
Bobi 60 lines, woman
Kathy 57 lines, woman
Nadya 21 lines, woman
Bennet 14 lines, man
Green 14 lines, man
Bruce Hughes 11 lines, man
Miller 11 lines, man

Full cast, 60 people

Paul Walter Hauser as Richard Jewell
Jon Hamm as Tom Shaw
Kathy Bates as Bobi Jewell
Sam Rockwell as Watson Bryant
Olivia Wilde as Kathy Scruggs
Nina Arianda as Nadya
Ian Gomez as Agent Dan Bennet
Wayne Duvall as Richard Rackleff
Dylan Kussman as Bruce Hughes
Mike Pniewski as Brandon Hamm
Brandon Stanley as Student
Ryan Boz as Student
Charles Green as Dr. W. Ray Cleere
Ronnie Allen as Kenny Rogers
David Lengel as Cameraman
Beth Keener as Pregnant Woman
Grant Roberts as Will Jones - APD
Alan Heckner as Bill Miller - GBI
Desmond Phillips as Mike Silver - APD
Alex Collins as Max Green - APD
Michael Otis as Mr. Braden
Izzy Herbert as Mariah Braden
Kelly Collins Lintz as Mrs. Braden
Jonathan D Bergman as Jerrod Braden
Daniel Annone as Drunk Teen
Zack Shires as Drunk Teen
Christian Adam as Drunk Teen
Eric Mendenhall as Eric Rudolph
Randy Havens as Sound Tech
Kevin Patrick Murphy as Sound Tech
Mitchell Hoog as Teen Intern
David Shae as Ron Martz
Brian Brightman as Zoeller
David de Vries as John Walter
Megan Mieduch as 911 Operator #1
Andrea Laing as 911 Operator #2
Aubriana Davis as Girl in Park
Déjá Dee as Woman in Park
Franco Castan as APD Cop
Kendrick Cross as GBI Guy
Brandon Morris as ATF Guy
Billy Slaughter as Tim Barker
Philip Fornah as Greatful APD Cop
Dani Deetté as Greatful APD Cop
John Atwood as Mr. Brenner
Max Bickelhaup as Unknown Swimmer
Robert C. Treveiler as Patrick Williams
Maury Morgan as News Anchor
Tommy Kane as Horde Reporter
Mallory Hoff as Horde Reporter
Jill-Michele Meleán as Horde Reporter
Greg Clarkson as Horde Reporter
Nicole Sellars as Horde Reporter
Garon Grigsby as Bryant Gumbel
Niko Nicotera as Dave Dutchess
Josh Henry as FBI Physical Evidence Guy
Jesse Burt as Supply Cart Guy
Mike Wilson as Forsythe
Victoria Paige Watkins as Olympus girl (uncredited)
Robert Tinsley as FBI Agent (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 170

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Show the numbers

Scenes	Women's lines	Men's lines
1 to 4	0	22
5 to 8	0	45
9 to 12	11	9
13 to 16	13	14
17 to 20	5	10
21 to 24	6	19
25 to 28	4	15
29 to 32	0	22
33 to 36	4	5
37 to 40	2	15
41 to 44	1	14
45 to 48	4	16
49 to 52	4	9
53 to 56	0	18
57 to 60	14	31
61 to 64	4	5
65 to 68	5	4
69 to 72	2	18
73 to 76	0	25
77 to 80	7	20
81 to 84	1	11
85 to 88	6	20
89 to 92	0	19
93 to 96	0	0
97 to 100	1	1
101 to 104	2	4
105 to 108	6	29
109 to 112	8	23
113 to 116	0	4
117 to 120	1	3
121 to 124	1	21
125 to 128	15	28
129 to 132	0	22
133 to 136	1	4
137 to 140	8	8
141 to 144	4	23
145 to 148	1	20
149 to 152	10	10
153 to 156	0	0
157 to 160	0	17
161 to 164	0	36
165 to 168	2	15
169 to 170	0	5

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.

BOBI: Well, STOP it! NADYA: Hi.

NADYA: Thought you might want some dinner. BOBI: Bless your heart. Thank you.

Exhibit B: every 100 lines

Out of every 100 lines with a known speaker, 19 are women's.

153 lines from women, 659 from men.

Women
Men

Exhibit C: who's in it

14 women and 42 men in the cast. 9 women and 32 men from it get lines.

Characters

With lines

Women
Men

Exhibit D: who gets heard

The first woman speaks at line 84 of 868. The longest stretch with no woman speaking runs 83 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 (1,653), men 81% (7,131).

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, 17% of the people whose gender is listed are women.

Directed by: Clint Eastwood (man)
Written by: Billy Ray (man)
Story by: Marie Brenner (woman)
Produced by: Kevin Misher (man), Jennifer Davisson (woman), Jonah Hill (man), Leonardo DiCaprio (man), Andy Berman (man), Tim Moore (man) and 1 more
Shot by: Yves Bélanger (man)
Edited by: Joel Cox (man)
Music by: Arturo Sandoval (man)
Production design by: Kevin Ishioka (man)
Costumes by: Deborah Hopper (woman)