Passes the Bechdel test

Saint Frances

Name: Saint Frances
Released: 2019

2019. Directed by Alex Thompson, written by Kelly O'Sullivan.

The Bechdel test

Bechdel score

3 / 3

Passes

Yes 1. At least two women
10 women characters. 12 of them speak.
Yes 2. Who talk to each other
In 27 scenes out of 135.
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

Thirty-four-year-old aimless server Bridget hasn't yet achieved her goal of becoming a respected writer. When casual relations with a younger 'nice guy' leads to an unexpected confrontation with potential motherhood, she manifests a job nannying a pint-sized spirit guide disguised as an obstinate six-year-old.

Released: 28 Feb 2020
Genres: Comedy, Drama
IMDb: 7.1 / 10
Metascore: 83 / 100
Awards: 11 wins & 17 nominations
Elsewhere: View on IMDb

Starring, by lines spoken

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

Bridget 335 lines, woman
Frances 134 lines, woman
Maya 74 lines, woman
Jace 60 lines, man
Annie 43 lines, woman
Isaac 28 lines, man
Carol 25 lines, woman
Joan 15 lines, woman
Cheryl 14 lines, woman
Dana 11 lines, woman

Full cast, 31 people

Kelly O'Sullivan as Bridget
Ramona Edith Williams as Frances
Charin Alvarez as Maya
Lily Mojekwu as Annie
Max Lipchitz as Jace
Jim True-Frost as Isaac
Mary Beth Fisher as Carol
Francis Guinan as Dennis
Rebecca Spence as Joan
Rebekah Ward as Cheryl
Ezra Gibson as Wally
Danny Catlow as Chad
Hanna Dworkin as Miss Margaret
Bradley Grant Smith as Corey
Rebecca Buller as Dana
Braden Crothers as Cortland
Sam Rubin as Joan's Son
Sophia Rubin as Joan's Daughter
Meighan Gerachis as Nurse Practitioner
H.B. Ward as Old Hippie
Onye 'Brother Word' Davenport as Nurse
Roger Welp as Man at Lake
Luis Garcia as Priest
Noah Williams as Boy in Restroom
Kathleen Ruhl as Woman in Waiting Room
William Drain as Librarian
Chris Coats as Police Officer
Jackson Evans as Friend at Baptism
Steph Paul as Friend at Baptism
Courtney Rioux as Friend at Baptism
Left-Eye as Self

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 135

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Show the numbers

Scenes	Women's lines	Men's lines
1 to 3	10	9
4 to 6	0	2
7 to 9	10	10
10 to 12	14	0
13 to 15	21	0
16 to 18	22	0
19 to 21	12	0
22 to 24	39	0
25 to 27	14	7
28 to 30	8	7
31 to 33	18	0
34 to 36	11	0
37 to 39	4	0
40 to 42	15	14
43 to 45	2	2
46 to 48	5	5
49 to 51	12	0
52 to 54	11	11
55 to 57	18	0
58 to 60	6	0
61 to 63	11	11
64 to 66	13	11
67 to 69	15	0
70 to 72	11	0
73 to 75	9	8
76 to 78	5	0
79 to 81	14	0
82 to 84	0	0
85 to 87	0	0
88 to 90	22	11
91 to 93	3	0
94 to 96	16	2
97 to 99	79	5
100 to 102	4	0
103 to 105	0	0
106 to 108	0	0
109 to 111	27	0
112 to 114	24	0
115 to 117	42	1
118 to 120	46	0
121 to 123	31	1
124 to 126	16	0
127 to 129	2	0
130 to 132	10	0
133 to 135	11	0

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.

ANNIE: You can be creeped out by that, I am. MAYA: You Catholic? BRIDGET: Fallen. I went to Immaculate Conception from kindergarten to eighth grade. ANNIE: Maya wanted Frannie to go to Catholic school, but I put my foot down.

MAYA: I wonder where Frannie is... BRIDGET: Hello. FRANCES: Hello. BRIDGET: Did I win?

BRIDGET: Quiet. FRANCES: I apologize.

MAYA: Do you know how to get to the park? I don't trust Frannie to guide you. FRANCES: I apologize! BRIDGET: I can look it up on my phone. MAYA: For snacks. No sugar.

FRANCES: Can I have some money? BRIDGET: Your mom said no sugar. FRANCES: Please! BRIDGET: We can buy an apple or something on the way home.

Exhibit B: every 100 lines

Out of every 100 lines with a known speaker, 85 are women's.

663 lines from women, 117 from men.

Women
Men

Exhibit C: who's in it

10 women and 10 men in the cast. 12 women and 7 men from it get lines.

Characters

With lines

Women
Men

Exhibit D: who gets heard

The first woman speaks at line 2 of 785. The longest stretch with no woman speaking runs 4 lines.

Every line of dialogue, first to last

First line by a woman
Longest stretch with no woman speaking

Words spoken

Women speak 85% of the words (4,883), men 15% (868).

Exhibit E: the test the other way

Run the other way, for men, the film scores 1 out of 3.

Conversations between two named characters

Two women

Two men

Exhibit F: behind the camera

4 of the 15 people in these jobs are women. Across the whole crew, 38% of the people whose gender is listed are women.

Directed by: Alex Thompson (man)
Written by: Kelly O'Sullivan (woman)
Produced by: Alex Thompson (man), Ian Keiser (gender not listed), James Choi (man), Roger Welp (man), Edwin Linker (man), Raphael Nash (gender not listed) and 1 more
Shot by: Nate Hurtsellers (man)
Edited by: Alex Thompson (man)
Music by: Quinn Tsan (gender not listed)
Production design by: Maggie O'Brien (woman)
Cast by: Mickie Paskal (woman), Jennifer Rudnicke (woman)