Passes the Bechdel test
Sicario: Day of the Soldado
2018. Directed by Stefano Sollima, written by Taylor Sheridan.
The Bechdel test
Bechdel score
3 / 3
Passes
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Yes
1. At least two women
20 women characters. 7 of them speak. -
Yes
2. Who talk to each other
In 1 scene out of 126. -
Yes
3. About something besides a man
In that scene, our script parser found no man named. See the scene.
Second opinion
Not rated bechdeltest.com readers haven't rated this film.
The film
In this adventure/drama, CIA agent Matt Graver (Josh Brolin) enlists a mysterious operative to help investigate a Mexican drug cartel that has been smuggling terrorists into the U.S. Things escalate when the daughter of a top kingpin is abducted, forcing Graver and his partner to re-evaluate their mission.
- Released
- 29 Jun 2018
- Genres
- Action, Crime, Drama
- Rated
- R
- IMDb
- 7.1 / 10
- Metascore
- 61 / 100
- Awards
- 1 win & 9 nominations total
- Elsewhere
- View on IMDb
Starring, by lines spoken
- Women
- Men
- Not in the cast list
- Bigger name, more lines
- Matt 251 lines, man
- Alejandro 134 lines, man
- Isabel 71 lines, woman
- Gallo 29 lines, man
- Rafael 28 lines, man
- Cynthia 24 lines, woman
- Wheeler 22 lines, man
- Hector 21 lines, man
- Voice 21 lines
- Forsing 18 lines, man
Full cast, 107 people
- Benicio del Toro as Alejandro Gillick
- Josh Brolin as Matt Graver
- Isabela Merced as Isabel Reyes
- Jeffrey Donovan as Steve Forsing
- Catherine Keener as Cynthia Foards
- Manuel Garcia-Rulfo as Gallo
- Matthew Modine as Secretary of Defense James Riley
- Shea Whigham as Andy Wheeldon
- Elijah Rodriguez as Miguel Hernandez
- Howard Ferguson Jr. as Troy
- David Castañeda as Hector
- Jacqueline Torres as Blandina
- Raoul Max Trujillo as Rafael
- Bruno Bichir as Angel
- Jake Picking as Shawn
- Tenzin Marco-Taylor as José
- Alfredo Quiroz as Teenage Soldier
- Nick Shakoour as Rocking Man
- Joseph A. Garcia as Border Agent #1
- J.D. Marmion as Border Agent #2
- Hector Dez as Border Agent #3
- Jon Kristian Moore as Border Agent #4
- Thang Khan Gin as Burmese Migrant #1
- Mang Khai as Burmese Migrant #2
- Zaw Tan as Burmese Migrant #3
- Rob Franco as K-9 Agent
- Sakariya Ali as Somali Militiaman
- Faysal Ahmed as Bashiir
- Dan Davidson as Col. Kenneth Walter
- Graham Beckel as Dale Hammonds
- Sherman Allen as Gen. Arno McCullough
- Mickey Dolan as Bus Stop Teen
- Alejandro de la Peña as Balding Man
- Iliana Donatlán as Mexican News Reporter
- Lourdes del Rio Garcia as Miranda
- Christopher Heyerdahl as Headmaster Deats
- Ian Bohen as Carson Wills
- J.D. Garfield as Alberto
- Stafford Douglas as Naval Intelligence Officer
- Oscar Avila as Mexican Border Guard
- Fernando Urquides as Tattooed Gangster
- Tasha Ames as Young Blonde Woman
- Ryan Begay as Javier
- Diane Villegas as Ida
- Rick Vargas as 49ers Man
- Ibrahim Renno as Costco Terrorist #1
- Beth Bailey as Mother Victim
- Alex Cacho as Costco Terrorist #2
- Lloyd Voights as Gulfstream Pilot
- Brian Reynolds as Blackhawk Pilot #1
- Frédéric North as Blackhawk Pilot #2
- Arturo Maese Bernal as Mexican Lookout #1
- Billy R. Sanchez as Mexican Migrant #1
- Gary Anthony Castro as Mexican Migrant #2
- Chris Adams as K-9 Agent (uncredited)
- Paul Adkins as Delta Force Sniper (uncredited)
- Micheal Thomas Angel as CIA Station Agent (uncredited)
- Rick Anglada as Military Brass (uncredited)
- Tim Aydelott as FBI Agent, US Marshall (uncredited)
- Nathan V. Baker as DEA Agent (uncredited)
- Karen Baxter as JCU Tech Foster (uncredited)
- Chrissy Beyerlein as Tourist (uncredited)
- Ruben Bugayong as Border Patrol Agent (uncredited)
- Jackamoe Buzzell as Commander Willett (uncredited)
- Carlos Carreon as Black Hawk Contractor (uncredited)
- Cruz Castillo as Bus Stop Student (uncredited)
- Narupornkamol Chaisang as ZomZom (uncredited)
- Ryan Jason Cook as DEA Agent Ed Ramirez (uncredited)
- Leedy Corbin as Junior High Student (uncredited)
- Rachel de la Torre as Military Contractor (uncredited)
- Luca De Massis as Hitman (uncredited)
- James Devoti as Captain James (uncredited)
- DezBaa' as Immigrant (uncredited)
- Tamir Elbassir as Costco Terrorist #3 (uncredited)
- Cassandra Rochelle Fetters as Parent (uncredited)
- Lawrence Gilligan as Border Patrol (uncredited)
- Andrea Good as Migrant (uncredited)
- Alison Grainger as US Marshall (uncredited)
- Catherine Haun as Middle School Teacher (uncredited)
- Johnnie Hector as River Border Agent (uncredited)
- Alan Humphrey as Guard (uncredited)
- Jack Jackson as Military Contractor (uncredited)
- Barrett James as Military Contractor (uncredited)
- Kelly V. Lucio as Gallo Thug (uncredited)
- David Manzanares as Arturo Hernandez (uncredited)
- Jose B. Martinez as Miguels Migrant #1 (uncredited)
- Aaron Mastriani as Bomb Victim in Store (uncredited)
- Brett Maul as Texas Ranger (uncredited)
- Jay Moore as Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
- Mario Moreno as Dr. Gutierrez (uncredited)
- Victoria L. Moya as Migrant (uncredited)
- Christian Pedersen as DEA Agent (uncredited)
- Gonzalo Robles as Military Contractor (uncredited)
- Tsailii Rogers as Classy Restaurant Patron
- Manny Rubio as Santiago (uncredited)
- Lyle Sandoval as Mid-Level Thug (uncredited)
- Carolyn Borbon Schademan as Asian Illegal Immigrant (uncredited)
- Pari Shimoyama as Migrant (uncredited)
- Connor Skific as Black Hawk Contractor (uncredited)
- Michael Slusher as Pickup Truck Driver (uncredited)
- Michael E. Stogner as Van Driver at Border Crossing (uncredited)
- Cheo Tapia as Bar Bouncer (uncredited)
- Michael Love Toliver as Sgt. Perezchaves (uncredited)
- Gregory Paul Valdez as Migrant
- Sandra L. Velez as Border Crossing Driver (uncredited)
- Paul Venable as Marine General (uncredited)
- Braden Wilcox as Grocery Store Victim (uncredited)
Who talks, scene by scene
Lines of dialogue in every 3 scenes, start to finish. Women above the line, men below. 14% of lines come from characters we couldn't match to the cast list and aren't shown.
Women
Men
Scene 1 Scene 126
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Show the numbers
| Scenes | Women's lines | Men's lines |
|---|---|---|
| 1 to 3 | 6 | 5 |
| 4 to 6 | 0 | 9 |
| 7 to 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 to 12 | 0 | 19 |
| 13 to 15 | 0 | 6 |
| 16 to 18 | 0 | 13 |
| 19 to 21 | 0 | 9 |
| 22 to 24 | 4 | 55 |
| 25 to 27 | 0 | 13 |
| 28 to 30 | 2 | 2 |
| 31 to 33 | 0 | 21 |
| 34 to 36 | 2 | 18 |
| 37 to 39 | 12 | 18 |
| 40 to 42 | 1 | 27 |
| 43 to 45 | 0 | 10 |
| 46 to 48 | 1 | 1 |
| 49 to 51 | 6 | 28 |
| 52 to 54 | 2 | 17 |
| 55 to 57 | 0 | 39 |
| 58 to 60 | 0 | 18 |
| 61 to 63 | 4 | 3 |
| 64 to 66 | 4 | 7 |
| 67 to 69 | 0 | 8 |
| 70 to 72 | 2 | 17 |
| 73 to 75 | 0 | 16 |
| 76 to 78 | 8 | 22 |
| 79 to 81 | 14 | 21 |
| 82 to 84 | 0 | 17 |
| 85 to 87 | 0 | 14 |
| 88 to 90 | 11 | 22 |
| 91 to 93 | 11 | 41 |
| 94 to 96 | 0 | 0 |
| 97 to 99 | 1 | 16 |
| 100 to 102 | 0 | 7 |
| 103 to 105 | 0 | 4 |
| 106 to 108 | 1 | 12 |
| 109 to 111 | 2 | 18 |
| 112 to 114 | 10 | 6 |
| 115 to 117 | 0 | 35 |
| 118 to 120 | 7 | 7 |
| 121 to 123 | 5 | 4 |
| 124 to 126 | 3 | 11 |
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.
MIRANDA: She called me a slave-owning pirate in debate class. ISABEL: I called her ancestors pirates.
ISABEL: Who would date this skinny bitch? MIRANDA: You’re such a peasant --
Exhibit B: every 100 lines
Out of every 100 lines with a known speaker, 16 are women's.
119 lines from women, 636 from men.
- Women
- Men
Exhibit C: who's in it
20 women and 60 men in the cast. 7 women and 28 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 85 lines.
Every line of dialogue, first to last
- First line by a woman
- Longest stretch with no woman speaking
Words spoken
Women speak 18% of the words (1,343), men 82% (6,141). Women have 16% of the lines, so their lines run longer 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
2
Two men
46
Exhibit F: behind the camera
7 of the 17 people in these jobs are women.
Across the whole crew, 30% of the people whose gender is listed are women.
- Directed by
- Stefano Sollima (man)
- Written by
- Taylor Sheridan (man)
- Produced by
- Thad Luckinbill (man), Molly Smith (woman), Trent Luckinbill (man), Edward McDonnell (man), Basil Iwanyk (man), Erica Lee (woman)
- Shot by
- Dariusz Wolski (man)
- Edited by
- Matthew Newman (man)
- Music by
- Hildur Guðnadóttir (woman)
- Production design by
- Kevin Kavanaugh (man)
- Costumes by
- Deborah L. Scott (woman)
- Cast by
- Jo Edna Boldin (woman), Marisol Roncali (woman), Mary Vernieu (woman), Alejandro Reza (man)
The crew, department by department
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Other crew
8 women, 29 men, 14 not listed
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Visual Effects
0 women, 4 men, 39 not listed
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Production
14 women, 10 men, 18 not listed
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Sound
4 women, 22 men, 5 not listed
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Art
5 women, 6 men, 14 not listed
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Costume & Make-Up
6 women, 3 men, 12 not listed
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Camera
1 women, 9 men, 9 not listed
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Lighting
0 women, 1 men, 11 not listed
- Women
- Men
- Gender not listed on TMDB
Exhibit G: how old the stars were
Women: 38 on average. Men: 49 on average.
The top-billed cast, at the film's release.
Women
Isabela Merced 16, Catherine Keener 59
Men
Manuel Garcia-Rulfo 37, Shea Whigham 49, Josh Brolin 50, Jeffrey Donovan 50, Benicio del Toro 51, Matthew Modine 59
Exhibit H: the money
It made 2.2 times what it cost.
- Budget
- $35 million
- Box office
- $75.8 million
From TMDB, not adjusted for inflation.
About this analysis
Our parser read the script: 126 scenes and 881 lines of dialogue. How the test works
