Fails the Bechdel test
Sing Sing
2024. Directed by Greg Kwedar, written by John H. Richardson and Brent Buell and Clint Bentley.
The Bechdel test
Bechdel score
0 / 3
Fails
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No
1. At least two women
Fewer than two women characters. -
No
2. Who talk to each other
Our parser found no scene where two women talk to each other. -
No
3. About something besides a man
Not reached: the film fails an earlier rule.
Second opinion
Agree bechdeltest.com readers give it 0 out of 3.
The film
Divine G (Colman Domingo), imprisoned at Sing Sing for a crime he didn't commit, finds purpose by acting in a theatre group alongside other incarcerated men, including wary newcomer (Clarence Maclin), in this stirring true story of resilience, humanity, and the transformative power of art, starring an unforgettable ensemble cast of formerly incarcerated actors.
- Released
- 02 Aug 2024
- Genres
- Drama
- Rated
- R
- IMDb
- 7.6 / 10
- Metascore
- 83 / 100
- Awards
- Nominated for 3 Oscars. 70 wins & 202 nominations total
- Elsewhere
- View on IMDb
Starring, by lines spoken
- Women
- Men
- Not in the cast list
- Bigger name, more lines
- Divine G 183 lines, man
- Divine Eye 129 lines, man
- Brent 60 lines, man
- Mike Mike 24 lines, man
- Lead Commissioner Ferguson 14 lines
- Clay 13 lines, man
- Dap 9 lines
- Dino 7 lines
- Jj 7 lines
- Book Fan 6 lines, man
Full cast, 24 people
- Colman Domingo as John 'Divine G' Whitfield
- Clarence Maclin as Clarence 'Divine Eye' Maclin
- Sean San Jose as Mike Mike
- Paul Raci as Brent Buell
- David "Dap" Giraudy as David 'Dap' Giraudy
- Patrick "Preme" Griffin as Patrick 'Preme' Griffin
- Mosi Eagle as Mosi Eagle
- James "Big E" Williams as James 'Big E' Williams
- Sean Dino Johnson as Sean 'Dino' Johnson
- Brent Buell
- Michael Capra
- Cecily Lyn
- Johnny Simmons as Unnamed Inmate
- Katherine Vockins
- Reynaldo Gayle
- Sharon Washington as Social Worker
- Dario Peña as Dario Peña
- Miguel Valentin as Miguel Valentin
- Jon Adrian "JJ" Velazquez as Jon Adrian 'JJ' Velazquez
- Pedro Cotto as Pedro Cotto
- Camillo "Carmine" LoVacco as Camillo 'Carmine' LoVacco
- Cornell "Nate" Alston as Charlie
- John "Divine G" Whitfield as The Book Fan
- Joanna Chan
Who talks, scene by scene
Lines of dialogue in every 2 scenes, start to finish. Women above the line, men below. 13% of lines come from characters we couldn't match to the cast list and aren't shown.
Women
Men
Scene 1 Scene 94
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Show the numbers
| Scenes | Women's lines | Men's lines |
|---|---|---|
| 1 to 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 to 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 to 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 to 8 | 0 | 11 |
| 9 to 10 | 0 | 15 |
| 11 to 12 | 0 | 30 |
| 13 to 14 | 0 | 12 |
| 15 to 16 | 0 | 24 |
| 17 to 18 | 0 | 15 |
| 19 to 20 | 0 | 1 |
| 21 to 22 | 0 | 14 |
| 23 to 24 | 0 | 9 |
| 25 to 26 | 0 | 11 |
| 27 to 28 | 0 | 3 |
| 29 to 30 | 0 | 4 |
| 31 to 32 | 0 | 28 |
| 33 to 34 | 0 | 1 |
| 35 to 36 | 0 | 5 |
| 37 to 38 | 0 | 8 |
| 39 to 40 | 0 | 45 |
| 41 to 42 | 0 | 43 |
| 43 to 44 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 to 46 | 0 | 0 |
| 47 to 48 | 0 | 7 |
| 49 to 50 | 0 | 4 |
| 51 to 52 | 0 | 9 |
| 53 to 54 | 0 | 3 |
| 55 to 56 | 0 | 23 |
| 57 to 58 | 0 | 2 |
| 59 to 60 | 0 | 7 |
| 61 to 62 | 0 | 0 |
| 63 to 64 | 0 | 1 |
| 65 to 66 | 0 | 15 |
| 67 to 68 | 0 | 9 |
| 69 to 70 | 0 | 1 |
| 71 to 72 | 0 | 0 |
| 73 to 74 | 0 | 0 |
| 75 to 76 | 0 | 12 |
| 77 to 78 | 0 | 0 |
| 79 to 80 | 0 | 2 |
| 81 to 82 | 0 | 0 |
| 83 to 84 | 0 | 18 |
| 85 to 86 | 0 | 1 |
| 87 to 88 | 0 | 16 |
| 89 to 90 | 0 | 0 |
| 91 to 92 | 0 | 2 |
| 93 to 94 | 0 | 4 |
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, 0 are women's.
0 lines from women, 417 from men.
- Women
- Men
Exhibit B: who's in it
1 women and 6 men in the cast. 0 women and 5 men from it get lines.
Characters
With lines
- Women
- Men
Exhibit C: who gets heard
No woman speaks.
The longest stretch with no woman speaking runs 478 lines.
Every line of dialogue, first to last
- Longest stretch with no woman speaking
Words spoken
Women speak 0% of the words (0), men 100% (6,282).
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
0
Two men
40
Exhibit E: behind the camera
2 of the 15 people in these jobs are women.
Across the whole crew, 24% of the people whose gender is listed are women.
- Directed by
- Greg Kwedar (man)
- Written by
- Greg Kwedar (man), Clint Bentley (man)
- Story by
- Clarence Maclin (man), Clint Bentley (man), Greg Kwedar (man), John "Divine G" Whitfield (man)
- Produced by
- Monique Walton (woman), Clint Bentley (man), Greg Kwedar (man)
- Shot by
- Pat Scola (man)
- Edited by
- Parker Laramie (man)
- Music by
- Bryce Dessner (man)
- Production design by
- Ruta Kiskyte (gender not listed)
- Costumes by
- Desira Pesta (woman)
The crew, department by department
-
Production
4 women, 8 men, 5 not listed
-
Sound
0 women, 9 men, 6 not listed
-
Other crew
4 women, 5 men
-
Writing
0 women, 6 men, 2 not listed
-
Art
0 women, 0 men, 7 not listed
-
Costume & Make-Up
2 women, 0 men, 1 not listed
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Directing
0 women, 1 men, 2 not listed
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Camera
0 women, 1 men, 1 not listed
- Women
- Men
- Gender not listed on TMDB
Exhibit F: how old the stars were
Men: 65 on average.
The top-billed cast, at the film's release.
Men
Colman Domingo 54, Paul Raci 76
Exhibit G: the money
It made 1.7 times what it cost.
- Budget
- $2 million
- Box office
- $3.4 million
From TMDB, not adjusted for inflation.
About this analysis
Our parser read the script: 94 scenes and 478 lines of dialogue. The bechdeltest.com rating comes from that site’s readers. How the test works
