Passes the Bechdel test
Steve Jobs
2015. Directed by Danny Boyle, written by Aaron Sorkin and Walter Isaacson.
The Bechdel test
Bechdel score
3 / 3
Passes
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Yes
1. At least two women
15 women characters. 6 of them speak. -
Yes
2. Who talk to each other
In 4 scenes out of 100. -
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
His passion and ingenuity have been the driving force behind the digital age. However his drive to revolutionize technology was sacrificial. Ultimately it affected his family life and possibly his health. In this revealing film we explore the trials and triumphs of a modern day genius, the late CEO of Apple inc. Steven Paul Jobs.
- Released
- 23 Oct 2015
- Genres
- Biography, Drama
- Rated
- R
- IMDb
- 7.2 / 10
- Metascore
- 82 / 100
- Awards
- Nominated for 2 Oscars. 28 wins & 117 nominations total
- Elsewhere
- View on IMDb
Starring, by lines spoken
- Women
- Men
- Not in the cast list
- Bigger name, more lines
- Steve 890 lines, man
- Joanna 276 lines, woman
- Sculley 153 lines, man
- Woz 142 lines, man
- Lisa 115 lines, woman
- Andy 98 lines, man
- Chrisann 83 lines, woman
- Joel 41 lines, man
- Andrea 25 lines, woman
- George 15 lines, man
Full cast, 58 people
- Michael Fassbender as Steve Jobs
- Kate Winslet as Joanna Hoffman
- Seth Rogen as Steve Wozniak
- Jeff Daniels as John Sculley
- Michael Stuhlbarg as Andy Hertzfeld
- Katherine Waterston as Chrisann Brennan
- Perla Haney-Jardine as Lisa Brennan (19)
- Ripley Sobo as Lisa Brennan (9)
- Makenzie Moss as Lisa Brennan (5)
- Sarah Snook as Andrea Cunningham
- John Ortiz as Joel Pforzheimer
- Adam Shapiro as Avie Tevanian
- John Steen as Mike Markkula
- Stan Roth as George Coates
- Mihran Slougian as Jandali
- Robert Anthony Peters as Engineer with Diskette
- Noreen Lee as Airline Concierge
- Gail Fenton as Stage Manager (NeXT)
- Karen Kahn as Stage Manager (NeXT)
- Rachel Caproni as Stage Manager (NeXT)
- Lily Tung Crystal as Woman on P.A. (NeXT)
- Damara Reilly as Woman on P.A. (iMac)
- Marika Casteel as Woman on P.A. (iMac)
- Lana Palmer as Straggler (uncredited)
- Dylan Freitas-D'Louhy as Straggler
- Chris Tomasso as Straggler
- John Chovanec as VIP
- Daniel Liddle as VIP
- Lora Oliver as Andrea's Assistant
- Colm O'Riain as Violinist
- Anita Bennett as News Anchor
- Greg Mills as News Anchor
- Melissa Etezadi as News Anchor
- Rick Chambers as News Anchor
- Sara Welch as News Anchor
- Emmett Miller as News Anchor
- Marc Istook as News Anchor
- Carlo Cecchetto as News Anchor
- Kristina Guerrero as News Anchor
- Bill Seward as News Anchor
- Mark Mester as News Anchor
- Derrin Horton as News Anchor
- Steven Wiig as Bill Martin (uncredited)
- Tony Toste as Matt McKlusky (uncredited)
- Lena Avgust as Steve's Stage Manager (uncredited)
- Diogo Hausen as Stage Hand (uncredited)
- Alex Phillip as Apple Gen-Xer (uncredited)
- Derek W. Adam as Cameraman (uncredited)
- AnnaCorey as Jordan IMAC Marketing Team (uncredited)
- Andy Arness as Apple Board Member (uncredited)
- David Blount-Porter as VIP Press (uncredited)
- John Edward Cabrera as Launch Attendee (uncredited)
- Bryan Casserly as Apple Employee (uncredited)
- Brian Castellanos as Cameraman (uncredited)
- Javier Chavarin as 1984 Launch Attendee (uncredited)
- Alan Chu as Press Photographer (uncredited)
- Stephanie Johnston as 1998 Launch Attendee (uncredited)
- Apeksha Pradhan as Launch attendee (uncredited)
Who talks, scene by scene
Lines of dialogue in every 3 scenes, start to finish. Women above the line, men below. 3% of lines come from characters we couldn't match to the cast list and aren't shown.
Women
Men
Scene 1 Scene 100
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Show the numbers
| Scenes | Women's lines | Men's lines |
|---|---|---|
| 1 to 3 | 28 | 61 |
| 4 to 6 | 73 | 67 |
| 7 to 9 | 23 | 59 |
| 10 to 12 | 39 | 61 |
| 13 to 15 | 0 | 15 |
| 16 to 18 | 0 | 13 |
| 19 to 21 | 5 | 28 |
| 22 to 24 | 7 | 125 |
| 25 to 27 | 24 | 35 |
| 28 to 30 | 36 | 103 |
| 31 to 33 | 16 | 66 |
| 34 to 36 | 45 | 98 |
| 37 to 39 | 26 | 31 |
| 40 to 42 | 0 | 15 |
| 43 to 45 | 0 | 18 |
| 46 to 48 | 0 | 26 |
| 49 to 51 | 0 | 17 |
| 52 to 54 | 0 | 18 |
| 55 to 57 | 1 | 23 |
| 58 to 60 | 0 | 4 |
| 61 to 63 | 0 | 4 |
| 64 to 66 | 3 | 24 |
| 67 to 69 | 11 | 17 |
| 70 to 72 | 28 | 37 |
| 73 to 75 | 57 | 134 |
| 76 to 78 | 14 | 113 |
| 79 to 81 | 19 | 27 |
| 82 to 84 | 0 | 10 |
| 85 to 87 | 0 | 10 |
| 88 to 90 | 0 | 18 |
| 91 to 93 | 0 | 3 |
| 94 to 96 | 1 | 19 |
| 97 to 99 | 53 | 50 |
| 100 to 100 | 5 | 2 |
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.
JOANNA: I understand, but the ad said the Mac was gonna save the world, it didn’t say it was gonna say hello. ANDREA: We’re gonna open the house in five.
CHRISANN: Good to see you. JOANNA: Nice to see you. Hello, Lisa. We’ve met before and you told me you liked the way I talked and that was my favorite thing anyone’s ever said … LISA: You’re from Poland. JOANNA: Yes I am. Do you know where that is?
JOANNA: Come. Let’s make that computer say hi. CHRISANN: Go ahead, Lisa. LISA: So it was the other way around--I was named after the computer?
JOANNA: Come on, hon. CHRISANN: What’s the matter with you?!
LISA: Can you teach me more things? LISA: On the computer? CHRISANN: Lisa, wait for me in the hall please. CHRISANN: You can put on your coat in the hall.
Exhibit B: every 100 lines
Out of every 100 lines with a known speaker, 28 are women's.
514 lines from women, 1351 from men.
- Women
- Men
Exhibit C: who's in it
15 women and 17 men in the cast. 6 women and 8 men from it get lines.
Characters
With lines
- Women
- Men
Exhibit D: who gets heard
The first woman speaks at line 2 of 1,913.
The longest stretch with no woman speaking runs 116 lines.
Every line of dialogue, first to last
- First line by a woman
- Longest stretch with no woman speaking
Words spoken
Women speak 24% of the words (4,783), men 76% (15,118). Women have 28% of the lines, so their lines run shorter 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
22
Two men
98
Exhibit F: behind the camera
3 of the 14 people in these jobs are women.
Across the whole crew, 27% of the people whose gender is listed are women.
- Directed by
- Danny Boyle (man)
- Written by
- Aaron Sorkin (man)
- Produced by
- Danny Boyle (man), Scott Rudin (man), Guymon Casady (man), Mark Gordon (man), Christian Colson (man)
- Shot by
- Alwin H. Küchler (man)
- Edited by
- Elliot Graham (man)
- Music by
- Daniel Pemberton (man)
- Production design by
- Guy Hendrix Dyas (man)
- Costumes by
- Suttirat Anne Larlarb (woman)
- Cast by
- Francine Maisler (woman), Nina Henninger (woman)
The crew, department by department
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Sound
5 women, 18 men, 4 not listed
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Production
5 women, 11 men, 7 not listed
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Costume & Make-Up
4 women, 1 men, 16 not listed
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Camera
0 women, 7 men, 7 not listed
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Art
2 women, 7 men, 4 not listed
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Other crew
3 women, 2 men, 8 not listed
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Lighting
0 women, 3 men, 6 not listed
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Editing
1 women, 2 men, 3 not listed
- Women
- Men
- Gender not listed on TMDB
Exhibit G: how old the stars were
Women: 24 on average. Men: 45 on average.
The top-billed cast, at the film's release.
Women
Makenzie Moss 9, Ripley Sobo 12, Perla Haney-Jardine 18, Sarah Snook 27, Katherine Waterston 35, Kate Winslet 40
Men
Seth Rogen 33, Michael Fassbender 38, Michael Stuhlbarg 47, Jeff Daniels 60
Exhibit H: the money
It made 1.1 times what it cost.
- Budget
- $30 million
- Box office
- $34.4 million
From TMDB, not adjusted for inflation.
About this analysis
Our parser read the script: 100 scenes and 1,913 lines of dialogue. The bechdeltest.com rating comes from that site’s readers. How the test works
