Passes the Bechdel test
Stoker
2013. Directed by Park Chan-wook, written by Wentworth Miller.
The Bechdel test
Bechdel score
3 / 3
Passes
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Yes
1. At least two women
8 women characters. 4 of them speak. -
Yes
2. Who talk to each other
In 4 scenes out of 101. -
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
India Stoker (Mia Wasikowska) was not prepared to lose her father and best friend Richard (Dermot Mulroney) in a tragic auto accident. The solitude of her woodsy family estate, the peace of her tranquil town, and the unspoken somberness of her home life are suddenly upended by not only this mysterious accident, but by the sudden arrival of her Uncle Charlie (Matthew Goode), who she never knew existed. When Charlie moves in with her and her emotionally unstable mother Evie (Nicole Kidman), India thinks the void left by her father's death is finally being filled by his closest bloodline. Soon after his arrival, India comes to suspect that this mysterious, charming man has ulterior motives. Yet instead of feeling outrage or horror, this friendless young woman becomes increasingly infatuated with him.
- Released
- 01 Mar 2013
- Genres
- Drama, Mystery, Thriller
- Rated
- R
- IMDb
- 6.7 / 10
- Metascore
- 58 / 100
- Awards
- 7 wins & 42 nominations total
- Elsewhere
- View on IMDb
Starring, by lines spoken
- Women
- Men
- Not in the cast list
- Bigger name, more lines
- Uncle Charlie 130 lines, man
- Evie 113 lines, woman
- India 103 lines, woman
- Sheriff Howard 29 lines, man
- Auntie Gin 26 lines, woman
- Whip 22 lines, man
- Richard 15 lines, man
- Pitts 13 lines, man
- Man Number One 9 lines, man
- Lady Number Two 8 lines, woman
Full cast, 20 people
- Mia Wasikowska as India Stoker
- Nicole Kidman as Evelyn 'Evie' Stoker
- Matthew Goode as Charlie Stoker
- Dermot Mulroney as Richard Stoker
- Jacki Weaver as Aunt Gwendolyn 'Gin' Stoker
- Lucas Till as Chris Pitts
- Alden Ehrenreich as Whip Taylor
- Phyllis Somerville as Mrs. McGarrick
- Ralph Brown as Sheriff Howard
- Judith Godrèche as Doctor Jacquin
- David Alford as Reverend
- Peg Allen as Housekeeper 1
- Lauren E. Roman as Housekeeper 2
- Harmony Korine as Mr. Feldman
- Dominick 'Dino' Howard as Pitts' Friend
- Tyler von Tagen as Young Richard Stoker
- Thomas A. Covert as Young Charles Stoker
- Jaxon Johnson as Jonathan Stoker
- Paxton Johnson as Jonathan Stoker
- Amelia Young as Bus Girl
Who talks, scene by scene
Lines of dialogue in every 3 scenes, start to finish. Women above the line, men below. 4% of lines come from characters we couldn't match to the cast list and aren't shown.
Women
Men
Scene 1 Scene 101
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Show the numbers
| Scenes | Women's lines | Men's lines |
|---|---|---|
| 1 to 3 | 8 | 9 |
| 4 to 6 | 46 | 46 |
| 7 to 9 | 33 | 0 |
| 10 to 12 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 to 15 | 38 | 15 |
| 16 to 18 | 2 | 1 |
| 19 to 21 | 3 | 14 |
| 22 to 24 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 to 27 | 3 | 3 |
| 28 to 30 | 8 | 6 |
| 31 to 33 | 36 | 13 |
| 34 to 36 | 7 | 3 |
| 37 to 39 | 2 | 13 |
| 40 to 42 | 8 | 11 |
| 43 to 45 | 31 | 25 |
| 46 to 48 | 2 | 4 |
| 49 to 51 | 1 | 0 |
| 52 to 54 | 0 | 4 |
| 55 to 57 | 25 | 67 |
| 58 to 60 | 4 | 4 |
| 61 to 63 | 0 | 0 |
| 64 to 66 | 0 | 0 |
| 67 to 69 | 0 | 1 |
| 70 to 72 | 0 | 0 |
| 73 to 75 | 0 | 1 |
| 76 to 78 | 0 | 4 |
| 79 to 81 | 0 | 0 |
| 82 to 84 | 0 | 0 |
| 85 to 87 | 0 | 0 |
| 88 to 90 | 11 | 0 |
| 91 to 93 | 8 | 4 |
| 94 to 96 | 0 | 0 |
| 97 to 99 | 3 | 0 |
| 100 to 101 | 2 | 4 |
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.
EVIE: India? Are you up there? INDIA: Here I am ... EVIE: Well? Are you going to make me unpack all these groceries by myself? INDIA: I'll be right down ...
EVIE: Finally! I feel like I've been calling you for hours ... Come help. EVIE: What have you been up to, darling? INDIA: I was playing solitaire. In my room. INDIA: What are we having for dinner?
EVIE: "Arrangements?" AUNTIE GIN: Yes - arrangements. Things to be settled. EVIE: There's nothing to be settled, Auntie Gin. There's nothing to be arranged. Arrangements have been made. AUNTIE GIN: Yes, of course, dear. I didn't mean to suggest otherwise ...
AUNTIE GIN: Yes .•. India, dear, tell your mother I'll be back tomorrow morning. Maybe we can have breakfast together ... Just us girls ... Doesn't that… INDIA: I have school tomorrow, Auntie Gin. AUNTIE GIN: Oh ..• Well, tell your mother anyway ..• Please. Goodnight, dear.
Exhibit B: every 100 lines
Out of every 100 lines with a known speaker, 53 are women's.
282 lines from women, 252 from men.
- Women
- Men
Exhibit C: who's in it
8 women and 10 men in the cast. 4 women and 6 men from it get lines.
Characters
With lines
- Women
- Men
Exhibit D: who gets heard
The first woman speaks at line 2 of 558.
The longest stretch with no woman speaking runs 50 lines.
Every line of dialogue, first to last
- First line by a woman
- Longest stretch with no woman speaking
Words spoken
Women speak 55% of the words (3,053), men 45% (2,463). Women have 53% 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
14
Two men
8
Exhibit F: behind the camera
1 of the 11 people in these jobs is a woman.
Across the whole crew, 30% of the people whose gender is listed are women.
- Directed by
- Park Chan-wook (man)
- Written by
- Wentworth Miller (man)
- Produced by
- Michael Costigan (man), Tony Scott (man), Ridley Scott (man)
- Shot by
- Chung Chung-hoon (man)
- Edited by
- Nicolas De Toth (man)
- Music by
- Clint Mansell (man)
- Production design by
- Thérèse DePrez (woman)
- Costumes by
- Bart Mueller (man), Kurt Swanson (man)
The crew, department by department
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Other crew
5 women, 2 men, 41 not listed
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Art
2 women, 5 men, 17 not listed
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Costume & Make-Up
2 women, 3 men, 16 not listed
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Lighting
1 women, 2 men, 18 not listed
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Production
4 women, 7 men, 10 not listed
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Camera
0 women, 5 men, 12 not listed
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Sound
1 women, 11 men, 5 not listed
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Visual Effects
0 women, 1 men, 3 not listed
- Women
- Men
- Gender not listed on TMDB
Exhibit G: how old the stars were
Women: 48 on average. Men: 37 on average.
The top-billed cast, at the film's release.
Women
Mia Wasikowska 23, Judith Godrèche 40, Nicole Kidman 45, Jacki Weaver 65, Phyllis Somerville 69
Men
Lucas Till 22, Alden Ehrenreich 23, Matthew Goode 34, Dermot Mulroney 49, Ralph Brown 55
Exhibit H: the money
It made 1.0 times what it cost.
- Budget
- $12 million
- Box office
- $12.1 million
From TMDB, not adjusted for inflation.
About this analysis
Our parser read the script: 101 scenes and 558 lines of dialogue. The bechdeltest.com rating comes from that site’s readers. How the test works
