Fails the Bechdel test
The Banshees of Inisherin
2022. Directed by Martin McDonagh, written by Martin McDonagh.
The Bechdel test
Bechdel score
2 / 3
Fails
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Yes
1. At least two women
4 women characters. 3 of them speak. -
Yes
2. Who talk to each other
Women do talk to each other. -
No
3. About something besides a man
Every conversation between women that our parser found mentions a man.
Second opinion
Disagree bechdeltest.com readers give it 3 out of 3.
The film
Set on a remote island off the west coast of Ireland, THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN follows lifelong friends Pádraic (Colin Farrell) and Colm (Brendan Gleeson), who find themselves at an impasse when Colm unexpectedly puts an end to their friendship. A stunned Pádraic, aided by his sister Siobhan (Kerry Condon) and troubled young islander Dominic (Barry Keoghan), endeavours to repair the relationship, refusing to take no for an answer. But Pádraic's repeated efforts only strengthen his former friend's resolve and when Colm delivers a desperate ultimatum, events swiftly escalate, with shocking consequences.
- Released
- 04 Nov 2022
- Genres
- Comedy, Drama
- Rated
- R
- IMDb
- 7.6 / 10
- Metascore
- 87 / 100
- Awards
- Nominated for 9 Oscars. 150 wins & 375 nominations total
- Elsewhere
- View on IMDb
Starring, by lines spoken
- Women
- Men
- Not in the cast list
- Bigger name, more lines
- Padraic 318 lines, man
- Colm 123 lines, man
- Siobhan 120 lines, woman
- Dominic 73 lines, man
- Jonjo 43 lines, man
- Peadar 23 lines, man
- Priest 18 lines, man
- Gerry 17 lines, man
- Mrs O’Riordan 16 lines, woman
- Mrs Mccormick 14 lines, woman
Full cast, 17 people
- Colin Farrell as Pádraic Súilleabháin
- Brendan Gleeson as Colm Doherty
- Kerry Condon as Siobhán Súilleabháin
- Barry Keoghan as Dominic Kearney
- Gary Lydon as Peadar Kearney
- Pat Shortt as Jonjo Devine
- Sheila Flitton as Mrs. McCormick
- Bríd Ní Neachtain as Mrs. O'Riordan
- Jon Kenny as Gerry
- Aaron Monaghan as Declan
- David Pearse as Priest
- John Carty as Older Musician 1
- Oliver Farrelly as Older Musician 2
- Lasairfhíona Ní Chonaola as Female Singer
- James Carty as Student Musician 1
- Conor Connolly as Student Musician 2
- Ryan Owens as Student Musician 3
Who talks, scene by scene
Lines of dialogue in every 4 scenes, start to finish. Women above the line, men below.
Women
Men
Scene 1 Scene 173
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Show the numbers
| Scenes | Women's lines | Men's lines |
|---|---|---|
| 1 to 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 to 8 | 6 | 10 |
| 9 to 12 | 0 | 20 |
| 13 to 16 | 0 | 29 |
| 17 to 20 | 16 | 24 |
| 21 to 24 | 1 | 22 |
| 25 to 28 | 0 | 22 |
| 29 to 32 | 5 | 17 |
| 33 to 36 | 0 | 19 |
| 37 to 40 | 12 | 29 |
| 41 to 44 | 13 | 14 |
| 45 to 48 | 7 | 12 |
| 49 to 52 | 0 | 61 |
| 53 to 56 | 8 | 14 |
| 57 to 60 | 9 | 18 |
| 61 to 64 | 0 | 1 |
| 65 to 68 | 1 | 35 |
| 69 to 72 | 3 | 25 |
| 73 to 76 | 12 | 2 |
| 77 to 80 | 6 | 26 |
| 81 to 84 | 8 | 10 |
| 85 to 88 | 0 | 0 |
| 89 to 92 | 12 | 12 |
| 93 to 96 | 0 | 0 |
| 97 to 100 | 0 | 22 |
| 101 to 104 | 7 | 11 |
| 105 to 108 | 0 | 31 |
| 109 to 112 | 4 | 11 |
| 113 to 116 | 0 | 49 |
| 117 to 120 | 10 | 15 |
| 121 to 124 | 5 | 7 |
| 125 to 128 | 0 | 0 |
| 129 to 132 | 0 | 0 |
| 133 to 136 | 2 | 16 |
| 137 to 140 | 0 | 0 |
| 141 to 144 | 0 | 16 |
| 145 to 148 | 4 | 0 |
| 149 to 152 | 3 | 0 |
| 153 to 156 | 0 | 2 |
| 157 to 160 | 1 | 3 |
| 161 to 164 | 0 | 2 |
| 165 to 168 | 0 | 3 |
| 169 to 172 | 0 | 13 |
| 173 to 173 | 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, 20 are women's.
155 lines from women, 627 from men.
- Women
- Men
Exhibit B: who's in it
4 women and 13 men in the cast. 3 women and 8 men from it get lines.
Characters
With lines
- Women
- Men
Exhibit C: who gets heard
The first woman speaks at line 5 of 784.
The longest stretch with no woman speaking runs 64 lines.
Every line of dialogue, first to last
- First line by a woman
- Longest stretch with no woman speaking
Words spoken
Women speak 16% of the words (1,352), men 84% (6,985). Women have 20% of the lines, so their lines run shorter than men's.
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
1
Two men
35
Exhibit E: behind the camera
2 of the 11 people in these jobs are women.
Across the whole crew, 22% of the people whose gender is listed are women.
- Directed by
- Martin McDonagh (man)
- Written by
- Martin McDonagh (man)
- Produced by
- Graham Broadbent (man), Martin McDonagh (man), Peter Czernin (man)
- Shot by
- Ben Davis (man)
- Edited by
- Mikkel E.G. Nielsen (man)
- Music by
- Carter Burwell (man)
- Production design by
- Mark Tildesley (man)
- Costumes by
- Eimer Ní Mhaoldomhnaigh (woman)
- Cast by
- Louise Kiely (woman)
The crew, department by department
-
Visual Effects
1 women, 4 men, 15 not listed
-
Art
1 women, 4 men, 13 not listed
-
Sound
0 women, 9 men, 9 not listed
-
Production
3 women, 9 men, 3 not listed
-
Camera
0 women, 3 men, 11 not listed
-
Costume & Make-Up
4 women, 2 men, 6 not listed
-
Directing
1 women, 3 men, 3 not listed
-
Other crew
0 women, 1 men, 5 not listed
- Women
- Men
- Gender not listed on TMDB
Exhibit F: how old the stars were
Women: 39 on average. Men: 52 on average.
The top-billed cast, at the film's release.
Women
Kerry Condon 39
Men
Barry Keoghan 30, Aaron Monaghan 42, Colin Farrell 46, Pat Shortt 55, Gary Lydon 58, Jon Kenny 65, Brendan Gleeson 67
Exhibit G: the money
It made 2.5 times what it cost.
- Budget
- $20 million
- Box office
- $49.3 million
From TMDB, not adjusted for inflation.
About this analysis
Our parser read the script: 173 scenes and 784 lines of dialogue. The bechdeltest.com rating comes from that site’s readers. How the test works
