Passes the Bechdel test
The Great Gatsby
2013. Directed by Baz Luhrmann, written by Baz Luhrmann and Craig Pearce and F. Scott Fitzgerald.
The Bechdel test
Bechdel score
3 / 3
Passes
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Yes
1. At least two women
16 women characters. 9 of them speak. -
Yes
2. Who talk to each other
In 4 scenes out of 175. -
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, though someone marked that rating as dubious.
The film
An adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald's Long Island-set novel, where Midwesterner Nick Carraway is lured into the lavish world of his neighbor, Jay Gatsby. Soon enough, however, Carraway sees through the cracks of Gatsby's nouveau riche existence, where obsession, madness, and tragedy await.
- Released
- 10 May 2013
- Genres
- Drama, Romance
- Rated
- PG-13
- IMDb
- 7.2 / 10
- Metascore
- 55 / 100
- Awards
- Won 2 Oscars. 51 wins & 86 nominations total
- Elsewhere
- View on IMDb
Starring, by lines spoken
- Women
- Men
- Not in the cast list
- Bigger name, more lines
- Nick 344 lines, man
- Gatsby 230 lines, man
- Tom 138 lines, man
- Daisy 109 lines, woman
- Jordan 62 lines, woman
- Wilson 16 lines, man
- Wolfsheim 15 lines, man
- Myrtle 14 lines, woman
- Discover 12 lines
- Doctor 12 lines
Full cast, 103 people
- Leonardo DiCaprio as Jay Gatsby
- Tobey Maguire as Nick Carraway
- Carey Mulligan as Daisy Buchanan
- Joel Edgerton as Tom Buchanan
- Elizabeth Debicki as Jordan Baker
- Isla Fisher as Myrtle Wilson
- Jason Clarke as George Wilson
- Amitabh Bachchan as Meyer Wolfsheim
- Callan McAuliffe as Teen Jay Gatsby
- Adelaide Clemens as Catherine
- Steve Bisley as Dan Cody
- Richard Carter as Herzog
- Jack Thompson as Dr. Walter Perkins
- Vince Colosimo as Michaelis
- Max Cullen as Owl Eyes
- Mal Day as The Boss-Probity Trust
- Emily Foreman as Pammy
- Tiger Leacey Wyvill as Pammy
- Charlize Skinner as Pammy
- Brendan Maclean as Klipspringer
- Kate Mulvany as Mrs. McKee
- Kahlia Greksa as The Twin
- Karinna Greksa as The Twin
- Garrett William Fountain as Barman
- David Furlong as Walter Chase
- Daniel Gill as Police Commissioner
- Iota as Trimalchio the Orchestra Leader
- Barry Otto as Benny McClenahan
- John O'Connell as Newton Orchid
- Ben McIvor as Clerk - Probity Trust
- Hamish Michael as Clerk - Probity Trust
- Brian Rooney as Clerk - Probity Trust
- Gemma Ward as Languid Girl
- Goran D. Kleut as Head Waiter - Speakeasy
- Denning Isles as Clarinetist
- Heather Mitchell as Daisy's Mother
- Nick Tate as Taxi Driver
- Lisa Adam as Weeping / Singing Woman
- Frank Aldridge as Well Dressed Male Witness - Wilson's Garage
- Price Johnson as Singer - Wilson's Garage
- Bill Young as Policeman - Wilson's Garage
- Nicholas Simpson as Second Policeman - Wilson's Garage
- Emmanuel Ekwensi as Jazz Player
- Eden Falk as Mr. McKee
- Stephen James King as Nelson
- Kim Knuckey as Senator Gulick
- Barrie Laws as Party Guest
- Alfred Quinten as Party Guest
- Mark Lemon as The Professor
- John Maumau as The Boxer
- Kevin McGlothan as Footman
- Gadir Rajab as Footman
- Nick Meenahan as Train Conductor
- Kasia Stelmach as Silent Film Star Marlene Moon
- Olga Miller as Russian Silent Film Actress
- Gus Murray as Teddy Barton
- Corey Blake Owers as Louisville Officer
- Tasman Palazzi as Young James Gatz
- Brenton Prince as Guard at Gatsby's Gates
- Bryan Probets as Gardener
- Milan Pulvermacher as Waiter - Hotel Sayre
- Jake Ryan as Motorcycle Cop
- John Sheerin as The Police Captain
- Kieran van Bunnik as Rowdie
- Sylvana Vandertouw as European Woman
- Matthew Whittet as Vladimir Tostoff
- Felix Williamson as Henrí
- Nancy Denis as Foxy Baker / Speakeasy Dancer
- Natasha Marconi as Puff Dancer
- Jaclyn Seymour as Puff Dancer
- Briden Starr as Party Dancer
- Charles Bartley as Party Dancer
- Veronica Beattie as Party Dancer
- Kane Bonke as Party Dancer
- Kirby Burgess as Party Dancer
- Henry Byalikov as Party Dancer
- Thomas Egan as Party Dancer
- Danielle Evrat as Party Dancer
- Ryan Gonzalez as Party Dancer
- Michelle Hopper as Party Dancer
- Lyndell Harradine as Party Dancer
- Lara Mulcahy as Party Dancer
- Romina Villafranca as Party Dancer
- Mitchell Woodcock as Party Dancer
- Kaylie Yee as Party Dancer
- Sophie Rose Holloway as Party Dancer
- James May as Party Dancer
- Zac McAliece as Party Dancer
- Alex Stewart as Party Dancer
- Mikaela Smith as Party Dancer
- Tiana Canterbury as Speakeasy Dancer
- Morgan Choice as Speakeasy Dancer
- Lisa Viola as Speakeasy Dancer
- Eden Dessalegn as Speakeasy Dancer
- Elenoa Rokobaro as Speakeasy Dancer
- Effie Nkrumah as Dancing Couple
- Thabang Baloyi as Dancing Couple
- Donna Stevens as Trapeze Artist
- Lil Tulloch as Trapeze Artist
- Leah Wood as Gatsby's Mother (uncredited)
- Kate Rutherford as Party Guest (uncredited)
- Ryan Cooper as Extra (uncredited)
- Jeremy Costello as Beach Runner (uncredited)
Who talks, scene by scene
Lines of dialogue in every 4 scenes, start to finish. Women above the line, men below. 8% of lines come from characters we couldn't match to the cast list and aren't shown.
Women
Men
Scene 1 Scene 175
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Show the numbers
| Scenes | Women's lines | Men's lines |
|---|---|---|
| 1 to 4 | 0 | 16 |
| 5 to 8 | 0 | 8 |
| 9 to 12 | 0 | 9 |
| 13 to 16 | 27 | 50 |
| 17 to 20 | 6 | 14 |
| 21 to 24 | 5 | 26 |
| 25 to 28 | 23 | 23 |
| 29 to 32 | 0 | 8 |
| 33 to 36 | 7 | 19 |
| 37 to 40 | 11 | 33 |
| 41 to 44 | 4 | 9 |
| 45 to 48 | 0 | 37 |
| 49 to 52 | 8 | 56 |
| 53 to 56 | 13 | 1 |
| 57 to 60 | 8 | 6 |
| 61 to 64 | 0 | 29 |
| 65 to 68 | 6 | 16 |
| 69 to 72 | 4 | 18 |
| 73 to 76 | 4 | 15 |
| 77 to 80 | 5 | 7 |
| 81 to 84 | 12 | 23 |
| 85 to 88 | 0 | 7 |
| 89 to 92 | 0 | 12 |
| 93 to 96 | 8 | 28 |
| 97 to 100 | 2 | 6 |
| 101 to 104 | 1 | 6 |
| 105 to 108 | 4 | 10 |
| 109 to 112 | 1 | 25 |
| 113 to 116 | 0 | 4 |
| 117 to 120 | 0 | 15 |
| 121 to 124 | 1 | 7 |
| 125 to 128 | 0 | 1 |
| 129 to 132 | 13 | 23 |
| 133 to 136 | 23 | 89 |
| 137 to 140 | 2 | 15 |
| 141 to 144 | 2 | 18 |
| 145 to 148 | 0 | 42 |
| 149 to 152 | 0 | 28 |
| 153 to 156 | 0 | 2 |
| 157 to 160 | 0 | 7 |
| 161 to 164 | 2 | 9 |
| 165 to 168 | 0 | 9 |
| 169 to 172 | 4 | 9 |
| 173 to 175 | 1 | 10 |
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.
JORDAN: I've been lying on that sofa for as long as I can remember... DAISY: I know! This summer I'll sort of, fling you and Jordan together... DAISY: I'll push you into linen closets, and out to sea in boats... JORDAN: I'm not listening to a word!
DAISY: Your life is adorable. JORDAN: I know somebody in West Egg.
DAISY: Would you like to hear a family secret? Its about the butler's nose... JORDAN: Things went from bad to worse... DAISY: Nicky... I heard a rumor, that you were getting married to a girl out west...
MYRTLE: Oh, don't! MYRTLE: I'm not one of those models...! But you can if you want... CATHERINE: Neither of them can stand who they're married to.
JORDAN: But, the morning of the wedding, Daisy received a letter... DAISY: Tell them Daisy's changed her mind! JORDAN: Daisy! Please, everyone's waiting! YOUNG DAISY: Give them back!!
Exhibit B: every 100 lines
Out of every 100 lines with a known speaker, 20 are women's.
207 lines from women, 805 from men.
- Women
- Men
Exhibit C: who's in it
16 women and 33 men in the cast. 9 women and 24 men from it get lines.
Characters
With lines
- Women
- Men
Exhibit D: who gets heard
The first woman speaks at line 74 of 1,095.
The longest stretch with no woman speaking runs 98 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 (1,840), men 82% (8,599). Women have 20% 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
8
Two men
88
Exhibit F: behind the camera
7 of the 18 people in these jobs are women.
Across the whole crew, 37% of the people whose gender is listed are women.
- Directed by
- Baz Luhrmann (man)
- Written by
- Baz Luhrmann (man), Craig Pearce (man)
- From the novel by
- F. Scott Fitzgerald (man)
- Produced by
- Catherine Knapman (woman), Baz Luhrmann (man), Lucy Fisher (woman), Catherine Martin (woman), Douglas Wick (man)
- Shot by
- Simon Duggan (man)
- Edited by
- Matt Villa (man), Jason Ballantine (man), Jonathan Redmond (man)
- Music by
- Craig Armstrong (man)
- Production design by
- Catherine Martin (woman)
- Costumes by
- Catherine Martin (woman)
- Cast by
- Nikki Barrett (woman), Ronna Kress (woman)
The crew, department by department
-
Sound
6 women, 15 men, 10 not listed
-
Art
4 women, 3 men, 12 not listed
-
Production
6 women, 7 men, 1 not listed
-
Costume & Make-Up
6 women, 1 men, 3 not listed
-
Directing
3 women, 2 men, 5 not listed
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Visual Effects
0 women, 4 men, 5 not listed
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Other crew
0 women, 4 men, 2 not listed
-
Editing
1 women, 3 men, 1 not listed
- Women
- Men
- Gender not listed on TMDB
Exhibit G: how old the stars were
Women: 27 on average. Men: 41 on average.
The top-billed cast, at the film's release.
Women
Elizabeth Debicki 22, Adelaide Clemens 23, Carey Mulligan 27, Isla Fisher 37
Men
Callan McAuliffe 18, Tobey Maguire 37, Leonardo DiCaprio 38, Joel Edgerton 38, Jason Clarke 43, Amitabh Bachchan 70
Exhibit H: the money
It made 3.3 times what it cost.
- Budget
- $105 million
- Box office
- $351 million
From TMDB, not adjusted for inflation.
About this analysis
Our parser read the script: 175 scenes and 1,095 lines of dialogue. The bechdeltest.com rating comes from that site’s readers. How the test works
