Passes the Bechdel test
The Guest
2014. Directed by Adam Wingard, written by Simon Barrett.
The Bechdel test
Bechdel score
3 / 3
Passes
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Yes
1. At least two women
8 women characters. 6 of them speak. -
Yes
2. Who talk to each other
In 3 scenes out of 148. -
Yes
3. About something besides a man
In those scenes, our script parser found no man named. See the scene.
Second opinion
Not rated bechdeltest.com readers haven't rated this film.
The film
A soldier introduces himself to the Peterson family, claiming to be a friend of their son who died in action. After the young man is welcomed into their home, a series of accidental deaths seem to be connected to his presence.
- Released
- 05 Sep 2014
- Genres
- Action, Mystery, Thriller
- Rated
- R
- IMDb
- 6.7 / 10
- Metascore
- 76 / 100
- Awards
- 5 wins & 13 nominations total
- Elsewhere
- View on IMDb
Starring, by lines spoken
- Women
- Men
- Not in the cast list
- Bigger name, more lines
- David 247 lines, man
- Anna 137 lines, woman
- Luke 80 lines, man
- Laura 71 lines, woman
- Spencer 50 lines, man
- Major Carver 48 lines, man
- Kristen 30 lines, woman
- Zeke 24 lines, man
- Higgins 16 lines, man
- Craig 14 lines, man
Full cast, 33 people
- Dan Stevens as 'David'
- Maika Monroe as Anna Peterson
- Leland Orser as Spencer Peterson
- Sheila Kelley as Laura Peterson
- Brendan Meyer as Luke Peterson
- Chase Williamson as Zeke
- Ethan Embry as Higgins
- Joel David Moore as Craig
- Lance Reddick as Major Carver
- Tabatha Shaun as Kristen
- Steven John Brown as Mike
- Brenden Roberts as Ian
- Alex Knight as Mr. Lyles
- Nancy Jeris as Secretary
- Matthew Page as Fireman
- Katie Anne Mitchell as Paramedic
- Frank Bond as Mr. Alston
- Mike Miller as Elderly Man
- Jesse Luken as Drew
- Kelsey Leos Montoya as Jason
- Justin Ramsey as Bartender
- Tyler Riegleman as Jail Guard
- Justin Yu as Blair
- Lonnie Lane as Grill Chef
- AJ Bowen as Austin
- Chris Ellis as Hendricks
- Candice Patton as Sgt. Halway
- Chris Harding as Caleb Peterson
- Darlene Kellum as Diner Patron (uncredited)
- J. Nathan Simmons as Diner Patron (uncredited)
- Tina Borek as Lady in Diner (uncredited)
- Steve Moore as Halloween Party Guest (uncredited)
- Vanessa Torres as Halloween Party Devil (uncredited)
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 148
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Show the numbers
| Scenes | Women's lines | Men's lines |
|---|---|---|
| 1 to 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 to 8 | 19 | 28 |
| 9 to 12 | 18 | 17 |
| 13 to 16 | 4 | 8 |
| 17 to 20 | 15 | 35 |
| 21 to 24 | 1 | 18 |
| 25 to 28 | 0 | 21 |
| 29 to 32 | 0 | 68 |
| 33 to 36 | 19 | 12 |
| 37 to 40 | 25 | 19 |
| 41 to 44 | 14 | 34 |
| 45 to 48 | 2 | 1 |
| 49 to 52 | 2 | 3 |
| 53 to 56 | 0 | 46 |
| 57 to 60 | 11 | 12 |
| 61 to 64 | 2 | 3 |
| 65 to 68 | 8 | 3 |
| 69 to 72 | 16 | 22 |
| 73 to 76 | 0 | 0 |
| 77 to 80 | 2 | 1 |
| 81 to 84 | 1 | 5 |
| 85 to 88 | 27 | 33 |
| 89 to 92 | 7 | 41 |
| 93 to 96 | 5 | 23 |
| 97 to 100 | 3 | 6 |
| 101 to 104 | 0 | 1 |
| 105 to 108 | 1 | 1 |
| 109 to 112 | 4 | 7 |
| 113 to 116 | 0 | 1 |
| 117 to 120 | 0 | 3 |
| 121 to 124 | 7 | 12 |
| 125 to 128 | 16 | 16 |
| 129 to 132 | 0 | 4 |
| 133 to 136 | 2 | 17 |
| 137 to 140 | 2 | 1 |
| 141 to 144 | 6 | 9 |
| 145 to 148 | 4 | 8 |
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.
ANNA: I guess I’ll see you again later. LAURA: Let me show you your room.
KRISTEN: I’ve got it. Thanks. ANNA: Call me when you get off, okay? KRISTEN: I will. Take care of yourself. ANNA: You too.
KRISTEN: Is everything alright? ANNA: I think so. I’ll call you later, okay?
Exhibit B: every 100 lines
Out of every 100 lines with a known speaker, 31 are women's.
243 lines from women, 539 from men.
- Women
- Men
Exhibit C: who's in it
8 women and 24 men in the cast. 6 women and 20 men from it get lines.
Characters
With lines
- Women
- Men
Exhibit D: who gets heard
A woman speaks the first line.
The longest stretch with no woman speaking runs 106 lines.
Every line of dialogue, first to last
- First line by a woman
- Longest stretch with no woman speaking
Words spoken
Women speak 29% of the words (2,168), men 71% (5,266). Women have 31% 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
13
Two men
32
Exhibit F: behind the camera
4 of the 11 people in these jobs are women.
Across the whole crew, 23% of the people whose gender is listed are women.
- Directed by
- Adam Wingard (man)
- Written by
- Simon Barrett (man)
- Produced by
- Jessica Wu (woman), Keith Calder (man)
- Shot by
- Robby Baumgartner (man)
- Edited by
- Adam Wingard (man)
- Music by
- Steve Moore (man)
- Production design by
- Tom Hammock (man)
- Cast by
- Nicole Daniels (woman), Arlie Day (woman), Courtney Bright (woman)
The crew, department by department
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Other crew
1 women, 9 men, 3 not listed
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Sound
1 women, 7 men, 5 not listed
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Production
4 women, 4 men, 1 not listed
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Art
0 women, 3 men, 3 not listed
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Camera
1 women, 1 men, 3 not listed
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Costume & Make-Up
1 women, 0 men, 1 not listed
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Directing
0 women, 1 men, 1 not listed
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Editing
0 women, 1 men
- Women
- Men
- Gender not listed on TMDB
Exhibit G: how old the stars were
Women: 33 on average. Men: 36 on average.
The top-billed cast, at the film's release.
Women
Maika Monroe 21, Tabatha Shaun 25, Sheila Kelley 52
Men
Brendan Meyer 19, Chase Williamson 26, Dan Stevens 31, Ethan Embry 36, Joel David Moore 36, Lance Reddick 52, Leland Orser 54
Exhibit H: the money
It made 54% of what it cost.
- Budget
- $5 million
- Box office
- $2.7 million
From TMDB, not adjusted for inflation.
About this analysis
Our parser read the script: 148 scenes and 782 lines of dialogue. How the test works
