Passes the Bechdel test

The Hitman's Bodyguard

Name: The Hitman's Bodyguard
Released: 2017

2017. Directed by Patrick Hughes, written by Tom O'Connor.

The Bechdel test

Bechdel score

3 / 3

Passes

Yes 1. At least two women
16 women characters. 4 of them speak.
Yes 2. Who talk to each other
In 2 scenes out of 157.
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

With his reputation in tatters after the painfully unsuccessful delivery of a distinguished Japanese client, the former triple-A protection agent, Michael Bryce, is now reduced to a mere second-class bodyguard for hire, two years after the disgraceful incident. Under those circumstances, Bryce would do anything to prove his worth, and, before long, he accepts an offer from Interpol to escort the international assassin, Darius Kincaid, from Manchester to the Hague. The task seems simple: Bryce needs to transport him from point A to point B; nevertheless, the trip to the Netherlands is long and hazardous, and Kincaid--as the only one with the guts and enough hard evidence to testify against a tyrannical Belarusian dictator--is an obvious target. Undoubtedly, it's a tough job, as the mismatched duo will have to put aside their grudges, and race against the clock in a non-stop concerto for bullets. Can the hitman's bodyguard carry through the most important mission in his career?

Released: 18 Aug 2017
Genres: Action, Comedy, Crime
Rated: R
IMDb: 6.9 / 10
Metascore: 47 / 100
Awards: 1 win & 8 nominations total
Elsewhere: View on IMDb

Starring, by lines spoken

Women
Men
Not in the cast list
Bigger name, more lines

Bryce 226 lines, man
Kiernan 196 lines, man
Amelia 82 lines, woman
Casoria 25 lines, woman
Fowler 13 lines, man
Demidov 12 lines, man
Ivanov 9 lines, man
Livitin 7 lines, man
Moreno 6 lines, man
Seifert 6 lines, man

Full cast, 55 people

Ryan Reynolds as Michael Bryce
Samuel L. Jackson as Darius Kincaid
Gary Oldman as Vladislav Dukhovich
Salma Hayek Pinault as Sonia Kincaid
Élodie Yung as Amelia Roussel
Richard E. Grant as Seifert
Joaquim de Almeida as Foucher
Kirsty Mitchell as Rebecca Harr
Yuri Kolokolnikov as Ivan
Sam Hazeldine as Garrett
Mikhail Gorevoy as Livitin
Barry Atsma as Moreno
Georgie Glen as ICC Lead Judge
Tine Joustra as Renata Casoria
Joséphine de la Baume as Interpol Agent
Rod Hallett as Petr Asimov
Abbey Hoes as Flowerstall Clerk
Ori Pfeffer as Vacklin
Lee Nicholas Harris as CO19 Officer
Nadia Konakchieva as Mrs. Asimov
Noortje Herlaar as ICC Court Clerk
Chris Brazier as Garrett's Officer
Alan McKenna as Interpol Agent
Donna Preston as Sonia's Cell Mate
Nikolay Stanoev as Cashier
Renars Latkovskis as Dukhovich Merc
Samantha Bolter as Coventry Police Officer
Russell De Rozario as Nun Driver
Antoin Cox as Amsterdam Bartender
Nicolas de Pruyssenaere as Dutch Cop
Mounir Margoum as Zidane
Velimir Velev as Preacher Murderer
Bruno Salgueiro as Speedboat Owner
Marko Mandić as Goran
Vladimir Vladimirov as Fabio
Zlatka Raikova as Widow
Hristo Petkov as Zidane's Soldier
Stilyan Mavrov as Semi-Truck Driver
Ulyana Chan as Doctor
Ilian Emanviov as Burly Guard
Chris Wilson as ICC Judge
Stuart Whelan as Policeman Lawyer
Atul Sharma as Lawyer
Tamara Sharpe as Pedestrian
Bharat Mistri as Lawyer
Halima Nagori as Defence Stenographer
Truus de Boer as Cyclist
Mark Christopher Collins as Interpol Guard
Ivan Kostadinov as Guard (uncredited)
Patrick Hughes as Interpol Agent (uncredited)
Sander Jan Klerk as ADR voice
Tsuwayuki Saotome as Kurosawa
Karl Farrer as Barrister (uncredited)
Nathanjohn Carter as Interpol Guard (uncredited)
Alexander Terentyev as Hacker Merc

Who talks, scene by scene

Lines of dialogue in every 4 scenes, start to finish. Women above the line, men below. 2% of lines come from characters we couldn't match to the cast list and aren't shown.

Women

Men

Scene 1 Scene 157

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Show the numbers

Scenes	Women's lines	Men's lines
1 to 4	0	3
5 to 8	10	18
9 to 12	0	12
13 to 16	1	16
17 to 20	1	4
21 to 24	15	11
25 to 28	4	10
29 to 32	0	0
33 to 36	20	45
37 to 40	2	1
41 to 44	6	13
45 to 48	0	7
49 to 52	0	21
53 to 56	15	53
57 to 60	0	40
61 to 64	0	21
65 to 68	0	7
69 to 72	0	23
73 to 76	0	12
77 to 80	7	26
81 to 84	1	4
85 to 88	10	16
89 to 92	0	2
93 to 96	0	0
97 to 100	0	0
101 to 104	0	0
105 to 108	0	1
109 to 112	0	3
113 to 116	1	12
117 to 120	0	3
121 to 124	0	1
125 to 128	0	0
129 to 132	2	15
133 to 136	1	21
137 to 140	3	1
141 to 144	2	6
145 to 148	2	30
149 to 152	2	13
153 to 156	2	1
157 to 157	4	11

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.

CASORIA: This is Agent Ryder. AMELIA: Sean, I’ll be accompanying you, along with your security detail --

CASORIA: Casoria. AMELIA: It’s Ryder. Call me back from a landline. We need to discuss the plans for my very large office.

Exhibit B: every 100 lines

Out of every 100 lines with a known speaker, 19 are women's.

111 lines from women, 483 from men.

Women
Men

Exhibit C: who's in it

16 women and 39 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 12 of 609. The longest stretch with no woman speaking runs 156 lines.

Every line of dialogue, first to last

First line by a woman
Longest stretch with no woman speaking

Words spoken

Women speak 20% of the words (1,387), men 80% (5,620). Women have 19% 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

Two men

Exhibit F: behind the camera

3 of the 13 people in these jobs are women. Across the whole crew, 24% of the people whose gender is listed are women.

Directed by: Patrick Hughes (man)
Written by: Tom O'Connor (man)
Produced by: Les Weldon (man), John Thompson (man), Matthew O'Toole (man), Mark Gill (man)
Shot by: Jules O'Loughlin (man)
Edited by: Jake Roberts (man)
Music by: Atli Örvarsson (man)
Production design by: Russell De Rozario (man)
Costumes by: Stephanie Collie (woman)
Cast by: Mariana Stansheva (woman), Elaine Grainger (woman)