Passes the Bechdel test
The Patriot
2000. Directed by Roland Emmerich, written by Robert Rodat.
The Bechdel test
Bechdel score
3 / 3
Passes
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Yes
1. At least two women
6 women characters. 4 of them speak. -
Yes
2. Who talk to each other
In 1 scene out of 169. -
Yes
3. About something besides a man
In that scene, 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
It is 1776 in colonial South Carolina. Benjamin Martin, a French-Indian war hero who is haunted by his past, now wants nothing more than to live peacefully on his small plantation, and wants no part of a war with the most powerful nation in the world, Great Britain. Meanwhile, his two eldest sons, Gabriel and Thomas, can't wait to enlist in the newly formed "Continental Army." When South Carolina decides to join the rebellion against England, Gabriel immediately signs up to fight...without his father's permission. But when Colonel William Tavington, British dragoon, infamous for his brutal tactics, comes and burns the Martin Plantation to the ground, tragedy strikes. Benjamin quickly finds himself torn between protecting his family, and seeking revenge along with being a part of the birth of a new, young, and ambitious nation.
- Released
- 28 Jun 2000
- Genres
- Action, Drama, War
- Rated
- R
- IMDb
- 7.2 / 10
- Metascore
- 63 / 100
- Awards
- Nominated for 3 Oscars. 9 wins & 23 nominations total
- Elsewhere
- View on IMDb
Starring, by lines spoken
- Women
- Men
- Not in the cast list
- Bigger name, more lines
- Marion 296 lines, man
- Gabriel 97 lines, man
- Cornwallis 57 lines, man
- Lee 53 lines, man
- Tarleton 40 lines, man
- Charlotte 24 lines, woman
- Billings 21 lines, man
- Margaret 18 lines, woman
- Washington 17 lines, man
- Anne 14 lines, woman
Full cast, 62 people
- Mel Gibson as Benjamin Martin
- Heath Ledger as Gabriel Martin
- Joely Richardson as Charlotte Selton
- Jason Isaacs as Col. William Tavington
- Chris Cooper as Col. Harry Burwell
- Tchéky Karyo as Jean Villeneuve
- René Auberjonois as Reverend Oliver
- Lisa Brenner as Anne Howard
- Tom Wilkinson as Gen. Cornwallis
- Donal Logue as Dan Scott
- Leon Rippy as John Billings
- Adam Baldwin as Capt. Wilkins
- Jay Arlen Jones as Occam
- Joey D. Vieira as Peter Howard
- Gregory Smith as Thomas Martin
- Mika Boorem as Margaret Martin
- Skye McCole Bartusiak as Susan Martin
- Trevor Morgan as Nathan Martin
- Bryan Chafin as Samuel Martin
- Logan Lerman as William Martin
- Mary Jo Deschanel as Mrs. Howard
- Jamieson Price as Capt. Bordon
- Peter Woodward as Charles O'Hara
- Grahame Wood as Redcoat Lieutenant
- Beatrice Bush as Abigale the Housekeeper
- Shane Ayon as Grinadier Soldier
- Shan Omar Huey as Joshua
- Hank Stone as Rollins
- Kirk Fox as Skunk
- Jack Moore as Curly
- Mark Twogood as Danvers
- Colt Romberger as Colt
- Terry Layman as Gen. George Washington
- Shannon Eubanks as Mrs. Simms
- Bill Roberson as Loyalist Simms
- Charles Black as Matthew
- Andy Stahl as Gen. Nathanel Greene
- Kristian Truelsen as Hardwick
- Kanin Howell as Postrider
- Mark Jeffrey Miller as Wounded Continental
- Zach Hanner as British Field Officer
- Randell Haynes as Patriot Middleton
- John Storey as Cowpens Militiaman
- Greg Good as Cowpens Militiaman
- John F. Dzencelowcz II as Continental Soldier
- Kyle Richard Engels as Billings' Son
- John Bennes as Speaker
- John Curran as Redcoat Sergeant #1
- Dara Coleman as Redcoat Sergeant #2
- Roy McCrerey as Redcoat
- P. Dion Moore as Redcoat
- Tyler Long as Page Poy
- John H. Bush as Abner
- Gil Johnson as Militiaman
- Scott Thomas as Patriot Private
- Derrick B. Young as Slave Boy
- Le Roy Seabrook as Gullah Minister
- Samuel Brown Jr. as Gullah Musician
- Samuel Brown Sr. as Gullah Musician
- Lillie L. Harris as Gullah Musician
- Braima Moiwai as Gullah Musician
- Patrick Tatopoulos as French Naval Officer
Who talks, scene by scene
Lines of dialogue in every 4 scenes, start to finish. Women above the line, men below. 7% of lines come from characters we couldn't match to the cast list and aren't shown.
Women
Men
Scene 1 Scene 169
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Show the numbers
| Scenes | Women's lines | Men's lines |
|---|---|---|
| 1 to 4 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 to 8 | 2 | 24 |
| 9 to 12 | 2 | 7 |
| 13 to 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 to 20 | 7 | 16 |
| 21 to 24 | 0 | 69 |
| 25 to 28 | 0 | 6 |
| 29 to 32 | 5 | 15 |
| 33 to 36 | 3 | 18 |
| 37 to 40 | 3 | 54 |
| 41 to 44 | 0 | 7 |
| 45 to 48 | 0 | 5 |
| 49 to 52 | 7 | 17 |
| 53 to 56 | 0 | 57 |
| 57 to 60 | 0 | 9 |
| 61 to 64 | 0 | 25 |
| 65 to 68 | 0 | 8 |
| 69 to 72 | 0 | 53 |
| 73 to 76 | 2 | 13 |
| 77 to 80 | 5 | 25 |
| 81 to 84 | 0 | 14 |
| 85 to 88 | 0 | 8 |
| 89 to 92 | 3 | 19 |
| 93 to 96 | 0 | 5 |
| 97 to 100 | 0 | 56 |
| 101 to 104 | 0 | 4 |
| 105 to 108 | 11 | 19 |
| 109 to 112 | 1 | 12 |
| 113 to 116 | 0 | 19 |
| 117 to 120 | 1 | 6 |
| 121 to 124 | 1 | 1 |
| 125 to 128 | 6 | 7 |
| 129 to 132 | 4 | 3 |
| 133 to 136 | 8 | 7 |
| 137 to 140 | 0 | 31 |
| 141 to 144 | 0 | 9 |
| 145 to 148 | 0 | 8 |
| 149 to 152 | 0 | 8 |
| 153 to 156 | 0 | 1 |
| 157 to 160 | 0 | 28 |
| 161 to 164 | 0 | 6 |
| 165 to 168 | 0 | 8 |
| 169 to 169 | 2 | 2 |
The evidence
- Straight from the script
- Counted from the script and the credits
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Exhibit A: the passing scene
The scene our parser counted as passing, word for word.
CHARLOTTE: Lovely. SUSAN: Wait for me...
Exhibit B: every 100 lines
Out of every 100 lines with a known speaker, 9 are women's.
73 lines from women, 711 from men.
- Women
- Men
Exhibit C: who's in it
6 women and 42 men in the cast. 4 women and 22 men from it get lines.
Characters
With lines
- Women
- Men
Exhibit D: who gets heard
The first woman speaks at line 18 of 839.
The longest stretch with no woman speaking runs 179 lines.
Every line of dialogue, first to last
- First line by a woman
- Longest stretch with no woman speaking
Words spoken
Women speak 6% of the words (484), men 94% (7,132). Women have 9% 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
3
Two men
86
Exhibit F: behind the camera
4 of the 14 people in these jobs are women.
Across the whole crew, 17% of the people whose gender is listed are women.
- Directed by
- Roland Emmerich (man)
- Written by
- Robert Rodat (man)
- Produced by
- Dean Devlin (man), Mark Gordon (man), Gary Levinsohn (man)
- Shot by
- Caleb Deschanel (man)
- Edited by
- David Brenner (man), Julie Monroe (woman)
- Music by
- John Williams (man)
- Production design by
- Kirk M. Petruccelli (man)
- Costumes by
- Deborah L. Scott (woman)
- Cast by
- David Bloch (man), April Webster (woman), Stephanie Corsalini (woman)
The crew, department by department
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Other crew
5 women, 74 men, 43 not listed
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Sound
5 women, 35 men, 22 not listed
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Art
4 women, 18 men, 25 not listed
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Production
12 women, 9 men, 19 not listed
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Costume & Make-Up
8 women, 3 men, 27 not listed
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Visual Effects
1 women, 13 men, 24 not listed
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Camera
0 women, 20 men, 12 not listed
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Directing
1 women, 6 men, 4 not listed
- Women
- Men
- Gender not listed on TMDB
Exhibit G: how old the stars were
Women: 31 on average. Men: 43 on average.
The top-billed cast, at the film's release.
Women
Lisa Brenner 26, Joely Richardson 35
Men
Heath Ledger 21, Donal Logue 34, Jason Isaacs 37, Mel Gibson 44, Tchéky Karyo 46, Chris Cooper 48, Tom Wilkinson 52, René Auberjonois 60
Exhibit H: the money
It made 2.0 times what it cost.
- Budget
- $110 million
- Box office
- $215 million
From TMDB, not adjusted for inflation.
About this analysis
Our parser read the script: 169 scenes and 839 lines of dialogue. The bechdeltest.com rating comes from that site’s readers. How the test works
