Passes the Bechdel test
The Phantom of the Opera
2005. Directed by Joel Schumacher, written by Gaston Leroux and Andrew Lloyd Webber and Joel Schumacher.
The Bechdel test
Bechdel score
3 / 3
Passes
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Yes
1. At least two women
16 women characters. 3 of them speak. -
Yes
2. Who talk to each other
In 2 scenes out of 181. -
Yes
3. About something besides a man
In those scenes, our script parser found no man named. See the scene.
Second opinion
Disagree bechdeltest.com readers give it 2 out of 3.
The film
Begins when an opera ghost terrorizes the cast and crew of the French Opera House while tutoring a chorus girl. He finally drives the lead soprano crazy so she and her friend leave. The girl is able to sing lead one night but the soprano doesn't want her show stolen so she comes back. The ghost demands they keep giving his protégé lead roles. Meanwhile, His pupil falls in love with the Vicomte de Chagny, but the Phantom is in love with Christine, his student. The Phantom is outraged by their love and kidnaps Christine to be his eternal bride. Will Raoul, the Vicomte, be able to stop this dastardly plan?
- Released
- 21 Jan 2005
- Genres
- Drama, Musical, Romance
- Rated
- PG-13
- IMDb
- 7.2 / 10
- Metascore
- 40 / 100
- Awards
- Nominated for 3 Oscars. 7 wins & 42 nominations total
- Elsewhere
- View on IMDb
Starring, by lines spoken
- Women
- Men
- Not in the cast list
- Bigger name, more lines
- Christine 86 lines, woman
- Phantom 74 lines, man
- Raoul 69 lines, man
- Firmin 66 lines, man
- Andre 63 lines, man
- Carlotta 45 lines, woman
- Mme. Giry 32 lines, woman
- Auctioneer 15 lines, man
- Both 15 lines
- Meg 15 lines, woman
Full cast, 140 people
- Gerard Butler as The Phantom
- Emmy Rossum as Christine
- Patrick Wilson as Raoul
- Miranda Richardson as Madame Giry
- Minnie Driver as Carlotta
- Ciarán Hinds as Firmin
- Simon Callow as Andre
- Victor McGuire as Piangi
- Jennifer Ellison as Meg Giry
- Murray Melvin as Reyer
- Kevin McNally as Buquet
- James Fleet as Lefevre
- Imogen Bain as Carlotta's Maid
- Miles Western as Carlotta's Wigmaker
- Judith Paris as Carlotta's Seamstress
- Halcro Johnston as Passirino
- Paul Brooke as Auctioneer
- Oliver Chopping as Porter
- Alison Skilbeck as Nun / Nurse
- Lee Sellers as Chauffeur
- Ramin Karimloo as Christine's Father
- Chris Overton as Young Phantom
- Jesika Cannon as Young Christine
- Annabel Porter as Young Meg
- Laura Hounsom as Young Madame Giry
- Lorraine Stewart as Ballet Tart
- Lucy Casson as Ballet Tart
- Jonathan D. Ellis as Fop
- Jose Tirado as Lead Male Dancer / Flamenco Dancer / Masquerade Dancer
- David Langham as Fop #1 / Male Ensemble
- Sebastien Torkia as Ballet Boy
- Chris Jarvis as Ballet Boy / Flamenco Dancer / Masquerade Dancer
- Liesl Dowsett as Ballet Girl / Masquerade Dancer
- Greet Botterman as Ballet Girl / Masquerade Dancer
- Kirsty Tapp as Ballet Girl / Masquerade Dancer
- Amy Lawson as Ballet Girl / Masquerade Dancer
- Tess Cunningham as Ballet Girl / Masquerade Dancer
- Kathryn Dunn as Ballet Girl / Flamenco Dancer
- Pia Driver as Ballet Girl / Flamenco Dancer / Masquerade Dancer
- Sophia Hurdley as Ballet Girl
- Elena Buda as Ballet Girl
- Mark Carroll as Male Ensemble
- Brian Wheeler as Opera Chorus
- Terry Kelly as Male Ensemble
- David Arneil as Male Ensemble
- John Griffiths as Male Ensemble
- Graham McDuff as Male Ensemble
- Tricia Deighton as Female Ensemble
- Mandy Holliday as Female Ensemble
- Jackie Marks as Female Ensemble
- Sophie-Louise Dann as Female Ensemble
- Valerie Cutko as Female Ensemble
- Julia Worsley as Female Ensemble
- Margaret Preece as Female Ensemble
- Annalene Beechey as Female Ensemble
- Lucy Potter as Ballet Girl
- Remy Martyn as Flamenco Dancer / Male Masquerade Dancer
- Richard Bayliss as Opera Populaire Orchestra
- Andrew Charles Corbett as Flamenco Dancer / Male Masquerade Dancer
- Ralph Broadbent as Opera Populaire Orchestra
- Damien Lee Stirk as Flamenco Dancer / Male Masquerade Dancer
- Alexander Cameron as Opera Populaire Orchestra
- Pascal Langdale as Flamenco Dancer
- Paul Costin as Opera Populaire Orchestra
- Carlos Otera as Flamenco Dancer
- Matthew Draper as Opera Populaire Orchestra
- Annika Strandberg as Flamenco Dancer
- Ben Gant as Opera Populaire Orchestra
- Beth Sheather as Flamenco Dancer
- Jonathon Hill as Opera Populaire Orchestra
- Isabel Lesto as Flamenco Dancer
- Sarah Frasca as Flamenco Dancer
- Timothy Kipling as Opera Populaire Orchestra
- Sandra Eloani as Flamenco Dancer
- Jonathon Kitchen as Opera Populaire Orchestra
- Ruben Halse as Candelabra Holder
- Tristan Keyte as Opera Populaire Orchestra
- Damian Jones as Candelabra Holder
- Michael Mansbridge as Opera Populaire Orchestra
- Jeff Moore as Opera Populaire Orchestra
- Vanessa Perroncel as Candelabra Holder
- Lea Jerova as Candelabra Holder
- Julian Poole as Opera Populaire Orchestra
- Rebekah Dobbins as Candelabra Holder
- James Pullman as Opera Populaire Orchestra
- Lee Chapman as Candelabra Holder
- Robert Purvis as Opera Populaire Orchestra
- Gavin Lee as Male Masquerade Dancer
- Dave Tosh as Opera Populaire Orchestra
- Rod Buchanan as Male Masquerade Dancer
- Chris Worsey as Opera Populaire Orchestra
- Ashley Wallen as Male Masquerade Dancer
- Adam Pudney as Male Masquerade Dancer
- Ben Garner as Male Masquerade Dancer
- Blake Clayfield as Male Masquerade Dancer
- Damien Delaney as Male Masquerade Dancer
- Marcus Tesch as Male Masquerade Dancer
- Michael Small as Male Masquerade Dancer
- Milo Miles as Male Masquerade Dancer
- Nathan Clark as Male Masquerade Dancer
- Stephen B. White as Male Masquerade Dancer
- Stephen Berkeley as Male Masquerade Dancer
- Kasper Cornish as Male Masquerade Dancer
- Philip Catchpole as Male Masquerade Dancer
- Ryan Jenkins as Male Masquerade Dancer
- Gavin Wilkinson as Male Masquerade Dancer
- Alec Mann as Male Masquerade Dancer
- Scott Wyer as Male Masquerade Dancer
- Paul Micha as Male Masquerade Dancer
- Clinton Goldsmith as Male Masquerade Dancer
- Andrew Corbett as Male Masquerade Dancer
- Luis Gallo Mudarra as Male Masquerade Dancer
- Damien Jackson as Male Masquerade Dancer
- Tom Tanscy as Male Masquerade Dancer
- Luke Jackson as Male Masquerade Dancer
- Aaron Sillis as Male Masquerade Dancer
- Melanie Perks as Female Masquerade Dancer
- Lorena Randi as Female Masquerade Dancer
- Lisa Stevens as Female Masquerade Dancer
- Rachael Crocker as Female Masquerade Dancer
- Julia Florimo as Female Masquerade Dancer
- Caroline Lynn as Female Masquerade Dancer
- Joanna Woodliffe as Female Masquerade Dancer
- Marilena Nicolaou as Female Masquerade Dancer
- Joanna Ernest as Female Masquerade Dancer
- Georgina Hagerty as Female Masquerade Dancer
- Simone De La Rue as Female Masquerade Dancer
- Claire Goodman as Female Masquerade Dancer
- Gem Collingwood as Female Masquerade Dancer
- Maddy G. Harris as Female Masquerade Dancer
- Juliet Gough as Female Masquerade Dancer
- Deborah Bundy as Female Masquerade Dancer
- Pippa Raine as Female Masquerade Dancer
- Leigh Daniels as Female Masquerade Dancer
- Gabriel Noble as Female Masquerade Dancer
- Maryam Pourian as Female Masquerade Dancer
- Candice Evans as Female Masquerade Dancer
- Janine Davis as Female Masquerade Dancer
- Bethany Elliot as Female Masquerade Dancer
- Dawn Collins as Female Masquerade Dancer
Who talks, scene by scene
Lines of dialogue in every 4 scenes, start to finish. Women above the line, men below. 9% of lines come from characters we couldn't match to the cast list and aren't shown.
Women
Men
Scene 1 Scene 181
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Show the numbers
| Scenes | Women's lines | Men's lines |
|---|---|---|
| 1 to 4 | 1 | 16 |
| 5 to 8 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 to 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 to 16 | 1 | 4 |
| 17 to 20 | 28 | 35 |
| 21 to 24 | 17 | 23 |
| 25 to 28 | 1 | 1 |
| 29 to 32 | 1 | 3 |
| 33 to 36 | 3 | 2 |
| 37 to 40 | 4 | 0 |
| 41 to 44 | 6 | 0 |
| 45 to 48 | 7 | 10 |
| 49 to 52 | 6 | 7 |
| 53 to 56 | 2 | 2 |
| 57 to 60 | 2 | 4 |
| 61 to 64 | 2 | 4 |
| 65 to 68 | 1 | 7 |
| 69 to 72 | 4 | 6 |
| 73 to 76 | 2 | 0 |
| 77 to 80 | 2 | 33 |
| 81 to 84 | 7 | 16 |
| 85 to 88 | 7 | 17 |
| 89 to 92 | 0 | 6 |
| 93 to 96 | 4 | 3 |
| 97 to 100 | 3 | 5 |
| 101 to 104 | 1 | 3 |
| 105 to 108 | 10 | 6 |
| 109 to 112 | 0 | 6 |
| 113 to 116 | 0 | 0 |
| 117 to 120 | 15 | 20 |
| 121 to 124 | 4 | 20 |
| 125 to 128 | 4 | 9 |
| 129 to 132 | 3 | 11 |
| 133 to 136 | 2 | 2 |
| 137 to 140 | 1 | 1 |
| 141 to 144 | 0 | 0 |
| 145 to 148 | 1 | 0 |
| 149 to 152 | 11 | 7 |
| 153 to 156 | 3 | 12 |
| 157 to 160 | 0 | 0 |
| 161 to 164 | 4 | 7 |
| 165 to 168 | 0 | 5 |
| 169 to 172 | 2 | 2 |
| 173 to 176 | 9 | 22 |
| 177 to 180 | 2 | 4 |
| 181 to 181 | 1 | 0 |
The evidence
- Straight from the script
- Counted from the script and the credits
Tap an exhibit to open it.
Exhibit A: the passing scenes
The scene our parser counted as passing, word for word.
MEG: Where in the world have you been hiding? Really you were perfect! I only wish I knew your secret! Who is your great tutor? CHRISTINE: Meg... When your mother brought me here to live...
CHRISTINE: Angel of Music! Guide and guardian! Grant to me your glory! MEG: Who is this angel?
Exhibit B: every 100 lines
Out of every 100 lines with a known speaker, 35 are women's.
184 lines from women, 343 from men.
- Women
- Men
Exhibit C: who's in it
16 women and 36 men in the cast. 3 women and 18 men from it get lines.
Characters
With lines
- Women
- Men
Exhibit D: who gets heard
The first woman speaks at line 12 of 576.
The longest stretch with no woman speaking runs 34 lines.
Every line of dialogue, first to last
- First line by a woman
- Longest stretch with no woman speaking
Words spoken
Women speak 36% of the words (2,354), men 64% (4,166). Women have 35% 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
7
Two men
50
Exhibit F: behind the camera
1 of the 13 people in these jobs is a woman.
Across the whole crew, 23% of the people whose gender is listed are women.
- Directed by
- Joel Schumacher (man)
- Written by
- Andrew Lloyd Webber (man), Joel Schumacher (man), Charles Hart (man), Richard Stilgoe (man)
- From the novel by
- Gaston Leroux (man)
- Produced by
- Andrew Lloyd Webber (man)
- Shot by
- John Mathieson (man)
- Edited by
- Terry Rawlings (man)
- Music by
- Andrew Lloyd Webber (man)
- Production design by
- Anthony Pratt (man)
- Costumes by
- Alexandra Byrne (woman)
- Cast by
- David Grindrod (gender not listed)
The crew, department by department
-
Production
3 women, 6 men, 6 not listed
-
Sound
1 women, 8 men, 5 not listed
-
Other crew
3 women, 4 men, 6 not listed
-
Art
1 women, 7 men, 1 not listed
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Writing
0 women, 7 men
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Camera
0 women, 4 men, 1 not listed
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Costume & Make-Up
3 women, 0 men, 2 not listed
-
Directing
1 women, 2 men, 1 not listed
- Women
- Men
- Gender not listed on TMDB
Exhibit G: how old the stars were
Women: 30 on average. Men: 47 on average.
The top-billed cast, at the film's release.
Women
Emmy Rossum 18, Jennifer Ellison 21, Minnie Driver 34, Miranda Richardson 46
Men
Patrick Wilson 31, Gerard Butler 35, Victor McGuire 40, Ciarán Hinds 51, Simon Callow 55, Murray Melvin 72
Exhibit H: the money
It made 2.2 times what it cost.
- Budget
- $70 million
- Box office
- $155 million
From TMDB, not adjusted for inflation.
About this analysis
Our parser read the script: 181 scenes and 576 lines of dialogue. The bechdeltest.com rating comes from that site’s readers. How the test works
