Fails the Bechdel test
The Revenant
2016. Directed by Alejandro G. Iñárritu, written by Mark L. Smith and Alejandro G. Iñárritu and Michael Punke.
The Bechdel test
Bechdel score
0 / 3
Fails
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No
1. At least two women
Fewer than two women characters. -
No
2. Who talk to each other
Our parser found no scene where two women talk to each other. -
No
3. About something besides a man
Not reached: the film fails an earlier rule.
Second opinion
Agree bechdeltest.com readers give it 0 out of 3.
The film
While exploring uncharted wilderness in 1823, legendary frontiersman Hugh Glass sustains injuries from a brutal bear attack. When his hunting team leaves him for dead, Glass must utilize his survival skills to find a way back home while avoiding natives on their own hunt. Grief-stricken and fueled by vengeance, Glass treks through the wintry terrain to track down John Fitzgerald, the former confidant who betrayed and abandoned him.
- Released
- 08 Jan 2016
- Genres
- Action, Drama, Western
- Rated
- R
- IMDb
- 8 / 10
- Metascore
- 76 / 100
- Awards
- Won 3 Oscars. 95 wins & 196 nominations total
- Elsewhere
- View on IMDb
Starring, by lines spoken
- Women
- Men
- Not in the cast list
- Bigger name, more lines
- Fitzgerald 118 lines, man
- Glass 93 lines, man
- Henry 81 lines, man
- Bridger 47 lines, man
- Pig 22 lines, man
- Runty Man 17 lines, man
- Spotted Horse 15 lines, man
- Anderson 13 lines, man
- Murphy 10 lines, man
- Brazeau 9 lines
Full cast, 69 people
- Leonardo DiCaprio as Hugh Glass
- Tom Hardy as John Fitzgerald
- Domhnall Gleeson as Captain Andrew Henry
- Will Poulter as Jim Bridger
- Forrest Goodluck as Hawk
- Duane Howard as Elk Dog
- Arthur Redcloud as Hikuc
- Melaw Nakehk'o as Powaqa
- Grace Dove as Hugh Glass' Wife
- Lukas Haas as Jones
- Paul Anderson as Anderson
- Kristoffer Joner as Murphy
- Joshua Burge as Stubby Bill
- Fabrice Adde as Toussaint
- Christopher Rosamond as Boone
- Robert Moloney as Dave Chapman
- Brendan Fletcher as Fryman
- Tyson Wood as Weston
- McCaleb Burnett as Beckett
- Vincent Leclerc as French Trapper
- Stephane Legault as French Trapper
- Emmanuel Bilodeau as French Interpreter
- Cole Vandale as Coulter Naked Pale Trapper
- Tom Guiry as Billy Brother Trapper
- Scott Olynek as Johnnie Brother Trapper
- Amelia Crow Show as Pregnant Pawnee Woman
- Peter Strand Rumpel as Scalped Shirtless Trapper
- Timothy Lyle as Gordon in Shack
- Kory Grim as Trapper Hatchet in Back
- Anthony Starlight as Arikara Chief
- Jamie Medicine Crane as Arikara Crying Woman
- Veronica Marlowe as Arikara Crying Woman
- Clarence Hoof as Arikara Healer
- Dion Little Child as Arikara Warrior
- Blake Wildcat as Arikara Warrior
- Paul Young Pine as Arikara Warrior
- Cody Big Tobacco as Arikara Warrior
- Dallas Young Pine as Arikara Warrior
- Chesley Wilson as Arikara Elder
- Michael Fraser as Trapper Violin Player
- Scott Duncan as Trapper Violin Player
- Mariah Old Shoes as Pawnee Prostitute
- Adrian Glynn McMorran as American Soldier
- Isaiah Tootoosis as Boy Hawk
- Alex Bisping as Trapper
- Chris Ippolito as Trapper
- Jeffrey Olynek as Trapper
- C. Adam Leigh as Trapper
- Kevin Corey as Trapper
- Daniel Rampanen as Trapper
- Javier Botet as Nightmare Character
- Haysam Kadri as Doctor
- Jordan Crawford as Fort Butcher
- David Rampanen as Harp Player
- Brad Carter as Johnnie (uncredited)
- Rootie J. Boyd as Southern Trapper (uncredited)
- Ray Chase as Southern Trapper (uncredited)
- Glenn Ennis as The Bear (uncredited)
- Charles Fathy as French Trapper (voice, uncredited)
- Mark Krysko as Trapper (uncredited)
- Stephen Richard Lofstrom as French Trapper (uncredited)
- T. Michael Morris as Irish Trapper (uncredited)
- Bruno Stephane as French Trapper (voice, uncredited)
- Jay Tavare as Native American Voices (uncredited)
- Michael Villar as Southern Trapper (uncredited)
- Jay Cardinal Villeneuve as French Fur Trapper (uncredited)
- Del Zamora as Native Voices (uncredited)
- Duff Zayonce as Trapper (uncredited)
- Tighe Gill as Young Trapper (uncredited)
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 148
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Show the numbers
| Scenes | Women's lines | Men's lines |
|---|---|---|
| 1 to 4 | 0 | 14 |
| 5 to 8 | 0 | 45 |
| 9 to 12 | 0 | 46 |
| 13 to 16 | 0 | 13 |
| 17 to 20 | 0 | 14 |
| 21 to 24 | 0 | 30 |
| 25 to 28 | 0 | 24 |
| 29 to 32 | 0 | 23 |
| 33 to 36 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 to 40 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 to 44 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 to 48 | 0 | 0 |
| 49 to 52 | 0 | 0 |
| 53 to 56 | 0 | 0 |
| 57 to 60 | 0 | 0 |
| 61 to 64 | 0 | 0 |
| 65 to 68 | 0 | 0 |
| 69 to 72 | 0 | 0 |
| 73 to 76 | 0 | 0 |
| 77 to 80 | 0 | 5 |
| 81 to 84 | 0 | 27 |
| 85 to 88 | 0 | 25 |
| 89 to 92 | 0 | 10 |
| 93 to 96 | 0 | 3 |
| 97 to 100 | 0 | 6 |
| 101 to 104 | 0 | 9 |
| 105 to 108 | 0 | 12 |
| 109 to 112 | 0 | 7 |
| 113 to 116 | 0 | 0 |
| 117 to 120 | 0 | 22 |
| 121 to 124 | 0 | 11 |
| 125 to 128 | 0 | 54 |
| 129 to 132 | 0 | 20 |
| 133 to 136 | 0 | 13 |
| 137 to 140 | 0 | 3 |
| 141 to 144 | 0 | 2 |
| 145 to 148 | 0 | 3 |
The evidence
- Straight from the script
- Counted from the script and the credits
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Exhibit A: every 100 lines
Out of every 100 lines with a known speaker, 0 are women's.
0 lines from women, 441 from men.
- Women
- Men
Exhibit B: who's in it
2 women and 46 men in the cast. 0 women and 12 men from it get lines.
Characters
With lines
- Women
- Men
Exhibit C: who gets heard
No woman speaks.
The longest stretch with no woman speaking runs 452 lines.
Every line of dialogue, first to last
- Longest stretch with no woman speaking
Words spoken
Women speak 0% of the words (0), men 100% (4,281).
Exhibit D: 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
0
Two men
43
Exhibit E: behind the camera
3 of the 17 people in these jobs are women.
Across the whole crew, 24% of the people whose gender is listed are women.
- Directed by
- Alejandro G. Iñárritu (man)
- Written by
- Alejandro G. Iñárritu (man), Mark L. Smith (man)
- From the novel by
- Michael Punke (man)
- Produced by
- Steve Golin (man), Arnon Milchan (man), Mary Parent (woman), Keith Redmon (man), James W. Skotchdopole (man), Alejandro G. Iñárritu (man)
- Shot by
- Emmanuel Lubezki (man)
- Edited by
- Stephen Mirrione (man)
- Music by
- Ryuichi Sakamoto (man), Alva Noto (man)
- Production design by
- Jack Fisk (man)
- Costumes by
- Jacqueline West (woman)
- Cast by
- Francine Maisler (woman)
The crew, department by department
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Sound
6 women, 41 men, 5 not listed
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Production
8 women, 20 men, 12 not listed
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Other crew
4 women, 22 men, 10 not listed
-
Costume & Make-Up
13 women, 6 men, 9 not listed
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Visual Effects
1 women, 5 men, 19 not listed
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Camera
1 women, 11 men, 7 not listed
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Art
5 women, 10 men, 3 not listed
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Directing
1 women, 3 men, 4 not listed
- Women
- Men
- Gender not listed on TMDB
Exhibit F: how old the stars were
Women: 24 on average. Men: 34 on average.
The top-billed cast, at the film's release.
Women
Grace Dove 24
Men
Forrest Goodluck 17, Will Poulter 22, Domhnall Gleeson 32, Tom Hardy 38, Lukas Haas 39, Leonardo DiCaprio 41, Duane Howard 52
Exhibit G: the money
It made 3.9 times what it cost.
- Budget
- $135 million
- Box office
- $533 million
From TMDB, not adjusted for inflation.
About this analysis
Our parser read the script: 148 scenes and 452 lines of dialogue. The bechdeltest.com rating comes from that site’s readers. How the test works
