Fails the Bechdel test
The Tourist
2010. Directed by Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck, written by Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck and Christopher McQuarrie and Julian Fellowes.
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
Elise (Angelina Jolie) sits next to an American tourist, Frank (Johnny Depp), on a train going to Venice. She has chosen him as a decoy, making believe that he is her lover who is wanted by police. Not only will they need to evade the police, but also the mobster whose money her lover stole.
- Released
- 10 Dec 2010
- Genres
- Action, Crime, Thriller
- Rated
- PG-13
- IMDb
- 6 / 10
- Metascore
- 37 / 100
- Awards
- 4 wins & 4 nominations total
- Elsewhere
- View on IMDb
Starring, by lines spoken
- Women
- Men
- Not in the cast list
- Bigger name, more lines
- Frank 153 lines, man
- Cara 139 lines, woman
- Ackerman 111 lines, man
- Domenico 32 lines, man
- Demidov 28 lines, man
- Jones 21 lines, man
- Goyal 17 lines, man
- Jean Luc 10 lines, man
- The Englishman 9 lines, man
- Quinn 8 lines, man
Full cast, 46 people
- Johnny Depp as Frank Tupelo
- Angelina Jolie as Elise Clifton-Ward
- Paul Bettany as Inspector John Acheson
- Timothy Dalton as Chief Inspector Jones
- Steven Berkoff as Reginald Shaw
- Rufus Sewell as The Englishman
- Christian De Sica as Colonnello Lombardi
- Alessio Boni as Sergente Cerato
- Daniele Pecci as Tenente Narduzzi
- Giovanni Guidelli as Tenente Tommassini
- Raoul Bova as Conte Filippo Gaggia
- Bruno Wolkowitch as Capitaine Courson
- Julien Baumgartner as Brigadier Ricuort
- François Vincentelli as Brigadier Marion
- Clément Sibony as Brigadier Rousseau
- Jean-Claude Adelin as Brigadier Cavillan
- Jean-Marie Lamour as Cafe Waiter Jean-Michel
- Nicolas Guillot as Cafe Head Waiter Jérôme
- Mhamed Arezki as Courier Achmed Tchebali
- Igor Jijikine as Virginsky
- Vladimir Orlov as Lebyadkin
- Vladimir Tevlovski as Liputin
- Alec Utgoff as Fedka
- Mark Zak as Shigalyov
- Neri Marcorè as Hotel Concierge Alessio
- Gabriele Gallinari as Hotel Bell Boy Luca
- Riccardo De Torrebruna as Hotel Waiter Guido
- Maurizio Casagrande as Waiter Antonio
- Nino Frassica as Brigadiere Mele
- Gwilym Lee as Senior Technician Mountain
- Steven Robertson as Junior Technician Pinnock
- Iddo Goldberg as Jones' Assistant Whitfield
- Renato Scarpa as Arturo the Tailor
- Giancarlo Previati as Gala Coordinator Dalla Pietà
- Giovanni Esposito as Interpreter Coppa
- Marino Narduzzi as Elise's Driver Stefano
- Tino Giada as Elise's Driver Mauro
- Bruno Bilotta as Sniper Chief Giordani
- Ralf Moeller as Jail Bird Lunt
- Marc Ruchmann as Brigadier Kaiser
- Massimiliano Belsito as Dancer at Gala
- Francesca Nerozzi as Dancer at Gala
- Romina Carancini as Dancer at Gala
- Jennifer Iacono as Dancer at Gala
- Claudia Mancinelli as Dancer at Gala
- Anoushka Rava as Woman in the Cafe (uncredited)
Who talks, scene by scene
Lines of dialogue in every 3 scenes, start to finish. Women above the line, men below. 4% of lines come from characters we couldn't match to the cast list and aren't shown.
Women
Men
Scene 1 Scene 133
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Show the numbers
| Scenes | Women's lines | Men's lines |
|---|---|---|
| 1 to 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 to 6 | 3 | 9 |
| 7 to 9 | 22 | 22 |
| 10 to 12 | 0 | 24 |
| 13 to 15 | 2 | 5 |
| 16 to 18 | 0 | 9 |
| 19 to 21 | 1 | 1 |
| 22 to 24 | 4 | 0 |
| 25 to 27 | 7 | 5 |
| 28 to 30 | 0 | 3 |
| 31 to 33 | 14 | 20 |
| 34 to 36 | 0 | 1 |
| 37 to 39 | 3 | 1 |
| 40 to 42 | 0 | 5 |
| 43 to 45 | 0 | 3 |
| 46 to 48 | 0 | 0 |
| 49 to 51 | 0 | 41 |
| 52 to 54 | 0 | 8 |
| 55 to 57 | 0 | 17 |
| 58 to 60 | 0 | 0 |
| 61 to 63 | 1 | 1 |
| 64 to 66 | 17 | 12 |
| 67 to 69 | 3 | 3 |
| 70 to 72 | 13 | 14 |
| 73 to 75 | 1 | 4 |
| 76 to 78 | 3 | 2 |
| 79 to 81 | 1 | 2 |
| 82 to 84 | 5 | 2 |
| 85 to 87 | 4 | 12 |
| 88 to 90 | 0 | 7 |
| 91 to 93 | 0 | 0 |
| 94 to 96 | 3 | 11 |
| 97 to 99 | 6 | 12 |
| 100 to 102 | 0 | 19 |
| 103 to 105 | 0 | 21 |
| 106 to 108 | 5 | 16 |
| 109 to 111 | 8 | 19 |
| 112 to 114 | 0 | 5 |
| 115 to 117 | 0 | 0 |
| 118 to 120 | 2 | 23 |
| 121 to 123 | 1 | 14 |
| 124 to 126 | 5 | 4 |
| 127 to 129 | 0 | 1 |
| 130 to 132 | 4 | 28 |
| 133 to 133 | 2 | 4 |
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, 25 are women's.
140 lines from women, 410 from men.
- Women
- Men
Exhibit B: who's in it
3 women and 37 men in the cast. 0 women and 6 men from it get lines.
Characters
With lines
- Women
- Men
Exhibit C: who gets heard
The first woman speaks at line 6 of 572.
The longest stretch with no woman speaking runs 80 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 (992), men 80% (3,891). Women have 25% of the lines, so their lines run shorter than men's.
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
33
Exhibit E: behind the camera
4 of the 19 people in these jobs are women.
Across the whole crew, 27% of the people whose gender is listed are women.
- Directed by
- Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck (man)
- Written by
- Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck (man), Christopher McQuarrie (man), Julian Fellowes (man)
- Produced by
- Graham King (man), Roger Birnbaum (man), Jonathan Glickman (man), Tim Headington (man), Gary Barber (man), Adam Rosenberg (man)
- Shot by
- John Seale (man)
- Edited by
- Joe Hutshing (man), Patricia Rommel (woman)
- Music by
- James Newton Howard (man)
- Production design by
- Jon Hutman (man)
- Costumes by
- Colleen Atwood (woman)
- Cast by
- Susie Figgis (woman), Stéphane Foenkinos (man), Béatrice Kruger (woman)
The crew, department by department
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Costume & Make-Up
7 women, 2 men, 10 not listed
-
Sound
5 women, 11 men, 3 not listed
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Production
3 women, 15 men
-
Art
3 women, 4 men, 5 not listed
-
Lighting
0 women, 5 men, 6 not listed
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Camera
0 women, 4 men, 6 not listed
-
Other crew
0 women, 3 men, 6 not listed
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Visual Effects
0 women, 3 men, 4 not listed
- Women
- Men
- Gender not listed on TMDB
Exhibit F: how old the stars were
Women: 35 on average. Men: 50 on average.
The top-billed cast, at the film's release.
Women
Angelina Jolie 35
Men
Paul Bettany 39, Daniele Pecci 40, Rufus Sewell 43, Alessio Boni 44, Giovanni Guidelli 44, Johnny Depp 47, Christian De Sica 59, Timothy Dalton 64, Steven Berkoff 73
Exhibit G: the money
It made 2.8 times what it cost.
- Budget
- $100 million
- Box office
- $279 million
From TMDB, not adjusted for inflation.
About this analysis
Our parser read the script: 133 scenes and 572 lines of dialogue. The bechdeltest.com rating comes from that site’s readers. How the test works
