Passes the Bechdel test
The Village
2004. Directed by M. Night Shyamalan, written by M. Night Shyamalan.
The Bechdel test
Bechdel score
3 / 3
Passes
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Yes
1. At least two women
7 women characters. 5 of them speak. -
Yes
2. Who talk to each other
In 1 scene out of 1. -
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.
The film
M Night Shyamalan's The Village revolves around a desolate town in Pennsylvania. The residents of this town live by strict rules - They are not to leave the village or the monsters beyond their boundaries will surely attack them. Lucius and Ivy have an attraction - a strong one. But when Noah - a man with an intellectual disability and who also has feelings for Ivy, finds out that the two are In love, Noah attacks Lucius. He will die if brave Ivy (who is blind) does not breach the borders and find help to save Lucius.
- Released
- 30 Jul 2004
- Genres
- Drama, Mystery, Thriller
- Rated
- PG-13
- IMDb
- 6.6 / 10
- Metascore
- 44 / 100
- Awards
- Nominated for 1 Oscar. 4 wins & 24 nominations total
- Elsewhere
- View on IMDb
Starring, by lines spoken
- Women
- Men
- Not in the cast list
- Bigger name, more lines
- Ivy 81 lines, woman
- Edward 60 lines, man
- Lucius 26 lines, man
- Alice 20 lines, woman
- Kitty 20 lines, woman
- Noah 16 lines, man
- Finton 9 lines, man
- Vivian 9 lines, woman
- August 8 lines, man
- Christop 7 lines, man
Full cast, 34 people
- Bryce Dallas Howard as Ivy Walker
- Joaquin Phoenix as Lucius Hunt
- Adrien Brody as Noah Percy
- William Hurt as Edward Walker
- Sigourney Weaver as Alice Hunt
- Brendan Gleeson as August Nicholson
- Cherry Jones as Mrs. Clack
- Celia Weston as Vivian Percy
- John Christopher Jones as Robert Percy
- Frank Collison as Victor
- Jayne Atkinson as Tabitha Walker
- Judy Greer as Kitty Walker
- Fran Kranz as Christop Crane
- Michael Pitt as Finton Coin
- Jesse Eisenberg as Jamison
- Charlie Hofheimer as Young Security Guard
- Scott Sowers as Man With The Raised Eyebrows
- Zack Wall as Donald
- Pascale Renate Smith as Marybeth
- Jordan Burt as 12-Year-Old-Boy
- Jane Lowe as Brown-Eyed Girl
- Charlie McDermott as 10-Year-Old-Boy
- Robert Lenzi as Young Man
- Willem Zuur as Gerald
- Liz Stauber as Beatrice
- Tim Moyer as Flustered Man
- Sydney Shapiro as Oldest Walker Daughter
- Mia Rose Colona as Middle Walker Daughter
- Chloe Wieczkowski as Youngest Walker Daughter
- Sydney Wieczkowski as Youngest Walker Daughter
- M. Night Shyamalan as Jay
- John Rusk as Radio Announcer
- Joey Anaya as Those We Don't Speak Of
- Kevin Foster as Those We Don't Speak Of
Who talks, scene by scene
We couldn't read who says what in this film's script, so there's no dialogue chart for it yet.
The evidence
- Straight from the script
- Counted from the script and the credits
Tap an exhibit to open it.
Exhibit A: the passing scene
The scene our parser counted as passing, word for word.
ALICE: Thank you, Beatrice. ALICE: We were informed early this morning of their intentions. IVY: Kitty... I wanted to speak with you first. I would not want you to feel pain, in any fashion. You are my KITTY: There is nothing you could do that would sacrifice my love for you. You are my cherished one as well. God
Exhibit B: every 100 lines
Out of every 100 lines with a known speaker, 50 are women's.
138 lines from women, 137 from men.
- Women
- Men
Exhibit C: who's in it
7 women and 17 men in the cast. 5 women and 7 men from it get lines.
Characters
With lines
- Women
- Men
Exhibit D: who gets heard
The first woman speaks at line 3 of 287.
The longest stretch with no woman speaking runs 7 lines.
Every line of dialogue, first to last
- First line by a woman
- Longest stretch with no woman speaking
Words spoken
Women speak 49% of the words (1,320), men 51% (1,373). Women have 50% 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
10
Two men
11
Exhibit F: behind the camera
1 of the 11 people in these jobs is a woman.
Across the whole crew, 25% of the people whose gender is listed are women.
- Directed by
- M. Night Shyamalan (man)
- Written by
- M. Night Shyamalan (man)
- Produced by
- M. Night Shyamalan (man), Sam Mercer (man), Scott Rudin (man)
- Shot by
- Roger Deakins (man)
- Edited by
- Christopher Tellefsen (man)
- Music by
- James Newton Howard (man)
- Production design by
- Tom Foden (man)
- Costumes by
- Ann Roth (woman)
- Cast by
- Douglas Aibel (man)
The crew, department by department
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Other crew
5 women, 8 men, 19 not listed
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Sound
5 women, 17 men, 7 not listed
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Art
0 women, 14 men, 10 not listed
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Production
3 women, 11 men, 10 not listed
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Costume & Make-Up
7 women, 0 men, 9 not listed
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Camera
0 women, 5 men, 6 not listed
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Visual Effects
0 women, 3 men, 7 not listed
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Editing
1 women, 3 men, 4 not listed
- Women
- Men
- Gender not listed on TMDB
Exhibit G: how old the stars were
Women: 44 on average. Men: 46 on average.
The top-billed cast, at the film's release.
Women
Bryce Dallas Howard 23, Cherry Jones 47, Celia Weston 52, Sigourney Weaver 54
Men
Joaquin Phoenix 29, Adrien Brody 31, Brendan Gleeson 49, William Hurt 54, Frank Collison 54, John Christopher Jones 56
Exhibit H: the money
It made 4.3 times what it cost.
- Budget
- $60 million
- Box office
- $257 million
From TMDB, not adjusted for inflation.
About this analysis
Our parser read the script: 1 scenes and 287 lines of dialogue. The bechdeltest.com rating comes from that site’s readers. How the test works
