Passes the Bechdel test
The World Is Not Enough
1999. Directed by Michael Apted, written by Neal Purvis and Robert Wade and Bruce Feirstein.
The Bechdel test
Bechdel score
3 / 3
Passes
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Yes
1. At least two women
9 women characters. 4 of them speak. -
Yes
2. Who talk to each other
In 1 scene out of 262. -
Yes
3. About something besides a man
In that scene, our script parser found no man named. See the scene.
Second opinion
Disagree bechdeltest.com readers give it 2 out of 3.
The film
James Bond (Pierce Brosnan) is back. After an oil tycoon is murdered in MI6's headquarters, Bond is sent to protect his daughter. Renard (Robert Carlyle), who had a bullet lodged in his brain by a previous Agent, is secretly planning the destruction of a pipeline. Bond gains a hand from research scientist Dr. Christmas Jones (Denise Richards), who witnesses the action which happens when Bond meets up with Renard, but Bond becomes suspicious of Elektra King (Sophie Marceau), especially when Bond's boss, M (Dame Judi Dench), goes missing. Bond must work quickly to prevent Renard from destroying Europe.
- Released
- 19 Nov 1999
- Genres
- Action, Adventure, Thriller
- Rated
- PG-13
- IMDb
- 6.4 / 10
- Metascore
- 57 / 100
- Awards
- 7 wins & 12 nominations total
- Elsewhere
- View on IMDb
Starring, by lines spoken
- Women
- Men
- Not in the cast list
- Bigger name, more lines
- Bond 214 lines, man
- Elektra 128 lines, woman
- M 62 lines, woman
- Renard 57 lines, man
- Christmas 52 lines, woman
- Zukovsky 43 lines, man
- Tanner 15 lines, man
- Davidov 12 lines, man
- Lachaise 9 lines, man
- Q 9 lines
Full cast, 40 people
- Pierce Brosnan as James Bond
- Sophie Marceau as Elektra
- Robert Carlyle as Renard
- Denise Richards as Christmas Jones
- Robbie Coltrane as Valentin Zukovsky
- Judi Dench as M
- Desmond Llewelyn as Q
- John Cleese as R
- Maria Grazia Cucinotta as Cigar Girl
- Samantha Bond as Miss Moneypenny
- Michael Kitchen as Tanner
- Colin Salmon as Robinson
- Goldie as Bull
- David Calder as Sir Robert King
- Serena Scott Thomas as Molly Warmflash
- Ulrich Thomsen as Davidov
- John Seru as Gabor
- Claude-Oliver Rudolph as Colonel Akakievich
- Patrick Malahide as Lachaise
- Omid Djalili as Foreman
- Jeff Nuttall as Dr. Arkov
- Diran Meghreblian as Coptic Priest
- John Albasiny as Helicopter pilot
- Patrick Romer as Pilot
- Jimmy Roussounis as Pipeline Technician
- Justus von Dohnányi as Captain Nikoli
- Hassani Shapi as Doctor
- Carl McCrystal as Trukhin
- Kourosh Asad as Russian Radio Operator
- Daisy Beaumont as Nina
- Nina Muschallik as Verushka
- Daz Crawford as Casino Thug
- Peter Mehtab as Casino Dealer
- Sean Cronin as Renard's Henchman (uncredited)
- Paul Heasman as Renard's Man (uncredited)
- Franklin Mark Henson as Renard's Man (uncredited)
- Derek Lea as Renard's Submarine Henchman (uncredited)
- Judi Shekoni as Girl in Casino (uncredited)
- Michael G. Wilson as Man in Casino (uncredited)
- Greg Powell as Man in Resturant (uncredited)
Who talks, scene by scene
Lines of dialogue in every 6 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 262
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Show the numbers
| Scenes | Women's lines | Men's lines |
|---|---|---|
| 1 to 6 | 1 | 18 |
| 7 to 12 | 4 | 6 |
| 13 to 18 | 6 | 8 |
| 19 to 24 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 to 30 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 to 36 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 to 42 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 to 48 | 11 | 13 |
| 49 to 54 | 23 | 21 |
| 55 to 60 | 0 | 4 |
| 61 to 66 | 17 | 17 |
| 67 to 72 | 6 | 5 |
| 73 to 78 | 1 | 1 |
| 79 to 84 | 5 | 6 |
| 85 to 90 | 16 | 36 |
| 91 to 96 | 7 | 21 |
| 97 to 102 | 6 | 6 |
| 103 to 108 | 0 | 5 |
| 109 to 114 | 6 | 9 |
| 115 to 120 | 2 | 30 |
| 121 to 126 | 0 | 0 |
| 127 to 132 | 0 | 1 |
| 133 to 138 | 14 | 6 |
| 139 to 144 | 22 | 27 |
| 145 to 150 | 4 | 4 |
| 151 to 156 | 20 | 18 |
| 157 to 162 | 13 | 18 |
| 163 to 168 | 0 | 0 |
| 169 to 174 | 0 | 0 |
| 175 to 180 | 4 | 18 |
| 181 to 186 | 12 | 19 |
| 187 to 192 | 7 | 13 |
| 193 to 198 | 2 | 7 |
| 199 to 204 | 0 | 2 |
| 205 to 210 | 25 | 13 |
| 211 to 216 | 3 | 4 |
| 217 to 222 | 2 | 9 |
| 223 to 228 | 3 | 3 |
| 229 to 234 | 1 | 4 |
| 235 to 240 | 1 | 5 |
| 241 to 246 | 2 | 0 |
| 247 to 252 | 5 | 4 |
| 253 to 258 | 0 | 0 |
| 259 to 262 | 7 | 4 |
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.
DEALER: The House has no limit. ELEKTRA: Hit me. ELEKTRA: Time to surrender.
Exhibit B: every 100 lines
Out of every 100 lines with a known speaker, 40 are women's.
258 lines from women, 385 from men.
- Women
- Men
Exhibit C: who's in it
9 women and 29 men in the cast. 4 women and 14 men from it get lines.
Characters
With lines
- Women
- Men
Exhibit D: who gets heard
The first woman speaks at line 5 of 667.
The longest stretch with no woman speaking runs 24 lines.
Every line of dialogue, first to last
- First line by a woman
- Longest stretch with no woman speaking
Words spoken
Women speak 43% of the words (2,652), men 57% (3,487). Women have 40% 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
2
Two men
30
Exhibit F: behind the camera
4 of the 14 people in these jobs are women.
Across the whole crew, 32% of the people whose gender is listed are women.
- Directed by
- Michael Apted (man)
- Written by
- Bruce Feirstein (man)
- Story by
- Robert Wade (man), Neal Purvis (man)
- Produced by
- Barbara Broccoli (woman), Michael G. Wilson (man)
- Shot by
- Adrian Biddle (man)
- Edited by
- Jim Clark (man)
- Music by
- David Arnold (man)
- Production design by
- Peter Lamont (man)
- Costumes by
- Lindy Hemming (woman)
- Cast by
- Debbie McWilliams (woman), Linda Lowy (woman), John Brace (man)
The crew, department by department
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Other crew
9 women, 9 men, 7 not listed
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Directing
1 women, 6 men, 9 not listed
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Sound
3 women, 6 men, 4 not listed
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Production
4 women, 6 men
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Costume & Make-Up
4 women, 1 men, 1 not listed
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Art
1 women, 4 men
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Camera
0 women, 5 men
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Editing
0 women, 4 men
- Women
- Men
- Gender not listed on TMDB
Exhibit G: how old the stars were
Women: 39 on average. Men: 56 on average.
The top-billed cast, at the film's release.
Women
Denise Richards 28, Maria Grazia Cucinotta 31, Sophie Marceau 33, Samantha Bond 37, Judi Dench 64
Men
Robert Carlyle 38, Pierce Brosnan 46, Robbie Coltrane 49, John Cleese 60, Desmond Llewelyn 85
Exhibit H: the money
It made 2.7 times what it cost.
- Budget
- $135 million
- Box office
- $362 million
From TMDB, not adjusted for inflation.
About this analysis
Our parser read the script: 262 scenes and 667 lines of dialogue. The bechdeltest.com rating comes from that site’s readers. How the test works
