Fails the Bechdel test
Thor: Ragnarok
2017. Directed by Taika Waititi, written by Eric Pearson and Craig Kyle and Christopher Yost.
The Bechdel test
Bechdel score
1 / 3
Fails
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Yes
1. At least two women
24 women characters. 6 of them speak. -
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 1 out of 3.
The film
Imprisoned on the other side of the universe, the mighty Thor finds himself in a deadly gladiatorial contest that puts him against The Incredible Hulk, his former ally and fellow Avenger. Thor's quest for survival leads him in a race against time to prevent the all-powerful Hela from destroying his home world and the Asgardian civilization.
- Released
- 03 Nov 2017
- Genres
- Action, Adventure, Comedy
- Rated
- PG-13
- IMDb
- 7.9 / 10
- Metascore
- 74 / 100
- Awards
- 6 wins & 52 nominations total
- Elsewhere
- View on IMDb
Starring, by lines spoken
- Women
- Men
- Not in the cast list
- Bigger name, more lines
- Thor 358 lines, man
- Loki 88 lines, man
- Valkyrie 71 lines, woman
- Banner 67 lines, man
- Hela 59 lines, woman
- Grandmaster 49 lines, man
- Hulk 42 lines, man
- Korg 33 lines, man
- Odin 30 lines, man
- Heimdall 21 lines, man
Full cast, 55 people
- Chris Hemsworth as Thor
- Mark Ruffalo as Bruce Banner / Hulk
- Tom Hiddleston as Loki
- Cate Blanchett as Hela
- Idris Elba as Heimdall
- Jeff Goldblum as Grandmaster
- Tessa Thompson as Valkyrie
- Karl Urban as Skurge
- Anthony Hopkins as Odin
- Benedict Cumberbatch as Doctor Strange
- Taika Waititi as Korg (voice)
- Rachel House as Topaz
- Clancy Brown as Surtur (voice)
- Tadanobu Asano as Hogun
- Ray Stevenson as Volstagg
- Zachary Levi as Fandral
- Georgia Blizzard as Asgardian Date #1
- Amali Golden as Asgardian Date #2
- Luke Hemsworth as Actor Thor
- Sam Neill as Actor Odin
- Charlotte Nicdao as Actor Sif
- Ash Ricardo as Odin's Assistant
- Shalom Brune-Franklin as College Girl #1
- Taylor Hemsworth as College Girl #2
- Cohen Holloway as Lead Scrapper
- Alia Seror-O'Neill as Golden Lady #1
- Sophia Laryea as Golden Lady #2
- Steven Oliver as Cousin Carlo
- Hamish Parkinson as Beerbot 5000
- Jasper Bagg as Warden
- Sky Castanho as Asgardian Daughter
- Shari Sebbens as Asgardian Mother
- Richard Green as Asgardian Uncle
- Sol Castanho as Asgardian Son
- Jet Tranter as Valkyrie Sister #1
- Samantha Hopper as Valkyrie Sister #2
- Eloise Winestock as Asgardian Woman
- Rob Mayes as Asgardian Man
- Tahlia Jade as Asgardian (uncredited)
- Winnie Mzembe as Asgardian (uncredited)
- Sean Edward Frazer as Asgardian (uncredited)
- Connor Zegenhagen as Asgardian (uncredited)
- Tracie Filmer as Asgardian (uncredited)
- Tracey Lee Maxwell as Asgardian Servant (uncredited)
- Beatrice Ward as Asgardian Citizen (uncredited)
- Donnie Baxter as GM Pilot (uncredited)
- Greta Carew-Johns as Grandmaster VIP (uncredited)
- Mollie McGregor as Twin Sakaaran Citizen (uncredited)
- Sophia McGregor as Twin Sakaaran Citizen (uncredited)
- Matt Damon as Actor Loki (uncredited)
- Stan Lee as Barber (uncredited)
- Katie Anderson as Asgardian Woman (uncredited)
- Sam Hargrave as Gladiator (uncredited)
- Garreth Hadfield as Asgardian / Butcher / Einherjar Guard / Sakaaran (uncredited)
- Braden Lewis as Asgardian Child (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 107
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Show the numbers
| Scenes | Women's lines | Men's lines |
|---|---|---|
| 1 to 3 | 0 | 31 |
| 4 to 6 | 0 | 5 |
| 7 to 9 | 1 | 12 |
| 10 to 12 | 5 | 72 |
| 13 to 15 | 6 | 78 |
| 16 to 18 | 2 | 12 |
| 19 to 21 | 6 | 6 |
| 22 to 24 | 9 | 69 |
| 25 to 27 | 14 | 61 |
| 28 to 30 | 11 | 26 |
| 31 to 33 | 0 | 3 |
| 34 to 36 | 16 | 105 |
| 37 to 39 | 0 | 55 |
| 40 to 42 | 5 | 12 |
| 43 to 45 | 5 | 56 |
| 46 to 48 | 22 | 41 |
| 49 to 51 | 3 | 32 |
| 52 to 54 | 0 | 17 |
| 55 to 57 | 0 | 2 |
| 58 to 60 | 4 | 6 |
| 61 to 63 | 0 | 1 |
| 64 to 66 | 1 | 6 |
| 67 to 69 | 1 | 8 |
| 70 to 72 | 3 | 3 |
| 73 to 75 | 6 | 8 |
| 76 to 78 | 0 | 0 |
| 79 to 81 | 0 | 1 |
| 82 to 84 | 7 | 6 |
| 85 to 87 | 3 | 2 |
| 88 to 90 | 3 | 2 |
| 91 to 93 | 5 | 14 |
| 94 to 96 | 1 | 0 |
| 97 to 99 | 4 | 14 |
| 100 to 102 | 5 | 13 |
| 103 to 105 | 0 | 5 |
| 106 to 107 | 1 | 16 |
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, 16 are women's.
149 lines from women, 800 from men.
- Women
- Men
Exhibit B: who's in it
24 women and 30 men in the cast. 6 women and 25 men from it get lines.
Characters
With lines
- Women
- Men
Exhibit C: who gets heard
The first woman speaks at line 38 of 988.
The longest stretch with no woman speaking runs 85 lines.
Every line of dialogue, first to last
- First line by a woman
- Longest stretch with no woman speaking
Words spoken
Women speak 15% of the words (1,340), men 85% (7,454). Women have 16% 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
67
Exhibit E: behind the camera
3 of the 14 people in these jobs are women.
Across the whole crew, 28% of the people whose gender is listed are women.
- Directed by
- Taika Waititi (man)
- Written by
- Craig Kyle (man), Christopher L. Yost (man), Eric Pearson (man)
- Produced by
- Kevin Feige (man)
- Shot by
- Javier Aguirresarobe (man)
- Edited by
- Zene Baker (man), Joel Negron (man)
- Music by
- Mark Mothersbaugh (man)
- Production design by
- Dan Hennah (man), Ra Vincent (man)
- Costumes by
- Mayes C. Rubeo (woman)
- Cast by
- Sarah Halley Finn (woman), Kirsty McGregor (woman)
The crew, department by department
-
Other crew
18 women, 40 men, 35 not listed
-
Visual Effects
7 women, 27 men, 25 not listed
-
Art
3 women, 8 men, 11 not listed
-
Costume & Make-Up
4 women, 2 men, 14 not listed
-
Production
7 women, 10 men, 3 not listed
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Sound
4 women, 11 men, 3 not listed
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Camera
0 women, 5 men, 6 not listed
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Lighting
0 women, 4 men, 5 not listed
- Women
- Men
- Gender not listed on TMDB
Exhibit F: how old the stars were
Women: 41 on average. Men: 49 on average.
The top-billed cast, at the film's release.
Women
Tessa Thompson 34, Cate Blanchett 48
Men
Chris Hemsworth 34, Tom Hiddleston 36, Benedict Cumberbatch 41, Idris Elba 45, Karl Urban 45, Mark Ruffalo 49, Jeff Goldblum 65, Anthony Hopkins 79
Exhibit G: the money
It made 4.8 times what it cost.
- Budget
- $180 million
- Box office
- $855 million
From TMDB, not adjusted for inflation.
About this analysis
Our parser read the script: 107 scenes and 988 lines of dialogue. The bechdeltest.com rating comes from that site’s readers. How the test works
