Passes the Bechdel test
Twilight
2008. Directed by Catherine Hardwicke, written by Melissa Rosenberg and Stephenie Meyer.
The Bechdel test
Bechdel score
3 / 3
Passes
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Yes
1. At least two women
15 women characters. 9 of them speak. -
Yes
2. Who talk to each other
In 10 scenes out of 114. -
Yes
3. About something besides a man
In those scenes, our script parser found no man named. See the scene.
Second opinion
Agree bechdeltest.com readers give it 3 out of 3.
The film
Bella Swan has always been a little bit different. Never one to run with the crowd, Bella never cared about fitting in with the trendy girls at her Phoenix, Arizona high school. When her mother remarries and Bella chooses to live with her father in the rainy little town of Forks, Washington, she doesn't expect much of anything to change. But things do change when she meets the mysterious and dazzlingly beautiful Edward Cullen. For Edward is nothing like any boy she's ever met. He's nothing like anyone she's ever met, period. He's intelligent and witty, and he seems to see straight into her soul. In no time at all, they are swept up in a passionate and decidedly unorthodox romance - unorthodox because Edward really isn't like the other boys. He can run faster than a mountain lion. He can stop a moving car with his bare hands. Oh, and he hasn't aged since 1918. Like all vampires, he's immortal. That's right - vampire. But he doesn't have fangs - that's just in the movies. And he doesn't drink human blood, though Edward and his family are unique among vampires in that lifestyle choice. To Edward, Bella is that thing he has waited 90 years for - a soul mate. But the closer they get, the more Edward must struggle to resist the primal pull of her scent, which could send him into an uncontrollable frenzy. Somehow or other, they will have to manage their unmanageable love. But when unexpected visitors come to town and realize that there is a human among them Edward must fight to save Bella? A modern, visual, and visceral Romeo and Juliet story of the ultimate forbidden love affair - between vampire and mortal.
- Released
- 21 Nov 2008
- Genres
- Drama, Fantasy, Romance
- Rated
- PG-13
- IMDb
- 5.4 / 10
- Metascore
- 56 / 100
- Awards
- 34 wins & 16 nominations total
- Elsewhere
- View on IMDb
Starring, by lines spoken
- Women
- Men
- Not in the cast list
- Bigger name, more lines
- Bella 289 lines, woman
- Edward 183 lines, man
- Charlie 62 lines, man
- Dr. Cullen 28 lines
- James 25 lines, man
- Jessica 22 lines, woman
- Rene 20 lines, woman
- Angela 16 lines, woman
- Alice 15 lines, woman
- Jacob 14 lines, man
Full cast, 45 people
- Kristen Stewart as Bella Swan
- Robert Pattinson as Edward Cullen
- Billy Burke as Charlie Swan
- Peter Facinelli as Dr. Carlisle Cullen
- Ashley Greene as Alice Cullen
- Jackson Rathbone as Jasper
- Nikki Reed as Rosalie
- Kellan Lutz as Emmet Cullen
- Elizabeth Reaser as Esme Cullen
- Taylor Lautner as Jacob Black
- Gil Birmingham as Billy Black
- Cam Gigandet as James
- Rachelle Lefevre as Victoria
- Edi Gathegi as Laurent
- Anna Kendrick as Jessica
- Michael Welch as Mike Newton
- Justin Chon as Eric
- Christian Serratos as Angela
- José Zúñiga as Mr. Molina
- Sarah Clarke as Renée
- Matt Bushell as Phil
- Gregory Tyree Boyce as Tyler
- Trish Egan as High School Administrator
- Ayanna Berkshire as Cora
- Ned Bellamy as Waylon Forge
- Bryce Flint-Sommerville as Mine Security Guard
- Solomon Trimble as Jacob's Friend
- Alexander Mendeluk as Frat Boy
- Hunter Jackson as Frat Boy
- Gavin Bristol as Frat Boy
- Sean McGrath as Frat Boy
- Katie Powers as Waitress
- Catherine Grimme as Young Bella
- William Joseph Elk III as Native Wolf Pack Member #2 (uncredited)
- Victoria Geil as 1920's Vampire Victim (uncredited)
- Stephenie Meyer as Diner Customer (uncredited)
- Rick Mora as Native Werewolf Tribe #1 - Flashback Sequence (uncredited)
- Edward Stiner as Man in Cafe (uncredited)
- Robert Zorn as Logger (uncredited)
- Humberto Amor as Jacob in Spanish (uncredited)
- Kristopher Hyatt as Embry Call (uncredited)
- Tyler Nordby as Biology Class Student (uncredited)
- Trip Ross as Coffee Shop Guy (uncredited)
- Josh Turner as Townsperson (uncredited)
- Maggie-Jo Turner as Volleyball Player (uncredited)
Who talks, scene by scene
Lines of dialogue in every 3 scenes, start to finish. Women above the line, men below. 5% of lines come from characters we couldn't match to the cast list and aren't shown.
Women
Men
Scene 1 Scene 114
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Show the numbers
| Scenes | Women's lines | Men's lines |
|---|---|---|
| 1 to 3 | 15 | 2 |
| 4 to 6 | 2 | 3 |
| 7 to 9 | 2 | 1 |
| 10 to 12 | 5 | 11 |
| 13 to 15 | 24 | 11 |
| 16 to 18 | 0 | 6 |
| 19 to 21 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 to 24 | 9 | 10 |
| 25 to 27 | 1 | 0 |
| 28 to 30 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 to 33 | 21 | 20 |
| 34 to 36 | 9 | 12 |
| 37 to 39 | 14 | 15 |
| 40 to 42 | 14 | 13 |
| 43 to 45 | 31 | 19 |
| 46 to 48 | 7 | 7 |
| 49 to 51 | 7 | 3 |
| 52 to 54 | 22 | 17 |
| 55 to 57 | 6 | 3 |
| 58 to 60 | 5 | 4 |
| 61 to 63 | 26 | 26 |
| 64 to 66 | 6 | 11 |
| 67 to 69 | 6 | 12 |
| 70 to 72 | 8 | 4 |
| 73 to 75 | 20 | 16 |
| 76 to 78 | 6 | 7 |
| 79 to 81 | 22 | 17 |
| 82 to 84 | 20 | 27 |
| 85 to 87 | 3 | 5 |
| 88 to 90 | 6 | 7 |
| 91 to 93 | 1 | 6 |
| 94 to 96 | 4 | 7 |
| 97 to 99 | 0 | 0 |
| 100 to 102 | 13 | 10 |
| 103 to 105 | 6 | 5 |
| 106 to 108 | 1 | 0 |
| 109 to 111 | 31 | 25 |
| 112 to 114 | 14 | 13 |
The evidence
- Straight from the script
- Counted from the script and the credits
Tap an exhibit to open it.
Exhibit A: the passing scenes
The scene our parser counted as passing, word for word.
JESSICA: She's got a great spike, doesn't she? BELLA: That's why they kicked me out.
BACK ON BELLA: . BELLA: And thank you. For the tires.
BELLA: You told her?! She's probably freaking. ROSALIE: This isn't just about you, it's about all of us - -
BELLA: Definitely not. JESSICA: Keep her company. Her date bailed.
JESSICA: I think this halter makes my boobs look big. What do you think, Bella? JESSICA: Bella? BELLA: It looks great. JESSICA: You said that about the last five dresses.
Exhibit B: every 100 lines
Out of every 100 lines with a known speaker, 52 are women's.
388 lines from women, 355 from men.
- Women
- Men
Exhibit C: who's in it
15 women and 21 men in the cast. 9 women and 14 men from it get lines.
Characters
With lines
- Women
- Men
Exhibit D: who gets heard
The first woman speaks at line 2 of 785.
The longest stretch with no woman speaking runs 12 lines.
Every line of dialogue, first to last
- First line by a woman
- Longest stretch with no woman speaking
Words spoken
Women speak 47% of the words (2,713), men 53% (3,088). Women have 52% 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
32
Two men
18
Exhibit F: behind the camera
7 of the 12 people in these jobs are women.
Across the whole crew, 40% of the people whose gender is listed are women.
- Directed by
- Catherine Hardwicke (woman)
- Written by
- Melissa Rosenberg (woman)
- From the novel by
- Stephenie Meyer (woman)
- Produced by
- Wyck Godfrey (man), Greg Mooradian (man), Mark Morgan (man)
- Shot by
- Elliot Davis (man)
- Edited by
- Nancy Richardson (woman)
- Music by
- Carter Burwell (man)
- Costumes by
- Wendy Chuck (woman)
- Cast by
- Deborah Aquila (woman), Tricia Wood (woman)
The crew, department by department
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Sound
3 women, 17 men, 10 not listed
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Other crew
8 women, 7 men, 11 not listed
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Visual Effects
1 women, 3 men, 13 not listed
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Production
9 women, 6 men, 1 not listed
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Art
1 women, 5 men, 5 not listed
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Camera
1 women, 4 men, 3 not listed
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Directing
2 women, 4 men, 2 not listed
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Costume & Make-Up
5 women, 0 men, 2 not listed
- Women
- Men
- Gender not listed on TMDB
Exhibit G: how old the stars were
Women: 23 on average. Men: 27 on average.
The top-billed cast, at the film's release.
Women
Kristen Stewart 18, Nikki Reed 20, Ashley Greene 21, Elizabeth Reaser 33
Men
Taylor Lautner 16, Robert Pattinson 22, Jackson Rathbone 23, Kellan Lutz 23, Peter Facinelli 34, Billy Burke 41
Exhibit H: the money
It made 10.6 times what it cost.
- Budget
- $37 million
- Box office
- $394 million
From TMDB, not adjusted for inflation.
About this analysis
Our parser read the script: 114 scenes and 785 lines of dialogue. The bechdeltest.com rating comes from that site’s readers. How the test works
