Passes the Bechdel test

Uncut Gems

Name: Uncut Gems
Released: 2019

2019. Directed by Benny Safdie and Josh Safdie, written by Ronald Bronstein and Josh Safdie and Benny Safdie.

The Bechdel test

Bechdel score

3 / 3

Passes

Yes 1. At least two women
14 women characters. 3 of them speak.
Yes 2. Who talk to each other
In 1 scene out of 120.
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

Howard Ratner is a charismatic New York City jeweler always on the lookout for the next big score. When he makes a series of high-stakes bets that could lead to the windfall of a lifetime, Howard must perform a precarious high-wire act, balancing business, family, and encroaching adversaries on all sides, in his relentless pursuit of the ultimate win.

Released: 25 Dec 2019
Genres: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Rated: R
IMDb: 7.4 / 10
Metascore: 93 / 100
Awards: 27 wins & 91 nominations total
Elsewhere: View on IMDb

Starring, by lines spoken

Women
Men
Not in the cast list
Bigger name, more lines

Howard 546 lines, man
Sadie 70 lines, woman
Nadav 57 lines, man
Jim 51 lines, man
Amare 50 lines, man
Demany 30 lines, man
Gooey 27 lines, man
Ray 27 lines, man
Yussi 27 lines, man
Larry 25 lines, man

Full cast, 85 people

Adam Sandler as Howard Ratner
LaKeith Stanfield as Demany
Julia Fox as Julia De Flore
Kevin Garnett as Kevin Garnett
Idina Menzel as Dinah Ratner
Eric Bogosian as Arno Moradian
Judd Hirsch as Gooey
Keith William Richards as Phil
Mike Francesa as Gary
Jonathan Aranbayev as Eddie Ratner
Noa Fisher as Marcel Ratner
Abel Tesfaye as The Weeknd
Mesfin Lamengo as Wounded Miner
Sun Zhi Hua-Hilton as Mine Foreman
Liang Wei-Hui-Duncan as Mine Management 1
Deneke Muhugeta as Lead Miner 1
Habtunu Africho as Lead Miner 2
Warren Finkelstein as Dr. Blauman
Tommy Kominik as Nico
Maksud Agadjani as Yussi
Ca$h Out as Ca$h Out
Andrea Linsky as Joani
Roman Persits as Roman
Pom Klementieff as Lexis
Paloma Elsesser as Kat
Sean Ringgold as KG Bodyguard 1
Jeremy Sample as KG Bodyguard 2
Todd Vulpio as David the Jeweler
Damany Eastman as KG Friend 1
Gerard 'Dash' McQuiller as KG Friend 2
Arthur Borukhov as Elan
Darien Howard as TDS Delivery Man
Ronald Greenberg as Rodney Bronstein
Marshall Greenberg as Steve Bronstein
Michael A. Sollecito as Waiter
Shemsi Selimaj as Nino
Jacob Dylan Igielski as Beni Ratner
Hailey Benton Gates as Adley's Receptionist
Mitchell Wenig as Larry
Stuart Wenig as Larry's Brother
Raleem Moses as Sixers Security Guard
Keren Shemel as Eiline Goldfarb
Aren Topian as Eric Goldfarb
Louis Anthony Arias as Buddy
Marcia DeBonis as Drama Teacher
Anthony Mecca as Michael
Max Bartos as "Dwarf 1"
Jake Ryan as "Dwarf 2"
Shiv Pai as "Dwarf 3"
Lino Eisenberg as Danny "The Woodsman"
Kerwin Frost as DJ at 10 OAK (voice)
La Mar Taylor as Friend of The Weeknd
Trinidad James as Trinidad James
William Sappe as Nightclub Security Guard
Greg Yuna as Flawless
Victor Plajas as Abel's Bodyguard 1
Ricky Barksdale as Abel's Bodyguard 2
Tilda Swinton as Anne - Adley's Auction Manager (voice)
Jennifer Venditti as KG's Agent (voice)
Natasha Lyonne as Boston Player Personnel (voice)
Larry Sloman as Man on Street
Benjy Kleiner as Aaron
Svetlana B. Levitin as Ruth
Roza Babekova as Rachel
Josh Ostrovsky as Noah
Jessica Mullayev as Natalie
Izra Malakov as Izra
Sahar Bibiyan as Ida
Brad Davidorf as Radio DJ (voice)
Ralph Colucci as Night Doorman
Marty Tendler as Concierge
John Amos as Neighbor 33F
Conor Coyne as Neighbor 33H
Alexander Gilkes as Adley's Auctioneer
Jennifer Sacks as Kevin Garnett's Manager
Wayne Diamond as High Roller
Debbie DeLisi as Mohegan Sun Teller
Chad Neves as Supervisor
Ara Daglian as Gambler in Sports Book
Glenn 'Doc' Rivers as Glenn 'Doc' Rivers (voice)
Erika Wachter as Post Game Interview
Sunny Wu Jin Zahao as Mine Management 2
Ry Armstrong as Norwegian Boy (uncredited)
Dannielle Rose as Casino Woman (uncredited)
Josh Safdie as Mohegan Sun Gambler (uncredited)

Who talks, scene by scene

Lines of dialogue in every 3 scenes, start to finish. Women above the line, men below. 12% of lines come from characters we couldn't match to the cast list and aren't shown.

Women

Men

Scene 1 Scene 120

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Show the numbers

Scenes	Women's lines	Men's lines
1 to 3	0	1
4 to 6	0	5
7 to 9	0	3
10 to 12	3	64
13 to 15	4	21
16 to 18	0	12
19 to 21	2	67
22 to 24	0	13
25 to 27	13	40
28 to 30	11	95
31 to 33	1	39
34 to 36	0	9
37 to 39	0	7
40 to 42	10	14
43 to 45	12	30
46 to 48	0	37
49 to 51	0	28
52 to 54	0	9
55 to 57	1	3
58 to 60	7	3
61 to 63	0	1
64 to 66	0	35
67 to 69	0	22
70 to 72	0	3
73 to 75	0	33
76 to 78	9	31
79 to 81	0	24
82 to 84	4	30
85 to 87	1	32
88 to 90	7	47
91 to 93	2	8
94 to 96	1	2
97 to 99	0	0
100 to 102	0	36
103 to 105	3	16
106 to 108	2	27
109 to 111	1	6
112 to 114	2	34
115 to 117	0	21
118 to 120	5	22

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.

SADIE: All I want to do is see you, I just thought you didn’t want to see me, that’s why I didn’t- JOANI: Knicks Player personnel on line 2.

Exhibit B: every 100 lines

Out of every 100 lines with a known speaker, 10 are women's.

101 lines from women, 930 from men.

Women
Men

Exhibit C: who's in it

14 women and 31 men in the cast. 3 women and 10 men from it get lines.

Characters

With lines

Women
Men

Exhibit D: who gets heard

The first woman speaks at line 71 of 1,167. The longest stretch with no woman speaking runs 106 lines.

Every line of dialogue, first to last

First line by a woman
Longest stretch with no woman speaking

Words spoken

Women speak 7% of the words (708), men 93% (9,227). Women have 10% 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

Two men

Exhibit F: behind the camera

3 of the 18 people in these jobs are women. Across the whole crew, 24% of the people whose gender is listed are women.

Directed by: Benny Safdie (man), Josh Safdie (man)
Written by: Josh Safdie (man), Ronald Bronstein (man), Benny Safdie (man)
Produced by: Scott Rudin (man), Sebastian Bear-McClard (man), Eli Bush (man), Irfaan Fredericks (man)
Shot by: Darius Khondji (man)
Edited by: Benny Safdie (man), Ronald Bronstein (man)
Music by: Daniel Lopatin (man)
Production design by: Sam Lisenco (man)
Costumes by: Nawaal Hendriks (gender not listed), Miyako Bellizzi (woman)
Cast by: Jennifer Venditti (woman), Francine Maisler (woman)