Passes the Bechdel test
Under the Silver Lake
2019. Directed by David Robert Mitchell, written by David Robert Mitchell.
The Bechdel test
Bechdel score
3 / 3
Passes
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Yes
1. At least two women
32 women characters. 29 of them speak. -
Yes
2. Who talk to each other
In 4 scenes out of 135. -
Yes
3. About something besides a man
In those scenes, our script parser found no man named. See the scene.
Second opinion
Disagree bechdeltest.com readers give it 0 out of 3.
The film
Sam (Andrew Garfield) is a disenchanted 33-year-old who discovers a mysterious woman, Sarah (Riley Keough), frolicking in his apartment's swimming pool. When she vanishes, Sam embarks on a surreal quest across Los Angeles to decode the secret behind her disappearance, leading him into the murkiest depths of mystery, scandal and conspiracy in the City of Angels.
- Released
- 19 Apr 2019
- Genres
- Crime, Mystery, Thriller
- Rated
- R
- IMDb
- 6.5 / 10
- Metascore
- 60 / 100
- Awards
- 3 wins & 9 nominations total
- Elsewhere
- View on IMDb
Starring, by lines spoken
- Women
- Men
- Not in the cast list
- Bigger name, more lines
- Sam 389 lines, man
- Sarah 54 lines, woman
- Bar Buddy 41 lines, man
- Actress 38 lines, woman
- Final Man 35 lines, man
- Comic Man 33 lines, man
- Shooting Star #1 33 lines
- Allen 30 lines, man
- Homeless King 24 lines, man
- Songwriter 23 lines, man
Full cast, 69 people
- Andrew Garfield as Sam
- Riley Keough as Sarah
- Topher Grace as Bar Buddy
- Callie Hernandez as Millicent Sevence
- Don McManus as Final Man
- Jeremy Bobb as Songwriter
- Riki Lindhome as Actress
- Patrick Fischler as Comic Fan
- Zosia Mamet as Troy
- Jimmi Simpson as Allen
- Grace Van Patten as Balloon Girl
- Bobbi Salvör Menuez as Shooting Star #1
- David Yow as Homeless King
- Wendy Vanden Heuvel as Topless Bird Woman
- Chris Gann as Jefferson Sevence
- Jessica Makinson as Mrs. Sevence
- Sibongile Mlambo as Blonde Roommate
- Rex Linn as Manager
- Luke Baines as Jesus
- Alexandra MacDonald as Meek Bride
- Victoria Bruno as Clara Bow Bride
- Lola Blanc as Reading Glasses Bride
- Brian Aubert as Band Member #1
- Christopher Guanlao as Band Member #2
- Joe Lester as Band Member #3
- Nikki Monninger as Band Member #4
- Sydney Sweeney as Shooting Star #2
- Guy Nardulli as Door Guard
- Adam Bartley as Cop
- June Carryl as Sheriff
- Summer Bishil as EX / Billboard Girl
- Karen Nitsche as Owl's Kiss
- Laura-Leigh as Mae
- Sky Elobar as Clerk
- Deborah Geffner as Mom (voice)
- Jeannine Cota as Botox Reporter
- Reese Hartwig as Sevence Kid #1
- Izzie Coffey as Sevence Kid #2
- Kayla DiVenere as Sevence Kid #3
- Tucker Meek as Sevence Kid #4
- Jackson Gann as Stupid Boy #1
- Brode Gann as Stupid Boy #2
- Jules Willcox as Young Drunk Woman
- Rozie Bacchi as Old Drunk Woman
- Annabelle Dexter-Jones as Fannie
- Christina Wildes as Bikini Top Hat Girl #1
- Nicole Disson as Housewife Poet
- Millie Atchison as Bathroom Girl #1
- Cheyenne Haynes as Bathroom Girl #2
- Elizabeth Hinkler as Bathroom Girl #3
- Pepi Sonuga as Emerald Beauty
- Ivy Matheson as Yellow Miniskirt
- Gabrielle Maiden as Blue Miniskirt
- Brittney Parker Rose as Green Mini Skirt
- Oscar Best as Tow Man
- Greg Wayne as Diamond Grill
- John Eddins as Tuxedo Bouncer
- Mary Cameron Rogers as Record Girl
- Mario Diaz as Faceless Party Goer
- Kat Purgal as Complimenting Woman
- Layla Rumi as Party Host
- Olivia Fox as Chesty Woman
- Brian Gattas as Gossiping Man
- Deven Green as Gossiping Woman
- Devin Kawaoka as Handsome Man
- David Harper as Long Island Wino
- Shad Roberts as Ugly Art Man
- Jenn An as Cute Art Woman
- Darrel Cherney as Giant Hipster with Giant Beard
Who talks, scene by scene
Lines of dialogue in every 3 scenes, start to finish. Women above the line, men below. 6% of lines come from characters we couldn't match to the cast list and aren't shown.
Women
Men
Scene 1 Scene 135
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Show the numbers
| Scenes | Women's lines | Men's lines |
|---|---|---|
| 1 to 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 to 6 | 21 | 19 |
| 7 to 9 | 21 | 14 |
| 10 to 12 | 18 | 28 |
| 13 to 15 | 15 | 17 |
| 16 to 18 | 0 | 3 |
| 19 to 21 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 to 24 | 0 | 14 |
| 25 to 27 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 to 30 | 0 | 1 |
| 31 to 33 | 4 | 1 |
| 34 to 36 | 29 | 25 |
| 37 to 39 | 20 | 22 |
| 40 to 42 | 1 | 0 |
| 43 to 45 | 8 | 5 |
| 46 to 48 | 0 | 48 |
| 49 to 51 | 2 | 23 |
| 52 to 54 | 3 | 36 |
| 55 to 57 | 16 | 32 |
| 58 to 60 | 10 | 10 |
| 61 to 63 | 5 | 7 |
| 64 to 66 | 1 | 15 |
| 67 to 69 | 0 | 22 |
| 70 to 72 | 0 | 0 |
| 73 to 75 | 0 | 5 |
| 76 to 78 | 0 | 12 |
| 79 to 81 | 0 | 11 |
| 82 to 84 | 0 | 1 |
| 85 to 87 | 0 | 0 |
| 88 to 90 | 0 | 7 |
| 91 to 93 | 0 | 11 |
| 94 to 96 | 0 | 5 |
| 97 to 99 | 4 | 34 |
| 100 to 102 | 0 | 1 |
| 103 to 105 | 0 | 40 |
| 106 to 108 | 0 | 0 |
| 109 to 111 | 7 | 8 |
| 112 to 114 | 21 | 23 |
| 115 to 117 | 15 | 16 |
| 118 to 120 | 0 | 12 |
| 121 to 123 | 0 | 0 |
| 124 to 126 | 26 | 101 |
| 127 to 129 | 0 | 0 |
| 130 to 132 | 0 | 0 |
| 133 to 135 | 2 | 2 |
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.
SARAH: Now you gotta try it. BLONDE: Sarah, we're home. We brought somebody. SARAH: Ok.
MEEK BRIDE: I'm doing a secret solo show tomorrow night at Hollywood Forever if you wanna come... EMERALD BEAUTY: Oh my God.
YELLOW MINISKIRT: Uhhhhhhhe. BLUE MINISKIRT: Gehhh.
GREEN MINISKIRT: Lllehhhhehhhaaah. YELLOW MINISKIRT: Really creepy, huh?
BLUE MINISKIRT: I don't even walk my dog anymore. GREEN MINISKIRT: We use a litter box. YELLOW MINISKIRT: What's that smell? BLUE MINISKIRT: I don't know.
Exhibit B: every 100 lines
Out of every 100 lines with a known speaker, 28 are women's.
249 lines from women, 631 from men.
- Women
- Men
Exhibit C: who's in it
32 women and 23 men in the cast. 29 women and 18 men from it get lines.
Characters
With lines
- Women
- Men
Exhibit D: who gets heard
The first woman speaks at line 5 of 932.
The longest stretch with no woman speaking runs 133 lines.
Every line of dialogue, first to last
- First line by a woman
- Longest stretch with no woman speaking
Words spoken
Women speak 27% of the words (2,179), men 73% (5,827). Women have 28% 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
9
Two men
36
Exhibit F: behind the camera
2 of the 13 people in these jobs are women.
Across the whole crew, 25% of the people whose gender is listed are women.
- Directed by
- David Robert Mitchell (man)
- Written by
- David Robert Mitchell (man)
- Produced by
- Adele Romanski (woman), Chris Bender (man), Jake Weiner (man), Michael De Luca (man)
- Shot by
- Mike Gioulakis (man)
- Edited by
- Julio Perez IV (man)
- Music by
- Richard Vreeland (man)
- Production design by
- Michael Perry (man)
- Costumes by
- Caroline Eselin (woman)
- Cast by
- Mark Bennett (man), Sande Alessi (gender not listed)
The crew, department by department
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Production
4 women, 13 men, 3 not listed
-
Costume & Make-Up
4 women, 2 men, 7 not listed
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Camera
0 women, 5 men, 7 not listed
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Art
1 women, 2 men, 6 not listed
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Sound
0 women, 4 men, 5 not listed
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Lighting
0 women, 1 men, 4 not listed
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Visual Effects
0 women, 0 men, 3 not listed
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Other crew
1 women, 0 men
- Women
- Men
- Gender not listed on TMDB
Exhibit G: how old the stars were
Women: 32 on average. Men: 43 on average.
The top-billed cast, at the film's release.
Women
Riley Keough 29, Callie Hernandez 30, Zosia Mamet 30, Riki Lindhome 39
Men
Andrew Garfield 34, Jeremy Bobb 37, Topher Grace 40, Jimmi Simpson 42, Patrick Fischler 48, Don McManus 58
Exhibit H: the money
It made 24% of what it cost.
- Budget
- $8.5 million
- Box office
- $2.1 million
From TMDB, not adjusted for inflation.
About this analysis
Our parser read the script: 135 scenes and 932 lines of dialogue. The bechdeltest.com rating comes from that site’s readers. How the test works
