Passes the Bechdel test
Warcraft
2016. Directed by Duncan Jones, written by Charles Leavitt and Duncan Jones and Jesse Wigutow.
The Bechdel test
Bechdel score
3 / 3
Passes
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Yes
1. At least two women
11 women characters. 0 of them speak. -
Yes
2. Who talk to each other
In 3 scenes out of 110. -
Yes
3. About something besides a man
In those scenes, our script parser found no man named. See the scene.
Second opinion
Not rated bechdeltest.com readers haven't rated this film.
The film
When the world of the Orcs of Draenor is being destroyed by the evil fel magic that uses life-force, the powerful warlock Gul'dan creates a portal to the world of Azeroth and forms the Horde with members of the Orc clans. He also captures many prisoners to keep the portal open. The king of Azeroth, Llane Wrynn and his brother-in-law, Anduin Lothar are informed by the apprentice of magician Khadgar that he has found fel magic in dead bodies and the king decides to summon the Guardian of Tirisfal, Medivh, to protect his kingdom. Lothar and Khadgar head to Kharazhan to meet Medivh and an ominous shadow points a book out to Khadgar, who takes it and hides. Anduin, Khadgar and Medivh and a group of soldiers are attacked by Orcs and they capture the slave Garona, who is released by King Llane, and she shows them the location of the portal. Garona is contacted by the Orc chief of a clan Durotan that wants to meet King Llane to stop the fel magic. Meanwhile Khadgar learns that the gate was opened with the help of someone in Azeroth. Shall King Llane trust Garona and Durotan, who might be the traitor?
- Released
- 10 Jun 2016
- Genres
- Action, Adventure, Fantasy
- Rated
- PG-13
- IMDb
- 6.7 / 10
- Metascore
- 32 / 100
- Awards
- 2 wins & 3 nominations total
- Elsewhere
- View on IMDb
Starring, by lines spoken
- Women
- Men
- Not in the cast list
- Bigger name, more lines
- Proudmoore 159 lines, man
- Jaina 130 lines, woman
- Stormpike 99 lines, man
- Thrall 83 lines, man
- Grommash 53 lines, man
- Varian 52 lines, man
- Lo’ Gosh 46 lines, man
- Lo’Gosh 44 lines, man
- Cairne 22 lines, man
- Tyrande 21 lines
Full cast, 49 people
- Travis Fimmel as Commander Anduin Lothar
- Paula Patton as Garona Halforcen
- Ben Foster as Medivh (Guardian)
- Dominic Cooper as King Llane Wrynn
- Ben Schnetzer as Khadgar
- Toby Kebbell as Durotan / Antonidas
- Robert Kazinsky as Orgrim
- Clancy Brown as Blackhand
- Ryan Robbins as Karos
- Daniel Wu as Gul'dan (Wizard)
- Anna Galvin as Draka
- Callum Keith Rennie as Moroes
- Ruth Negga as Queen Taria Wrynn
- Burkely Duffield as Callan Lothar
- Dean Redman as Varis / Caged Frostwolf
- Glenn Ennis as Compound Guard
- Terry Notary as Grommash Hellscream
- Michael Adamthwaite as King Magni
- Anna Van Hooft as Aloman
- Tommy Rieder as Young Medivh
- Dylan Schombing as Young Varian Wrynn
- Eugene Lipinski as Finden
- Elena Wurlitzer as Draenei Mother
- Callan Mulvey as Warrior
- Adrian Glynn McMorran as Officer #1
- Kyle Rideout as Officer #2
- Michael Antonakos as Officer #3
- Elisabeth Rosen as Westfall Woman
- Patrick Sabongui as Footman
- Kent O'Connor as Footman
- Wesley MacInnes as Gate Guard
- Mackenzie Gray as Lordaerian Delegate
- Christian Sloan as Elf Delegate
- Valérie Wiseman as Kul Tiran Delegate
- Dan Payne as Clansmen
- Christina Jastrzembska as Archmage
- Travis MacDonald as Prison Mage #1
- Frank C. Turner as Prison Mage #2
- Donavon Stinson as Prison Soldier
- Meelah Robbins as Scared Girl
- One Take Charlie as Sheep
- Glenn Close as Alodi (uncredited)
- Trevor Mack as Warrior (uncredited)
- Joel Sturrock as Dwarf Messenger (uncredited)
- Raj Lal as Knight (uncredited)
- Donnie MacNeil as Squire (uncredited)
- G. Michael Gray as Tower Guard (uncredited)
- Michael Patric as Human Villager (uncredited)
- Jill Morrison as Indecisive Woman (uncredited)
Who talks, scene by scene
Lines of dialogue in every 3 scenes, start to finish. Women above the line, men below. 8% of lines come from characters we couldn't match to the cast list and aren't shown.
Women
Men
Scene 1 Scene 110
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Show the numbers
| Scenes | Women's lines | Men's lines |
|---|---|---|
| 1 to 3 | 6 | 66 |
| 4 to 6 | 0 | 4 |
| 7 to 9 | 0 | 8 |
| 10 to 12 | 0 | 2 |
| 13 to 15 | 9 | 30 |
| 16 to 18 | 0 | 16 |
| 19 to 21 | 30 | 37 |
| 22 to 24 | 12 | 3 |
| 25 to 27 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 to 30 | 1 | 31 |
| 31 to 33 | 0 | 23 |
| 34 to 36 | 0 | 26 |
| 37 to 39 | 0 | 6 |
| 40 to 42 | 20 | 28 |
| 43 to 45 | 0 | 3 |
| 46 to 48 | 0 | 15 |
| 49 to 51 | 0 | 1 |
| 52 to 54 | 0 | 5 |
| 55 to 57 | 6 | 15 |
| 58 to 60 | 7 | 21 |
| 61 to 63 | 5 | 22 |
| 64 to 66 | 0 | 35 |
| 67 to 69 | 20 | 13 |
| 70 to 72 | 10 | 25 |
| 73 to 75 | 14 | 12 |
| 76 to 78 | 0 | 0 |
| 79 to 81 | 0 | 7 |
| 82 to 84 | 0 | 15 |
| 85 to 87 | 0 | 7 |
| 88 to 90 | 10 | 32 |
| 91 to 93 | 3 | 27 |
| 94 to 96 | 2 | 21 |
| 97 to 99 | 0 | 6 |
| 100 to 102 | 0 | 16 |
| 103 to 105 | 4 | 51 |
| 106 to 108 | 2 | 18 |
| 109 to 110 | 7 | 7 |
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.
JAINA: I know. But we must save all that we can. Go now, hurry! BUTTONWILLOW: I knew it would come to this. JAINA: If you don’t have anything helpful to say, I’d just as soon you said nothing at all. JAINA: I'm sorry. Forgive me. Perhaps you and I together, we can-
JAINA: She’s not my advisor. I’m her apprentice. She’s Archmage Aegywnn. Last Guardian of Tirisfal. AEGWYNN: Second-to-last. Technically, I’m retired.
JAINA: Move! Move! AEGWYNN: Go! Get them out of here! JAINA: Come on! Everybody move! JAINA: Aegwynn! NO!
Exhibit B: every 100 lines
Out of every 100 lines with a known speaker, 20 are women's.
168 lines from women, 654 from men.
- Women
- Men
Exhibit C: who's in it
11 women and 35 men in the cast. 0 women and 15 men from it get lines.
Characters
With lines
- Women
- Men
Exhibit D: who gets heard
The first woman speaks at line 2 of 895.
The longest stretch with no woman speaking runs 92 lines.
Every line of dialogue, first to last
- First line by a woman
- Longest stretch with no woman speaking
Words spoken
Women speak 20% of the words (2,256), men 80% (8,765).
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
8
Two men
78
Exhibit F: behind the camera
3 of the 16 people in these jobs are women.
Across the whole crew, 25% of the people whose gender is listed are women.
- Directed by
- Duncan Jones (man)
- Written by
- Charles Leavitt (man), Duncan Jones (man)
- Produced by
- Alex Gartner (man), Charles Roven (man), Thomas Tull (man), Jon Jashni (man), Stuart Fenegan (man)
- Shot by
- Simon Duggan (man), Stewart Whelan (gender not listed)
- Edited by
- Paul Hirsch (man)
- Music by
- Ramin Djawadi (man)
- Production design by
- Gavin Bocquet (man)
- Cast by
- Mary Vernieu (woman), Lindsay Graham Ahanonu (woman), Michelle Allen (woman)
The crew, department by department
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Other crew
10 women, 31 men, 26 not listed
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Art
8 women, 13 men, 37 not listed
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Production
8 women, 12 men, 13 not listed
-
Visual Effects
2 women, 16 men, 13 not listed
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Costume & Make-Up
8 women, 2 men, 15 not listed
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Sound
2 women, 20 men, 1 non-binary, 2 not listed
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Camera
0 women, 12 men, 8 not listed
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Lighting
0 women, 3 men, 13 not listed
- Women
- Men
- Non-binary
- Gender not listed on TMDB
Exhibit G: how old the stars were
Women: 40 on average. Men: 38 on average.
The top-billed cast, at the film's release.
Women
Paula Patton 40
Men
Ben Schnetzer 26, Robert Kazinsky 32, Toby Kebbell 33, Ben Foster 35, Travis Fimmel 36, Dominic Cooper 37, Daniel Wu 41, Ryan Robbins 44, Clancy Brown 57
Exhibit H: the money
It made 2.7 times what it cost.
- Budget
- $160 million
- Box office
- $434 million
From TMDB, not adjusted for inflation.
About this analysis
Our parser read the script: 110 scenes and 895 lines of dialogue. How the test works
