Passes the Bechdel test
Warm Springs
2005. Directed by Joseph Sargent, written by Margaret Nagle.
The Bechdel test
Bechdel score
3 / 3
Passes
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Yes
1. At least two women
13 women characters. 12 of them speak. -
Yes
2. Who talk to each other
In 1 scene out of 146. -
Yes
3. About something besides a man
In that scene, our script parser found no man named. See the scene.
Second opinion
Not rated bechdeltest.com readers haven't rated this film.
The film
After polio threatens his political career in the early 1920s, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Sir Kenneth Branagh) desperately searches for a cure to his newly acquired disease, hoping to regain the use of his legs. He learns of a promising spa in Warm Springs, Georgia, and travels there, only to find it dilapidated. Determined to overcome polio, Roosevelt invests in the spa's revitalization, and sets about recovering, aided by the support of his wife and physical therapist.
- Released
- 30 Apr 2005
- Genres
- Biography, Drama
- Rated
- Not Rated
- IMDb
- 7.4 / 10
- Awards
- Won 5 Primetime Emmys. 12 wins & 42 nominations total
- Elsewhere
- View on IMDb
Starring, by lines spoken
- Women
- Men
- Not in the cast list
- Bigger name, more lines
- Franklin 295 lines, man
- Eleanor 98 lines, woman
- Tom 79 lines, man
- Louis 75 lines, man
- Helena 48 lines, woman
- Lionel 20 lines, man
- Sara 20 lines, woman
- Roy 18 lines, man
- Ranklin 17 lines
- Fred 14 lines, man
Full cast, 53 people
- Kenneth Branagh as Franklin Delano Roosevelt
- Cynthia Nixon as Eleanor Roosevelt
- David Paymer as Louis Howe
- Tim Blake Nelson as Tom Loyless
- Matt O'Leary as Fred Botts
- Matt Malloy as Lionel Purdy
- Andy Davoli as Jake Perini
- Nelsan Ellis as Roy Collier
- Jane Alexander as Sara Delano Roosevelt
- Kathy Bates as Helena Mahoney
- Melissa Ponzio as Lucy Mercer
- Quint Von Canon as Stephen Teller
- Mike Pniewski as Hastings
- Grayce Spence as League Member
- Rand Hopkins as Dr. Lovett
- Brian F. Durkin as Elliott Roosevelt
- Carrie Adams as Anna - Age 19
- Georgia Miles as Anna - Age 12
- Devon Gearhart as Elliot - Age 8 and 11
- Tripp Hennington as Franklin Junior - Age 9
- Sam Frihart as John - Age 7
- Matthew Stanton as Scoutmaster
- Ron Clinton Smith as Eugene
- Lonnie R. Smith Jr. as Stanley
- Jill Jane Clements as Waitress
- Dave Hager as Pat Doyle
- Felicia Day as Eloise Hutchinson
- Meggie Geisland as Daisy
- E. Roger Mitchell as Pete Collier
- Deborah Duke as Aunt Sally
- Bob Seel as Cleburne Gregory
- Brian Beegle as Benjamin Pendergrast
- Steve Coulter as Dr. Bissell
- Marianne Fraulo as Missy Lehand
- Jody Thompson as Woodhall Busey
- Frank Hoyt Taylor as Conductor
- Lori Beth Sikes as Mary Beth
- Teal Sherer as Chorus Girl #1
- Margo G. Dietrich as Chorus Girl #2
- Laurel Lawson as Chorus Girl #3
- Danny Nelson as Farmer
- Sharon Blackwood as Farmer's Wife
- Bart Hansard as Stationmaster at Bullochsville
- Terry Loughlin as Dr. Peter Hebert
- Marc McPherson as Dr. Willis
- J.L. Parker as Helena's Driver
- Wilbur Fitzgerald as Al Smith
- Terrence Gibney as Crony #1
- David Silverman as Crony #2
- Robert C. Treveiler as Dan Reed
- Carl McIntyre as Reporter
- Greg Thompson as Photographer
- Ron Goss as Convention Announcer
Who talks, scene by scene
Lines of dialogue in every 4 scenes, start to finish. Women above the line, men below. 11% of lines come from characters we couldn't match to the cast list and aren't shown.
Women
Men
Scene 1 Scene 146
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Show the numbers
| Scenes | Women's lines | Men's lines |
|---|---|---|
| 1 to 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 to 8 | 2 | 3 |
| 9 to 12 | 8 | 24 |
| 13 to 16 | 8 | 6 |
| 17 to 20 | 2 | 26 |
| 21 to 24 | 8 | 16 |
| 25 to 28 | 5 | 1 |
| 29 to 32 | 4 | 2 |
| 33 to 36 | 4 | 55 |
| 37 to 40 | 1 | 11 |
| 41 to 44 | 2 | 8 |
| 45 to 48 | 2 | 4 |
| 49 to 52 | 10 | 9 |
| 53 to 56 | 3 | 28 |
| 57 to 60 | 11 | 17 |
| 61 to 64 | 0 | 19 |
| 65 to 68 | 11 | 12 |
| 69 to 72 | 0 | 36 |
| 73 to 76 | 0 | 24 |
| 77 to 80 | 0 | 24 |
| 81 to 84 | 4 | 16 |
| 85 to 88 | 3 | 0 |
| 89 to 92 | 14 | 29 |
| 93 to 96 | 5 | 33 |
| 97 to 100 | 15 | 21 |
| 101 to 104 | 5 | 15 |
| 105 to 108 | 15 | 14 |
| 109 to 112 | 8 | 10 |
| 113 to 116 | 7 | 11 |
| 117 to 120 | 0 | 0 |
| 121 to 124 | 9 | 16 |
| 125 to 128 | 9 | 26 |
| 129 to 132 | 18 | 32 |
| 133 to 136 | 4 | 13 |
| 137 to 140 | 0 | 4 |
| 141 to 144 | 2 | 4 |
| 145 to 146 | 0 | 0 |
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.
SARA: I knew it. I knew it. ELEANOR: I thought it only struck children.
Exhibit B: every 100 lines
Out of every 100 lines with a known speaker, 26 are women's.
199 lines from women, 569 from men.
- Women
- Men
Exhibit C: who's in it
13 women and 28 men in the cast. 12 women and 27 men from it get lines.
Characters
With lines
- Women
- Men
Exhibit D: who gets heard
The first woman speaks at line 3 of 864.
The longest stretch with no woman speaking runs 87 lines.
Every line of dialogue, first to last
- First line by a woman
- Longest stretch with no woman speaking
Words spoken
Women speak 30% of the words (2,354), men 70% (5,471). Women have 26% of the lines, so their lines run longer 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
11
Two men
68
Exhibit F: behind the camera
1 of the 4 people in these jobs is a woman.
Across the whole crew, 20% of the people whose gender is listed are women.
- Directed by
- Joseph Sargent (man)
- Written by
- Margaret Nagle (woman)
- Edited by
- Michael Brown (man)
- Music by
- Bruce Broughton (man)
The crew, department by department
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Camera
0 women, 1 men
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Other crew
0 women, 0 men, 1 not listed
-
Directing
0 women, 1 men
-
Editing
0 women, 1 men
-
Sound
0 women, 1 men
-
Writing
1 women, 0 men
- Women
- Men
- Gender not listed on TMDB
Exhibit G: how old the stars were
Women: 53 on average. Men: 36 on average.
The top-billed cast, at the film's release.
Women
Cynthia Nixon 39, Kathy Bates 56, Jane Alexander 65
Men
Matt O'Leary 17, Nelsan Ellis 27, Andy Davoli 31, Tim Blake Nelson 40, Matt Malloy 42, Kenneth Branagh 44, David Paymer 50
About this analysis
Our parser read the script: 146 scenes and 864 lines of dialogue. How the test works
