Passes the Bechdel test

Wonder Woman

Name: Wonder Woman
Released: 2017

2017. Directed by Patty Jenkins, written by Allan Heinberg and Zack Snyder and Jason Fuchs.

The Bechdel test

Bechdel score

3 / 3

Passes

Yes 1. At least two women
33 women characters. 17 of them speak.
Yes 2. Who talk to each other
In 9 scenes out of 154.
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

Diana, princess of the Amazons, trained to be an unconquerable warrior. Raised on a sheltered island paradise, when a pilot crashes on their shores and tells of a massive conflict raging in the outside world, Diana leaves her home, convinced she can stop the threat. Fighting alongside man in a war to end all wars, Diana will discover her full powers and her true destiny.

Released: 02 Jun 2017
Genres: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Rated: PG-13
IMDb: 7.3 / 10
Metascore: 76 / 100
Awards: 38 wins & 77 nominations total
Elsewhere: View on IMDb

Starring, by lines spoken

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

Steve 239 lines, man
Diana 223 lines, woman
Hippolyta 62 lines, woman
Sameer 44 lines, man
Charlie 38 lines, man
Etta 30 lines, woman
Ludendorff 27 lines, man
Sir Patrick/Ares 26 lines, man
Antiope 24 lines, woman
Sir Patrick 23 lines, man

Full cast, 82 people

Gal Gadot as Diana
Chris Pine as Steve Trevor
Connie Nielsen as Hippolyta
Robin Wright as Antiope
Danny Huston as Ludendorff
David Thewlis as Sir Patrick
Saïd Taghmaoui as Sameer
Ewen Bremner as Charlie
Eugene Brave Rock as The Chief
Lucy Davis as Etta
Elena Anaya as Dr. Maru
Lilly Aspell as Young Diana (8)
Lisa Loven Kongsli as Menalippe
Ann Wolfe as Artemis
Ann Ogbomo as Phillipus
Emily Carey as Diana (12)
James Cosmo as FIeld Marshall Haig
Wolf Kahler as German Commander
Martin Bishop as Kaiser Wilhelm II
Flora Nicholson as Marie
Pat Abernethy as Photographer
Freddy Elletson as Trench Sentry
Sammy Hayman as Trench Sentry
Michael Tantrum as Trench Sentry
Philippe Spall as Trench Officer - Belgian
Edward Wolstenholme as Trench Officer - British
Ian Hughes as German Soldier
Marko Leht as German Soldier in Boat
Steffan Rhodri as Colonel Darnell
Andrew Byron as Weary Captain (Shot)
Dominic Kinnaird as Suited Man
Rachel Pickup as Fausta Grables
Ulli Ackermann as Guard at Invite Table
Frank Allen Forbes as Turkish Slave
Peter Stark as Soldier at Gala
Rainer Bock as Von Hindenberg
Josh Bromley as Young Soldier (Station)
Jennie Eggleton as Young Wife (Station)
Eva Dabrowski as Nina
Harvey James as German Pilot
George Johnston as German Pilot
Danielle Lewis as Senator Timandra
Florence Kasumba as Senator Acantha
Eleanor Matsuura as Epione
Josette Simon as Mnemosyne
Doutzen Kroes as Venelia
Hayley Warnes as Aella
Caitlin Burles as Queen's Guard
Jemma Moore as Queens Guard
Samantha Win as Euboea
Brooke Ence as Penthiselea
Madeleine Vall as Egeria
Hari James as Trigona
Jacqui-Lee Pryce as Niobe
Betty Adewole as Amazon Army
Caroline Winberg as Amazon Army
Lizzie Bowden as Amazon Army
Kattreya Scheurer-Smith as Amazon Army
Rekha Luther as Amazon Townsfolk
Thaina Oliveira as Amazon Townfolk
Ooooota Adepo as Amazon Townsfolk
Zinnia Kumar as Amazon Townsfolk
Toma McDonagh as Amazon Townfolk
Amber Doyle as Mother
Freddy Carter as Soldier
Fred Fergus as Soldier
Tim Pritchett as Wounded Soldier
Gana Bayarsaikhan as Throne Room Amazon
Camilla Roholm as Throne Room Amazon
Stephanie Haymes-Roven as Amazon Cavalry General
Nia Burke as Veld Singer
Dee Lewis Clay as Singer
Tori Letzler as Singer
Mayling Ng as Amazon Warrior (Orana)
Zack Snyder as U.S. Soldier (uncredited)
Lee Neville as Scottish Regiment Soldier (uncredited)
Ana Cilas as Amazon Warrior (uncredited)
Philip Harvey as British Soldier
Sofia Abbasi as Turkish Worker
Kevin Hudson as Cafe Owner (uncredited)
Nathanjohn Carter as Ludendorff's Aide-de-Camp (uncredited)
Alexander Terentyev as German Lieutenant

Who talks, scene by scene

Lines of dialogue in every 4 scenes, start to finish. Women above the line, men below. 2% of lines come from characters we couldn't match to the cast list and aren't shown.

Women

Men

Scene 1 Scene 154

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Show the numbers

Scenes	Women's lines	Men's lines
1 to 4	5	0
5 to 8	23	0
9 to 12	15	0
13 to 16	11	0
17 to 20	25	0
21 to 24	7	0
25 to 28	22	19
29 to 32	4	12
33 to 36	22	4
37 to 40	12	15
41 to 44	16	5
45 to 48	19	18
49 to 52	22	15
53 to 56	9	2
57 to 60	12	18
61 to 64	15	42
65 to 68	22	48
69 to 72	7	22
73 to 76	11	24
77 to 80	11	14
81 to 84	2	6
85 to 88	23	32
89 to 92	6	37
93 to 96	20	31
97 to 100	6	13
101 to 104	1	2
105 to 108	12	18
109 to 112	6	13
113 to 116	1	3
117 to 120	0	0
121 to 124	0	12
125 to 128	2	6
129 to 132	0	1
133 to 136	0	1
137 to 140	0	0
141 to 144	1	1
145 to 148	9	15
149 to 152	9	5
153 to 154	3	0

The evidence

Straight from the script
Counted from the script and the credits

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Exhibit A: the passing scenes

The scene our parser counted as passing, word for word.

ANTIOPE: Yes, the blow was strong, but Eliana's footwork betrayed her! A battle is like a river-crossing, every step must find a safe spot -- MNEMOSYNE: Diana! MNEMOSYNE: Diana, I see you!

ANTIOPE: Come on, Diana. You're stronger than this. HIPPOLYTA: Get up, Diana. ANTIOPE: NEVER let your guard down! Your opponents will have no honor. They will strike at you from behind! They will attack without provocation! ANTIOPE: Show me the Amazon you are! Or was I wrong to put such faith in you?

MENALIPPE: Then why do you wear their colors? ARTEMIS: Tell us!

DIANA: Is this what passes for armor in your country? ETTA: Of a sort. It's fashion. Keeps our tummies in. DIANA: Why must you keep them in? ETTA: Only a woman with no tummy would ask that question.

DIANA: How can a woman possibly fight in this? ETTA: We fight with our principles. It's how we got the vote. ETTA: Not that I'm opposed to engaging in a bit of fisticuffs when the situation calls for it, mind you!

Exhibit B: every 100 lines

Out of every 100 lines with a known speaker, 46 are women's.

391 lines from women, 454 from men.

Women
Men

Exhibit C: who's in it

33 women and 32 men in the cast. 17 women and 21 men from it get lines.

Characters

With lines

Women
Men

Exhibit D: who gets heard

The first woman speaks at line 2 of 859. The longest stretch with no woman speaking runs 16 lines.

Every line of dialogue, first to last

First line by a woman
Longest stretch with no woman speaking

Words spoken

Women speak 45% of the words (3,760), men 55% (4,598). Women have 46% 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

7 of the 19 people in these jobs are women. Across the whole crew, 30% of the people whose gender is listed are women.

Directed by: Patty Jenkins (woman)
Written by: Allan Heinberg (man)
Story by: Zack Snyder (man), Jason Fuchs (man), Allan Heinberg (man)
Produced by: Deborah Snyder (woman), Richard Suckle (man), Charles Roven (man), Zack Snyder (man)
Shot by: Matthew Jensen (man)
Edited by: Martin Walsh (man)
Music by: Rupert Gregson-Williams (man)
Production design by: Aline Bonetto (woman), Todd Kleparski (gender not listed)
Costumes by: Lindy Hemming (woman)
Cast by: Lora Kennedy (woman), Lucinda Syson (woman), Kristy Carlson (woman), Milla Wilcock (gender not listed)