Passes the Bechdel test
X-Men
2000. Directed by Bryan Singer, written by Tom DeSanto and Bryan Singer and David Hayter.
The Bechdel test
Bechdel score
3 / 3
Passes
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Yes
1. At least two women
11 women characters. 5 of them speak. -
Yes
2. Who talk to each other
In 3 scenes out of 202. -
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 1 out of 3.
The film
In a world where both Mutants and Humans fear each other, Marie, better known as Rogue, runs away from home and hitches a ride with another mutant, known as Logan, a.k.a. Wolverine. Professor Charles Xavier, who owns a school for young mutants, sends Storm and Cyclops to bring them back before it is too late. Magneto, who believes a war is approaching, has an evil plan in mind, and needs young Rogue to help him.
- Released
- 14 Jul 2000
- Genres
- Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
- Rated
- PG-13
- IMDb
- 7.3 / 10
- Metascore
- 64 / 100
- Awards
- 14 wins & 26 nominations total
- Elsewhere
- View on IMDb
Starring, by lines spoken
- Women
- Men
- Not in the cast list
- Bigger name, more lines
- Magneto 83 lines, man
- Logan 70 lines, man
- Xavier 60 lines, man
- Jean 59 lines, woman
- Cyclops 49 lines, man
- Kelly 39 lines, man
- Storm 19 lines, woman
- Beast 16 lines, man
- Rogue 14 lines, woman
- Sabretooth 12 lines, man
Full cast, 81 people
- Hugh Jackman as Logan / Wolverine
- Patrick Stewart as Xavier
- Ian McKellen as Magneto
- Famke Janssen as Jean Grey
- James Marsden as Cyclops
- Halle Berry as Storm
- Anna Paquin as Rogue
- Tyler Mane as Sabretooth
- Ray Park as Toad
- Rebecca Romijn as Mystique
- Bruce Davison as Senator Kelly
- Matthew Sharp as Henry Guyrich
- Brett Morris as Young Magneto
- Rhona Shekter as Magneto's Mother
- Kenneth McGregor as Magneto's Father
- Shawn Roberts as Rogue's Boyfriend
- Donna Goodhand as Rogue's Mother
- John Nelles as Rogue's Father
- George Buza as Trucker
- Darren McGuire as Contender
- Carson Manning as Waterboy #1
- Scott Leva as Waterboy #2
- Aron Tager as Emcee
- Kevin Rushton as Stu
- Doug Lennox as Bartender
- David Nichols as Newscaster #1
- Malcolm Nefsky as Stu's Buddy
- Sumela Kay as Kitty
- Shawn Ashmore as Bobby Drake
- Katrina Florece as Jubilee
- Alex Burton as John Allerdyce
- Quinn Wright as Lily Pond Kid
- Daniel Magder as Boy on Raft
- Matt Weinberg as Tommy
- Madison Lanc as Tommy's Sister
- Stan Lee as Hot Dog Vendor
- Marsha Graham as Newscaster #2
- Amy Leland as Cerebro (voice)
- Adam Robitel as Guy on Line
- David Lawrence Brown as Lead Cop
- Ben Jensen as Sabretooth Cop
- Tom DeSanto as Toad Cop
- Todd Dulmage as Coast Guard
- Dan Duran as Newscaster #3
- Elias Zarou as U.N. Secretary General
- David Black as President
- Robert R. Snow as Secret Service
- David Hayter as Museum Cop
- Cecil Phillips as Security Guard
- Dave Allen Clark as Newscaster #4
- Deryck Blake as Plastic Prison Guard
- Ilke Hincer as Translator
- Ron Sham as Translator
- Jay Yoo as Translator
- Grigori Miakouchkine as Translator
- Eleanore Comes as Translator
- Giuseppe Gallaccio as Translator
- Rupinder Brar as Translator
- Abi Ganem as Translator
- Joey Purpura as German Soldier
- Manuel Verge as German Soldier
- Wolfgang Müller as German Soldier
- Ralph Zuljan as German Soldier
- Andy Grote as German Soldier
- Eric Bryson as Cop (uncredited)
- Ben Champniss as Jewish Prisoner of War (uncredited)
- Cheryl De Luca as Mother on Train (uncredited)
- Jeremy Durgana as Student (uncredited)
- Wesley Finucan as Man at Train Station (uncredited)
- Kyler Fisher as Extra (uncredited)
- Brandon Marc Gagne as Bar Patron (uncredited)
- Matthew Galliford as Ellis Island Dignitary (uncredited)
- Gary Goddard as Man at Beach (uncredited)
- Matt Granger as Weapon X Program Surgeon (uncredited)
- Cyprian Lerch as Police Officer (uncredited)
- Donald MacKinnon as Student at Xavier School (uncredited)
- Brian Peck as Hot Dog Stand Patron (uncredited)
- Peter Schindelhauer as German Soldier (uncredited)
- Jimmy Star as Police Officer (uncredited)
- Daniel Vivian as Canadian (uncredited)
- Quentin Wright as Student at Xavier School (uncredited)
Who talks, scene by scene
Lines of dialogue in every 5 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 202
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Show the numbers
| Scenes | Women's lines | Men's lines |
|---|---|---|
| 1 to 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 to 10 | 12 | 15 |
| 11 to 15 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 to 20 | 0 | 24 |
| 21 to 25 | 0 | 2 |
| 26 to 30 | 0 | 9 |
| 31 to 35 | 1 | 29 |
| 36 to 40 | 2 | 43 |
| 41 to 45 | 13 | 18 |
| 46 to 50 | 8 | 27 |
| 51 to 55 | 1 | 14 |
| 56 to 60 | 5 | 2 |
| 61 to 65 | 3 | 4 |
| 66 to 70 | 0 | 1 |
| 71 to 75 | 14 | 23 |
| 76 to 80 | 3 | 7 |
| 81 to 85 | 10 | 21 |
| 86 to 90 | 8 | 26 |
| 91 to 95 | 2 | 4 |
| 96 to 100 | 0 | 1 |
| 101 to 105 | 0 | 0 |
| 106 to 110 | 0 | 0 |
| 111 to 115 | 1 | 3 |
| 116 to 120 | 0 | 8 |
| 121 to 125 | 2 | 2 |
| 126 to 130 | 1 | 0 |
| 131 to 135 | 1 | 5 |
| 136 to 140 | 1 | 1 |
| 141 to 145 | 0 | 1 |
| 146 to 150 | 0 | 0 |
| 151 to 155 | 0 | 1 |
| 156 to 160 | 0 | 1 |
| 161 to 165 | 2 | 11 |
| 166 to 170 | 0 | 6 |
| 171 to 175 | 4 | 6 |
| 176 to 180 | 5 | 2 |
| 181 to 185 | 0 | 0 |
| 186 to 190 | 0 | 9 |
| 191 to 195 | 1 | 4 |
| 196 to 200 | 1 | 13 |
| 201 to 202 | 0 | 15 |
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.
STORM: Rogue. STORM: You donít have to run. ROGUE: Iím sorry. Iím not like the rest of you -- Iím tired of hurting people. STORM: Itís okay.
MYSTIQUE: And people like you are the reason I was afraid to go to school as a child. JEAN: The mutant gene tells the body when it needs to change.
MYSTIQUE: This is. JEAN: ROGUE, DESTROY THE MACHINE!
Exhibit B: every 100 lines
Out of every 100 lines with a known speaker, 22 are women's.
101 lines from women, 359 from men.
- Women
- Men
Exhibit C: who's in it
11 women and 49 men in the cast. 5 women and 10 men from it get lines.
Characters
With lines
- Women
- Men
Exhibit D: who gets heard
The first woman speaks at line 9 of 491.
The longest stretch with no woman speaking runs 50 lines.
Every line of dialogue, first to last
- First line by a woman
- Longest stretch with no woman speaking
Words spoken
Women speak 19% of the words (930), men 81% (3,848). Women have 22% 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
6
Two men
33
Exhibit F: behind the camera
2 of the 14 people in these jobs are women.
Across the whole crew, 18% of the people whose gender is listed are women.
- Directed by
- Bryan Singer (man)
- Written by
- David Hayter (man)
- Story by
- Tom DeSanto (man), Bryan Singer (man)
- Produced by
- Lauren Shuler Donner (woman), Ralph Winter (man)
- Shot by
- Newton Thomas Sigel (man)
- Edited by
- Kevin Stitt (man), John Wright (man), Steven Rosenblum (man)
- Music by
- Michael Kamen (man)
- Production design by
- John Myhre (man)
- Costumes by
- Louise Mingenbach (woman)
- Cast by
- Roger Mussenden (man)
The crew, department by department
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Other crew
14 women, 60 men, 33 not listed
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Production
6 women, 17 men, 10 not listed
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Sound
3 women, 23 men, 4 not listed
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Art
2 women, 12 men, 11 not listed
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Visual Effects
2 women, 2 men, 17 not listed
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Costume & Make-Up
4 women, 5 men, 8 not listed
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Camera
0 women, 7 men, 9 not listed
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Editing
1 women, 6 men, 4 not listed
- Women
- Men
- Gender not listed on TMDB
Exhibit G: how old the stars were
Women: 28 on average. Men: 39 on average.
The top-billed cast, at the film's release.
Women
Anna Paquin 17, Rebecca Romijn 27, Halle Berry 33, Famke Janssen 35
Men
Ray Park 25, James Marsden 26, Hugh Jackman 31, Tyler Mane 33, Patrick Stewart 60, Ian McKellen 61
Exhibit H: the money
It made 4.0 times what it cost.
- Budget
- $75 million
- Box office
- $296 million
From TMDB, not adjusted for inflation.
About this analysis
Our parser read the script: 202 scenes and 491 lines of dialogue. The bechdeltest.com rating comes from that site’s readers. How the test works
