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The Bechdel Test, sometimes called the Mo Movie Measure or Bechdel Rule is a simple test which names the following three criteria: (1) it has to have at least two women in it, who (2) who talk to each other, about (3) something besides a man. The test was popularized by Alison Bechdel's comic Dykes to Watch Out For, in a 1985 strip called The Rule.
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For the sake of practicality, I've taken the liberty to read the first criterium as only named female characters counting.
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![[Red cross icon]](/static/nowomen.png)
Fewer than two women in this movie![[Mute icon]](/static/notalk.png)
There are two or more women in this movie, but they don't talk to each other![[Ties icon]](/static/men.png)
There are two or more women in this movie, but they only talk to each other about a man![[Smiley icon]](/static/ok.png)
There are two or more women in this movie and they talk to each other about something other than a man*![[Talk bubble icon]](/static/comments.png)
There is a comment for this movie![[Article icon]](/static/reviews.png)
There are links to reviews available for this movie* Please keep in mind that a movie scoring a does not mean it is at all "good" or feminist friendly, just that it passes all tests.
If there is an exclamation mark over the icon (eg. ![[OK-disagree]](/static/ok-disagree.png)
), someone who has left a comment doesn't agree with the rating (and hopefully explains why).
DTWOF: The Blog about The Rule
A New Rating System for Movies
Memo to all women: No half for you in Hollywood
Why film schools teach screenwriters not to pass the Bechdel test
Remember when I said they teach you not to write screenplays with women as leads?
Cartoons are more than just entertainment
The 'Bechdel Rule,' Defining Pop-Culture Character
No, Kissing in the Rain Is Not Acceptable
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![[[0]]](/static/nowomen-disagree.png "[Fewer than two women in this movie]")
![[[3]]](/static/dubious.png "[There are two or more women in this movie and they talk to each other about something other than a man, although dubious]")
![[[1]]](/static/notalk-disagree.png "[There are two or more women in this movie, but they don't talk to each other]")
![[[3]]](/static/dubious-disagree.png "[There are two or more women in this movie and they talk to each other about something other than a man, although dubious]")
![[[2]]](/static/men-disagree.png "[There are two or more women in this movie, but they only talk to each other about a man]")