Bechdel Test Movie List

/bech·del test/ n.
1. It has to have at least two [named] women in it
2. Who talk to each other
3. About something besides a man

Movie list

2011 (200 movies)

[[3]] Alamanya
[[3]] Albatross [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Albert Nobbs [2 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Alien Armageddon [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Aliens vs. Avatars [1 comment(s) available]
[[1]] All Superheroes Must Die [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Alps
[[3]] Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked [3 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Alyce Kills [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Amber Lake [1 comment(s) available]
[[2]] And if we all live together [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Another Earth [4 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Another Happy Day
[[3]] Apart [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Apartment 143 [1 comment(s) available]
[[0]] Apollo 18 [6 comment(s) available]
[[1]] The Art of Getting By
[[2]] Arthur [1 comment(s) available]
[[1]] Arthur Christmas [2 comment(s) available]
[[1]] The Artist [9 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Atlas Shrugged: Part I [3 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Attack the Block [7 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Attenberg
[[3]] Au cul du loup [3 comment(s) available]
[[3]] The Awakening [2 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Bad Teacher [10 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Barbie: Princess Charm School [2 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Batman: Year One [1 comment(s) available]
[[1]] Battle: Los Angeles [10 comment(s) available]
[[1]] Beastly
[[1]] Bernie [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel [4 comment(s) available]
[[2]] The Big Year [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Black Butterflies
[[0]] Black Gold [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975
[[1]] Blackthorn [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Blue Crush 2 [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Bridesmaids [3 review(s) available] [70 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Butter [2 comment(s) available]
[[3]] The Cabin in the Woods [1 review(s) available] [14 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Cafe de Flore [2 comment(s) available]
[[3]] The Caller [1 comment(s) available]
[[1]] Captain America: The First Avenger [21 comment(s) available]
[[1]] The Captains [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Carnage [1 comment(s) available]
[[2]] Cars 2 [5 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Catch .44
[[1]] Catch Me... I'm in Love [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Catwoman [1 comment(s) available]
[[1]] Cedar Rapids [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Chalet Girl [1 comment(s) available]
[[1]] The Change-Up
[[3]] Circumstance [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Cloudburst [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Codependent Lesbian Space Alien Seeks Same [1 comment(s) available]
[[1]] Colombiana
[[3]] Combat Girls [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Conan the Barbarian [5 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Contagion [6 comment(s) available]
[[2]] Coriolanus [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Coup d'éclat [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Courageous [1 comment(s) available]
[[1]] Cowboys & Aliens [2 comment(s) available]
[[3]] The Craiglist Killer [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Crazy, Stupid, Love. [9 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Cyberbully [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Damsels in Distress [2 comment(s) available]
[[3]] The Darkest Hour [1 comment(s) available]
[[1]] The Dead Inside [1 comment(s) available]
[[2]] Dead Space: Aftermath [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] The Decoy Bride [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] The Deep Blue Sea [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] The Descendants [4 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Detachment [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Detention [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Deus Ex Human Revolution [10 comment(s) available]
[[1]] Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules
[[1]] The Dilemma [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] The Divide [1 comment(s) available]
[[2]] Dolphin Tale [2 comment(s) available]
[[1]] Donovan's Echo [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Dorfman in Love [1 comment(s) available]
[[1]] The Double
[[3]] Dream House [1 comment(s) available]
[[0]] Drengen der ikke kunne svomme
[[3]] Drive [11 comment(s) available]
[[0]] The Eagle [6 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Eva [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Exit Humanity [1 comment(s) available]
[[2]] Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close [2 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Faces in the Crowd [1 comment(s) available]
[[1]] Familiar Grounds
[[3]] Fast Five [12 comment(s) available]
[[1]] Faust [1 comment(s) available]
[[2]] Final Destination 5 [3 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Fjellet
[[3]] Flypaper [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Footloose [3 comment(s) available]
[[2]] Footnote [3 comment(s) available]
[[3]] The Forgiveness of Blood [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Found Memories (Historias que so existem quando lembradas)
[[1]] Free Men
[[3]] French Immersion [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Friends with Benefits [1 review(s) available] [3 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Friends with Kids [4 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Fright Night [2 comment(s) available]
[[3]] From Prada to Nada [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] From Up on Poppy Hill [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] The Future [1 review(s) available] [1 comment(s) available]
[[1]] Gantz: Perfect Answer [1 comment(s) available]
[[0]] Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Girl Walks Into a Bar [1 comment(s) available]
[[1]] The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo [1 review(s) available] [6 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Gnomeo & Juliet [5 comment(s) available]
[[3]] The Good Doctor [1 comment(s) available]
[[0]] Goon [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Gosick [1 comment(s) available]
[[0]] Grave Encounters
[[1]] The Green Hornet [1 review(s) available] [1 comment(s) available]
[[1]] Green Lantern [1 review(s) available] [6 comment(s) available]
[[1]] The Guard [1 comment(s) available]
[[2]] Hall Pass
[[1]] The Hangover Part 2 [2 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Hanna [2 review(s) available] [4 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Happy Feet Two [1 comment(s) available]
[[0]] Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 [64 comment(s) available]
[[1]] Hasta la Vista [1 comment(s) available]
[[0]] Haywire [3 comment(s) available]
[[1]] Headhunters
[[3]] Hell [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] The Help [8 comment(s) available]
[[1]] Hesher
[[3]] Hick [1 comment(s) available]
[[1]] The Hidden Face
[[3]] Higher Ground [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Himizu [1 comment(s) available]
[[0]] Hobo with a Shotgun [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Hoodwinked Too! Hood vs. Evil [1 comment(s) available]
[[2]] Hop [3 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Horrible Bosses [4 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Hotarubi no Mori e (To the Forest of Firefly Lights) [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] House of Tolerance [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Hugo [1 comment(s) available]
[[1]] The Human Centipede II (Full Sequence) [3 comment(s) available]
[[3]] The Hunter [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Hysteria [1 review(s) available] [2 comment(s) available]
[[3]] I Am Nasrine
[[1]] I Am Number Four
[[3]] I Don't Know How She Does It [1 comment(s) available]
[[1]] Ides Of March [5 comment(s) available]
[[2]] Immortals [10 comment(s) available]
[[1]] In Time [1 comment(s) available]
[[1]] The Inbetweeners Movie [3 comment(s) available]
[[3]] The Innkeepers [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Inventory [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Iris
[[3]] The Iron Lady [1 review(s) available] [3 comment(s) available]
[[1]] Ironclad [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Jack and Jill [3 comment(s) available]
[[1]] Jackpot (Arme Riddere) [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Jamie and Jessie Are Not Together [1 review(s) available] [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Jane Eyre [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Jeff, Who Lives at Home [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Jin ling shi san chai [1 comment(s) available]
[[0]] Jiro Dreams of Sushi [4 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Joe and Belle [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Johnny English Reborn [1 comment(s) available]
[[1]] Juan of the Dead [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Jumping the Broom
[[3]] Just Go with It [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] K-ON! Movie [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Kill List [2 comment(s) available]
[[0]] Killer Elite [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Kiss Me [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Kung Fu Panda 2 [3 comment(s) available]
[[3]] L!fe Happens
[[3]] L'amour dure trois ans [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] L'art d'aimer [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] La Leyenda de la Llorona [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Last Call at the Oasis [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Last Call at the Oasis
[[3]] Le Chat du Rabbin
[[3]] Le Havre
[[3]] Le Skylab [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Lemonade Mouth [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Les Tuche [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] The Lie [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Life Without Principle [2 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Like Crazy [4 comment(s) available]
[[1]] Limitless [1 comment(s) available]
[[1]] The Lincoln Lawyer [4 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Little Birds
[[3]] The Little Engine That Could [1 comment(s) available]
[[2]] Lloyd the Conqueror [1 comment(s) available]
[[0]] Lobos de Arga [1 comment(s) available]
[[0]] The Loneliest Planet [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Lovely Molly [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Margaret [1 comment(s) available]
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About

The Bechdel Test, or Bechdel-Wallace 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, the name of which Google won't let me put on this page for inciting hate, in a 1985 strip called The Rule. For a nice video introduction to the subject please check out The Bechdel Test for Women in Movies on feministfrequency.com.

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Recent activity

Currently 10289 movies in the database. The five latest additions:

2024-05-28 19:45: [[3]] Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga (2024)
2024-05-08 03:41: [[3]] Tarot (2024)
2024-04-26 20:34: [[1]] Lady Parts (2024)
2024-04-14 06:16: [[3]] Wicked Little Letters (2023)
2024-04-09 11:12: [[1]] Imaginary (2024)

The five latest comments were on:

2024-06-30 23:53: [[2]] Lenny (1974)
2024-06-30 18:12: [[3]] Dune: Part Two (2024)
2024-06-29 11:30: [[1]] The Bikeriders (2024)
2024-06-29 04:57: [[1]] The Comebacks (2007)
2024-06-26 17:52: [[3]] Burnt (2015)

The list

The list you see to the left of this text consists of an icon with the result of the tests (explained below), the title (clicking it will take you to its details page, where you can find the reviews and comments) and finally two optional icons, also explained below. Clicking the icon before the title will take you to the movie's IMDb page.

For the sake of practicality, I've taken the liberty to read the first criterion as only named female characters counting.

There are currently 10289 movies listed. Some stats and graphs are available. Be sure to check out Ten graphics on the Bechdel test on Reddit for more graphs.

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Links

About the Bechdel test

Wikipedia: Bechdel test

The Bechdel Test: What It Is, And Why It Matters

TV Tropes Wiki: The Bechdel Test

Articles

The Dollar-And-Cents Case Against Hollywood's Exclusion of Women

The Female Character Flowchart

Memo to all women: No half for you in Hollywood

Cartoons are more than just entertainment

The 'Bechdel Rule,' Defining Pop-Culture Character

Review sites

Women & Hollywood

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