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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Currently 9908 movies in the database. The five latest additions:
2023-02-28 10:43:![[[1]]](/static/nopass.png "[There are two or more women in this movie, but they don't talk to each other]")
Les choses simples (2023)![[[3]]](/static/pass.png "[There are two or more women in this movie and they talk to each other about something other than a man]")
Cocaine Bear (2023) Flaming Star (1960) G.I. Blues (1960) Love Me Tender (1956)The five latest comments were on:
2023-06-02 05:44: The Great Gatsby (2013) The Great Gatsby (2013) Matilda the Musical (2022) The Little Mermaid (2023) Matilda the Musical (2022)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.
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