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

1973 (18 movies)

[[0]] The Offence [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Paper Moon [1 comment(s) available]
[[0]] Papillon [1 comment(s) available]
[[1]] Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid
[[2]] Payday [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Robin Hood [1 comment(s) available]
[[1]] The Satanic Rites of Dracula [1 comment(s) available]
[[1]] Serpico [1 comment(s) available]
[[1]] Sleeper
[[1]] Soylent Green [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] The Spirit of the Beehive [1 comment(s) available]
[[1]] The Sting [2 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Terminal Island [1 comment(s) available]
[[2]] The Three Musketeers [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Turkish Delight [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] The Wicker Man
[[3]] Wonder Women [1 comment(s) available]
[[2]] World on a Wire [1 comment(s) available]

1972 (52 movies)

[[1]] 1776 [3 comment(s) available]
[[2]] Aguirre: The Wrath of God [2 comment(s) available]
[[0]] All the Way Boys [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Avanti! [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] The Big Bird Cage [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant [1 comment(s) available]
[[1]] Black Gunn [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Blacula [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Butterflies Are Free
[[3]] Cabaret [1 comment(s) available]
[[2]] Chloe in the Afternoon [2 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Cries and Whispers (Viskningar och rop) [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] The Dawns Here are Quiet [2 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Deep Throat [1 comment(s) available]
[[1]] Deliverance
[[3]] The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie
[[2]] Don't Torture a Duckling
[[3]] Frenzy [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] The Frogs [1 comment(s) available]
[[1]] The Getaway [1 comment(s) available]
[[2]] The Godfather [9 comment(s) available]
[[1]] Godzilla vs. Gigan [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] The Hitchhikers [1 comment(s) available]
[[1]] Jeremiah Johnson [1 comment(s) available]
[[1]] Joe Kidd [1 comment(s) available]
[[0]] L'aventure, c'est l'aventure [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Lady Sings the Blues [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] The Last House on the Left
[[3]] Last Tango in Paris [2 comment(s) available]
[[2]] Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart at the River Styx [1 comment(s) available]
[[0]] Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in Peril [1 comment(s) available]
[[0]] Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart to Hades [1 comment(s) available]
[[0]] Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance [1 comment(s) available]
[[0]] The Mattei Affair (Il caso Mattei) [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Night of the Felines [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Night of the Lepus [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] The Other Side of Underneath [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Pink Flamingos [1 comment(s) available]
[[1]] The Poseidon Adventure [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Prison Girls
[[1]] Sbatti il mostro in prima pagina [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Silent Night, Bloody Night [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Sisters [1 comment(s) available]
[[0]] Sleuth [1 comment(s) available]
[[1]] Solyaris [1 comment(s) available]
[[0]] State of Siege
[[1]] Super Fly [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Travels With My Aunt [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Une belle fille comme moi
[[3]] Wedding in White
[[2]] What's up Doc [3 comment(s) available]
[[2]] When Michael Calls [1 comment(s) available]

1971 (60 movies)

[[1]] 10 Rillington Place
[[1]] A Clockwork Orange [12 comment(s) available]
[[3]] A New Leaf [1 comment(s) available]
[[2]] Anand [1 comment(s) available]
[[1]] And Now for Something Completely Different [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] The Andromeda Strain [1 comment(s) available]
[[1]] Bananas [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Bedknobs and Broomsticks [1 comment(s) available]
[[2]] Bello onesto emigrato Australia sposerebbe compaesana illibata [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Daughters of Darkness [1 comment(s) available]
[[2]] Dearest Love (Murmur of the Heart)
[[0]] Death in Venice
[[3]] The Devils [1 comment(s) available]
[[1]] Diamonds Are Forever [1 comment(s) available]
[[0]] Dirty Harry [1 comment(s) available]
[[0]] Duel [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] The Emigrants [1 comment(s) available]
[[1]] Escape from the Planet of the Apes [2 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Family Life [1 comment(s) available]
[[1]] The French Connection [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Frenchie King [1 comment(s) available]
[[1]] Get Carter
[[3]] Godzilla vs. the Smog Monster (Godzilla vs. Hedorah) [1 comment(s) available]
[[0]] Hannie Caulder [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Harold and Maude [2 comment(s) available]
[[1]] Here Comes Peter Cotton Tail
[[3]] The House That Dripped Blood [1 comment(s) available]
[[0]] The Island of Doctor Agor
[[1]] Johnny Got His Gun [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Klute [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] The Lady Hermit [1 comment(s) available]
[[2]] The Last Picture Show [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Let's Scare Jessica to Death [1 comment(s) available]
[[1]] Lulu the Tool
[[3]] Lust for a Vampire [1 comment(s) available]
[[1]] Macbeth [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Mary, Queen of Scots [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] McCabe & Mrs. Miller [1 comment(s) available]
[[2]] Melody [1 comment(s) available]
[[1]] The Million Dollar Duck [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Mon oncle Antoine [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Mrs. Pollifax - Spy [2 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Nicholas and Alexandra [2 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Play Misty for Me
[[3]] Punishment Park [1 comment(s) available]
[[2]] Rum Runners [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] The Seven Minutes [1 comment(s) available]
[[1]] Shaft
[[1]] Straw Dogs [1 comment(s) available]
[[1]] Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song
[[3]] Taking Off
[[0]] THX 1138
[[1]] Trinity Is Still My Name
[[3]] The Trojan Women [2 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Vampyros Lesbos [1 comment(s) available]
[[0]] Vanishing Point [1 comment(s) available]
[[1]] Wake in Fright [1 comment(s) available]
[[1]] Walkabout [5 comment(s) available]
[[1]] Werewolves on Wheels [1 comment(s) available]
[[2]] Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory [7 comment(s) available]

1970 (45 movies)

[[1]] The Adventures of Gerard [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Airport [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] The AristoCats [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Bambule [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Beyond the Valley of the Dolls [1 comment(s) available]
[[0]] The Boys in the Band [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Carry It On
[[3]] Catch-22 [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Claire's Knee [1 comment(s) available]
[[0]] Colossus: The Forbin Project [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] The Conformist [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Darling Lili [1 comment(s) available]
[[1]] Deep End [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Dodes'ka-den
[[3]] Donkey Skin [1 comment(s) available]
[[2]] El Topo [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Five Easy Pieces [1 comment(s) available]
[[2]] House of Dark Shadows [1 comment(s) available]
[[0]] Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Italian Stallion [1 comment(s) available]
[[1]] Le Boucher [1 comment(s) available]
[[0]] Le Cercle Rouge
[[3]] Les novices
[[1]] Little Big Man
[[1]] Love Story
[[1]] The Music Lovers [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Myra Breckinridge [1 comment(s) available]
[[1]] Nachts, wenn Dracula erwacht [1 comment(s) available]
[[1]] Patton [1 comment(s) available]
[[1]] The Phantom Tollbooth [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Pippi in the South Seas [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] The Railway Children [1 comment(s) available]
[[1]] Rio Lobo
[[1]] Santa Clause is Comin' to Town
[[1]] Scars of Dracula [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Taste the Blood of Dracula [1 comment(s) available]
[[2]] They Call Me Trinity [1 comment(s) available]
[[1]] The Things of Life [1 comment(s) available]
[[1]] Tora! Tora! Tora! [1 comment(s) available]
[[2]] Tristana [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Two Mules for Sister Sara [2 comment(s) available]
[[3]] The Vampire Lovers [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Wanda
[[0]] Waterloo [2 comment(s) available]
[[1]] Zabriskie Point [1 comment(s) available]

1969 (25 movies)

[[3]] Age of Consent [1 comment(s) available]
[[1]] Alice's Restaurant
[[0]] Army of Shadows [1 comment(s) available]
[[1]] Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid [2 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Change of Habit [1 comment(s) available]
[[1]] Charro! [1 comment(s) available]
[[0]] Chastity [1 comment(s) available]
[[1]] The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes [1 comment(s) available]
[[0]] Django the Bastard [1 comment(s) available]
[[0]] Downhill Racer [1 comment(s) available]
[[1]] Easy Rider [2 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Flareup [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Funeral Parade of Roses [1 comment(s) available]
[[1]] The Girl Who Knew Too Much [1 comment(s) available]
[[0]] Godzilla's Revenge (Godzilla, Minira, Gabara: All Monsters Attack) [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Hello, Dolly! [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] The Honeymoon Killers
[[1]] The Italian Job [1 comment(s) available]
[[1]] Kes [1 comment(s) available]
[[1]] Les femmes [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Marquis de Sade's Justine [1 comment(s) available]
[[1]] Midnight Cowboy
[[3]] Mississippi Mermaid
[[3]] My Night at Maud's [1 comment(s) available]
[[1]] My Side of the Mountain
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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 10664 movies in the database. The five latest additions:

2025-12-06 00:08: [[1]] Playdate (2025)
2025-12-05 03:13: [[3]] Five Nights at Freddy’s 2 (2025)
2025-12-04 10:52: [[3]] Vesper (2022)
2025-12-02 21:13: [[2]] In Your Dreams (2025)
2025-11-30 22:24: [[1]] Nuremberg (2025)

The five latest comments were on:

2025-12-10 15:42: [[2]] Five Nights at Freddy's (2023)
2025-12-08 23:23: [[3]] Zootopia 2 (2025)
2025-12-08 19:07: [[0]] Mr. (1967)
2025-12-05 03:13: [[3]] Five Nights at Freddy’s 2 (2025)
2025-12-04 10:52: [[3]] Vesper (2022)

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 10664 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

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