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

[[3]] Alien Armageddon [1 comment(s) available]
[[1]] Alien Nation [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Alien Tornado [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Alien: Resurrection [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Aliens vs. Avatars [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] All About Evil [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] All About Steve [1 review(s) available] [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] All about women [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] All Dogs Go to Heaven [1 comment(s) available]
[[1]] All Eyez On Me [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] All Girls Weekend [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] All I Want Is Everything [1 comment(s) available]
[[2]] All of Me [1 comment(s) available]
[[0]] All of us strangers [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] All or Nothing [1 comment(s) available]
[[1]] All Superheroes Must Die [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] All That Heaven Allows [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] All the Invisible Children [1 comment(s) available]
[[1]] All the King's Men [1 comment(s) available]
[[2]] All the Money in the World [1 comment(s) available]
[[1]] All the President's Men [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] All the Ships at Sea [1 comment(s) available]
[[0]] All the Way Boys [1 comment(s) available]
[[0]] Allegro non troppo [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Alles Inklusive [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Allied [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Almost Christmas [1 comment(s) available]
[[2]] Almost Mercy [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Aloft [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Aloha [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Alpha and Omega [1 comment(s) available]
[[2]] Alpha House [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] The Alphabet Killer [1 comment(s) available]
[[2]] Already Tomorrow in Hong Kong [1 comment(s) available]
[[0]] Altered [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Alucarda [1 comment(s) available]
[[0]] Aluguel: O Filme [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Alvin and the Chipmunks Meet the Wolfman [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Always Be My Maybe [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Always Shine [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Alyce Kills [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Am I OK? [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Amandla! A Revolution in Four Part Harmony [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Amanecer en Puerta Oscura [1 comment(s) available]
[[2]] Amarcord [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Amatorer [1 comment(s) available]
[[1]] Amazing Grace [1 comment(s) available]
[[2]] Amazon Women on the Moon [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Amazons and Gladiators [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Amber Lake [1 comment(s) available]
[[2]] The Ambushers [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] America: The Motion Picture [1 comment(s) available]
[[1]] American Animals [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] American Crime Story [1 comment(s) available]
[[1]] American Gangster [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] American Gigolo [1 comment(s) available]
[[1]] American Made [1 comment(s) available]
[[1]] American Outlaws [1 comment(s) available]
[[2]] American Pie Presents: Beta House [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] American Psycho II: All American Girl [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] American Violet [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] American Warships [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] American Zombie [1 comment(s) available]
[[2]] The Americanization of Emily [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Amiche da morire [1 comment(s) available]
[[0]] Amistad [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] The Amityville Horror [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] The Amityville Horror [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Amityville: The Awakening [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Ammonite [1 comment(s) available]
[[0]] Amongst Vultures [1 comment(s) available]
[[1]] Amores Perros [1 comment(s) available]
[[2]] Amour fou [1 comment(s) available]
[[1]] An American in Rome [1 comment(s) available]
[[1]] An American Pickle [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] An American Tail: Fievel Goes West [1 comment(s) available]
[[2]] An American Werewolf in London [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] An Easter Bunny Puppy [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] An Education [1 comment(s) available]
[[0]] An Elephant Sitting Still (Da xiang xi di er zuo) [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] An Officer and a Gentleman [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] An Unexpected Love [1 comment(s) available]
[[2]] Anaconda [1 comment(s) available]
[[2]] Anand [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Anatomie d'une chute [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Anatomy of a Love Seen [1 comment(s) available]
[[1]] Anatomy of a Murder [1 comment(s) available]
[[0]] Anchors Aweigh [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] And God Created Woman [1 comment(s) available]
[[2]] And if we all live together [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] And Now a Word from Our Sponsor [1 comment(s) available]
[[1]] And Now for Something Completely Different [1 comment(s) available]
[[0]] And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] And Then Came Lola [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Andid edlilega (And Breathe Normally) [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] The Andromeda Strain [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Angélique [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Angel [1 comment(s) available]
[[1]] Angel Has Fallen [1 comment(s) available]
[[0]] Angel's Egg [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Angelina Ballerina: Shining Star Trophy Movie [1 comment(s) available]
[[0]] Angels & Demons [1 comment(s) available]
[[1]] Angels in the Outfield [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Angels of Sin [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Angels' Brigade [1 comment(s) available]
[[1]] Anger Management [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Angry Inuk [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Angry Video Game Nerd: The Movie [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Anguish [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Animal Crackers [1 comment(s) available]
[[0]] Animal Farm [1 comment(s) available]
[[2]] Animal House [1 comment(s) available]
[[1]] Animal Kingdom [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Animals [1 comment(s) available]
[[0]] Animusic [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Anna [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Anna and the Apocalypse [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Anna Unbound [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Annabelle [1 comment(s) available]
[[0]] Annabelle Butterfly Dance [1 comment(s) available]
[[0]] Annabelle Serpentine Dance [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Anne of Green Gables [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Anne Of Windy Poplars [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Annie [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Annie [1 comment(s) available]
[[0]] Anon [1 comment(s) available]
[[0]] Another Country [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Another Gay Movie [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Another Me [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Another Woman [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Another Year [1 comment(s) available]
[[2]] The Ant Bully [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] António Um, Dois, TrÊs [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Antebellum [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Anthropoid [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Antiporno [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Antonia's Line [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Antz [1 comment(s) available]
[[2]] Any Given Sunday [1 comment(s) available]
[[2]] Any Questions for Ben? [1 comment(s) available]
[[1]] Any Which Way You Can [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Anya [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Apart [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Apartment #5C [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Apartment 143 [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] The Apartment [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Apocalypto [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Apostasy [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Apostle [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Appleseed [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Appleseed [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Appleseed Saga: Ex Machina [1 comment(s) available]
[[0]] Approaching the Unknown [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Appropriate Behavior [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Après Vous [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] April Fool's Day [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] April's Shower [1 comment(s) available]
[[0]] Apur Sansar [1 comment(s) available]
[[1]] Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Arachnid [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] The Architect [1 comment(s) available]
[[1]] Arctic Blue [1 comment(s) available]
[[0]] Are Crooks Dishonest? [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Are You Here [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Are You There God? It's Me Margaret [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] The Arena [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] The AristoCats [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Aristocrats [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Arite hime/Princess Arete [1 comment(s) available]
[[1]] Armageddon [1 comment(s) available]
[[1]] Armed and Dangerous [1 comment(s) available]
[[1]] Armitage: Dual Matrix [1 comment(s) available]
[[0]] Army of Shadows [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Army of Thieves [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Around the World in 80 Days [1 comment(s) available]
[[1]] The Arrival [1 comment(s) available]
[[2]] The Art of Racing in the Rain [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Art School Confidential [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Artemis Fowl [1 comment(s) available]
[[2]] Arthur [1 comment(s) available]
[[0]] Arthur and the Invisibles [1 comment(s) available]
[[1]] Artificial Intelligence: AI [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Aruvi [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] As bestas [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] As High as the Sky [1 comment(s) available]
[[0]] As Seen Through A Telescope (a.k.a The Professor and His Field Glass) [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Ashley [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Asian School Girls [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Ask for Jane [1 comment(s) available]
[[1]] Aspromonte: Land of the Forgotten [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] The Assassin Next Door [1 comment(s) available]
[[2]] The assassin [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Assassination Nation [1 comment(s) available]
[[1]] The Assassination of Richard Nixon [1 comment(s) available]
[[1]] Assassins [1 comment(s) available]
[[1]] The Assignment [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] The Assistant [1 comment(s) available]
[[0]] Astérix et la Surprise de Céasar (Asterix vs. Caesar) [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Astérix et Obélix: L'Empire du Milieu [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.

If you need access to the raw data, check out the docs for the api.

Add a movie

If you want to add a movie to this list, please go to the Add a movie page and fill in the form. If you disagree with a rating, please leave a comment on the appropriate movie page instead.

Recent activity

Currently 10377 movies in the database. The five latest additions:

2024-07-31 19:43: [[3]] Fong Sai Yuk (1993)
2024-07-30 16:22: [[1]] North Hollywood (2021)
2024-07-29 15:58: [[3]] Double Down South (2022)
2024-07-29 01:30: [[1]] A Quiet Place: Day One (2024)
2024-07-28 10:39: [[3]] Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna (2020)

The five latest comments were on:

2024-10-05 22:31: [[3]] Lullaby (2022)
2024-10-04 12:02: [[1]] Girl interrupted (1999)
2024-10-03 18:03: [[3]] Inside Out 2 (2024)
2024-10-03 16:09: [[3]] The Harry Hill Movie (2013)
2024-10-03 05:27: [[3]] 52jpdo (609)

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 10377 movies listed. Some stats and graphs are available. Be sure to check out Ten graphics on the Bechdel test on Reddit for more graphs.

You can also view the list sorted by year, sorted by title (default), title, date added (latest first), number of comments, number of reviews or rating.
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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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