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]] Ha-Sodot (The Secrets) [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Hable con ella [Talk to Her] [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Hachi-gatsu no rapusodi [1 comment(s) available]
[[1]] Hachi: A Dog's Tale [1 comment(s) available]
[[2]] Hackers [5 comment(s) available]
[[1]] Hacksaw Ridge [1 comment(s) available]
[[2]] Haider [1 comment(s) available]
[[2]] Hail the Conquering Hero [1 comment(s) available]
[[1]] Hail, Caesar! [4 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Hair
[[3]] The Hairdresser [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Hairspray [7 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Hairspray [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Hairspray Live! [2 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Halal Love
[[1]] Half Baked
[[3]] Half Light [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Half Nelson [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] The Half of It [2 comment(s) available]
[[2]] Hall Pass
[[3]] Halloween [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Halloween [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Halloween [2 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Halloween Ends [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Halloween H20: 20 Years Later [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Halloween II [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Halloween Kills [2 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Halloweentown
[[3]] Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn [1 comment(s) available]
[[1]] Halo: Legends [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Hamilton [7 comment(s) available]
[[1]] Hamlet
[[1]] Hamlet [1 comment(s) available]
[[1]] Hamlet [2 comment(s) available]
[[0]] Hamlet ( Le Duel d'Hamlet) [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Hamlet 2
[[1]] Hammer of the Gods [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Hana and Alice [1 comment(s) available]
[[0]] Hanalei Bay
[[0]] Hancock [1 review(s) available]
[[3]] The Hand That Rocks the Cradle [2 comment(s) available]
[[3]] The Handmaid's Tale [1 review(s) available]
[[3]] The Handmaiden (Ah-ga-ssi) [1 comment(s) available]
[[1]] Handsome Devil [1 comment(s) available]
[[2]] Hang 'Em High [2 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Hanging Up [1 comment(s) available]
[[1]] The Hangover Part 2 [2 comment(s) available]
[[2]] The Hangover part 3 [5 comment(s) available]
[[1]] The Hangover
[[3]] Hanna [2 review(s) available] [4 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Hannah and Her Sisters [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Hannah Arendt [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Hannah Free
[[1]] Hannah Montana [6 comment(s) available]
[[2]] Hannah Montana: The Movie [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Hannas Reise [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Hannibal [4 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Hannibal [1 comment(s) available]
[[1]] Hannibal Rising [1 comment(s) available]
[[0]] Hannie Caulder [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Hansel & Gretel [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters [5 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Hansel and Gretel [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Hansel and Gretel Get Baked [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Happiest Season [2 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Happily Ever After
[[3]] Happiness
[[3]] Happiness for Beginners
[[3]] Happy Birthday to Me [1 comment(s) available]
[[1]] The Happy Caterpillars [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Happy Christmas [4 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Happy Death Day [5 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Happy Death Day 2U [2 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Happy Endings [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Happy Feet [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Happy Feet Two [1 comment(s) available]
[[0]] Happy Gilmore [2 comment(s) available]
[[1]] Happy Gilmore 2 [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Happy Halloween, Scooby-Doo! [1 comment(s) available]
[[1]] Happy Valley [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Happy-Go-Lucky [1 review(s) available] [2 comment(s) available]
[[1]] Happythankyoumoreplease [2 comment(s) available]
[[3]] The Happytime Murders
[[0]] Hara-Kiri [1 comment(s) available]
[[0]] Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Harbinger Down [2 comment(s) available]
[[0]] Hard Boiled [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Hard Candy [1 review(s) available] [5 comment(s) available]
[[1]] Hard Corner: Le Film
[[3]] The Hard Corps [1 comment(s) available]
[[0]] Hard Eight [1 comment(s) available]
[[2]] Hard Rain [1 comment(s) available]
[[1]] Hard Target [2 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Hard Ticket to Hawaii [2 comment(s) available]
[[2]] Hardboiled Egg [1 comment(s) available]
[[1]] Hardcore Henry [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] The Harder They Fall [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle [3 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Harold and Maude [2 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Harriet [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Harriet the Spy
[[3]] Harriet the Spy: Blog Wars [1 comment(s) available]
[[1]] Harry Brown [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] The Harry Hill Movie [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets [6 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 [10 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 [64 comment(s) available]
[[1]] Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire [12 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince [24 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix [5 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban [8 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone [17 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Harter Brocken
[[2]] Harvey [3 comment(s) available]
[[3]] The Harvey Girls [1 comment(s) available]
[[1]] Hasta la Vista [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Hatari! [1 comment(s) available]
[[2]] Hate Crime [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] The Hate U Give [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Hated in the Nation [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] The Hateful Eight [11 comment(s) available]
[[3]] The Hating Game [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Haunt [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Haunt [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Haunted Mansion [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Haunter [2 comment(s) available]
[[3]] The Haunting of Julia
[[3]] The Haunting of Sharon Tate [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] The Haunting of Whaley House [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] The Haunting [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] The Haunting [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Hauru no ugoku shiro (Howl's Moving Castle) [8 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Haute Cuisine [1 comment(s) available]
[[0]] Haywire [3 comment(s) available]
[[3]] He Died with a Felafel in His Hand
[[3]] He Was Cool (Geunomeun meoshiteotda) [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] He's Just Not That Into You [4 comment(s) available]
[[0]] Head [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Head-On
[[1]] Headhunter [1 comment(s) available]
[[1]] Headhunters
[[3]] Health [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Hear Me Out [1 comment(s) available]
[[2]] Heart and Souls
[[3]] Heart of Stone [1 comment(s) available]
[[2]] Heartbeats [1 comment(s) available]
[[1]] Heartbreak Hotel
[[2]] The Heartbreak Kid
[[3]] Heartbreakers [1 comment(s) available]
[[1]] Heartless
[[3]] Hearts Beat Loud [2 comment(s) available]
[[2]] Heat [4 comment(s) available]
[[3]] The Heat [1 review(s) available] [6 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Heathers [5 comment(s) available]
[[2]] Heaven & Earth
[[3]] Heaven Can Wait [1 comment(s) available]
[[2]] Heaven Is For Real [1 comment(s) available]
[[0]] Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison [2 comment(s) available]
[[0]] Heaven's Gate
[[3]] Heavenly Creatures [4 comment(s) available]
[[1]] Heavy Metal [2 comment(s) available]
[[0]] The Heavy [1 comment(s) available]
[[0]] Heavyweights [1 comment(s) available]
[[2]] The Hebrew Hammer [1 comment(s) available]
[[1]] Hector and the Search for Happiness [3 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Hedi Schneider steckt fest [4 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Hedwig and the Angry Inch [5 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Heidi [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] The Heiress [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] The Heiresses [1 comment(s) available]
[[1]] Heisei tanuki gassen pompoko [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Heist [1 comment(s) available]
[[1]] HELEN [2 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Helen
[[3]] Helen
[[3]] Helen
[[3]] Hell [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Hell Comes to Frogtown [1 comment(s) available]
[[1]] Hell or High Water [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Hellbender [1 comment(s) available]
[[1]] Hellbound: Hellraiser II [5 comment(s) available]
[[1]] Hellboy [1 comment(s) available]
[[1]] Hellboy II: The Golden Army [1 comment(s) available]
[[2]] Heller in Pink Tights [1 comment(s) available]
[[2]] Hellfighters [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Hellhole [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Hello Sister, Goodbye Life [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Hello, Dolly! [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Hello, My Name Is Doris [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Hellraiser [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth [1 comment(s) available]
[[1]] Hellraiser: Bloodline [1 comment(s) available]
[[1]] Hellraiser: Inferno [1 comment(s) available]
[[0]] Help! [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] The Help [8 comment(s) available]
[[2]] Hemingway & Gellhorn [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Hemlock Grove [2 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Henry V [1 comment(s) available]
[[2]] Her [1 review(s) available] [17 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Her Bridal Night [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

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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:

2026-01-30 13:05: [[1]] Sirât (2025)
2026-01-29 22:57: [[0]] We Bury the Dead (2024)
2026-01-29 22:55: [[0]] Madagascar (2005)
2026-01-29 17:12: [[3]] No Other Choice (2025)
2026-01-29 16:55: [[0]] The Illusionist (2006)

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

Review sites

Women & Hollywood

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