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]] Black Water
[[3]] Black Widow [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Black Widow [3 comment(s) available]
[[1]] BlackBerry [1 comment(s) available]
[[1]] Blackbird [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] The Blackcoat's Daughter [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Blackfish [1 comment(s) available]
[[1]] Blackhat
[[3]] BlacKkKlansman [2 comment(s) available]
[[2]] Blackmail
[[0]] Blacksmith Scene [1 comment(s) available]
[[0]] Blacksmith Scene [1 comment(s) available]
[[1]] Blackthorn [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Blacula [1 comment(s) available]
[[1]] Blade [2 comment(s) available]
[[1]] Blade II [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Blade of the 47 Ronin [1 comment(s) available]
[[1]] Blade Runner [4 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Blade Runner 2049 [24 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Blade: Trinity [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Blades of Glory [1 comment(s) available]
[[2]] Blair Witch [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] The Blair Witch Project
[[3]] Blame It on Rio [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Blast from the Past [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Blasted [1 comment(s) available]
[[1]] Blazing Saddles [1 comment(s) available]
[[2]] Bleach Movie 2: The Diamond Dust Rebellion [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Bleach: Fade to Black, I Call Your Name [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Bleach: Memories of Nobody [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Blended [6 comment(s) available]
[[2]] Bless the Child
[[3]] Blessed [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Bletchley Circle [2 comment(s) available]
[[1]] Blind Fury [1 comment(s) available]
[[2]] Blind Loves [1 comment(s) available]
[[2]] The Blind Side [4 comment(s) available]
[[2]] The Blind Swordsman: Zatoichi [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Blindness [2 comment(s) available]
[[1]] Blindspotting [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] The Bling Ring [15 comment(s) available]
[[1]] Blinkende lygter ('Flickering Lights') [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Bliss! [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Blockers [1 comment(s) available]
[[2]] Blonde [4 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Blonde in Black Leather [1 comment(s) available]
[[2]] Blood Bath [1 comment(s) available]
[[1]] Blood Diamond [1 comment(s) available]
[[1]] Blood Fare [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Blood for dracula [1 comment(s) available]
[[0]] Blood In, Blood Out
[[3]] Blood Machines [1 comment(s) available]
[[0]] Blood of the Vampire [1 comment(s) available]
[[1]] Blood Simple. [1 comment(s) available]
[[1]] Blood Stripe [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Blood Vessel [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Blood: The Last Vampire [1 review(s) available] [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] BloodRayne [1 comment(s) available]
[[1]] Bloodsport
[[2]] Bloodsucking Bastards [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] The Blot [1 comment(s) available]
[[1]] Blow [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Blow Out [2 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Blow the Man Down [1 comment(s) available]
[[0]] Blow-Up [1 comment(s) available]
[[1]] The Blue Angel [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Blue Beetle [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Blue Crush [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Blue Crush 2 [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Blue Eyed Samurai
[[3]] Blue Hawaii [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Blue Is the Warmest Color [4 review(s) available] [8 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Blue Jasmine [6 comment(s) available]
[[0]] The Blue Lagoon [2 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Blue Lagoon: The Awakening [1 comment(s) available]
[[1]] The Blue Light (Das Blaue Licht) [4 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Blue Like Jazz [2 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Blue Ruin [3 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Blue Sky
[[2]] Blue Steel [1 comment(s) available]
[[1]] Blue Streak
[[2]] Blue Valentine [1 review(s) available] [8 comment(s) available]
[[1]] Blue Velvet [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Blue's Big Musical Movie [1 comment(s) available]
[[0]] Bluebeard [1 comment(s) available]
[[2]] Bluebeard's Eighth Wife [1 comment(s) available]
[[1]] The Blues Brothers [3 comment(s) available]
[[3]] The Boat That Rocked [5 comment(s) available]
[[0]] The Boat [1 comment(s) available]
[[1]] Bob Roberts
[[3]] The Bob’s Burgers Movie [1 comment(s) available]
[[2]] Boccaccio ´70 [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Bodies Bodies Bodies [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Body and Soul [1 comment(s) available]
[[1]] Body Bags [1 comment(s) available]
[[2]] Body Double [1 comment(s) available]
[[2]] Body Heat [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Body in the Web [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Body of Evidence [1 comment(s) available]
[[2]] Body of Lies [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] The Body Remembers When The World Broke Open
[[3]] Body Snatchers [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] The Body [1 comment(s) available]
[[2]] The Bodyguard [2 comment(s) available]
[[2]] Bohemian Rhapsody [5 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Boi Neon [1 comment(s) available]
[[1]] Boiler Room [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Boiling Point [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] The Bold, the Corrupt, and the Beautiful [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Bolt [6 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Bombshell [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Bombshells and Dollies [1 comment(s) available]
[[1]] Bon Cop Bad Cop 2
[[1]] Bon Cop, Bad Cop
[[3]] Bon voyage [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Bones and All [1 comment(s) available]
[[2]] The Bonfire of the Vanities [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Bonhoeffer: Pastor. Spy. Assassin. [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Bonneville [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Bonnie & Clyde vs. Dracula
[[3]] Bonnie and Clyde
[[2]] Bonnie Prince Charlie
[[2]] Boogeyman [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Boogeyman 2 [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Boogie Nights [1 review(s) available] [9 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Book Club [2 comment(s) available]
[[3]] The Book of Birdie [1 comment(s) available]
[[1]] The Book of Clarence [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Book of Eli [7 comment(s) available]
[[3]] The Book of Life [9 comment(s) available]
[[3]] The Book Thief [2 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Booksmart [4 comment(s) available]
[[1]] Boom Town
[[3]] Boomerang [1 comment(s) available]
[[0]] The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day
[[0]] The Boondock Saints [6 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Borat Subsequent Moviefilm [4 comment(s) available]
[[1]] Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Border
[[3]] Bordertown [1 comment(s) available]
[[1]] Borg vs McEnroe [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Borga [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Born in Flames [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Born Into Brothels: Calcutta's Red Light Kids [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Born on the Fourth of July [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Born to Dance [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Born Yesterday [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] The Borrowers [1 comment(s) available]
[[1]] The Boss Baby [4 comment(s) available]
[[2]] Boss Level [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] The Boss [2 comment(s) available]
[[3]] The Bostonians [1 comment(s) available]
[[2]] Bottle Rocket [1 comment(s) available]
[[1]] Bottle Shock [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Bottoms [1 comment(s) available]
[[1]] Boudu Saved from Drowning
[[2]] Bounce [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Bound [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Bound [1 review(s) available]
[[3]] Bounty Killer [1 comment(s) available]
[[1]] The Bourne Identity [1 comment(s) available]
[[0]] The Bourne Identity [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] The Bourne Legacy [15 comment(s) available]
[[2]] The Bourne Supremacy [3 comment(s) available]
[[2]] The Bourne Ultimatum [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Bowfinger [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] The Box [1 comment(s) available]
[[0]] Boxing
[[1]] Boxing Helena
[[2]] The Boxtrolls [7 comment(s) available]
[[1]] Boy [2 comment(s) available]
[[1]] The Boy and The Heron [1 comment(s) available]
[[0]] The Boy and the World [1 comment(s) available]
[[2]] Boy Eats Girl [1 comment(s) available]
[[1]] Boy Erased [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] The Boy in the Striped Pajamas [2 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Boy Meets Girl [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Boy Wonder [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] The Boy [4 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Boyhood [13 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Boynton Beach Club [1 comment(s) available]
[[2]] Boys Don't Cry [1 review(s) available] [8 comment(s) available]
[[1]] The Boys from Brazil [1 comment(s) available]
[[0]] The Boys in the Band [1 comment(s) available]
[[1]] The Boys in the Boat [1 comment(s) available]
[[0]] The Boys of Paul Street
[[3]] Boys on the Side
[[0]] Boys Town [1 comment(s) available]
[[2]] Boyz n the Hood [1 comment(s) available]
[[0]] Brüno [5 comment(s) available]
[[1]] Brahmastra Part One Shiva [1 comment(s) available]
[[2]] The Brain That Wouldn't Die [1 comment(s) available]
[[1]] Brainscan [1 comment(s) available]
[[1]] Bran Nue Dae
[[3]] Brand Upon The Brain! [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] The Brass Teapot [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Brassed Off [2 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Bratz [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Bratz the Video: Starrin' & Stylin' [1 comment(s) available]
[[3]] Bratz: Fashion Pixiez [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.

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Recent activity

Currently 10562 movies in the database. The five latest additions:

2025-06-27 18:25: [[3]] The Wedding Banquet (2025)
2025-06-24 16:16: [[3]] Psycho Goreman (2020)
2025-06-21 16:16: [[3]] KPop Demon Hunters (2025)
2025-06-17 07:26: [[3]] Ruby Gillman: Teenage Kraken (2023)
2025-06-14 19:14: [[0]] Sílene smutná princezna (1968)

The five latest comments were on:

2025-12-05 03:13: [[3]] Five Nights at Freddy’s 2 (2025)
2025-12-04 20:19: [[3]] Mission: Impossible - The Final Reconking (2025)
2025-12-04 15:53: [[3]] Mission: Impossible - The Final Reconking (2025)
2025-12-04 10:52: [[3]] Vesper (2022)
2025-12-03 13:56: [[2]] Casino (1995)

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 10562 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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