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

[[1]] The Warriors (1979) [imdb]

This movie passed 1 of 3 tests. It was entered by Michael on 2010-03-04 22:04:23.

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Michael said:
There are only two named female characters in this film - Mercy and D.J., but they never talk to each other. None of the dozen or so "Lizzies" are named. Mercy is in fact the only main character, in a totally male dominated film.
Message posted on 2010-03-04 22:04:23
Tighearnan disagreed with the rating and said:
There is a gang full of women, granted they remain unnamed but i disagree with the rating saying they dont talk to each other
Message posted on 2013-05-17 02:01:57
bob disagreed with the rating and said:
there was a group of women who talked to each other and not about men
Message posted on 2015-09-23 14:59:00
Eoin said:
To clarify, the test is made up 3 factors as laid out in the description at the top of this page:

(1) Two or more named women (2) who talk to each other (3) about something other than a man.

Having two or more *unnamed* women talking to each other is not a "pass" on that factors 2 or 3 since they refer specifically to an interaction between *named* women.

Just as having two named female characters (1) who never interact, and separately showing two female extras discussing (2) a bus route (3) is not a pass of the test overall. In short, it's not a mix 'n' match.
Message posted on 2021-06-07 22:35:44

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