Bechdel Test Movie List

/bech·del test/ n.
1. It has to have at least two women in it
2. Who talk to each other
3. About something besides a man

Movie list

2009 (13 movies)

[3] 17 Again [1 comment(s) available]
[2] Adventureland
[0] Angels & Demons [1 comment(s) available]
[3] Coraline [2 review(s) available] [4 comment(s) available]
[3] Dead Like Me: Life After Death [1 comment(s) available]
[3] Futurama: Into the Wild Green Yonder [1 comment(s) available]
[1] Knowing [1 comment(s) available]
[3] Push [1 comment(s) available]
[3] Star Trek [7 comment(s) available]
[1] Terminator Salvation [1 comment(s) available]
[1] The Soloist
[1] Thick as Thieves [1 comment(s) available]
[1] Up [1 review(s) available] [1 comment(s) available]

2008 (57 movies)

[3] 21 [1 comment(s) available]
[3] 27 Dresses [1 review(s) available] [1 comment(s) available]
[1] Appaloosa
[3] Baby Mama [2 review(s) available]
[3] The Bank Job [1 comment(s) available]
[1] Be Kind Rewind [1 comment(s) available]
[3] Bedtime Stories [1 comment(s) available]
[3] Birds of America
[3] Bolt
[1] Burn After Reading [1 comment(s) available]
[3] Changeling [1 review(s) available]
[3] The Dark Knight [4 review(s) available] [1 comment(s) available]
[3] The Day the Earth Stood Still [1 comment(s) available]
[1] Death Race [1 comment(s) available]
[3] Doubt [1 review(s) available]
[3] Frozen River [1 comment(s) available]
[1] Futurama: Bender's Game [1 comment(s) available]
[2] Futurama: The Beast with a Billion Backs [1 comment(s) available]
[1] Get Smart
[1] Gomorra [1 comment(s) available]
[0] Hancock [1 review(s) available]
[1] Hellboy II: The Golden Army
[1] In Bruges
[1] The Incredible Hulk
[3] Inkheart
[2] Iron Man [1 review(s) available] [1 comment(s) available]
[1] Journey to the Center of the Earth
[1] Jumper
[1] The Love Guru
[3] The Lucky Ones [1 comment(s) available]
[3] Mamma Mia! [1 comment(s) available]
[3] Max Payne [1 comment(s) available]
[1] Meet Dave
[1] Milk [2 review(s) available]
[3] Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day [1 comment(s) available]
[1] The Mutant Chronicles
[2] Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist [1 comment(s) available]
[3] Nim's Island [1 review(s) available]
[1] The Reader
[3] Resident Evil: Degeneration [1 comment(s) available]
[3] Revolutionary Road
[1] Role Models
[1] Slumdog Millionaire [3 review(s) available] [2 comment(s) available]
[2] Speed Racer [1 comment(s) available]
[3] Starship Troopers 3
[1] Step Brothers
[3] Sunshine Cleaning [2 comment(s) available]
[0] Transporter 3 [1 comment(s) available]
[0] Tropic Thunder
[3] Vantage Point [2 comment(s) available]
[3] Vicky Cristina Barcelona [1 review(s) available] [3 comment(s) available]
[1] Wall-E [4 review(s) available]
[1] Wanted
[3] What Happens In Vegas [1 comment(s) available]
[3] The Women [1 comment(s) available]
[1] The Wrestler [1 comment(s) available]
[1] Yes Man

2007 (27 movies)

[1] 88 Minutes
[3] The Brave One [1 comment(s) available]
[1] The Bucket List
[3] Death Proof [2 review(s) available]
[1] Futurama: Bender's Big Score
[3] Hairspray [1 comment(s) available]
[1] Hot Fuzz
[1] Into the Wild [1 comment(s) available]
[3] Juno [1 review(s) available] [1 comment(s) available]
[3] Knocked Up [1 review(s) available] [3 comment(s) available]
[1] The Man from Earth
[2] Next
[3] No Reservations [1 comment(s) available]
[1] Outlaw
[3] Persepolis [1 review(s) available]
[3] Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End [1 comment(s) available]
[3] Planet Terror [1 review(s) available]
[3] Premonition
[0] Ratatouille [1 review(s) available]
[3] Resident Evil: Extinction [1 review(s) available]
[1] Rush Hour 3
[3] Shrek the Third [1 review(s) available]
[1] Son of Rambow
[3] Stardust [1 comment(s) available]
[0] There Will Be Blood
[3] Tropa de Elite [1 comment(s) available]
[3] Wool 100%

2006 (14 movies)

[3] Brand Upon The Brain! [1 comment(s) available]
[1] Casino Royale [1 comment(s) available]
[3] Children of Men [1 comment(s) available]
[0] Crank [1 review(s) available] [2 comment(s) available]
[3] The Devil Wears Prada [1 comment(s) available]
[3] The Holiday [1 comment(s) available]
[1] I Served the King of England
[1] Idiocracy
[3] Marie Antoinette
[3] Penelope
[2] Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest [1 comment(s) available]
[0] The Pursuit of Happyness [1 comment(s) available]
[3] V for Vendetta [3 review(s) available]
[1] X-Men: The Last Stand

2005 (14 movies)

[3] Assault on Precinct 13 [1 comment(s) available]
[1] Batman Begins
[3] Herbie Fully Loaded
[1] The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy [1 comment(s) available]
[0] Jarhead
[0] Joyeux Noël [1 comment(s) available]
[1] Kiss Kiss Bang Bang [1 comment(s) available]
[3] The Pleasure Drivers
[1] Robots
[2] Serenity [1 comment(s) available]
[3] Sin City [1 review(s) available]
[3] Transamerica [1 comment(s) available]
[3] Walk the Line [1 comment(s) available]
[3] Wild Things: Diamonds in the Rough

2004 (16 movies)

[2] Ae Fond Kiss... [1 comment(s) available]
[2] Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
[2] The Bourne Supremacy [1 comment(s) available]
[2] The Butterfly Effect [1 comment(s) available]
[3] The Day After Tomorrow [1 comment(s) available]
[2] Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind [1 comment(s) available]
[3] Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle [1 comment(s) available]
[3] Hauru no ugoku shiro [1 comment(s) available]
[0] I, Robot
[3] The Incredibles [1 review(s) available]
[3] Kinsey [1 comment(s) available]
[3] Mean Girls
[3] Resident Evil: Apocalypse [1 comment(s) available]
[3] Shrek 2 [1 comment(s) available]
[1] The Whole Ten Yards
[3] Wimbledon [1 comment(s) available]

2003 (18 movies)

[3] Angels in America
[3] Bruce Almighty [2 comment(s) available]
[3] Calendar Girls
[3] The Core [1 comment(s) available]
[1] Identity [1 comment(s) available]
[1] The Italian Job
[1] The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King [1 comment(s) available]
[3] The Matrix Reloaded [1 review(s) available] [1 comment(s) available]
[3] The Matrix Revolutions
[3] Monster [1 review(s) available]
[1] The Recruit
[1] Runaway Jury
[3] S.W.A.T. [1 comment(s) available]
[3] Scary Movie 3
[1] Shanghai Knights
[3] Tokyo Godfathers [1 comment(s) available]
[3] Underworld [1 comment(s) available]
[3] X2 (X-Men 2)

2002 (21 movies)

[2] The Adventures of Pluto Nash [1 comment(s) available]
[1] Austin Powers in Goldmember
[3] Bend It Like Beckham [1 review(s) available]
[1] The Bourne Identity
[3] Chicago
[1] Equilibrium
[3] High Crimes [1 comment(s) available]
[3] The Hours [1 comment(s) available]
[1] I Spy
[0] Ice Age [1 review(s) available]
[1] Insomnia
[1] The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers [1 comment(s) available]
[1] Men in Black II
[1] Minority Report
[2] Mr Deeds [1 comment(s) available]
[1] Phone Booth
[3] Rabbit-Proof Fence [1 comment(s) available]
[3] Resident Evil [1 comment(s) available]
[3] S1m0ne [1 comment(s) available]
[1] Star Trek: Nemesis
[0] The Transporter

2001 (23 movies)

[0] The 51st State
[0] A Beautiful Mind [1 comment(s) available]
[3] Along Came A Spider
[2] Antitrust [1 comment(s) available]
[1] Artificial Intelligence: AI
[3] Don't Say A Word [1 comment(s) available]
[3] Evolution [1 comment(s) available]
[3] Ghost World
[3] Ghosts of Mars [1 review(s) available]
[3] High Heels and Low Lifes [1 comment(s) available]
[0] Impostor
[3] Jason X
[3] Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back
[3] Josie and the Pussycats [1 comment(s) available]
[3] Lagaan - Once Upon a Time in India [1 comment(s) available]
[1] The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring [1 comment(s) available]
[3] Lost and Delirious [1 review(s) available] [1 comment(s) available]
[3] Lovely and Amazing [1 comment(s) available]
[1] The Majestic
[1] Monsters, Inc.
[0] Ocean's Eleven
[1] Shrek
[3] Slashers

2000 (15 movies)

[1] American Psycho
[3] Bread and Roses [1 comment(s) available]
[2] Dude, Where's My Car [1 review(s) available] [1 comment(s) available]
[3] The Emperor's New Groove [1 review(s) available] [1 comment(s) available]
[3] Hollow Man [1 review(s) available] [1 comment(s) available]
[1] Memento
[1] Mission to Mars
[1] Ordinary Decent Criminal
[3] Pitch Black [1 comment(s) available]
[0] Red Planet
[1] Shanghai Noon
[1] Vertical Limit
[3] What's Cooking?
[3] The Whole Nine Yards [1 comment(s) available]
[1] X-Men

1999 (15 movies)

[1] 8MM [1 comment(s) available]
[3] American Beauty [2 comment(s) available]
[1] Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me
[1] Blue Streak
[3] Boys Don't Cry [1 review(s) available] [1 comment(s) available]
[3] But I'm a Cheerleader [1 comment(s) available]
[1] Fight Club [1 comment(s) available]
[1] Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai [1 comment(s) available]
[3] Girl, Interrupted
[3] Jawbreaker [1 comment(s) available]
[3] The Matrix [2 comment(s) available]
[1] Office Space
[3] Sleepy Hollow [1 comment(s) available]
[1] Three to Tango
[1] Toy Story 2

1998 (9 movies)

[1] Blade
[3] Deep Impact
[3] Ever After [1 comment(s) available]
[1] Future Sport
[3] Mulan [2 review(s) available] [1 comment(s) available]
[1] The Negotiator
[3] Strike! [1 comment(s) available]
[1] The Thin Red Line [1 comment(s) available]
[1] The Truman Show

1997 (13 movies)

[3] Alien: Resurrection [1 comment(s) available]
[2] Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery [1 comment(s) available]
[2] Conspiracy Theory [1 comment(s) available]
[3] The Devil's Advocate
[1] The Fifth Element
[1] The Game
[1] Gattaca [1 review(s) available]
[1] Men in Black
[3] Mononoke-hime [1 comment(s) available]
[1] Murder at 1600
[3] Starship Troopers
[3] Titanic [1 comment(s) available]
[3] Wilde [1 comment(s) available]

1996 (5 movies)

[3] Bound [1 review(s) available]
[3] Jane Eyre
[1] The Rock
[1] Spy Hard
[2] Trainspotting [1 comment(s) available]

1995 (14 movies)

[1] Billy Madison
[2] Braveheart [1 comment(s) available]
[3] The Bridges of Madison County [1 review(s) available] [1 comment(s) available]
[3] Casper [1 comment(s) available]
[1] Die Hard: With a Vengeance
[3] Empire Records
[1] Hackers
[3] Mimi wo sumaseba [1 comment(s) available]
[3] Outbreak [1 comment(s) available]
[3] Pocahontas [1 comment(s) available]
[1] Se7en
[3] Sense and Sensibility
[1] Toy Story
[1] The Usual Suspects

1994 (5 movies)

[1] Heisei tanuki gassen pompoko [1 comment(s) available]
[1] Interview with the Vampire
[1] The Lion King [1 review(s) available] [1 comment(s) available]
[1] Pulp Fiction
[0] The Shawshank Redemption [1 comment(s) available]

1993 (3 movies)

[0] Demolition Man [1 comment(s) available]
[2] Groundhog Day [1 comment(s) available]
[1] Jurassic Park [1 review(s) available]

1992 (3 movies)

[0] Aladdin [2 review(s) available]
[0] Alien 3 [1 comment(s) available]
[0] Reservoir Dogs

1991 (4 movies)

[3] Beauty and the Beast [2 review(s) available] [1 comment(s) available]
[3] Omohide poro poro [1 comment(s) available]
[3] The Silence of the Lambs
[3] Thelma & Louise [1 comment(s) available]

1990 (3 movies)

[1] Back to the Future Part III
[1] Total Recall
[3] The Witches [1 comment(s) available]

1989 (4 movies)

[2] Back to the Future Part II [1 comment(s) available]
[1] Resan till Melonia [1 comment(s) available]
[3] Uncle Buck
[2] When Harry Met Sally [1 comment(s) available]

1988 (3 movies)

[3] Coming to America [1 comment(s) available]
[3] Tonari no Totoro [1 comment(s) available]
[1] Who Framed Roger Rabbit

1987 (3 movies)

[3] Dirty Dancing [1 comment(s) available]
[1] Good Morning, Vietnam
[1] The Princess Bride

1986 (4 movies)

[3] Aliens [1 review(s) available]
[2] Ferris Bueller's Day Off [1 comment(s) available]
[3] Labyrinth [2 comment(s) available]
[3] Short Circuit [1 comment(s) available]

1985 (2 movies)

[1] Back to the Future
[3] The Breakfast Club [1 comment(s) available]

1982 (2 movies)

[1] Blade Runner [1 comment(s) available]
[3] Le Retour de Martin Guerre [1 comment(s) available]

1981 (1 movie)

[0] Raiders of the Lost Ark [1 comment(s) available]

1980 (1 movie)

[1] The Blues Brothers [1 comment(s) available]

1979 (1 movie)

[3] Alien [3 comment(s) available]

1978 (2 movies)

[2] Animal House [1 comment(s) available]
[3] Days of Heaven [1 comment(s) available]

1976 (1 movie)

[1] Assault on Precinct 13

1975 (3 movies)

[3] Picnic at Hanging Rock [1 comment(s) available]
[3] The Stepford Wives [1 review(s) available]
[1] Three Days of the Condor [1 comment(s) available]

1974 (1 movie)

[3] Celine and Julie Go Boating

1973 (2 movies)

[0] Badlands [1 comment(s) available]
[1] Ivan Vasilevich menyaet professiyu [1 comment(s) available]

1971 (2 movies)

[1] Walkabout [1 comment(s) available]
[2] Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory [1 comment(s) available]

1970 (1 movie)

[0] Le Cercle Rouge

1968 (1 movie)

[0] Taiyo no oji: Horusu no daiboken [1 comment(s) available]

1967 (1 movie)

[1] Cool Hand Luke [1 comment(s) available]

1964 (1 movie)

[0] Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb [1 comment(s) available]

1963 (1 movie)

[0] The Great Escape [1 comment(s) available]

1962 (1 movie)

[1] Jules and Jim [1 comment(s) available]

1959 (1 movie)

[0] The 400 Blows [1 comment(s) available]

1957 (1 movie)

[0] 12 Angry Men [1 comment(s) available]

1956 (1 movie)

[3] The Searchers [1 comment(s) available]

1950 (1 movie)

[3] All About Eve [1 comment(s) available]

1944 (1 movie)

[3] Arsenic and Old Lace [1 comment(s) available]

1939 (2 movies)

[3] Gone with the Wind
[3] The Wizard of Oz

About

The Bechdel Test, sometimes called the Mo Movie Measure is a simple test which names the three criteria listed on the top of this page. The test was popularized by Alison Bechdel's comic Dykes to Watch Out For, in a 1985 strip called The Rule.

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 criterium as only named female characters counting.

There are currently 337 movies listed, The Searchers being the last movie added (on the 26th of June 2009). Some stats and graphs are available.

You can also view the list sorted by title or date added (latest first).
An RSS feed[RSS icon] is also available, listing the latest 50 movies added to the list.

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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 want to correct an entry or contact me about anything, please visit the Contact page.

Icons

[Red cross icon] Less than two women in this movie
[Mute icon] There are two or more women in this movie, but they don't talk to each other
[Ties icon] There are two or more women in this movie, but they only talk to each other about a man
[Smiley icon] There are two or more women in this movie and they talk to each other about something other than a man*
[Talk bubble icon] There is a comment for this movie
[Article icon] There are links to reviews available for this movie

* Please keep in mind that a movie scoring a [Smiley] does not mean it is at all "good" or feminist friendly, just that it passes all tests.

Links

About the Bechdel test

DTWOF: The Blog about The Rule

Wikipedia: The Bechdel Test

TV Tropes Wiki: Bechdels Rule

A New Rating System for Movies

Articles

The 'Bechdel Rule,' Defining Pop-Culture Character

Why film schools teach screenwriters not to pass the Bechdel test

Cartoons are more than just entertainment

Reviews

No, Kissing in the Rain Is Not Acceptable

Women & Hollywood

A Feminist Critique of Animation

Women's Studies Database ♀ Film Reviews

The Bechdel test is a very low bar feminist test for films/movies. Sexism in movies becomes pretty apparent when such a simple test still isn't passed by a lot of movies (see the stats page for current percentages on this list). The test was mentioned by Liz Wallace to Alison Bechdel, who used it in the Dykes To Watch Out For comic called The Rule in 1985. It's sometimes called Bechdel's Law or the Bechdel Movie Measure.

This website is not affiliated with Alison Bechdel.

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