1. It has to have at least two [named] women in it

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.

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Recent activity

Currently 8574 movies in the database. The five latest additions:

2020-07-15 16:42: Bad Education (2019)2020-07-14 09:02: Away from Her (2006)2020-07-13 13:38: The Swimming Pool (1969)2020-07-13 08:31: Tout simplement noir (2020)2020-07-12 04:00: Greyhound (2020)

The five latest comments were on:

The list

2020-09-20 18:42: Spider-Man: Far from Home (2019)2020-09-19 22:11: OtherLife (2017)2020-09-18 12:32: Crocodile Dundee (1986)2020-09-17 03:44: The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie (2004)2020-09-17 03:09: Chilling Adventures of Sabrina (2018)

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 8574 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