Movies that fail the Bechdel Test

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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,
(2) who talk to each other,
(3) about something besides a man.

Currently, there are 8787 movies in the bechdeltest.com database, 894 of them score 0 out of 3 on the test. These are listed here (sorted from newest to oldest).

Last update: March 3rd 2021.

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  1. 583 new

    Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back

    1980, in 25 top lists Check
  2. 786 new

    King Kong

    1933, in 26 top lists Check
  3. 194 new

    The Tree of Life

    2011, in 13 top lists Check
  4. 525 new

    Der Himmel über Berlin

    1987 — a.k.a. Wings of Desire, in 21 top lists Check
  5. 771 new

    Fantasia

    1940, in 20 top lists Check
  6. 820 new

    Sherlock Jr.

    1924, in 24 top lists Check
  7. 753 new

    A Matter of Life and Death

    1946, in 22 top lists Check
  8. 867 new

    Le voyage dans la lune

    1902 — a.k.a. A Trip to the Moon, in 14 top lists Check
  9. 164 new

    The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

    2012, in 2 top lists Check
  10. 317 new

    300

    2006, in 6 top lists Check
  11. 356 new

    Sud pralad

    2004 — a.k.a. Tropical Malady, in 10 top lists Check
  12. 772 new

    The Thief of Bagdad

    1940, in 13 top lists Check
  13. 821 new

    The Thief of Bagdad

    1924, in 14 top lists Check
  14. 612 new

    Phantom of the Paradise

    1974, in 5 top lists Check
  15. 541 new

    Tenshi no tamago

    1985 — a.k.a. Angel's Egg, in 4 top lists Check
  16. 697 new

    The Time Machine

    1960, in 1 top list Check
  17. 274 new

    Hancock

    2008, in 3 top lists Check
  18. 705 new

    Vynález zkázy

    1958 — a.k.a. Invention for Destruction, in 4 top lists Check
  19. 263 new

    Valhalla Rising

    2009, in 0 top lists Check
  20. 394 new

    Lara Croft: Tomb Raider

    2001, in 2 top lists Check
  21. 505 new

    Darkman

    1990, in 2 top lists Check
  22. 297 new

    Ghost Rider

    2007, in 2 top lists Check
  23. 206 new

    Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time

    2010, in 1 top list Check
  24. 643 new

    Head

    1968, in 4 top lists Check
  25. 735 new

    The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T.

    1953, in 4 top lists Check
  26. 238 new

    Rare Exports

    2010, in 3 top lists Check
  27. 743 new

    The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad

    1949, in 2 top lists Check
  28. 373 new

    Daredevil

    2003, in 1 top list Check
  29. 855 new

    Le voyage à travers l'impossible

    1904 — a.k.a. An Impossible Voyage, in 6 top lists Check
  30. 758 new

    The Three Caballeros

    1944, in 3 top lists Check
  31. 580 new

    Le roi et l'oiseau

    1980 — a.k.a. The King and the Mockingbird, in 4 top lists Check
  32. 136 new

    The Zero Theorem

    2013, in 0 top lists Check
  33. 372 new

    The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen

    2003, in 0 top lists Check
  34. 756 new

    Anchors Aweigh

    1945, in 3 top lists Check
  35. 605 new

    Allegro non troppo

    1976, in 3 top lists Check
  36. 742 new

    Mighty Joe Young

    1949, in 0 top lists Check
  37. 186 new

    Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance

    2011, in 0 top lists Check
  38. 550 new

    Ladyhawke

    1985, in 0 top lists Check
  39. 105 new

    Dracula Untold

    2014, in 1 top list Check
  40. 348 new

    The Call of Cthulhu

    2005, in 1 top list Check
  41. 391 new

    The Scorpion King

    2002, in 1 top list Check
  42. 134 new

    Jack the Giant Slayer

    2013, in 1 top list Check
  43. 170 new

    Die Wand

    2012 — a.k.a. The Wall, in 0 top lists Check
  44. 695 new

    Mosura

    1961 — a.k.a. Mothra, in 1 top list Check
  45. 336 new

    Angel-A

    2005, in 0 top lists Check
  46. 883 new

    La lune à un mètre

    1898 — a.k.a. The Astronomer's Dream; or, the Man in the Moon, in 2 top lists Check
  47. 610 new

    Kozure Ôkami: Jigoku e ikuzo! Daigorô

    1974 — a.k.a. Lone Wolf and Cub: White Heaven in Hell, in 1 top list Check
  48. 868 new

    Barbe-bleue

    1901 — a.k.a. Bluebeard, in 2 top lists Check
  49. 853 new

    Le diable noir

    1905 — a.k.a. The Black Imp, in 1 top list Check
  50. 640 new

    Taiyô no ôji: Horusu no daibôken

    1968 — a.k.a. Horus: Prince of the Sun, in 0 top lists Check
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Last updated on Mar 3, 2021 by Mezz0; source