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. 646 new

    2001: A Space Odyssey

    1968, in 45 top lists Check
  2. 740 new

    The Third Man

    1949, in 37 top lists Check
  3. 564 new

    The Thing

    1982, in 20 top lists Check
  4. 739 new

    Rashômon

    1950 — a.k.a. Rashomon, in 34 top lists Check
  5. 602 new

    Eraserhead

    1977, in 20 top lists Check
  6. 657 new

    Blow-Up

    1966, in 20 top lists Check
  7. 448 new

    Kôkaku Kidôtai

    1995 — a.k.a. Ghost in the Shell, in 12 top lists Check
  8. 97 new

    Sicario

    2015, in 2 top lists Check
  9. 624 new

    Sleuth

    1972, in 4 top lists Check
  10. 680 new

    Shock Corridor

    1963, in 14 top lists Check
  11. 411 new

    Unbreakable

    2000, in 6 top lists Check
  12. 629 new

    Duel

    1971, in 4 top lists Check
  13. 128 new

    Upstream Color

    2013, in 3 top lists Check
  14. 332 new

    The Illusionist

    2006, in 0 top lists Check
  15. 789 new

    The Most Dangerous Game

    1932, in 5 top lists Check
  16. 549 new

    The Quiet Earth

    1985, in 3 top lists Check
  17. 427 new

    Following

    1998, in 2 top lists Check
  18. 535 new

    Der Name der Rose

    1986 — a.k.a. The Name of the Rose, in 1 top list Check
  19. 380 new

    Gerry

    2002, in 6 top lists Check
  20. 584 new

    Cruising

    1980, in 2 top lists Check
  21. 587 new

    L'hypothèse du tableau volé

    1978, in 5 top lists Check
  22. 244 new

    Angels & Demons

    2009, in 2 top lists Check
  23. 450 new

    Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls

    1995, in 2 top lists Check
  24. 144 new

    Trance

    2013, in 0 top lists Check
  25. 555 new

    A Soldier's Story

    1984, in 1 top list Check
  26. 714 new

    The Three Faces of Eve

    1957, in 0 top lists Check
  27. 456 new

    Death and the Maiden

    1994, in 0 top lists Check
  28. 348 new

    The Call of Cthulhu

    2005, in 1 top list Check
  29. 170 new

    Die Wand

    2012 — a.k.a. The Wall, in 0 top lists Check
  30. 453 new

    Congo

    1995, in 1 top list Check
  31. 53 new

    The Great Wall

    2016, in 1 top list Check
  32. 293 new

    La habitación de Fermat

    2007 — a.k.a. Fermat's Room, in 0 top lists Check
  33. 389 new

    Below

    2002, in 0 top lists Check
  34. 788 new

    Number Seventeen

    1932 — a.k.a. Number 17, in 0 top lists Check
  35. 153 new

    In Fear

    2013, in 0 top lists Check
  36. 230 new

    Dylan Dog: Dead of Night

    2010, in 0 top lists Check
  37. 209 new

    Wrecked

    2010, in 0 top lists Check
  38. 649 new

    Il giorno della civetta

    1968 — a.k.a. Mafia, in 0 top lists Check
  39. 271 new

    Echelon Conspiracy

    2009, in 0 top lists Check
  40. 847 new

    Alchimiste Parafaragaramus ou La cornue infernale

    1906 — a.k.a. The Mysterious Retort, in 0 top lists Check
  41. 783 new

    Mystery Liner

    1934 — a.k.a. The Ghost of John Holling, in 0 top lists Check
  42. 163 new

    Travelling Salesman

    2012, in 0 top lists Check
  43. 82 new

    Wo shi zheng ren

    2015 — a.k.a. The Witness, in 0 top lists Check
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Last updated on Mar 3, 2021 by Mezz0; source