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. 38 new

    Dunkirk

    2017, in 8 top lists Check
  2. 94 new

    Beasts of No Nation

    2015, in 1 top list Check
  3. 117 new

    The Monuments Men

    2014, in 0 top lists Check
  4. 141 new

    Mandariinid

    2013 — a.k.a. Tangerines, in 6 top lists Check
  5. 180 new

    Act of Valor

    2012, in 0 top lists Check
  6. 212 new

    Essential Killing

    2010, in 1 top list Check
  7. 232 new

    Restrepo

    2010, in 0 top lists Check
  8. 233 new

    Dear John

    2010, in 0 top lists Check
  9. 255 new

    The Men Who Stare at Goats

    2009, in 0 top lists Check
  10. 272 new

    Lebanon

    2009, in 2 top lists Check
  11. 286 new

    Rambo

    2008, in 1 top list Check
  12. 299 new

    Beaufort

    2007, in 2 top lists Check
  13. 307 new

    Lions for Lambs

    2007, in 0 top lists Check
  14. 317 new

    300

    2006, in 6 top lists Check
  15. 339 new

    Jarhead

    2005, in 0 top lists Check
  16. 383 new

    Windtalkers

    2002, in 1 top list Check
  17. 401 new

    Behind Enemy Lines

    2001, in 0 top lists Check
  18. 429 new

    Saving Private Ryan

    1998, in 28 top lists Check
  19. 468 new

    Gettysburg

    1993, in 0 top lists Check
  20. 485 new

    Baraka

    1992, in 5 top lists Check
  21. 486 new

    Diên Biên Phú

    1992, in 0 top lists Check
  22. 510 new

    Glory

    1989, in 5 top lists Check
  23. 517 new

    Hotaru no haka

    1988 — a.k.a. Grave of the Fireflies, in 21 top lists Check
  24. 523 new

    Full Metal Jacket

    1987, in 18 top lists Check
  25. 533 new

    Platoon

    1986, in 21 top lists Check
  26. 543 new

    Idi i smotri

    1985 — a.k.a. Come and See, in 27 top lists Check
  27. 562 new

    Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence

    1983, in 6 top lists Check
  28. 586 new

    Apocalypse Now

    1979, in 37 top lists Check
  29. 604 new

    Il deserto dei tartari

    1976 — a.k.a. The Desert of the Tartars, in 4 top lists Check
  30. 636 new

    L'armée des ombres

    1969 — a.k.a. Army of Shadows, in 18 top lists Check
  31. 656 new

    The Dirty Dozen

    1967, in 8 top lists Check
  32. 673 new

    Zulu

    1964, in 8 top lists Check
  33. 675 new

    King & Country

    1964, in 0 top lists Check
  34. 707 new

    Run Silent Run Deep

    1958, in 0 top lists Check
  35. 709 new

    Paths of Glory

    1957, in 26 top lists Check
  36. 718 new

    Un condamné à mort s'est échappé ou Le vent...

    1956 — a.k.a. A Man Escaped, in 20 top lists Check
  37. 732 new

    Fear and Desire

    1953, in 2 top lists Check
  38. 733 new

    Stalag 17

    1953, in 7 top lists Check
  39. 738 new

    The African Queen

    1951, in 11 top lists Check
  40. 746 new

    Command Decision

    1948, in 0 top lists Check
  41. 760 new

    Sahara

    1943, in 0 top lists Check
  42. 761 new

    Guadalcanal Diary

    1943, in 0 top lists Check
  43. 762 new

    Fires Were Started

    1943, in 8 top lists Check
  44. 764 new

    To Be or Not to Be

    1942, in 24 top lists Check
  45. 765 new

    Black Dragons

    1942, in 0 top lists Check
  46. 767 new

    49th Parallel

    1941, in 4 top lists Check
  47. 778 new

    The Dawn Patrol

    1938, in 1 top list Check
  48. 784 new

    The Lost Patrol

    1934, in 0 top lists Check
  49. 795 new

    All Quiet on the Western Front

    1930, in 19 top lists Check
  50. 816 new

    Bronenosets Potemkin

    1925 — a.k.a. Battleship Potemkin, in 27 top lists Check
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Last updated on Mar 3, 2021 by Mezz0; source