The best movies that pass the Bechdel Test are the ones that really, truly🌼, pass with all the flying colors. That means having at leastꦗ two, named, female characters in the movie, who talk to each other about something other than men. These movies also happen to be very female-positive overall too.
Don't get too bogged down in the requirements 🍰of the Bechdel Test test though because even if you're not sure what it means, every film on this list is a great movie in its own right, so you won't be disappointed. We'veꦗ managed to find 25 of the best movies that pass the Bechdel Test.
25. Bend it Like Beckham (2002)
The movie: Jess loves football, but she comes from an orthodox Sikh background, which means her traditional parents want her to give up playing and go to university, become a doctor, and marry a “nice Indian boy”. When 🎐she meets Jules, a fellow﷽ female footballer, she can’t help but join the local women’s football team, but this causes major problems for her home life and Jess finds herself torn between what she wants and her family’s expectations.
How it passes: Both the main characters are named women, who talk to each other a lot about football, their families, and yes, occasionally boys. The movie also includes Jess’ sister Pinky and a whole host of other named women on the football team, and besides that, the basic message of the movie is that women can do anything... even become professional footballers. Lauren O’Callaghan
24. Frozen (2013)
The movie: When Princesses Elsa and Anna’s parents die, Elsa must become Queen, but during her coronation party everyone finds out that she’s beꦏen secretly hiding powers (which she can use to freeze anything) all this time. Scared her people will turn on her, she runs away and loses emotional control plunging the Kingdom into💛 an eternal winter. Now it’s up to Elsa to find her and help her get control of her powers so she can unfreeze their home.
How it passes: It’s true that 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Frozen only has two named female characters, but the movie is literally about them and their relationship to each other. Although they spend a good portion of the film apart they still manage to have a many conversations about important things like their love for each other and saving their Kingdom from a perpetual winter. Lauren O’Callaghan
23. Chicago (2002)
The movie: The all-singing, all-dancing movie adaptation of the stage musical 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Chicago sees Renée Zellweger, Catherine Zeta-Jones, and Ric🅠hard Gere sing their hearts out as two female jazz stars/murderesses and the amoral lawyer trying to get them off.
How it passes: The two leads, and indeed the majority of the cast, are women and the only time they really talk about men is when they briefly explain their crimes or discuss trying to get Gere’s Billy Flynn to represent them. More than that, all the women are fiercely strong and morally questionable, presenting a version of women not often seen in the cinema. Lauren O’Callaghan
22. Children of Men (2006)
The movie: This dystopian movie paints a bleak picture of a future where humanity has lost the ability to reproduce. Amongst civil unrest and economic collapse, Theo unwittingly becomes responsible for a young pregn꧑ant refugee, Kee, who he must protect against all odds. As the first♊ woman to become pregnant in years, she carries an extremely precious cargo and faces danger on all sides.
How it passes: Don’t let the name fool you, 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Children of Men passes the Bechdel Test with flying colours. Kee talks to revolutionary leader Julian and her midwife Miriam at many points throughout the movie, and it’s almost never about a man. Plus, the entire film is about a young woman and her pregnancy (which could save the world), and the fact that the main character is a man is more incidental than anything else. Lauren O’Callaghan
21. Kill Bill Vol 1. (2003) and Vol. 2 (2004)
The movie: The Bride is hellbent on - surprise surprise - killing Bill because he and his assassins tried to kill her and her unborn child many years ago. She’s got a bit of a grudge. The movies ﷺfollow The Bride as she kills her way through the list of assassins who targeted her, working her way up to B🎐ill - their boss and her former lover.
How it passes: Although we don’t hear The Bride’s real name until about halfway through the second movie, her codename is enough to set her apart as a named character. And by god, is she an unforgettable one. Her pregnancy is discussed with the surprisingly sympathetic assassin Karen Kim, plus her last talk with O-Ren Ishii in the snow in particular is touching as they gradually admit their respect for each other. Finally, the mother/daughter scenes have nothing to do with Bill and everything to do with The Bride realising that the reason for her revenge - her dead child - has actually been alive all this time. Zoe Delahunty-Light
20. Ghost World (2001)
The movie: Best friends Enid and Becky spend the summer after high school trying to figure out what they’re doing with their lives and along the way they meet a lonely, middle-aged man named Seymour, who Enid strike💎s up a friendship with. While Enid occupies herself with finding him a girlfriend, she and Becky grow further apart.
How it passes: 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Ghost World is basically all about the friendship between super sarcastic teen Enid and her best friend Becky. They discuss many different topics through the film, including the trajectory of their lives after graduating high school, but rarely men. Lauren O’Callaghan
