The Mako Mori test is passed if the movie has a) at least one female character b) who gets her own narrative arc c) that is not about supporting a man’s story. All the following films pass this test. I've marked whether or not they also pass the Bechdel test. Suggestions welcome.
List by Brittany Pro
The Mako Mori test
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Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs 1937
Debatable pass of the Bechdel
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The Wizard of Oz 1939
Passes the Bechdel
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Dance, Girl, Dance 1940
Passes the Bechdel
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Cat People 1942
Passes the Bechdel
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Shadow of a Doubt 1943
Passes the Bechdel
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The Spiral Staircase 1946
Passes the Bechdel
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Black Angel 1946
Passes the Bechdel
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The Dark Mirror 1946
Passes the Bechdel
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The Red House 1947
Passes the Bechdel
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Kiss the Blood Off My Hands 1948
Passes the Bechdel
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The Reckless Moment 1949
Passes the Bechdel
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Cinderella 1950
Passes the Bechdel
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Cause for Alarm 1951
Passes the Bechdel
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Alice in Wonderland 1951
Passes the Bechdel
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Angel Face 1953
Passes the Bechdel
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The Blue Gardenia 1953
Passes the Bechdel
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Crime of Passion 1956
Passes the Bechdel
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Sleeping Beauty 1959
Passes the Bechdel
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The Parent Trap 1961
Passes the Bechdel
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What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? 1962
Passes the Bechdel
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Mary Poppins 1964
Passes the Bechdel
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The Naked Kiss 1964
Passes the Bechdel
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The Sound of Music 1965
Passes the Bechdel
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Belle de Jour 1967
Passes the Bechdel
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Rosemary's Baby 1968
Passes the Bechdel
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Barbarella 1968
Passes the Bechdel
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Lady Snowblood 1973
Passes the Bechdel
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The Stepford Wives 1975
Passes the Bechdel
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Autumn Sonata 1978
Passes the Bechdel
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Sixteen Candles 1984
Passes the Bechdel
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The Terminator 1984
Passes the Bechdel
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Night of the Comet 1984
Passes the Bechdel
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A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors 1987
Passes the Bechdel
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Adventures in Babysitting 1987
Passes the Bechdel
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The Little Mermaid 1989
Passes the Bechdel
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The Silence of the Lambs 1991
Passes the Bechdel
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Thelma & Louise 1991
Passes the Bechdel
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Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead 1991
Passes the Bechdel
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Beauty and the Beast 1991
Passes the Bechdel
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Fried Green Tomatoes 1991
Passes the Bechdel
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Sister Act 1992
Passe the Bechdel
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Batman Returns 1992
Does not pass the Bechdel (only one female character)
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A League of Their Own 1992
Passes the Bechdel
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Death Becomes Her 1992
Passes the Bechdel
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Single White Female 1992
Passes the Bechdel