Want to make sure your next movie night involves a film that actually treats women like real people? Take a cue from Sweden.


Some Swedish cinemas are introducing a new rating system based on the Bechdel test. In order to receive an "A" rating, a film must contain a scene in which two named women have a conversation about something other than men.


Simple enough, right? But you'd be shocked at the number of box office hits that fail miserably -- like all but one of the "Harry Potter" movies, "The Avengers" and "The Social Network."


We'd rather stick with tried-and-true classics like "The Heat" and "Juno."


Do better, Hollywood.


[h/t Jezebel]



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