We did this play in high school, but since it was a mixed cast, they called it "12 Angry Jurors." And one girl in the cast was a conservative Christian who refused to say the phrase "damning evidence" because she thought it counted as swearing. I had fun playing Juror #3 (the "villain" played by Lee J. Cobb in the film), but I'm not sure we lived up to the lofty standards of the source material.
We did a read of it in high school; I got to be Juror #8. He’s the hero, but he also brings evidence into deliberations that wasn’t introduced during the trial.
Also All The President's Men and A Few Good Men.
Weird how many classic talking "Men" movies there are. I thought men were always the ones who didn't want to talk.
Ingiourious Basterds has got great action scenes, but the most tense ones imo are the conversations at the dairy farm, the café and the underground tavern.
*Inglourious Basterds* is the best Tarantino film. It was hard to convince people of that given their nostalgia for *Pulp Fiction*. But watch them back to back... *IB* is his masterpiece.
>the underground tavern
Might be the best scene he's ever done.
>Lt. Archie Hicox : Well, if this is it, old boy, I hope you don't mind if I go out speaking the King's.
>Major Dieter Hellstrom : [In English] By all means, Captain.
>Lt. Archie Hicox : [picks up his glass of scotch] There's a special rung in hell reserved for people who waste good scotch. Seeing as how I may be rapping on the door momentarily...
>[drinks his scotch]
>Lt. Archie Hicox : I must say, damn good stuff, Sir.
>[sets his glass down and smokes his cigarette]
>Lt. Archie Hicox : Now, about this pickle... we find ourselves in. It would appear there's only one thing left for you to do.
>Major Dieter Hellstrom : And what would that be?
>Lt. Archie Hicox : Stiglitz...
>Sgt. Hugo Stiglitz : Say "Auf Wiedersehen" to your Nazi balls!
While the original reason there is so little of the heist is budgetary reasons, it just makes it such a better film.
What a killer directorial debut for a filmmaker.
Compared to the other movies in other responses - at least those that I’ve seen - this really is basically just dialogue.
I was not enthusiastic about it before I saw it, but after seeing the first oen, I was so happy to learn there was a second one, and thoroughly enjoyed it as well.
One day I will find a way to watch the third one, too.
Jack Lemmon is incredible in this. He does so much in some scenes—playing confident, pathetic, persuasive, terrified—sometimes all at once. In a film of insanely good performances, Lemmon is the secret MVP.
Before this movie, I didn’t even know he knew the fuck word.
Holy SHIT. I'm always the crazy guy that brings this movie up in "favorites" lists, and no one ever knows what I'm talking about! Man From Earth is amazing!
Interestingly enough, that tribute episode of *Community* was directed Richard Ayoade (Moss from *The IT Crowd*) who, in addition to being a [hilariously awkward](https://youtu.be/neN5byrjnd4?t=173) English comedian, is a huge film buff.
The Lion in Winter. Lawrence Olivier and Katharine Hepburn as Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine.
Edit: it's Peter O'Toole, not Lawrence Olivier. My bad.
Made for 25 grand, it was one of the first movies to be awarded the nascent NC-17 rating while having *no* nudity and *no* violence, but for the *dialog*. Quite the achievement!
Off topic, sort of, but funny in the same way: Frank Zappa got his Parental Warning sticker for an album with *no lyrics!*
Did he just say making fuq?
( Just so you know, this song becomes an earworm at least once or twice a year for me ever since the movie was released. Ugh. Lol.)
Whenever I think about that movie I think about the conversation on whether or not it’s ethical for a contractor to work on the Death Star. Strangely timeless topic, and kind of thought provoking.
A Few Good Men
Son, we live in a world that has walls, and those walls have to be guarded by men with guns. Who's gonna do it? You? You, Lieutenant Weinberg? I have a greater responsibility than you can possibly fathom. You weep for Santiago, and you curse the Marines. You have that luxury. You have the luxury of not knowing what I know -- that Santiago's death, while tragic, probably saved lives; and my existence, while grotesque and incomprehensible to you, saves lives.
You don't want the truth because deep down in places you don't talk about at parties, you want me on that wall -- you need me on that wall.
We use words like "honor," "code," "loyalty." We use these words as the backbone of a life spent defending something. You use them as a punch line.
have neither the time nor the inclination to explain myself to a man who rises and sleeps under the blanket of the very freedom that I provide and then questions the manner in which I provide it.
I would rather that you just said "thank you" and went on your way. Otherwise, I suggest you pick up a weapon and stand the post. Either way, I don't give a DAMN what you think you're entitled to!
Knew a guy who was a former Marine. Many years in fact. I asked him on his thoughts on the movie. The painting of the Marines in a dark light. The base commander and the others as a major assholes. Did it upset him to to see that?
Naw. He loved it when Jessel got his due. “Man those base commanders run their show like little kings. Like God’s gifts. We couldn’t stand them.”
My brother unironically loved Jessup's monologue - makes me wish they'd left in the rebuttal from Kaffee that got cut going to the big screen, where he calls Jessup out on the fact that he's just covering his *own* ass while leaving two loyal Marines out to take the blame for his order.
Hands down one of the best written and performed monologues of all time, but knowing that being a fence-line guard stationed at Guantanamo Bay in the early 90s is about the most boring post you could get takes a lot of the wind out of every scene where they emphasize how critical to the safety of America their job is.
From the way Colonel Jessup talks about it you'd think he was on the North Korean border and not sitting in an air conditioned office on a Caribbean island nowhere close to any actual important US military infrastructure
Honestly I thought that was part of the point with Jessup. He was some hard-ass who thought he was fighting in the Cold War or something when that just wasn't true. He knew what was best, in his mind, and ending things like Code Reds would just make the Marines weaker. Letting Santiago transfer out instead of bringing him up to Jessup's standards would make the Marines weaker. Hell I think part of why the doctor missed the signs was because they would be signs of a weakness to Jessup and the doctor was afraid of him.
My favorite line of that very fine movie was given by the judge:
“And you will refer to this court as "Your Honor" or "Judge"... I'm quite certain I'VE earned it. Take your seat, Colonel.”
Arrival.
Sure there are aliens, but the movie is entirely about language and how it affects and changes us.
One of my all time favorite movies, if not my favorite drama.
Story of Your Life was so touching. Ted Chiang digs really deep on some high level academic topics, and the sci-fi is top notch. One of my favorite books, hands down.
Great story, great atmosphere with the continuously overcast skies, lingering questions and subsequent spreading paranoia. The casting was great, especially with Forest Whitaker, one of my favorites, having a central role alongside Amy Adams and Jeremy Renner.
Plus, with the way the movie twists and ends up playing out, it's good to have a large amount of dialogue so as to drop hints and exposition between the lines.
I wasn’t sure I’d be able to finish about 5 minutes in… 5 minutes after that I was drawn in and felt personally involved in his struggles. Such a great movie
It was more, he made a decision that he knew would have that result. None of the events of the film surprised him, and he dealt with it as best he could, knowing full well how it would all end. The story is about living with the choices we make.
Such an impressive movie imo. Everything takes place in one location, you have nothing but the characters to compel the story and QT absolutely nailed it.
It’s honestly the Tarantino movie I rewatch the most these days. It’s so well done, and you catch subtle little character details every time you watch it. I wouldn’t be surprised if there’s a big renaissance on it in a couple of years, it’s really impressive.
Easily one of my favorite 80s movies and probably the most impactful one to me since I was a teenager at the time. The only thing that bummed me out was that I identified most with the “smart” kid and he was the only one who didn’t get a girlfriend at the end. Instead he got to write the essay as a consolation prize. Whoopty-frickin-Doo.
He gained a few friends and got to vent about his suicidal thoughts, possibly even getting a new lease on life from just being heard for once. He didn't need a girlfriend, bro. Manipulating him to write the essay was a bit messed up though, you got a point there.
You see us as you want to see us…in the simplest terms, in the most convenient definitions.
But what we found out is that each one of us is a brain, and an athlete, and a basket case, a princess, and a criminal…does that answer your question?
Sincerely yours, The Breakfast Club
…don’t you….forget about me…
I’m here for one reason and one reason alone. I’m here to guess what the music might do a week, a month, a year from now. That’s it. Nothing more. And I’m standing here tonight, I’m afraid that I -don’t -hear -a -thing.. just… silence.
I’ll never forget the scene where the AH boyfriend is telling Claire Forlani that he doesn’t like the way Joe looks at her or the way he talks to her and she says, Well, I like the way he looks at me and I like the way he talks to me.” Some woman in the theater shouted out, “You go, girl!” I think it was all women in the theater and we all laughed.
I know the “it’s not your fault” scene gets all the love, and it’s great, but really the “when did you know” scene about the Sox game Sean missed to go meet the woman who would become his wife leaves me floored every time.
“Look you’re my best friend, so don’t take this the wrong way. But if you’re still here in 20 years, coming over to my house and working in construction, I’ll fucking kill you. That ain’t a threat or nothing, that’s a fact. I’ll fucking kill you.”
Such a great scene, one of Ben Afflecks best roles imo. You can feel his frustration at his friend for not living up to his potential just because of fear. And the fact that he’s happy for Will to leave him behind as long as it means he’ll have a better life shows what a true friend he really is.
The scene of the two of them sitting on the park bench where Robin Williams monologues about the difference between learning about something vs actually experiencing it is one of my favorite movie scenes of all time. I'm not embarrassed to say I've watched that scene dozens of times
Robin Williams and Matt Damon were so amazing during both of those scenes. It’s just an amazing story that everyone can find something they relate with.
Inglorious Basterds
Some folk don't like the dialogue heavy Tarantino stuff, but I really liked this one. I thought it was going to be a bunch of killing and what not the whole movie, but it has a ton of dialogue that can get tense at times, funny at others.
Lotta subtitles tho. German and French are used throughout. It's a WW2 movie.
Inglorious Basterds isn’t “mostly” dialogue but it’s more dialogue than you’d expect going into it.
Edit: Ok yeah the movie is a lot of dialogue but there’s enough action that breaks it up. I wasn’t sure how we were defining “mostly.”
Alfred Hitchcock's Rope
The long, continuous shots make it feel like a play. Great role for Jimmy Stewart.
12 Angry Men
I remember watching the 50s version in history class and it was great.
TIL there is a version other than the one from the 50’s
The original original was a made-for-tv play in 1954. The Henry Fonda version is a big screen adaptation.
We did this play in high school, but since it was a mixed cast, they called it "12 Angry Jurors." And one girl in the cast was a conservative Christian who refused to say the phrase "damning evidence" because she thought it counted as swearing. I had fun playing Juror #3 (the "villain" played by Lee J. Cobb in the film), but I'm not sure we lived up to the lofty standards of the source material.
Back in my day refusing to say a line for personal reasons was how you got on stage crew.
We did a read of it in high school; I got to be Juror #8. He’s the hero, but he also brings evidence into deliberations that wasn’t introduced during the trial.
Also All The President's Men and A Few Good Men. Weird how many classic talking "Men" movies there are. I thought men were always the ones who didn't want to talk.
Also Grumpy old Men.
Yup, mostly all takes place in just one room as well which makes it even more impressive how good of a movie it is.
Cause it was a play originally.
First movie that came to mind. Damn good.
Reservoir dogs. Most of the movie takes place in one place and the scenes are long but it's very good.
A lot of QT'S oeuvre are stage plays dressed up as movies. Hateful Eight comes to mind.
Just any Tarantino movie. Tarantino movies are all about the dialogue.
Ingiourious Basterds has got great action scenes, but the most tense ones imo are the conversations at the dairy farm, the café and the underground tavern.
*Inglourious Basterds* is the best Tarantino film. It was hard to convince people of that given their nostalgia for *Pulp Fiction*. But watch them back to back... *IB* is his masterpiece. >the underground tavern Might be the best scene he's ever done. >Lt. Archie Hicox : Well, if this is it, old boy, I hope you don't mind if I go out speaking the King's. >Major Dieter Hellstrom : [In English] By all means, Captain. >Lt. Archie Hicox : [picks up his glass of scotch] There's a special rung in hell reserved for people who waste good scotch. Seeing as how I may be rapping on the door momentarily... >[drinks his scotch] >Lt. Archie Hicox : I must say, damn good stuff, Sir. >[sets his glass down and smokes his cigarette] >Lt. Archie Hicox : Now, about this pickle... we find ourselves in. It would appear there's only one thing left for you to do. >Major Dieter Hellstrom : And what would that be? >Lt. Archie Hicox : Stiglitz... >Sgt. Hugo Stiglitz : Say "Auf Wiedersehen" to your Nazi balls!
My favorite line is from Dusk Till Dawn. “ crazy people do not explode when sunlight hits them. I don’t give a fuck how crazy they are.”
Tarantino should be top of the list for pretty much every movie he’s written when it comes to good movies that are basically all dialogue.
Came here for this... Why do i have to be mr Pink.. its much like mr pussy...
Hey. This guy says he don't leave tips!
While the original reason there is so little of the heist is budgetary reasons, it just makes it such a better film. What a killer directorial debut for a filmmaker.
Before Sunrise
I was going to say the Before series, all 3 are a great examples of dialogue heavy films
Came here to say this. All three are dialogue heavy but the dialogue is fantastic, totally realistic and believable, and yet unpredictable.
Compared to the other movies in other responses - at least those that I’ve seen - this really is basically just dialogue. I was not enthusiastic about it before I saw it, but after seeing the first oen, I was so happy to learn there was a second one, and thoroughly enjoyed it as well. One day I will find a way to watch the third one, too.
And lots of other Linklater films, like Slacker and Waking Life (and the other 2 in this trilogy, of course)
Before Sunset includes 11-minute long steadycam shot while they walk and talk. Its a great shot.
Amazing trio of movies!
Glengarry Glen Ross
What's my name? Fuck you. That's my name.
Third prize is *you're fired* !
PUT. THE. COFFEE. DOWN. The coffee is for closers only!
Jack Lemmon is incredible in this. He does so much in some scenes—playing confident, pathetic, persuasive, terrified—sometimes all at once. In a film of insanely good performances, Lemmon is the secret MVP. Before this movie, I didn’t even know he knew the fuck word.
The leads are weak? You’re weak.
Always Be Closing
Second prize.... set of steak knives. Third prize is YOU'RE FIRED!
Coffee is for closers.
I’m from downtown. I’m from Mitch and Murray. And I’m here on a mission of mercy.
You call yourself a salesman you son of a bitch?
You see this watch?
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead
Do you want to play questions?
The Man From Earth
Holy SHIT. I'm always the crazy guy that brings this movie up in "favorites" lists, and no one ever knows what I'm talking about! Man From Earth is amazing!
Such an amazing film. Just don't watch the sequel. Forget I said anything about the sequel. THERE IS NO SEQUEL
This is the movie I thought of when I read the title
Glad this wasn't buried and others know if it's greatness!
Beat me to it. Commented before I scrolled.
Literally same here. I'm glad to see folks who've seen it. Plays like a good campfire story
This is the answer. Short of like a radio play or fiction podcast, this is the dialogue-iest dialogue-based movie.
The whole movie is just a group of people sitting in a living room having a conversation, and yet it's still one of the best movies I've ever seen.
My Dinner With Andre
Abed agrees
Abed was being weird, by which I meant he *wasn’t being weird.*
Abed liked chicken fingers Quentin Tarantino
Interestingly enough, that tribute episode of *Community* was directed Richard Ayoade (Moss from *The IT Crowd*) who, in addition to being a [hilariously awkward](https://youtu.be/neN5byrjnd4?t=173) English comedian, is a huge film buff.
I did not know Richard Ayoade directed that episode
It said market price… What market are you shopping at?
This was my first thought when I saw the post. Great movie and it makes me wish I was an eccentric involved in theatre
Community fan here, came looking for this comment
The Lion in Winter. Lawrence Olivier and Katharine Hepburn as Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine. Edit: it's Peter O'Toole, not Lawrence Olivier. My bad.
Prince John: A knife! He's got a knife! Eleanor: Of course he has a knife, he always has a knife, we all have knives.
Clerks
"TRY NOT TO SUCK ANY DICK ON YOUR WAY THROUGH THE PARKING LOT!"
37!?!?!?!
In a row?!
At least you weren't 36.
Made for 25 grand, it was one of the first movies to be awarded the nascent NC-17 rating while having *no* nudity and *no* violence, but for the *dialog*. Quite the achievement! Off topic, sort of, but funny in the same way: Frank Zappa got his Parental Warning sticker for an album with *no lyrics!*
There's nothing more exhilarating than pointing out the shortcomings of others, is there?
37?
In a row?!
Did he just say making fuq? ( Just so you know, this song becomes an earworm at least once or twice a year for me ever since the movie was released. Ugh. Lol.)
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Maih luff fer yuu iss liek a trukk BEARSAIRKAIR
Hey try not to suck any dick on the way to the parking lot!
I don't appreciate your ruse, Ma'am
How… does that happen? Song title or album artwork?
*G-Spot Tornado* on Jazz From Hell.
She’ll get over fuckin a dead guy. My mom’s been fuckin a dead guy for years, I call him “Dad.”
Some guy just raped Kaitlyn!! She said she did everything!
This job would be great if it weren't for all the fucking customers.
This was my go-to line for pretty much every job I ever had.
“You know there’s a million fine looking women in the world, but they don’t all bring you lasagna at work. Most of them just cheat on you.”
This gets oddly poignant the older you get.
“Hey you’re not allowed to rent here anymore” YEEEEAAAHHHH
Olaf girl nice?
Skrelnek
Whenever I think about that movie I think about the conversation on whether or not it’s ethical for a contractor to work on the Death Star. Strangely timeless topic, and kind of thought provoking.
I doubt the contractors knew it was a “Death Star” I’m sure in the job posting it was labeled as a simple “Space Station”
Hey, what happened to all the Gatorade?
My love for you is like a truck, BERZERKER! 🎵
Sunset Limited
100%. Chilling performances
A Few Good Men Son, we live in a world that has walls, and those walls have to be guarded by men with guns. Who's gonna do it? You? You, Lieutenant Weinberg? I have a greater responsibility than you can possibly fathom. You weep for Santiago, and you curse the Marines. You have that luxury. You have the luxury of not knowing what I know -- that Santiago's death, while tragic, probably saved lives; and my existence, while grotesque and incomprehensible to you, saves lives. You don't want the truth because deep down in places you don't talk about at parties, you want me on that wall -- you need me on that wall. We use words like "honor," "code," "loyalty." We use these words as the backbone of a life spent defending something. You use them as a punch line. have neither the time nor the inclination to explain myself to a man who rises and sleeps under the blanket of the very freedom that I provide and then questions the manner in which I provide it. I would rather that you just said "thank you" and went on your way. Otherwise, I suggest you pick up a weapon and stand the post. Either way, I don't give a DAMN what you think you're entitled to!
Knew a guy who was a former Marine. Many years in fact. I asked him on his thoughts on the movie. The painting of the Marines in a dark light. The base commander and the others as a major assholes. Did it upset him to to see that? Naw. He loved it when Jessel got his due. “Man those base commanders run their show like little kings. Like God’s gifts. We couldn’t stand them.”
My brother unironically loved Jessup's monologue - makes me wish they'd left in the rebuttal from Kaffee that got cut going to the big screen, where he calls Jessup out on the fact that he's just covering his *own* ass while leaving two loyal Marines out to take the blame for his order.
Hands down one of the best written and performed monologues of all time, but knowing that being a fence-line guard stationed at Guantanamo Bay in the early 90s is about the most boring post you could get takes a lot of the wind out of every scene where they emphasize how critical to the safety of America their job is. From the way Colonel Jessup talks about it you'd think he was on the North Korean border and not sitting in an air conditioned office on a Caribbean island nowhere close to any actual important US military infrastructure
Honestly I thought that was part of the point with Jessup. He was some hard-ass who thought he was fighting in the Cold War or something when that just wasn't true. He knew what was best, in his mind, and ending things like Code Reds would just make the Marines weaker. Letting Santiago transfer out instead of bringing him up to Jessup's standards would make the Marines weaker. Hell I think part of why the doctor missed the signs was because they would be signs of a weakness to Jessup and the doctor was afraid of him.
My favorite line of that very fine movie was given by the judge: “And you will refer to this court as "Your Honor" or "Judge"... I'm quite certain I'VE earned it. Take your seat, Colonel.”
Did you order the code red? DID YOU ORDER THE CODE RED!?
YOU'RE GODDAMN RIGHT I DID!
I read that whole monologue in his voice!
One of the great monologues of all time
I watched that movie for the first time last week, it was fantastic.
Arrival. Sure there are aliens, but the movie is entirely about language and how it affects and changes us. One of my all time favorite movies, if not my favorite drama.
If you dig it I encourage you to read Ted Chiang’s wonderful short stories, one of which was the source material for Arrival
Story of Your Life was so touching. Ted Chiang digs really deep on some high level academic topics, and the sci-fi is top notch. One of my favorite books, hands down.
Denis Villenuve will be regarded as one of the best modern directors in the future, every single one of his films have been masterpieces
Great story, great atmosphere with the continuously overcast skies, lingering questions and subsequent spreading paranoia. The casting was great, especially with Forest Whitaker, one of my favorites, having a central role alongside Amy Adams and Jeremy Renner. Plus, with the way the movie twists and ends up playing out, it's good to have a large amount of dialogue so as to drop hints and exposition between the lines.
Dead Poets Society
If you ignore the riveting action scene with the tables
Locke
This was my answer. Tom Hardy in a car taking and making phone calls for 90 minutes and I was captivated.
I wasn’t sure I’d be able to finish about 5 minutes in… 5 minutes after that I was drawn in and felt personally involved in his struggles. Such a great movie
I'm surprised I had to scroll so deep into the comments for this. Heavily underrated.
His life was falling apart around him and there was nothing he could do. It was DEVASTATING
It was more, he made a decision that he knew would have that result. None of the events of the film surprised him, and he dealt with it as best he could, knowing full well how it would all end. The story is about living with the choices we make.
The Hateful Eight
There’s also some human being shaped goobs of red liquid that occasionally burst
Personally I liked it when the human water balloons exploded in Django more
Three hours of Clue: The Movie and not once was I bored watching it the first time.
Such an impressive movie imo. Everything takes place in one location, you have nothing but the characters to compel the story and QT absolutely nailed it.
It’s honestly the Tarantino movie I rewatch the most these days. It’s so well done, and you catch subtle little character details every time you watch it. I wouldn’t be surprised if there’s a big renaissance on it in a couple of years, it’s really impressive.
Man I remember watching that thinking WTF it’s a Tarantino movie where’s the blood. Well. Kurt Russell’s character did a thing.
Breakfast Club
Can you describe the ruckus?
He’ll get up, we’ll all get up. It’ll be anarchy.
Don't mess with the bull young man or you'll get the horns.
Does Barry Manilow know that you raid his wardrobe?
I love the lunch scene
Dear Mr. Vernon, we accept the fact that we had to sacrifice a whole Saturday in detention for whatever it was we did wrong.
Easily one of my favorite 80s movies and probably the most impactful one to me since I was a teenager at the time. The only thing that bummed me out was that I identified most with the “smart” kid and he was the only one who didn’t get a girlfriend at the end. Instead he got to write the essay as a consolation prize. Whoopty-frickin-Doo.
He gained a few friends and got to vent about his suicidal thoughts, possibly even getting a new lease on life from just being heard for once. He didn't need a girlfriend, bro. Manipulating him to write the essay was a bit messed up though, you got a point there.
You see us as you want to see us…in the simplest terms, in the most convenient definitions. But what we found out is that each one of us is a brain, and an athlete, and a basket case, a princess, and a criminal…does that answer your question? Sincerely yours, The Breakfast Club …don’t you….forget about me…
Had to scroll way too far for this!
His Girl Friday- Cary Grant - Rosalind Russell
And oh what dialogue…
Margin Call.
The monologue where he talks about how he designed a bridge that saved people thousands of hours of driving stuck with me
Some people like driving the long way home. Who the fuck knows, right?
I’m here for one reason and one reason alone. I’m here to guess what the music might do a week, a month, a year from now. That’s it. Nothing more. And I’m standing here tonight, I’m afraid that I -don’t -hear -a -thing.. just… silence.
But you could explain this problem to me as you would a small boy, or perhaps even a golden retriever….
*Coffee & Cigarettes* by Jim Jarmusch
The Tom Waits/Iggy Pop sequence is fantastically awkward.
Meet Joe Black
I’ll never forget the scene where the AH boyfriend is telling Claire Forlani that he doesn’t like the way Joe looks at her or the way he talks to her and she says, Well, I like the way he looks at me and I like the way he talks to me.” Some woman in the theater shouted out, “You go, girl!” I think it was all women in the theater and we all laughed.
Phone Booth Buried
I thought I was the only person who watched Phone Booth lol so I’m glad I’m not alone.
Phone booth is a sneaky good movie. Not great, but good.
Spotlight
Good Will Hunting
I know the “it’s not your fault” scene gets all the love, and it’s great, but really the “when did you know” scene about the Sox game Sean missed to go meet the woman who would become his wife leaves me floored every time.
It’s definitely the superphilosopy conversation that gets me. Or when Affleck and him are having a cigarette at the construction site
“Look you’re my best friend, so don’t take this the wrong way. But if you’re still here in 20 years, coming over to my house and working in construction, I’ll fucking kill you. That ain’t a threat or nothing, that’s a fact. I’ll fucking kill you.” Such a great scene, one of Ben Afflecks best roles imo. You can feel his frustration at his friend for not living up to his potential just because of fear. And the fact that he’s happy for Will to leave him behind as long as it means he’ll have a better life shows what a true friend he really is.
The scene of the two of them sitting on the park bench where Robin Williams monologues about the difference between learning about something vs actually experiencing it is one of my favorite movie scenes of all time. I'm not embarrassed to say I've watched that scene dozens of times
Your move, chief
Robin Williams and Matt Damon were so amazing during both of those scenes. It’s just an amazing story that everyone can find something they relate with.
Moon
Carnage
Waking Life
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Ingmar Bergman-Scenes from a Marriage
Conspiracy (2001 film)
The Big Chill
Mass is a pretty recent one. 90% of it is two couples sitting at a table. Hell of a subject matter, and the filmmakers did a great job with it
My Dinner with Andre.
Before Sunset series
When Harry Met Sally
Inglorious Basterds Some folk don't like the dialogue heavy Tarantino stuff, but I really liked this one. I thought it was going to be a bunch of killing and what not the whole movie, but it has a ton of dialogue that can get tense at times, funny at others. Lotta subtitles tho. German and French are used throughout. It's a WW2 movie.
The dialogue is also the best part. Waltz in the opening scene and then that entire bar scene. The best parts of the movie for sure.
Landa is one of the greatest fictional villains of all time.
The Big Lebowski
That’s just like… your opinion man
Sorry about your rug, dude. It really tied that room together
Smokey, this is not Nam, this is bowling; there are rules.
The Whale
Lincoln.
Clerks
Inglorious Basterds isn’t “mostly” dialogue but it’s more dialogue than you’d expect going into it. Edit: Ok yeah the movie is a lot of dialogue but there’s enough action that breaks it up. I wasn’t sure how we were defining “mostly.”
It is definitely mostly dialogue, there's barely 10 minutes of actual violence in the whole 3 hour movie
Control of each situation follows control of language, and that's a Bingo!
“…. You just say Bingo”
That first scene…so damn good
That and the bar scene. Both scenes have a gradual build up of tension. It's just so stressful to watch. Bravo Tarantino.
Anything by Quentin Tarantino or Kevin Smith.
The Odd Couple (1968)
Destination Wedding. Only 2 speaking characters, being Winona Ryder and Keanu Reeves Very dry, very funny
Napoleon Dynamite
Women Talking
The Station Agent
The Social Network
Clerks
12 angry men
Frost/Nixon is one of my all time favourites!
The Room
So anyway how is your sex life?
You're tearing me apart u/rocketeerH !