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Dialogue Driven

by Gymnopedies • Created 7 years ago • Modified 2 months ago
These movies involve movies that are entirely dialogue driven involving characters that are restricted to the same surroundings throughout the entirety of the film.
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  • My Dinner with Andre (1981)

    1. My Dinner with Andre

    19811h 50mPG83Metascore
    7.7 (29K)
    Two old friends meet for dinner; as one tells anecdotes detailing his experiences, the other notices their differing worldviews.
    DirectorLouis MalleStarsAndre GregoryWallace ShawnJean Lenauer
  • The Man Who Sleeps (1974)

    2. The Man Who Sleeps

    19741h 17m
    7.9 (5.2K)
    A 25-year-old male student in Paris becomes indifferent to the world around him, and subsequently feels a strong sense of alienation and hopelessness.
    DirectorBernard QueysanneStarsJacques SpiesserLudmila Mikaël
  • Travelling Salesman (2012)

    3. Travelling Salesman

    20121h 20m
    5.8 (1.4K)
    Four mathematicians are hired by the US government to solve the most powerful problem in computer science history.
    DirectorTimothy LanzoneStarsDanny BarclayEric BloomDavid John Cole
  • Tuesdays with Morrie (1999)

    4. Tuesdays with Morrie

    19991h 29mTV-GTV Movie
    7.4 (5.1K)
    A journalist finds himself questioning his own life when his best friend, a dying man, offers him some very powerful wisdom and advice for coping in relationships, careers and society.
    DirectorMick JacksonStarsJack LemmonHank AzariaWendy Moniz
  • Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor in Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966)

    5. Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

    19662h 11mApproved75Metascore
    8.0 (83K)
    A middle-aged New England associate professor and his wife, with the help of alcohol, use their young guests to fuel anguish and emotional pain towards each other over the course of a distressing night.
    DirectorMike NicholsStarsElizabeth TaylorRichard BurtonGeorge Segal
  • John Heard, Sam Waterston, and Liv Ullmann in Mindwalk (1990)

    6. Mindwalk

    19901h 52mPG
    7.6 (3.4K)
    Philosophical conversations between a poet, politician, and scientist.
    DirectorBernt Amadeus CapraStarsLiv UllmannSam WaterstonJohn Heard
  • Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy in Before Sunrise (1995)

    7. Before Sunrise

    19951h 41mR79Metascore
    8.1 (363K)
    A young man and woman meet on a train in Europe, and wind up spending one evening together in Vienna. Unfortunately, both know that this will probably be their only night together.
    DirectorRichard LinklaterStarsEthan HawkeJulie DelpyAndrea Eckert
  • Samuel L. Jackson and Tommy Lee Jones in The Sunset Limited (2011)

    8. The Sunset Limited

    20111h 31mTV-MATV Movie
    7.3 (33K)
    Through a chance encounter, two men of opposing ideologies deliberate spiritual, philosophical, and profound matters in a New York City apartment.
    DirectorTommy Lee JonesStarsSamuel L. JacksonTommy Lee Jones
  • Slacker (1990)

    9. Slacker

    19901h 37mR69Metascore
    7.0 (25K)
    A day in the life of Austin, Texas as the camera roams from place to place and provides a brief look at the overeducated, the social misfits, the outcasts and the oddballs.
    DirectorRichard LinklaterStarsRichard LinklaterRudy BasquezJean Caffeine
  • Bryan Greenberg and Jamie Chung in Already Tomorrow in Hong Kong (2015)

    10. Already Tomorrow in Hong Kong

    20151h 18mNot Rated54Metascore
    6.4 (6.5K)
    An attraction forms when a Chinese American girl visiting Hong Kong for the first time meets an American expat who shows her the way, but timing may not quite be on their side. A walk-and-talk romance set in the beautiful city of Hong Kong, the film asks the question - what happens when you meet the right person at the wrong time?
    DirectorEmily TingStarsJamie ChungBryan GreenbergRichard Ng
  • The Big Kahuna (1999)

    11. The Big Kahuna

    19991h 30mR56Metascore
    6.5 (15K)
    Two veteran salesmen dissect a sales pitch to a particular client, through their young protégé.
    DirectorJohn SwanbeckStarsKevin SpaceyDanny DeVitoPeter Facinelli
  • Tape (2001)

    12. Tape

    20011h 26mR71Metascore
    7.2 (22K)
    Three old high school friends meet in a Michigan motel room to dissect painful memories from their past.
    DirectorRichard LinklaterStarsEthan HawkeRobert Sean LeonardUma Thurman
  • The Man from Earth (2007)

    13. The Man from Earth

    20071h 27mNot Rated
    7.8 (212K)
    An impromptu goodbye party for Professor John Oldman becomes a mysterious interrogation after the retiring scholar reveals to his colleagues he has a longer and stranger past than they can imagine.
    DirectorRichard SchenkmanStarsDavid Lee SmithTony ToddJohn Billingsley
  • The Reincarnate (1971)

    14. The Reincarnate

    19712h 2mGP
    4.9 (139)
    A wealthy lawyer with a short time to live hides a secret--he is the continuation of a line of "reincarnates," and his memory is an accumulation of their memories. He must find a successor to whom he can pass on his memories, and he meets a struggling but ambitious artist who seems to be a likely candidate for the "reincarnation" ritual, which involves sacrificing a virgin.
    DirectorDon HaldaneStarsJack CreleyJay ReynoldsTrudy Young
  • Henry Fonda, Martin Balsam, Jack Klugman, Lee J. Cobb, Ed Begley, Edward Binns, John Fiedler, E.G. Marshall, Joseph Sweeney, George Voskovec, Jack Warden, and Robert Webber in 12 Angry Men (1957)

    15. 12 Angry Men

    19571h 36mApproved97Metascore
    9.0 (940K)
    The jury in a New York City murder trial is frustrated by a single member whose skeptical caution forces them to more carefully consider the evidence before jumping to a hasty verdict.
    DirectorSidney LumetStarsHenry FondaLee J. CobbMartin Balsam
  • Cameron Diaz, Annabeth Gish, Courtney B. Vance, Ron Eldard, and Jonathan Penner in The Last Supper (1995)

    16. The Last Supper

    19951h 32mR
    6.7 (16K)
    A group of idealistic but frustrated liberals succumb to the temptation of murdering right-wing pundits for their political beliefs.
    DirectorStacy TitleStarsCameron DiazRon EldardAnnabeth Gish
  • Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy in Before Sunset (2004)

    17. Before Sunset

    20041h 20mR91Metascore
    8.1 (305K)
    Nine years after Jesse and Celine first met, they encounter each other again on the French leg of Jesse's book tour.
    DirectorRichard LinklaterStarsEthan HawkeJulie DelpyVernon Dobtcheff
  • Long Day's Journey Into Night (1962)

    18. Long Day's Journey Into Night

    19622h 54mNot Rated
    7.5 (6.2K)
    At the end of a long and hot summer day, members of one family gather in a large house. Everyone has something painful and offensive to say, and their silence is even worse.
    DirectorSidney LumetStarsKatharine HepburnRalph RichardsonJason Robards
  • Sean Penn and Dakota Johnson in Daddio (2023)

    19. Daddio

    20231h 40mR62Metascore
    6.6 (13K)
    A woman taking a cab ride from JFK engages in a conversation with the taxi driver about the important relationships in their lives.
    DirectorChristy HallStarsDakota JohnsonSean PennMarcos A. Gonzalez
  • Till Death (1978)

    20. Till Death

    19781h 20m
    5.3 (138)
    A widower, visiting the crypt that holds the body of his wife, is accidentally trapped therein. That night, he finds that she seems to have been cataleptic, rather than dead, and frees her from her coffin. things, of course, are not what they seem.
    DirectorWalter StockerStarsKeith AtkinsonBelinda BalaskiMarshall Reed
  • Faces (1968)

    21. Faces

    19682h 10mR88Metascore
    7.4 (12K)
    A middle-aged man leaves his wife for another woman. Shortly after, his ex-wife also begins a relationship with a younger partner. The film follows their struggles to find love amongst each other.
    DirectorJohn CassavetesStarsJohn MarleyGena RowlandsLynn Carlin
  • Glengarry Glen Ross (1992)

    22. Glengarry Glen Ross

    19921h 40mR84Metascore
    7.7 (123K)
    An examination of the machinations behind the scenes at a real estate office.
    DirectorJames FoleyStarsAl PacinoJack LemmonAlec Baldwin
  • Starr Andreeff and Cyril O'Reilly in Dance of the Damned (1989)

    23. Dance of the Damned

    19891h 22mR
    5.2 (662)
    A vampire selects a suicidal stripper as his prey, but spends the night getting to know her. As they discuss life, she reconsiders her desire to die as the pivotal moment nears.
    DirectorKatt SheaStarsStarr AndreeffCyril O'ReillyDebbie Nassar
  • Alex Cox, Miguel Sandoval, and Robert Wisdom in Three Businessmen (1998)

    24. Three Businessmen

    19981h 20mNot Rated
    6.8 (562)
    An American art dealer (Miguel Sandoval), who specializes in southwestern topaz, arrives by train in Liverpool. Similarly, a very proper British art dealer (Alex Cox), who specializes in African art, arrives in the same hotel. The two meet in the hotel's abandoned restaurant and decide to set off in finding an evening meal, which becomes problematic immediately when the Brit reveals he is vegetarian. While following their pursuit of a mutually acceptable meal, the main point of the film is their discourse en route to their various attempts at an eatery.
    DirectorAlex CoxStarsMiguel SandovalRobert WisdomAlex Cox
  • Kerry Washington, Steven Pasquale, and Jeremy Jordan in American Son (2019)

    25. American Son

    20191h 30mTV-MA34Metascore
    5.9 (7.7K)
    An estranged couple reunite in a Florida police station to help find their missing teenage son.
    DirectorKenny LeonStarsKerry WashingtonSteven PasqualeJeremy Jordan

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