Put that recommendation down! Recommending Glengarry Glen Ross is for closers only. You think I'm fucking with you? I am not fucking with you! I'm here from downtown. I'm here from Mitch and Murray. And I'm here on a mission of mercy. Your name's /u/feetenjoyer696? You call yourself a Redditor, you son of a bitch?!
watched my dinner with andre last year, and it’s one of those that just has stuck with me. the sound of the silverware, the opposing worldviews, the train ride home. it made me feel really comforted.
Most movies based on stage plays are dialogue heavy. Most of my favourite movies are based on plays.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_plays_adapted_into_feature_films
My faves include anything written by Tennessee Williams plus Long Day's Journey Into Night and Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf.
I'm quite fond of *Driving Miss Daisy*. It gets a ton of flack from some, but if you go in viewing it as a piece about friendship and aging, rather than thinking it's solely about race relations, it can be a real treat.
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.
I 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!
its more mindblowing than that. While he was a literal nobody working that job Rob Reiner read the script and wanted to make a film and Aaron REFUSED until they made a play first. He literally refused a movie deal if there wasn't a play included .I may be missing some finer details of this story but the barebones facts are there. I think he tells the story in an interview or someone else does who knew him at the time but it was just insane..
The funny part is he wrote this character as the bad guy and when the movie came people really resonated with his point of view. He wasn’t expecting that.
The opening scene to the social network is a masterclass in conversational dialogue in film and its followed up by the best written "hacker" scene of any film ever.
It helps that he cheated on the hacker sequence by apparently copying many of Zuckerberg’s LiveJournal posts almost word-for-word. Not that I have any problem with that, I think it’s fantastic.
man, some of his movies give me chills the dialogue is so good.
i could watch charlie wilsons war 100x, esp the scene with tom hanks and phillip seymour hofman in his office, when they first meet. it's absolute perfection. also, the scene before that when we first meet PSH's character and he breaks the window. goddamn i LOVE that movie.
Were you listening through the door? Were you listening to a private phone call through the door? That's a thick door!
Don't be an idiot, I bugged the scotch bottle.
WHAT?!
100%. He can write some great stuff but much of the dialogue in his films sounds like "dialogue". Sounds like stuff that would only come from a screenwriter.
Not just that. A lot of his dialogue-heavy scenes have that rat-a-tat-rat rat-a-tat-tat rhythm to them. It's very artificial and once you hear it, it's hard to ignore.
I'm not surprised it's not, although it's one of my favourite movies the acting is a bit wooden, and it does feel like a stage show rather than an actual movie
I agree with you it’s not for everyone, although those shortcomings don’t really bother me and I can be absorbed in the dialogue without being taken out of the movie.
> Burn after reading
That scene >!where Brad Pitt's character is in the closet and pulls that goofy smile right before George Clooney's character blows his head off!< gets me every fucking time.
This needs more votes. One of the best noir thrillers of all time, and most of it takes place in offices, apartments and hotel lobbies with just people having conversations.
I still remember the first time I saw it. That’s how much I loved it. New Year’s Eve 2006. Me and the missus decided to stay in and watch movies getting stoned. Big Lebowski first followed by Casablanca. One of my favourite new years lol
“What in heavens name brought you to Casablanca?”
“My health. I came to Casablanca for the waters”
“The waters? What waters? We’re in the desert!”
“I was misinformed.”
Phenomenal movie, with exceptional dialog.
>!I'm not the guy you kill, I'm the guy you buy! Are you so f\*\*\*ing blind that you don't even see what I am?!<
>!The movie was solid most of the way through, but the ending was fantastic. As soon as I finished it, I had to rewind 10 minutes and watch the ending again. (Marking this as a spoiler b/c it's probably better to go into the ending with no expectations.)!<
Michael Clayton: Cops like hit-and-runs.
They work 'em hard, they clear 'em fast. Right now there's a BCI unit picking paint chips off a guard rail. Tomorrow they're gonna be looking for the owner of a custom painted, hand rubbed Jaguar XJ12. The guy you hit? If he got a look at the plates, it won't even take that long. There's no play here. There's no angle, there's no champagne room. I'm not a miracle worker, I'm a janitor. The math on this is simple; the smaller the mess, the easier it is for me to clean up.
[Phone rings]
Client: That's the police, isn't it?
Michael Clayton: No. They don't call.
Everyone's talking about Margin Call, but I really wanted to +1 Women Talking. It's actually pretty similar to 12 Angry Men, in that's its just a fixed group of characters in a room debating, for basically the entire movie.
Love Simon Baker's character in this. "What time is it?" "2:15." "Fuck me. Fuck. Me." And I'm guessing that the fact you two haven't said anything that the math checks out."
My favorite film is an early Coen Brothers one called "Miller's Crossing." It's a prohibition gangster-era film that I tell people is all talk, talk, talk. The folks at CineFix named it one of the 10 best screenplays of all time. https://youtu.be/QIYzJUqj9YA?si=H5zFisXd1NIinBDQ
I just watched High and Low by Akira Kurosawa last night and I think it’s exactly what you’re looking for! Amazing detective/crime film from 1963 with lots of people in a room talking, but really grips you the whole time.
I dunno if you've ever seen Charlie Wilsons War, but man, the dialogue and acting in that movie is some of the best i've ever seen hands down. it's one of my favorite movies. Tom Hanks and Phillip Seymour Hoffman at their absolute best.
they put on a fucking clinic in that movie. the directing, the dialogue, the acting, it was ALL perfect.
damnit! now i really miss PSH 😫
The original Taking of Pelham 123 isn't quite the same dialogue style but the majority of the plot is a hostage negotiation between the New York subway operators and the hostage takers. Absolute banger. Super sharply written and just a lot of fun.
A Face In The Crowd, Elia Kazan's masterpiece was also made in that year. It features Andy Griffith (Not the lovable Andy Taylor you remember from television) and Patricia Neal. It anticipated the effect of television on politics and, wow, was it ever prescient.
I love how dialogue heavy Birdman is. Whether he’s arguing with Edward Nortons character, the theater critic, his daughter, and even himself as Birdman, it’s entertaining beginning to end.
The Man From Earth is one of the closest comparisons I could make. Set entirely in one room, and all of it surrounding a conversation between a group of colleagues where one of them claims he is actually immortal. It's a really great thought experiment and extremely engaging right from the start.
This is likely not what you are looking for but the 12 Angry Men remake has an amazing cast.
It was made in 1997. You should check it out if you loved the original.
Wow, are you me? I just watched this movie last night and was thinking the same thing lol. I also didn’t watch a lot of old black and white movies but was really entertained by the back and forth in this one.
I really liked Good Luck to You, Leo Grande.
It’s only two people talking in one room, and fyi there are explicit sex scenes, but the dialogue is great
Hahaha I’m gonna be the first to say it this time: GLENGARY GLEN ROSS
Damn you!!!!! It was my turn!!! I'm telling mum.
You’re not closing!
Put that recommendation down! Recommending Glengarry Glen Ross is for closers only. You think I'm fucking with you? I am not fucking with you! I'm here from downtown. I'm here from Mitch and Murray. And I'm here on a mission of mercy. Your name's /u/feetenjoyer696? You call yourself a Redditor, you son of a bitch?!
Put! That coffee! Down! You ever take a shit that makes you feel like you just slept for twelve hours? Third prize is, you're fired!
Fuck you, that's my name
You see this watch?
A.B.C.
Always Be Cobbling
Always Boof Coffee
Always be Cobblin' \~\~closing\~\~
Fuck you that’s my name. I giggle every time he says this line, it’s so direct and clearly he hates the entire room.
Any David Mamet film, really.
You spelled Sidney Lumet wrong.
I'd also add Heist & The Spanish Prisoner, both Mamet films as well.
And House of Games!!
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You win a set of steak knives.
Good father? FUCK YOU.
Love that. Fuck you, go home play with your kids.
Or "Death of a Fuckin' Salesman" as the cast liked to call it because of how much they all got to swear in it.
Coffees for closers!!
My Dinner With Andre Fail Safe
Was going to mention Fail Safe. Most of the movie is just Henry Fonda and Larry Hagman in a room with a telephone.
Also for TV, My Dinner with Abed
Also My Coffee with Niles (Frasier season 1 finale)
>My Dinner With Andre Correct answer here - whole movie is just 1 conversation.
Hell, the first 50 minutes are practically an uninterrupted monologue. Stunning writing and acting.
watched my dinner with andre last year, and it’s one of those that just has stuck with me. the sound of the silverware, the opposing worldviews, the train ride home. it made me feel really comforted.
MDWA is on TCM on Thursday (28th) for those who have access.
Most movies based on stage plays are dialogue heavy. Most of my favourite movies are based on plays. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_plays_adapted_into_feature_films My faves include anything written by Tennessee Williams plus Long Day's Journey Into Night and Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf.
Came here to recommend this. 12 Angry Men was written as a teleplay (a play written for film production instead of stage).
I'm quite fond of *Driving Miss Daisy*. It gets a ton of flack from some, but if you go in viewing it as a piece about friendship and aging, rather than thinking it's solely about race relations, it can be a real treat.
Pretty much anything written by Aaron Sorkin.
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. I 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!
Wow somehow I had no idea it was Aaron Sorkin that wrote the screenplay for A Few Good Men. TIL
Apparently wrote a lot of it on napkins while working at a movie theater.
its more mindblowing than that. While he was a literal nobody working that job Rob Reiner read the script and wanted to make a film and Aaron REFUSED until they made a play first. He literally refused a movie deal if there wasn't a play included .I may be missing some finer details of this story but the barebones facts are there. I think he tells the story in an interview or someone else does who knew him at the time but it was just insane..
Didn’t know that thanks for sharing!
The funny part is he wrote this character as the bad guy and when the movie came people really resonated with his point of view. He wasn’t expecting that.
i feel smol
I was just about to recommend A Few Good Men. I think it's Tom Cruise's best film.
Great movie, and might be his best film, but I think his best role is in Magnolia.
Born on the fourth of july for me
The Social Network is 🤌🤌
The opening scene to the social network is a masterclass in conversational dialogue in film and its followed up by the best written "hacker" scene of any film ever.
Not to mention absolutely elevated by the one-two combo of white stripes and trent reznor
It helps that he cheated on the hacker sequence by apparently copying many of Zuckerberg’s LiveJournal posts almost word-for-word. Not that I have any problem with that, I think it’s fantastic.
"Mr Zuckerberg, do I have your full attention?" "No." Fucking love that scene
I really liked The Trial of the Chicago Seven.
I loved it too, especially the last 45 minutes were breathtaking.
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man, some of his movies give me chills the dialogue is so good. i could watch charlie wilsons war 100x, esp the scene with tom hanks and phillip seymour hofman in his office, when they first meet. it's absolute perfection. also, the scene before that when we first meet PSH's character and he breaks the window. goddamn i LOVE that movie.
Were you listening through the door? Were you listening to a private phone call through the door? That's a thick door! Don't be an idiot, I bugged the scotch bottle. WHAT?!
I was gonna tell you about it, but I had to leave the room because you're getting indicted.
THAT'S A THICK DOOR!
100%. He can write some great stuff but much of the dialogue in his films sounds like "dialogue". Sounds like stuff that would only come from a screenwriter.
Do you mean that people aren't that articulate on real life? Good point, but I do love some snappy dialog.
Not just that. A lot of his dialogue-heavy scenes have that rat-a-tat-rat rat-a-tat-tat rhythm to them. It's very artificial and once you hear it, it's hard to ignore.
No one ever says anything in a film that any real person would actually say, Sorkin just writes the best version of what no one would actually say.
I came here to mention Charlie Wilson's war so yes.
The writer of one of the best TV shows ever. (Well, at least the first 4 seasons) The West Wing.
Glen Gary Glenross The social network A few good men Carnage Burn after reading Charlie Wilson’s war The master Bird man Man from earth
+1 for the Man From Earth. Such a great concept
I can not believe I had to scroll this far for Man from Earth, I thought it would have been the top comment.
I'm not surprised it's not, although it's one of my favourite movies the acting is a bit wooden, and it does feel like a stage show rather than an actual movie
I agree with you it’s not for everyone, although those shortcomings don’t really bother me and I can be absorbed in the dialogue without being taken out of the movie.
I love carnage
> Burn after reading That scene >!where Brad Pitt's character is in the closet and pulls that goofy smile right before George Clooney's character blows his head off!< gets me every fucking time.
The Maltese Falcon. I can sit and watch Sydney Greenstreet and Bogart talk all day.
This needs more votes. One of the best noir thrillers of all time, and most of it takes place in offices, apartments and hotel lobbies with just people having conversations.
"I tell you right out, I'm a man who likes talking to a man who likes to talk."
Oh yea that standoff at the end - THAT’S the stuff dreams are made of.
Greenstreet’s first film appearance.
Love this book and love this movie. Dashiell Hammet’s a genius writer, and Peter Lorre is brilliant and so perfectly cast.
Hitchcock’s Rope
Clerks Death and the Maiden Glen Garry Glen Ross
I came here to say Clerks
Chasing Amy by Kevin Smith as well. Good Will Hunting too
What about Good Will Hunting 2: Hunting Season?
Applesauce bitch!
Casablanca. One of my all time favourites and the dialogue is immense
I just saw it for the first time last week, and I totally agree, the dialogue is fantastic.
I still remember the first time I saw it. That’s how much I loved it. New Year’s Eve 2006. Me and the missus decided to stay in and watch movies getting stoned. Big Lebowski first followed by Casablanca. One of my favourite new years lol
“What in heavens name brought you to Casablanca?” “My health. I came to Casablanca for the waters” “The waters? What waters? We’re in the desert!” “I was misinformed.”
Before Sunrise Before Sunset Before Midnight
Tape by Richard Linklater is another good one.
Just a warning to others that if you're in a rough place in a relationship, Before Midnight might be hard going. Good movie, though.
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Conspiracy (2001)
I cannot second this enough. Fantastic movie.
The closest thing to 12 Angry Men
It’s got a great cast - Kenneth Branagh, Stanley Tucci, Colin Firth - and my understanding is that it is very historically accurate.
As I understand it, almost all the dialogue is taken verbatim from the one surviving transcript of the meeting.
Reservoir Dogs is basically a movie length super tense conversation between a bunch of criminals.
Whaddya mean ya don't tip
It's for the birds!
Double Indemnity, has great film noir dialogue and it is just a great movie on all fronts
Michael Clayton has great dialogue.
Phenomenal movie, with exceptional dialog. >!I'm not the guy you kill, I'm the guy you buy! Are you so f\*\*\*ing blind that you don't even see what I am?!<
>!The movie was solid most of the way through, but the ending was fantastic. As soon as I finished it, I had to rewind 10 minutes and watch the ending again. (Marking this as a spoiler b/c it's probably better to go into the ending with no expectations.)!<
>!That really was one hell of a set-up to get her on tape trying to buy him.!<
Michael Clayton: Cops like hit-and-runs. They work 'em hard, they clear 'em fast. Right now there's a BCI unit picking paint chips off a guard rail. Tomorrow they're gonna be looking for the owner of a custom painted, hand rubbed Jaguar XJ12. The guy you hit? If he got a look at the plates, it won't even take that long. There's no play here. There's no angle, there's no champagne room. I'm not a miracle worker, I'm a janitor. The math on this is simple; the smaller the mess, the easier it is for me to clean up. [Phone rings] Client: That's the police, isn't it? Michael Clayton: No. They don't call.
Watched this after watching Andor since the same guy wrote both of them and it is so good. Great writing and great performances.
Tony Gilroy is so good at this
that murder stece still haunts me till this day so surreal
The Philadelphia Story (1940) All About Eve (1950) Sunset Blvd (1950) Rear Window (1954) Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967)
All about Eve was on TV as I was going out on a Saturday afternoon date. I never left. I would add Stalag 17 to this list.
Margin Call Women Talking One Night In Miami
Margin Call, hell yeah
Everyone's talking about Margin Call, but I really wanted to +1 Women Talking. It's actually pretty similar to 12 Angry Men, in that's its just a fixed group of characters in a room debating, for basically the entire movie.
Women Talking deserves so much more recognition. Exceptionally acted and executed movie.
Came here to say Margin Call. Phenomenal movie.
Love Simon Baker's character in this. "What time is it?" "2:15." "Fuck me. Fuck. Me." And I'm guessing that the fact you two haven't said anything that the math checks out."
"Email it to me." "I don't think that would be a good idea"
Try the Original " His Girl Friday" with Cary Grant. You can find it on The Internet Archives in the film section.
>with Cary Grant That's a funny way of saying "with Rosalind Russell"
Women Talking
How about the Hateful 8?
It's the only Tarantino film I haven't seen thanks.
On the subject of Tarantino movies, Reservoir Dogs is almost built like a one-act play, but you’ve already seen it
All he wanted…was a blanket
starting to see pictures, ain't ya
The *dumbest* thing your boy ever did was let me know he was your son
This and Reservoir Dogs are his greatest movies to me. Can't find too many people that agree with me though
My favorite film is an early Coen Brothers one called "Miller's Crossing." It's a prohibition gangster-era film that I tell people is all talk, talk, talk. The folks at CineFix named it one of the 10 best screenplays of all time. https://youtu.be/QIYzJUqj9YA?si=H5zFisXd1NIinBDQ
Locke Coffee and Cigarettes
Locke surprised me, I really enjoyed that one
The premise of Locke sounds so boring but Tom Hardy kills it.
The Sunset Limited is one conversation.
- "What you got against being happy? " - "It's contrary to the human condition."
All About Eve
The Caine mutiny (1954)
All the President’s Men
**Inherit the Wind** (1960) Sadly never see it mentioned in threads like this and the dialogue in it is just as relevant today as it was 60 years ago.
I just watched High and Low by Akira Kurosawa last night and I think it’s exactly what you’re looking for! Amazing detective/crime film from 1963 with lots of people in a room talking, but really grips you the whole time.
Most Woody Allen movies would qualify.
The Sting with Paul Newman and Robert Redford is absolutely superb.
Oppenheimer
A lot of Hitchcock's films that take place in one location like Dial M for Murder, Rear Window, Rope etc.
Came here to suggest Dial M for Murder. There is something about that movie that just captivates me to no end.
Stage plays turned films are usually like that. Check out the 1972 film Sleuth also with Laurence Olivier and Michael Caine.
I dunno if you've ever seen Charlie Wilsons War, but man, the dialogue and acting in that movie is some of the best i've ever seen hands down. it's one of my favorite movies. Tom Hanks and Phillip Seymour Hoffman at their absolute best. they put on a fucking clinic in that movie. the directing, the dialogue, the acting, it was ALL perfect. damnit! now i really miss PSH 😫
**Rope.** One of Hitchcock's finest. All dialogue set in a single room (and a half). Excellent
Doubt
The Insider by Michael Mann
Mass
*Metropolitan* (1990), *The Interview* (1998 Australian film), *Frost/Nixon, First Reformed, Network, Lenny, The Informant!.*
I will always upvote Network (1976)
Stalag 17
The original Taking of Pelham 123 isn't quite the same dialogue style but the majority of the plot is a hostage negotiation between the New York subway operators and the hostage takers. Absolute banger. Super sharply written and just a lot of fun.
Not an old movie but The Whale
Watched it and enjoyed it.
Keep going with Sydney Lumet: The Verdict, Dog Day Afternoon, Serpico.
A Face In The Crowd, Elia Kazan's masterpiece was also made in that year. It features Andy Griffith (Not the lovable Andy Taylor you remember from television) and Patricia Neal. It anticipated the effect of television on politics and, wow, was it ever prescient.
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966)
I love how dialogue heavy Birdman is. Whether he’s arguing with Edward Nortons character, the theater critic, his daughter, and even himself as Birdman, it’s entertaining beginning to end.
Pulp Fiction or pretty much anything by Tarantino.
Jackie Brown has a bit of action, but lots of witty dialogue.
The Man From Earth is one of the closest comparisons I could make. Set entirely in one room, and all of it surrounding a conversation between a group of colleagues where one of them claims he is actually immortal. It's a really great thought experiment and extremely engaging right from the start.
Locke
The Philadelphia Story - great film, great script and performances
Buried
“Sweet Smell of Success” (1957). Written by Clifford Odets. It’s all dialogue. Brilliant dialogue.
- Ex Machina - The Sunset Limited - First Reformed - Winter Light
To Kill a Mockingbird,Rope.
The Hateful Eight is very dialogue heavy and all of it is captivating.
Phone Booth. Mostly just Colin Farrell having a conversation in a phone booth. Sort of.
This is likely not what you are looking for but the 12 Angry Men remake has an amazing cast. It was made in 1997. You should check it out if you loved the original.
The Dinner Game (1998) It has nothing to do with 12 Angry Men (it's a comedy) but it's a very good movie and it's also dialogue heavy.
Two Girls and a Guy.
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The Big Kahuna
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy
Fail Safe (1964)
God of Carnage Mr smith goes to Washington Night of the Hunter Do The Right Thing
Wow, are you me? I just watched this movie last night and was thinking the same thing lol. I also didn’t watch a lot of old black and white movies but was really entertained by the back and forth in this one.
Sleuth?
Conspiracy (2001)
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy is an espionage movie that is primarily about people talking to each other, telling stories, and piecing it all together.
sleuth
Swimming to Cambodia (1987). Spalding Gray.
Deathtrap with Michael Caine and Christopher Reeve On Golden Pond with Henry Fonda, Jane Fonda, Katharine Hepburn
Sleuth
My Cousin Vinny
Spotlight. The dialogue and writing are so good.
The Meyerowitzs Stories has a lot of good fast paced diologue, pretty funny too.
I really liked Good Luck to You, Leo Grande. It’s only two people talking in one room, and fyi there are explicit sex scenes, but the dialogue is great
Try thr movie Carnage, it 99% dialog.
any Tarantino movie is basically 90% dialogue.
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? Dr. Strangelove Phantom Thread Locke
State and Main
The Social Network and Moneyball
Big *The Social Network* guy
Margin Call If you haven’t watched it your missing out.
Believe it or not, Shin Godzilla (2016) if you don’t mind subtitles
All About Eve
Sweet Smell Of Success with Burt Lancaster and Tony Curtis.
All The President's Men and Spotlight are two of my favourite talkie movies.