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List of dialogue driven movies
168K
Genre: Drama
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Ivan Locke has worked hard to craft a good life for himself. Tonight, that life will collapse around him. On the eve of the biggest challenge of his career, Ivan receives a phone call that sets in motion a series of events that will unravel his ...
Style:
clever, atmospheric, captivating, neo noir, talky ...
Audience:
teens, family friendly, boys' night, adult
Plot:
on the road, driving, destiny, dead father, adultery, character study, life turned upside down, family problems, dialogue, mobile phone, family man, night ...
Time:
y2k, 90s, future, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
england, britain, ethiopia, usa, london
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
We meet Jesse and Celine nine years on in Greece. Almost two decades have passed since their first meeting on that train bound for Vienna.
Style:
philosophical, cerebral, sexy, sentimental, romantic ...
Audience:
chick flick, date night, girls' night
Plot:
marriage, summer vacation, writers, hotel room, hotel, midlife crisis, relationships, love story, couple relations, existentialism, hopes, divorce ...
Time:
2010s, year 2013, 90s, 21st century
Place:
greece, mediterranean sea, europe, chicago, paris france ...
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22K
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
A three-character ensemble piece set within the confines of a tawdry motor lodge in Lansing, Michigan. After 10 years apart, three disparate people come together to play out the unresolved drama of their final days in high school. Intrigued, we ...
Style:
cerebral, independent film, sincere, suspenseful, minimal cast ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
cheerleading, rape, high school, manipulation, love triangle, confession, childhood sweetheart, friends, dialogue, guilt, drug, blackmail ...
Time:
year 2001, 21st century
Place:
michigan, oakland california
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
A two character movie, involving a college professor, John, who is confronted by a female student, Carol, who is failing his course. The two spend a long time talking to each other, during which time John says a few things that can be taken the ...
Style:
disturbing, serious, realistic, intense, independent film ...
Plot:
sexual harassment, manipulation, police investigation, existentialism, revenge, violent, dishonesty, teachers and students, sexual abuse, art, campus, education ...
Time:
year 1994, 90s, 20th century
Place:
new jersey
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Genre: Drama
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Three inner-city losers plan a robbery of a valuable coin in a seedy second-hand junk shop.
Style:
talky, stylized, bleak, independent film, minimal cast ...
Plot:
betrayal, heist, tantrum, diner, dance, vulgar, poker, slow burn, worship, robbery, revenge, antique dealer ...
Time:
year 1996, 90s
Place:
rhode island, usa, new jersey
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240K
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Convenience and video store clerks Dante and Randal are sharp-witted, potty-mouthed and bored out of their minds. So in between needling customers, the counter jockeys play hockey on the roof, visit a funeral home and deal with their love lives.
Style:
clever, funny, philosophical, independent film, offbeat ...
Audience:
teens, adult
Plot:
friendship, sarcasm, satire, slacker, workplace, everyday life, weed, stupidity, loser, stoner, one day, hipster ...
Time:
90s, year 1994, 20th century, year 1993
Place:
new jersey, seattle, usa, north america
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 56 min.
Story:
Two symbiotic sociopaths play obscurely deviant mind games with each other while engaging in perversely brutal acts of violence against victims apparently chosen at random
Style:
disturbing, intense, tense, bleak, atmospheric ...
Plot:
violence, working class, class conflict, moral ambiguity, character study, cruelty, celebrity, social commentary, humiliation, obsession, machismo, alienation ...
Time:
90s
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34K
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
After a drunken house party with his straight mates, Russell heads out to a gay club. Just before closing time he picks up Glen but what's expected to be just a one-night stand becomes something else, something special.
Style:
sincere, touching, sexy, meditative, art house ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
gay, lgbt, gay love, gay relationship, gay couple, gay club, homosexuality, gay romance, gay interest, homosexual, one night stand, gay sex ...
Time:
90s, 2010s, 2000s, 70s, 21st century
Place:
england, europe, britain, london, canada
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Genre: Drama
Country: Iran, France
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
A middle-aged Tehranian man, Mr. Badii is intent on killing himself and seeks someone to bury him after his demise. Driving around the city, the seemingly well-to-do Badii meets with numerous people, including a Muslim student, asking them to take ...
Style:
independent film, art house, philosophical, slow cinema, contemplative ...
Plot:
suicide, desert, soldier, existentialism, death, abrupt ending, muslim, dialogue, iranian, depression, hopelessness, conversation ...
Time:
year 1997, 90s
Place:
iran, middle east, persia, tehran iran, asia ...
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Jackie Cogan is an enforcer hired to restore order after three dumb guys rob a Mob protected card game, causing the local criminal economy to collapse.
Style:
neo noir, brutal, suspenseful, intense, tense ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night, adult
Plot:
robbery, violence, mafia, organized crime, gangster, hitman, poker, brutality, crime gone awry, assassin, murder, sex ...
Time:
year 2012, 2010s, year 2008, 2000s, 70s ...
Place:
louisiana, usa, florida, orlando florida, new orleans
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14K
Genre: Drama
Country: USA, Canada, Netherlands
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
After falling out with his editor, a fading political journalist is forced to interview America's most popular soap actress.
Style:
psychological, disturbing, melancholic, talky, stylized ...
Plot:
journalism, manipulation, actress, videotaping, egoism, depression, character study, loser, interview, dialogue, betrayal, deal ...
Time:
year 2007
Place:
washington d.c., new york, europe, former yugoslavia, usa ...
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332K
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 127 min.
Story:
Austin's hottest DJ, Jungle Julia, sets out into the night to unwind with her two friends Shanna and Arlene. Covertly tracking their moves is Stuntman Mike, a scarred rebel leering from behind the wheel of his muscle car, revving just feet away.
Style:
sexy, grindhouse, road movie, cynical, suspense ...
Audience:
boys' night, girls' night
Plot:
serial killer, revenge, exploitation, violence, car chase, psychopath, dark humor, vengeance, stalking, stuntman, kick-butt women, violence against women ...
Time:
year 2007, 2000s, 70s, 21st century
Place:
tennessee, texas, usa, austin texas
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
Reunited at a wedding after many years, former lovers again feel the pull of a mutual attraction neither is willing to admit. Escaping the reception for the privacy of a hotel room, the unnamed pair explore the choices of the past that led them to ...
Style:
sexy, heartbreaking, melancholic, emotional, light ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
wedding, couples, love story, infidelity, destiny, bittersweet, sex, ex husband ex wife relationship, unfulfilled love, couple relations, love and romance, hopes ...
Time:
year 2005, 21st century
Place:
new york, usa, london
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Genre: Thriller, Crime, Drama
Country: Australia
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
A duel between a suspected murderer and a detective pressed by people who want results. But whose skin is really wanted.
Style:
clever, suspense, dark, independent film, detective ...
Plot:
serial killer, obsession, plot twist, police, mind game, police investigation, psychology, nypd, politics, police station, supernatural horror, life changing ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Place:
australia, oceania, new zealand
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121K
Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 77 min.
Story:
Friends and fledgling entrepreneurs invent a device in their garage which reduces the apparent mass of any object placed inside it, but they discover that it has some highly unexpected capabilities - ones that could enable them to do and to have ...
Style:
philosophical, independent film, mind bending, confusing, surreal ...
Plot:
time travel, time machine, time loop, science, changing the future, parallel universe, changing the past or future, inventor, invention, time, time traveler, experiment gone awry ...
Time:
future, year 2004, distant future, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
texas
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music
Country: Italy, Japan, USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Coffee And Cigarettes is a collection of eleven films from cult director Jim Jarmusch. Each film hosts star studded cast of extremely unique individuals who all share the common activities of conversing while drinking coffee and smoking cigarettes.
Style:
philosophical, atmospheric, anthology, clever, black and white ...
Plot:
musician, conversation, addiction, dialogue, actor, art, smoking, dark humor, coffee, sarcasm, cafe, lifestyle ...
Time:
year 2003, 70s, 1920s, 21st century
Place:
usa, california, america, paris france, new york ...
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 188 min.
Story:
Multi-storied, fish-eyed look at American culture with some 22 characters intersecting--profoundly or fleetingly--through each other's lives. Running the emotional gamut from disturbing to humorous, Altman's portrait of the contemporary ...
Style:
philosophical, sexy, cerebral, talky, captivating ...
Plot:
multiple storylines, marriage crisis, destruction of property, waitress, sex, redemption, bare butt, dysfunctional marriage, female nudity, cellist, earthquake, infidelity ...
Time:
20th century, 90s, year 1993
Place:
los angeles, california, southern california, usa
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52K
Genre: Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 138 min.
Story:
A mystery novelist devises an insurance scam with his wife’s lover - but things aren’t exactly as they seem.
Style:
suspense, psychological, enigmatic, suspenseful, atmospheric ...
Plot:
murder mystery, twists and turns, maze, writers, extramarital affair, revenge, mind game, adultery, frame up, rivalry, insurance, romantic rivalry ...
Time:
year 1972, future, 70s, 20th century
Place:
england, persia, london
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Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
After the Liberation of France during the World War II, ten former Resistant fighters meet again during a dinner organized by Marie-Octobre...
Style:
psychological, thrilling, captivating, historical drama, intense ...
Plot:
suspicion, french resistance, loyalty, betrayal, mistrust, love triangle, couple relations, ex boyfriend, ex girlfriend, love affair, infidelity, love interest ...
Time:
1940s
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
During the trial of a man accused of his father's murder, a lone juror takes a stand against the guilty verdict handed down by the others as a result of their preconceptions and prejudices. The film is adapted by Reginald Rose from his own 1957 ...
Style:
psychological, atmospheric, captivating, talky, clever ...
Plot:
courtroom drama, jury, legal action, argument, trial, murder, court, courtroom, lawyer, uncover truth, legal, dialogue ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
usa, los angeles, california
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Genre: Drama, Mystery
Country: Germany
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
A drama with a supernatural edge, this genre-crossing gem finds two couples visiting a home from their past, and sexual tension that brings out the worst in each other. Long-buried grudges resurface and it seems unlikely the couples will return ...
Style:
erotic, psychological, captivating, enigmatic, serious ...
Plot:
swinger, sex scene, jealousy, gay couple, gay sex, sex talk, group of friends, swinger couple, swingers, lgbt, conversation, secret ...
Place:
germany, indiana
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 136 min.
Story:
Follows Ingrid, Ian and Ivy, three unique strangers who find each other in an uninhabited condominium. They discover they actually have a lot in common, and start wondering where they might be each other's salvation.
Style:
independent film, tense, melancholic, modern fairy tale
Plot:
female pubic hair, male nudity, isolation, intimacy, intimate, character study, redemption, moral ambiguity, urban, confined, minimalism, male pubic hair ...
Place:
las vegas
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142
Genre: Crime
Country: UK
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Story:
Three different deaths. Three unique stories. Who is lying and who is telling the truth?
Style:
realistic, captivating, crime drama, talky, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night, chick flick
Plot:
murder, witness, death, murder investigation, police detective, multiple perspectives, confession, storytelling, whodunit, victim, suspect, investigation ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
britain
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
Julia gets a call to a wrong number, but stays on the phone with the man on the other end for the entire day.
Style:
romantic comedy, independent film, realistic, lighthearted
Plot:
love triangle, female protagonist, relationships, dating, chance meeting, mysterious stranger, communication, infidelity, serendipity, mistaken identity, character study, self discovery ...
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239
Genre: Comedy
Country: Spain
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
Adrià arrives at the port of San Antonio in Ibiza. No one has come to collect it. He s
searchs "the Frenchman's house" in Santa Agnès, a town in the interior of the island, where Kike expect to spend the weekend. During those days, ...
Style:
contemplative, independent film, melancholic, existential, ambiguous ending ...
Plot:
friendship, male friendship, island, self discovery, character study, coming of age, everyday life, slice of life, minimalism, intimate, weekend getaway, isolation ...
Place:
ibiza
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Germany
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
The family dinner at Stephan and Elisabeth could have been wonderful. But when Thomas announces that he and his pregnant girlfriend Anna are going to call their son Adolf, the hosts and the family friend René are stuck in the throat.
Style:
satirical, light, talky, humorous, ironic ...
Plot:
dialogue, parenthood, family relations, couples, under the surface, husband wife relationship, family problems, psychology, dark humor, society, marriage, insult ...
Place:
germany
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 140 min.
Story:
The police try to arrest expert hostage negotiator Danny Roman, who insists he's being framed for his partner's murder in what he believes is an elaborate conspiracy. Thinking there's evidence in the Internal Affairs offices that ...
Style:
suspense, neo noir, suspenseful, serious, clever ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
hostage, police, corruption, conspiracy, police corruption, negotiation, twists and turns, false accusation, frame up, swat, rivalry, uncover truth ...
Time:
90s
Place:
chicago, usa
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Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
One Saturday evening Rosa Priore is preparing a magnificent Sunday lunch for her family and their friends. By Sunday afternoon her life and marriage are in ruins.
Style:
realistic, period piece
Audience:
adult
Plot:
family drama, family relations, female protagonist, betrayal, family dinner, mature, character study, infidelity, midlife crisis, family secret, bittersweet, argument ...
Time:
year 1970
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Genre: Documentary, Drama
Country: Spain
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Actress Lola Herrera and her ex-husband, actor Daniel Dicenta, face the camera with honesty as they tell each other what they needed to about their professional and personal lives.
Style:
emotional, sincere, minimal cast, art house, psychological ...
Plot:
theater, conversation, character study, actor, intimate, confession, realism, honesty, intimacy, relationships, single, minimalism ...
Time:
80s
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Spain
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Four travellers meet in Madrid’s city centre through a rideshare app. Four individuals who could never imagine the journey they are about to embark on, as they gradually exchange secrets, emotions and mistrust, eventually arriving at a very ...
Style:
suspense, road movie, entertaining, captivating, feel good ...
Plot:
road trip, relationships, irony, journey, conversation, travel, on the road, satire, self discovery, secrets, mistrust, character study ...
Place:
madrid, spain
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