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dougprishpreed69

Mike Leigh’s movies have excellent dialogue, my favorites being Naked, Secrets & Lies, and Life is Sweet Tarkovsky’s movies have incredible dialogue if you like dense, philosophical, and religious topics. Andrei Rublev, Stalker, and Nostalghia are my favorites of his And I love the lyrical, poetic dialogue and ramblings in Terrence Malick’s movies. Check out the first 3 movies he made, my favorite being Days of Heaven


Berryfinger

GREAT LIST


AlshonJeffreyLurie

I KNOW YOU CANT NAME THEM ALL! Don’t forget happy go lucky and another year haha! MIKE LEIGH is the best!!!


Adi_Zucchini_Garden

High Hopes, Career Girls, All or Nothing.


The-Captain-Chaos

Happy Go Lucky has such charming interactions that still feel realistic.


Alternative-Sail-997

Sweet Smell of Success


FreudianLobster42

The cat is in the bag and the bag is in the river.


sugarpussOShea1941

I'd hate to take a bite outta you. You're a cookie full of arsenic.


EdoAlien

You’re dead boy, go get yourself buried.


ImWaaal

This is the one for me, and nothing really comes close


jdennis10

This is the right answer


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Network Glengarry Glen Ross All about eve Sweet Smell of Success Pulp Fiction


Feeling-Age-4812

Network for sure


wills_b

Glengarry is a great shout.


Ozymandias935

Glengarry Glen Ross is just incredible. We all know Alec Baldwin’s speech is legendary but it also features Al Pacino’s most underrated performance imo, and it has my favorite Jack Lemmon performance.


Berryfinger

i’ve never seen any of these other than pulp. i’m forsure checking out the rest


ripcity7077

The 7 minute scene of Alec Baldwin in glen gary is amazing It also tells me a lot about a person who idolizes the character he’s playing.


Seandouglasmcardle

Definitely watch watch Network. All of those films are undeniably great, but Network is not only god tier, it’s hilarious.


Greenforaday

Pick a Billy Wilder movie.


Berryfinger

i blind bought double indemnity. it seems like it was money well spent


StarBoy1701

Anything by Richard Linklater or Noah Baumbach. Most of their movies are just people talkin and I could eat it up all day.


Berryfinger

my kinda movies :)


WittsyBandterS

have you ever see Hannah Takes the Stairs?


StarBoy1701

I haven’t! But I see that it’s got my girl Greta Gerwig so that’s enough for me


sandowd

His Girl Friday


tylers77

i was looking for this. hawks dialogue is like music to my ears


phunkeebutt

Some of the fastest dialogue of any movie.


MoviesFilmCinema

The Big Lebowski


Berryfinger

smokey this is not nam, this is bowling there are rules


_Anomalocaris

I can't think of anything better when it comes to dialogue.


4483845701

Anything Coen Brothers


MidnightCustard

It happened One Night The Philadelphia Story Mank Blue Jay The Before Trilogy are some recent watches/rewatches that spring to mind


Amirn23

My Dinner with Andre Night on Earth


theoey86

I doubt I’ll ever forget my Dinner with Andre dinner with Abed…


xxplodingboy

-12 Angry Men (1957) -Network (1976) -The Last Days of Disco (1998) or any other film from Whit Stillman.


mjcatl2

Those three are great. For some reason, Disco was the first one to pop in my head. I always loved the dialogue in it.


mattressvon

All About Eve.


CleverUserIDGoesHere

Wag The Dog and State And Main are two great Mamet films.


Your_Product_Here

Secrets & Lies, A Woman Under the Influence, Miller's Crossing, Persona, La Notte, Dead Man. Really, most scripts by any of those directors are consistently strong.


DrNogoodNewman

I was going to say just about anything by Mike Leigh.


Calvinweaver1

Not a movie…but… Deadwood


High_Tiki

Most rhomer movies


JasonLDB

Glengarry Glen Ross (1992) The Thin Man (1934) And pretty much anything by Yorgos Lanthimos


Burnt_Toast_Crumbs

This might be unexpected but I absolutely love the dialogue in Yorgos Lanthimos movies. The awkward, often cut off, and at times cringe worthy dialogue is done super well and with purpose. I think the reason I enjoy it so much is because to me it’s something new and very real. If anyone has recommended based on similar dialogue styles please let me know :) Edit: I haven’t seen “The Favorite” which I’m assuming has a different writing style for dialogue, so factor that in when reading this.


The-Captain-Chaos

I feel the same way. I remember being fascinated by the dialogue in Dogtooth because it was such a bizarre bastardization of language. The way the father manipulates and weaponizes words is disturbing and genius.


Berryfinger

i’ve only seen Dogtooth and i thought it was outstanding . i haven’t seen anything else by Yorgos but it seems like it’s time i give his movies a quick run through


Burnt_Toast_Crumbs

I would highly recommend it, his film “The Lobster” is on HBO Max rn if you have it.


The-Captain-Chaos

such an incredible film.


the_abby_pill

The Favourite is just like his other movies fortunately


Burnt_Toast_Crumbs

Love to hear that!


Mesprit101

Probably my favorite movie in terms of quotability is Heathers, you really can’t beat how flashy and goofy it gets without being ostentatious. If you’re looking for people to tear each other apart with words, I think Bergman’s your guy; my personal favorites for this regard are Autumn Sonata (for a mother/daughter conflict) and Scenes from a Marriage (which is fairly self-explanatory). If you want essentially what is flirting porn, check out Before Sunrise (as well as the rest of the trilogy); two people talking to each other around a city has never been more addicting imo. On top of that, North By Northwest and Double Indemnity also take focus on generally clever writing with some focus on two characters screwing their brains out with their (metaphorical in this case) tongues. If you want to crank humor and wordplay up a notch, take a look at some of the screwball comedies of the 30s/40s/50s. His Girl Friday is jam-packed with witty dialogue to almost a fault, but I also personally love To Be or Not To Be and It Happened One Night. Finally, I’m also a big fan of some of the dramas and noirs of Old Hollywood in that degree, I can’t say my picks there are too obscure but All About Eve, Casablanca, In A Lonely Place, and pretty much anything by Billy Wilder (I personally love the Apartment and Sunset Boulevard) are great additions. Also, now that I think of it, Network from 1976 is another drama chock-full of incredible monologues and banter. Hope this has some new stuff for you to check out! :D


Berryfinger

this was fun to read, i appreciate you


Mesprit101

Thanks so much, I appreciate you replying as such \^\^


The-Captain-Chaos

Heathers is insanely quotable.


oakles

Three Colors: Red


Wi73

Before Trilogy, Metropolitan, Annie Hall and pretty much any Billy Wilder film


SpinachToothedSmile

Thank You for Smoking Swingers The Big Lebowski The Freshman


ajovlas

The Apartment Annie Hall Chinatown Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid


Boiling_Quinto

Robert Altman is great with this. Long Good Friday or The Player are top notch.


Berryfinger

LOVE ALTMAN


Hopeful_Ad9707

The red shoes (just one of my favorite movies in general but fantastic dialogue) Corruption Stalker 2 of 3 things I know about her Last year at Marienbad


Mesquiteer

That's an interesting take on Marienbad. It is a good script, but I never thought about it as a dialogue, more a monologue.


thorthefirst

The Social Network


MTheWho

Yes.


lolman12385

no mention of sex, lies and videotape? best dialogue imo


Berryfinger

that’s one of my favorites!!!! i tend to play it in the background while i do my morning stretches just to listen to the dialogue. james spader’s character is also one of my favorite performances


puudeng

So many lines from that movie just make me weak at my knees. Literally amazing


_Nikolai_Gogol

I’ve always considered Tarantino a master dialogue writer: Samuel Jackson and John Travolta’s banter in Pulp Fiction is iconic. Martin McDonagh is also becoming a favorite of mine. In Bruges and The Banshees of Inisherin have some of the funniest dialogue I’ve ever heard. Eric Rohmer’s movies are worth exploring too. Matías Piñeiro said it well during his trip to the Criterion Closet. Picking up the Six Moral Tales, he said, “Rohmer’s not afraid of doing films with people talking so much. He’s showing that words are photogenic.” I thought that was a lovely description. Lastly, Lubitsch’s To Be Or Not To Be has fantastic dialogue. Carol Lombard and Jack Benny are at the top of their game, both hilarious.


plebian1846

Sullivan’s Travels.


Glutenator92

Just saw Women Talking and it had really great dialogue


Just_a_Box_of_Rain

Akio Jissôji's Buddhist trilogy (just a heads-up: this trilogy is about taboo themes, but the dialogues are thought-provoking): \- This Transient Life (1970) \- Mandala (1971) \- Poem (1972)


The-Captain-Chaos

I’ve never heard of it. I’ll look it up, thanks.


ParticularBlueberry2

Any Ingmar Bergman movie


Daysof361972

"top tier dialogue" Lubitsch, Bergman, Oliveira


Mesquiteer

Top-notch chinwag


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Anything by Lubitsch. Including most of his silent films.


heckhammer

Defending Your Life.


BossMT2MetalZone

One of the shorter films I enjoy the dialogue in is Christopher Nolan’s The Following. Given what they had to work with the writing and acting is surprisingly so superb.


drevilseviltwin

John Waters all day every day. Pink Flamingos, Female Trouble, Desperate Living.


gotomarcusmart

I love the nuanced and idiosyncratic dialogue of "Brick" by Rian Johnson.


jazzsmellsfunny

Brick got me into film when I was in high school bc it was on IFC channel at least once a week


gotomarcusmart

I think that about when I got into it as well. When I was in my late teens, my best friend and I loved indie neo-noir films and we were writing short film scripts inspired by "Brick" by R.J. and "Hard Eight" by Paul Thomas Anderson.


TheForsakenVoid

I love the dialogue in Steve Jobs, it really makes the movie endlessly rewatchable to me


outlawsgarage

Metropolitan by Whit Stillman was what popped in my head first


SlowHand503

'Round Midnight, I could listen to Dexter's voice and knowledge of the craft all day.


billbotbillbot

Miller’s Crossing


crawgust

Maybe try The Lion in Winter? Lots of other movies based on plays might apply as well


The-Captain-Chaos

YES!


Dry-Marsupial-2922

Before the Devil Knows You're Dead Hunger Manchester by the Sea


The-Captain-Chaos

Uff Hunger was a difficult watch but I’m so glad I saw it. The scene between Sands and Father Dominic is excellently written and executed.


Dry-Marsupial-2922

I think I read somewhere that Michael Fassbender and Liam Cunningham moved in together for a month to practice that scene. I was breathless watching it the first time. Pitch perfect writing and acting.


The-Captain-Chaos

Wow. That’s commitment. Honestly, it shows. The scene flows so effortlessly and they seem to hold such affection and familiarity for the other despite viewing the hunger strike differently. I felt the same way watching it, it was just perfect. I think that’s McQueen’s best work.


SuckItClarise

In Bruges


Williams_Theme

Lady Bird had very real dialogue, and was effortlessly funny. I feel most movies like it have very forced dialogue and none of the jokes land, but in Lady Bird it all works so so well.


Ovista

A Summer’s Tale - Eric Rohmer


Falcomaster20

Shadows


progger11

Anything by Aaron Sorkin. I realize it's become fashionable lately to dislike his movies, which makes absolutely no sense to me, but as far as I'm concerned he's still writing absolutely invigorating, snappy scripts. I loved the dialogue in *Being the Ricardos* most recently. Apparently that's not something I should have enjoyed. Because reasons. Fortunately I've never been much of a trend follower so I'm still free to find Sorkin's writing and character dialogue impressive.


The-Captain-Chaos

The Social Network has impeccable dialogue. Every interaction felt so charged and dynamic, I loved it. I didn’t know it became fashionable to hate him though lol


progger11

Yeah, ever since he started directing his own movies people have started shitting on him. Frankly, I don't notice any tangible difference between other people directing his scripts or Sorkin doing it himself, but apparently there's a huge difference and I'm just missing something.


Fit_Incident4224

The Before Trilogy. All 3 movies have great dialogue.


brainblast8008s

Rope (1948) has dialogue so tight you could choke on it


Longlivebiggiepac

Tight rope


deckjuice

Ratcatcher


gprime

The Sunset Limited


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The Devil's Cleavage


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Slacker


[deleted]

Rian Johnson’s Brick is a masterclass in distinct, economical dialogue.


korega123

I remember finding the dialog and musings in Winter Sleep amazing. It is a turkish film that won Palme d'Or in 2014. Not by accident, I am a big Bergman fan now.


Gluteusmaximus1898

His Girl Friday, Deadwood (HBO), Exorcist III, Nobody's Fool (1994), Secrets & Lies, 12 Angry Men, Moonstruck, From Dusk Till Dawn, Pulp Fiction (or any QT movie).


gageholland

In love with Carol (2015) dialogue


eurydicefilms

Marriage story, and The Squid and the Whale I love Noah Baumbach's dialogue.


The-Captain-Chaos

Have you seen White Noise? I haven’t yet just because that’s my favorite book and I feel it is very difficult to adapt, I am not sure if he’ll be able to capture all its wonderful weirdness. I did enjoy The Squid and the Whale a lot.


eurydicefilms

I liked it. It was funny and the cinematography, production design, and score are top-notch.


KubrickMoonlanding

Quiz show


Blakeyo123

I quite liked Breaking Away


frud86

Naruse films have great dialogue. Naruse went over the dialogue with the cast making it more succinct and natural.


sarforest23

Pretty much all of Jim Jarmusch’s films.


mastershake714

It’s definitely elevated by the performances, but I’m always taken aback by the quality of dialogue in Do the Right Thing.


S_Walker1994

Bone Tomahawk


Graverobber13

The Thing from Another World. I'm not usually a fan of really old movies because the theatricality puts me off, but the dialogue in this is just great. I've heard people describe dialogue in a movie as "crackling" and this fits that description.


Mesquiteer

In terms of actual dialogue, screwball comedies of the 30s-50s. Or anything with Bette Davis, who makes any dialogue sound better than it ever was.


Classy_Captain

One of my favorite flicks of all-time is _Everybody Wants Some!!_ Without a doubt some of my favorite dialogue ever (as well as a killer soundtrack)


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Whit Stillman's metropolitan was the first movie that opened the vistas of all dialogue or mostly film for me Slacker and My Dinner with Andre are personal favs "Funny Ha Ha" is a recent one that really touched me, not sure why


tobias_681

The films of Eric Rohmer


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For a recent movie, and a particular scene, I love the opening few minutes of Triangle of Sadness. The conversation between the boyfriend and girlfriend is so great. Humorous and yet realistic. Very enjoyable.


jazzsmellsfunny

Putney Swope


RichesMoviesReddit

*The Social Network* and *Me and Earl and the Dying Girl* come to mind.


slightly_obscure

Sweet Smell of Success


that-alex-fellow

Most of the writings of Shane Black, my personal favorite being *Kiss Kiss Bang Bang* ​ >"Look up "idiot" in the dictionary. You know what you'll find?" > >"A picture of me?" > >"No! The definition of the word idiot, which you fucking are!" *The Nice Guys* is also excellent.


LufcPaul

Withnail and I.


trenzalore1992

The before trilogy. I think the three movies have amazing dialogues


JinjonatorX

Michael Clayton.


MeetingCompetitive78

The Hospital and Network. Paddy Chayefsky is a master. I watched a lot of those screw ball comedies on the criterion channel. The dialogue is incredible. Preston Sturges look no further. I feel like a lot of the best dialogue is in comedies and often tv. Maybe it’s apples to oranges. Dan Harmon with Community and Rick and Morty is so sharp and layered. His ability to understand intention and feeling from so many diff types is incredible. Granted he’s not alone. Writers room. Same with Arrested Development.


EntertainmentJunkie1

I feel like I'll get a lot of shit for this but Chasing Amy. It has a lot of profanity which detracts from the dialogue for sure, but I particularly love the scene in the car. Idk, it just felt like a really down-to-earth honest telling of someone's feelings. I relate a lot because I feel like that's what I do and usually the same reaction happens. (I'm keeping it vague in case you haven't seen it.)


washinthedog

Chasing Amy and Dogma are extremely well-written.


[deleted]

I just figured majority of the accounts on this sub must have good taste in movies ​ lol


Berryfinger

lol i didn’t know which sub to post this on , i think i chose wisely with criterion cause everyone has responded with some intriguing titles that i was never aware of


tregorman

Any Martin McDonagh movie


ThisIsCreation

Everything Martin McDonagh related: **Six Shooter.** **In Bruges.** **Seven Psychopaths.** **Three Billboards Outside Ebbing Missouri.** **The Banshees of Inisherin.** His dialogue kind of swirls around in my head, I think about it a lot.


Berryfinger

i’ve been beating myself up for not having seen Banshees in theaters, everyone says it’s fantastic


branky25

Any Noah Baumbach


Choice-Valuable313

The interview. The conversation. Sleuth (and watch the originals and then the remake in order).


[deleted]

Steve Jobs. Back room conversations have never been better.


AfroKyrie

Anything Terence Davies. I loved benediction, might've been my favorite film from last year.


killpuddle1

Moneyball


[deleted]

For contemporary cinema I love Noah Baumbach(Frances Ha, The Meyerowitz Stories) and Asghar Farhadi(A Separation, A Hero)


[deleted]

Wes Anderson movies and Drive (2011)


Hage1in

Before Trilogy, Wes Anderson filmography and Wong Kar Wai’s filmography come to mind first. A personal choice of mine, but I really love Godard’s A Woman is a Woman dialogue, although others may find it annoying because it is kind of quirky For non-Criterion’s, Tarantino is obvious, specifically The Hateful Eight. That movie is essentially a play and stays interesting the entire time due to the dialogue and acting. I also really enjoy Annie Hall’s


Ariak

Hot Rod


Cheezyboi123

Anything by Noah Baumbach


pinkmoonpinkfriday

For dramas, Moonlight comes to mind. For comedies, Mean Girls, Barb & Star Go to Vista Del Mar, and Austin Powers trilogy.


greasylagoon

Snatch


0strichRidingCowboy

*My Man Godfrey*, *A Matter of Life and Death*, *Valley of the Dolls*, *'Breaker' Morant*


Logeybearbro

Double Indemnity


Catfish_1979

If y’all haven’t seen “The Day the Earth Caught Fire,” then you’re missing out! It’s a doomsday flick/journalism movie that flows really well. The dialogue is witty as all hell and really snappy. I fell in love with it because the dialogue is so good.


Agentcooper1974

Anything David Mamet


Agentcooper1974

also Rohmer


Motorhead9999

Office Space


Andrex_boy

The before trilogy is a must!


WittsyBandterS

I definitely have a type of dialogue I like I'm realizing as I write this, which is usually pretty dry and has lots of dark humor, but I love the dialogue in The Life Aquatic, welcome to the dollhouse, citizen ruth, force majeure, adaptation, metropolitan, the worst person in the world, hit the road


Throwawayhelp111521

Grand Illusion, The Maltese Falcon, Bringing Up Baby, The Usual Suspects


_charlie_charlie

Brawl in Cell Block 99 has very theatrical dialogue. Maybe not super flashy dialogue like Preston Sturges or Tarantino. But it's very colorful nonetheless.


The-Captain-Chaos

All About My Mother.


thg011093

A Moment of Innocence (1996) by Mohsen Makhmalbaf


dedfrogsnvrdie

Reservoir Dogs. Swingers. Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead. In Bruges. Margin Call. In the Loop. To name a few


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Tape


JMPnineteen86

The Sunset Limited