# Recommend me some movies to listen to. **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 7, 2018, 10:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-some-movies-to-listen-to/811973 "2018-04-07T10:00:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/son_of_a_rich/32/5439_2.png) [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2018, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-some-movies-to-listen-to/811973/21 "2018-04-08T03:44:01Z")
Glengarry Glen Ross is a lot of great dialogue and little action. ---
**Author:** ![Arrogance\_Ex\_Machina](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/arrogance_ex_machina/32/192_2.png) [@Arrogance\_Ex\_Machina](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arrogance_Ex_Machina)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2018, 4:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-some-movies-to-listen-to/811973/22 "2018-04-08T04:56:32Z")
Isn’t the Martian mostly Matt Damon silently working out some science problem or just spreading shit around? I mean, he sometimes talks to himself but that’s hardly awesome dialogue. To me it is pretty much the opposite of what Skald is asking. ---
**Author:** ![Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2018, 6:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-some-movies-to-listen-to/811973/23 "2018-04-08T06:29:07Z")
> [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](#): > > Glengarry Glen Ross is a lot of great dialogue and little action. I saw that when it came out and have enjoyed it many times in the intervening years. But, not to seem ungracious, I was looking for more recent movies than that. I believe I specified since 2012 in the OP. I was specifically thinking of "The Avengers in "in making that specification, as it has considerably better dialogue van, four instance, Spiderman: Homecoming, which was the movie that convinced me to give up superhero movies now babe my eyes are shit. ---
**Author:** ![Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2018, 6:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-some-movies-to-listen-to/811973/24 "2018-04-08T06:54:00Z")
> [@kaylasdad99](#): > > Bad news (if you ARE in Memphis). The captionfish website currently states that there are no theaters with the tech for descriptive services within 60 miles. If you’ll confirm your location, I’ll find an ACB chapter to hook you up with. While they don’t have the reputation for single-mindedness that NFB enjoys, they can be an effective advocacy group. Thanks for the offer. I am still in Memphiss. However, my experience with descriptive video service has led me to conclude that I am not going to enjoy it. And yes, I have already partaken. ---
**Author:** ![Drunky\_Smurf](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drunky_smurf/32/449_2.png) [@Drunky\_Smurf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drunky_Smurf)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2018, 7:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-some-movies-to-listen-to/811973/25 "2018-04-08T07:10:42Z")
> [@ZipperJJ](#): > > I would think that Kevin Smith movies are good for this, if you’re wanting snappy dialogue. Clerks, Mallrats, Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back, Clerks 2, Chasing Amy. John Goodman said he did Kevin Smiths **Red State** movie for a snickers bar and a coke just because he wanted to do the dialogue Kevin wrote for his character. ---
**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2018, 7:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-some-movies-to-listen-to/811973/26 "2018-04-08T07:24:21Z")
Not a movie, but the show “Psych” had great, rapid-fire banter as a near constant. ---
**Author:** ![DesertDog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/desertdog/32/11503_2.png) [@DesertDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DesertDog)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2018, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-some-movies-to-listen-to/811973/27 "2018-04-08T13:05:00Z")
> [@nachtmusick](#): > > I suggest the TV series Archer. > > Not a movie, but it has 9 seasons and might hold you for a while. It is definitely a dialogue-driven comedy. That it is, but he’ll miss Lara’s subtle… acting. ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2018, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-some-movies-to-listen-to/811973/28 "2018-04-08T13:30:18Z")
The Great Budapest Hotel The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel Madame Pepperwinkle never just watches a movie. She sits and sews or sculpts and listens while I watch, so these are her suggestions. ---
**Author:** ![Lasciel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e79b87/32.png) [@Lasciel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lasciel)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2018, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-some-movies-to-listen-to/811973/29 "2018-04-08T16:10:30Z")
I feel like Hidden Figures was pretty snappy, dialogue wise. And The Martian has the main character delivering monologues on the regular. ---
**Author:** ![teela\_brown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d9b06d/32.png) [@teela\_brown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teela_brown)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2018, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-some-movies-to-listen-to/811973/30 "2018-04-08T17:14:09Z")
_Darkest Hour_ had a lot of well-written (and well-spoken) dialogue. If World War II politics and history bore you, however, it may not be for you. But it’s a newer movie. ---
**Author:** ![QuickSilver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quicksilver/32/7832_2.png) [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2018, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-some-movies-to-listen-to/811973/31 "2018-04-08T17:26:15Z")
I recently watched the movie _[The Dinner](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3203620/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1)_ with Richard Gere. Surprisingly good story. Another excellent film that is nothing but great dialogue is, [_The Sunset Limited_](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1510938/), with Samuel L. Jackson and Tommy Lee Jones, and nobody else because it all takes place in one room. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2018, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-some-movies-to-listen-to/811973/32 "2018-04-08T17:28:32Z")
> [@Sam\_Lowry](#): > > I’d say anything from Wes Anderson, Martin McDonagh, Aaron Sorkin, or Quentin Tarantino would be good picks, though Tarantino’s also have lots of action. > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > The Great Budapest Hotel That film is by Wes Anderson, who was recommended previously. IMO, his movies do have fun dialogue, but they’re also very visual. I think you’d miss a lot if you just listened to his movies. ---
**Author:** ![Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2018, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-some-movies-to-listen-to/811973/33 "2018-04-08T18:28:57Z")
> [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > That film is by Wes Anderson, who was recommended previously. IMO, his movies do have fun dialogue, but they’re also very visual. I think you’d miss a lot if you just listened to his movies. I think I am doomed to miss a lot in watching ANY movie if I remember correctly, four instance, Natalie Portman appears pretty much naked at one point in the auxiliary film But the question is whether there is enough going on dialogue wise (and maybe music wise) to make it worth the trouble. ---
**Author:** ![digs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/digs/32/14889_2.png) [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2018, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-some-movies-to-listen-to/811973/34 "2018-04-08T22:23:03Z")
> [@SciFiSam](#): > > This isn’t a movie suggestion, but have you ever tried listening to [BBC Radio 4?](https://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4)… WHY hasn’t anyone mentioned Cabin Pressure? It’s an incredibly witty radio series written by John Finnemore, and Benedict Cumberbatch is great in it, as is Roger Allem. It. Is. Brilliant! (see, the Britishisms have just soaked into me…) Here are [episodes on YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NchIGvnCo3g&list=PLAGnsOoJjWeDnMdxMm2ObEvOtF55NObmL), and they go in alphabetical order. Abu Dhabi’s fun, but just wait til you get to St. Petersburg! I’ve been converting YouTube videos to mp3s to listen to. I use an app on my laptop called “YouTube To MP3” (catchy name, wonder what it does…?) John Finnemore also has a wonderful sketch comedy troupe that does his show “John Finnemore’s Souvenir Programme!” I’ve been recommending all of the above to ALL my friends, though most just look at me like “Listen to radio comedies on my phone? What is this, the twentieth century?” ---
**Author:** ![Melbourne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b5e925/32.png) [@Melbourne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Melbourne)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2018, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-some-movies-to-listen-to/811973/35 "2018-04-09T00:01:57Z")
> [@Lasciel](#): > > I feel like Hidden Figures was pretty snappy, dialogue wise. And The Martian has the main character delivering monologues on the regular. I used to listen to movies on the radio, and the best were movies based on books — like “Hidden Figures”. Some of these movies aren’t major hits in the theatre, because … they depend too much on dialog, and not enough on showing. And I wonder how “The Dinner” (a failure as a movie) would have worked just listening to it. In any case, I’d look out for minor movies based on books – Like “The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel” “The Great Budapest Hotel” is inspired by written work (good), but is a very popular movie (bad, because there are long stretches of visual stuff that just isn’t going to work, listening to it). /off topic/ Our TV broadcast technology used an FM audio subcarrier, which you could pick up on FM band, before we got FM radio which drowned it out. I used to lie in bed listening to movies. I was so irritated by “Breakfast at Tiffany’s” that I stopped… The movie is episodic, with strong emotional arcs. The TV station had put an Ad break at every resolution, so at the point where you want to lean back and take a breath, a brutal loud advertisement came on instead. I cannot express in words how painful that was. Then we got FM radio and the opportunity was lost. /back to your normal program/ You have to just accept that most movies are going to end with a big fight or chase or dance scene. Up to that point, the ones that are based on books are sometimes carried by the dialog. ---
**Author:** ![SmartAleq](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smartaleq/32/163_2.png) [@SmartAleq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SmartAleq)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2018, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-some-movies-to-listen-to/811973/36 "2018-04-09T00:12:25Z")
If you can find them, any album from Firesign Theater would be perfect–all dialogue and definitely hold up to multiple listenings because there’s so much weirdness going on constantly. ---
**Author:** ![digs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/digs/32/14889_2.png) [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2018, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-some-movies-to-listen-to/811973/37 "2018-04-09T01:57:58Z")
> [@SmartAleq](#): > > If you can find them, any album from Firesign Theater would be perfect–all dialogue and definitely hold up to multiple listenings because there’s so much weirdness going on constantly. I think I have everything they’ve done on vinyl, and now as mp3s… They run the gamut, from history (“Waiting for the Electrician” does the settling of America, and the interplay between the Europeans and the “Injuns” is as hilarious as it is poignant); to parodies of movies and TV (“Don’t Crush That Dwarff…” contains Porgie & Mudhead’s search for their lost high school); and they even deconstruct the future (“I Think We’re all Bozos on This Bus”). But they’ve also done the best parody of old time radio dramas, “Nick Danger”, _and,_ though not too many have heard it, one of _the_ best Sherlock Holmes pastisches: “The Tale of the Giant Rat of Sumatra”. I’ve resisted quoting from the above, because I’d be typing all night. Suffice to say that there’s no better source of brilliant one-liners (followed by The Princess Bride, The Big Lebowsky, and then The Bible). ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2018, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-some-movies-to-listen-to/811973/38 "2018-04-09T03:42:39Z")
> [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](#): > > Glengarry Glen Ross is a lot of great dialogue and little action. That’s the first one that came to mind for me, as well. For an older film, “His Girl Friday” has got to have one of the sharpest, densest, and wittiest dialogues in film ever performed. I tend not to be an “classic film” aficionado at all, but that movie tickles me. ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2018, 8:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-some-movies-to-listen-to/811973/39 "2018-04-09T08:59:06Z")
Umbrellas of Cherbourg. The whole thing is musical, and I often just put it on (Youtube) just for backgrouind music when Im at the computer. Featuring Michel LeGrande’s music, from the 1965 film, all sung in French. (This particular print is subtitled in Hungarian, but never mind that.) [![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2auNnFl8Cbs) ---
**Author:** ![DidierAubin87](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ac91a4/32.png) [@DidierAubin87](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DidierAubin87)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2018, 10:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-some-movies-to-listen-to/811973/40 "2018-04-09T10:53:33Z")
Let’s choose La La Land, Sing, Her (best recommendation). [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-some-movies-to-listen-to/811973.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-some-movies-to-listen-to/811973.md?page=3)