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* The play ''Theatre/DialMForMurder'' (on which the Hitchcock film is based) is almost entirely dialogue. It is in turn adapted from a radio play, ''Sorry Wrong Number'', which is made up of dialogue and nothing else.

* The novel ''[[WhoWasThatMaskedManAnyway Who Was That Masked Man, Anyway?]]'' is all dialogue. (It's an homage to RadioDrama; the title is a CatchPhrase from ''Radio/TheLoneRanger''.)

* The novel ''[[Literature/WhoWasThatMaskedManAnyway Who Was That Masked Man, Anyway?]]'' is all dialogue. (It's an homage to RadioDrama; the title is a CatchPhrase from ''Radio/TheLoneRanger''.)

* ''Film/GoodNightAndGoodLuck'', centered around the conflict between journalists and [[RedScare McCarthism]], with all the tension and action occurring through dialogue or recorded footage of people talking.

* ''GoodNightAndGoodLuck'', centered around the conflict between journalists and [[RedScare McCarthism]], with all the tension and action occurring through dialogue or recorded footage of people talking.

See also all of the various {{Dialogue}} tropes. Closely related to TalkingHeads. Compare ScriptFic, LogFic and FeaturelessPlaneOfDisembodiedDialogue (a conversation taking place in an apparent vacuum), unusually dialogue-heavy sub-genres of FanFic.

* ''TheManFromEarth'' is a film entirely set in a room, with the various characters doing nothing but speaking. One ot them claims he's actually [[TheAgeless 14,000 years old]], and the others try to understand whether he's telling the truth or not.

* ''KissOfTheSpiderWoman'' is ALL in dialogue.

* ''YesMinister'' is this all over.

* As noted above, one-man plays fit this trope almost by their very nature. Examples include Eamonn Morrissey's ''The Brother'', an adaptation of the writings of [[Literature/{{AtSwim-Two-Birds}} Flann]] [[Literature/TheThirdPoliceman O'Brien]] for the stage.
* ''Faith Healer'' by Brian Friel is a series of four monologues by three characters. There is essentially zero physical action, aside from characters standing up and sitting down and the like.

* CormacMcCarthy's play ''The Sunset Limited'' is almost all dialogue between two characters, to the point where it is sometimes described as "a novel in dramatic from".

* The play ''Dial M for Murder'' (on which the Hitchcock film is based) is almost entirely dialogue. It is in turn adapted from a radio play, ''Sorry Wrong Number'', which is made up of dialogue and nothing else.
* ''Witness for the Prosecution'' consists of various people talking in various combinations.

* In ''Literature/TheHistoryOfMiddleEarth'', the short story "Athrabeth Finrod Ah Andreth" ("Debate of Finrod and Andreth") consists entirely of the two characters (an elven king and a mortal woman) discussing mortality and theology for 19 pages.

* In ''Literature/TheHistoryOfMiddleEarth'', "Athrabeth Finrod Ah Andreth" consists entirely of the two characters (an elven king and a mortal woman) discussing mortality and theology.

* The novel ''Who Was That Masked Man, Anyway?'' is all dialogue. (It's an homage to RadioDrama; the title is a CatchPhrase from ''Radio/TheLoneRanger''.)
* In ''Literature/TheHistoryOfMiddleEarth'', "AthrabethFinrodAhAndreth" consists entirely of the two characters (an elven king and a mortal woman) discussing mortality and theology.

* The novel ''Who Was That Masked Man, Anyway?'' is all dialogue. (It's an homage to RadioDrama; the title is a CatchPhrase from ''Radio/TheLoneRanger''.)

* This was a popular format for philosophical works (particularly in Ancient Greece), making this OlderThanFeudalism. For example, {{Plato}}'s works are presented as conversations between two parties. Other examples include George Berkeley's ''Three Dialogues between Hylas and Philonous'' and David Hume's ''Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion.''

* ''Film/TwelveAngryMen''. The twelve titular jurors in a murder trial debate whether or not the defendant is guilty.

* ''Film/TheConversation'' is a psychological thriller that revolves around a surveillance expert working a very hard case, he records the titular conversation and examines it over and over again via RewindReplayRepeat.

* ''Dan & Becs'' features almost nothing but the two titular characters making entries in their respective video diaries.

* ''ReservoirDogs'', Tarantino's first directorial film, focuses on a group of criminals dealing with the fallout of a botched heist. The narrative hops between scenes before and after the heist, but never actually shows the heist in question (save for a few bits and pieces of the characters' escapes.) The movie is left with a conversation-focused plot.

* ''GoodNightAndGoodLuck''.

* ''Film/{{Memento}}''. At its core a PsychologicalThriller, it is nevertheless driven forward primarily by dialogue. Roughly half of the film consists of the protagonist sitting in a hotel room providing an unidentified character with {{Backstory}} over the phone.

* ''Yes Minister'' is this all over.

And then there are these, works in which dialogue and speech predominate. A typical scene in works like this consists of two or more characters talking to each other (or sometimes one character speaking by himself, as in the case of one-man theatrical works).

And then there are these, works in which dialogue and speech predominate. A typical scene in works like this consists of two or more characters talking to each other (or sometimes one character speaking by themselves, as in the case of one-man theatrical works).

* [[http://draco664.fanficauthors.net/The_Widower_Maker/The_Widower_Maker/ The Widower Maker]] is an all-dialogue ''HarryPotter'' fanfic.

* ''TheManFromEarth'' is a film entirely set in a room, with the various characters doing nothing but speaking. One ot them claims he's actually [[TheAgeless 14,000 years old]], and the others try to understand if he's telling the truth or not.

* The novel ''Who Was That Masked Man, Anyway?'' is all dialogue. (It's a homage to RadioDrama; the title is a CatchPhrase from ''Radio/TheLoneRanger''.)

* All radio drama, obviously. Even when they're action-packed, by necessity they're about people ''describing'' the action. Though when there is a {{Narrator}}, whether their speech counts as dialogue is up to debate.

** The AceAttorney videogame series is based ENTIRELY on dialogue. It works due to heavy use of drama, RuleOfCool, and MundaneMadeAwesome. Court battles are reminiscent of actual fights due to the light and sound effects, and the game is set in a WorldOfHam.

* The vast majority of ''{{Webcomic/Homestuck}}'''s plot is told through pesterlogs - records of online conversations between characters.

* This was a popular format for philosophical works (particularly in Ancient Greece), making this OlderThanFeudalism. Many of, for example, {{Aristotle}}'s works are presented as conversations between two parties. Other examples include {{Plato}}'s ''The Republic''.

* ''Manga/DeathNote'' consists primarily of dialogue and mind games between [[TheChessmaster Chessmasters]]. And death.

* All radio drama, obviously. Even when they're action-packed, by necessity they're about people ''describing'' the action.

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