http://www.imdb.com/list/29G5qzOElkA/ Movies with minimal dialogue to tell a story (no silent movies, well maybe one or two for very good reasons.) I'm sure there are more movies out there but I can't think of them at the moment. (Listed alphabetically.) Tue, 17 May 2011 00:43:32 GMT Wed, 19 Dec 2012 04:32:42 GMT Sat, 21 May 2011 04:19:41 GMT http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0095715/ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0095715/ Surreal piece from the master of live-animation. Tue, 17 May 2011 00:49:45 GMT http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0132678/ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0132678/ A little gem with hardly any dialogue. Sun, 29 May 2011 17:43:09 GMT http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0094675/ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0094675/ Aki Kaurismäki is a director who doesn't like his characters talking too much. Tue, 17 May 2011 01:04:31 GMT http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0101376/ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0101376/ Besson underwater. Sun, 29 May 2011 17:38:14 GMT http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0069762/ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0069762/ Somehow Malick's films do have plenty of dialogue, but they seem to be minimal because his style of shooting lends itself to the long landscape shots his characters are caught up in. Fri, 27 May 2011 06:22:48 GMT http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0078872/ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0078872/ Ballard understands nature and the language of silence it speaks. Wed, 19 Dec 2012 04:31:41 GMT http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0330099/ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0330099/ Gallo doesn't need to say much. Sun, 01 Jan 2012 20:52:31 GMT http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0162222/ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0162222/ Hanks in a silent world of survival. Thanks junaidmeo189. Tue, 17 May 2011 01:12:12 GMT http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0105682/ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0105682/ Great use of dialogue without being too obvious in the underlying art of emotional suppression of love & lust! Tue, 24 May 2011 08:04:54 GMT http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0088992/ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0088992/ The life of an Iranian street kid caught by the visual beauty of storytelling. Tue, 17 May 2011 01:07:53 GMT http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0085426/ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0085426/ Amazing debut from Besson. Tue, 17 May 2011 00:47:15 GMT http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0068152/ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0068152/ Caper films are perfect for minimal dialogue and Brooks has fun with this. Tue, 17 May 2011 01:10:29 GMT http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0116325/ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0116325/ It has some dialogue but a string of strong images are constructed to tell a powerful story of searching for a place to call home; hence the title. Sun, 15 Jan 2012 16:54:59 GMT http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0055981/ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0055981/ Another human observational classic from Olmi. Tue, 31 May 2011 19:51:03 GMT http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0302674/ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0302674/ The desert is a silent world. (Thanks for the reminder phil-253.) Tue, 17 May 2011 00:59:17 GMT http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0122471/ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0122471/ Delightful piece of cinema story telling. Sun, 29 May 2011 17:35:15 GMT http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0060196/ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0060196/ It's all about the stares. (thanks featherwind) Tue, 17 May 2011 01:14:36 GMT http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0099902/ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0099902/ Erotic images. Tue, 17 May 2011 00:52:28 GMT http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0085809/ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0085809/ Okay, it's just music, but with 90 minutes of pure intense images of beauty and destruction. Tue, 17 May 2011 00:51:34 GMT http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0015064/ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0015064/ Classic silent movie but without those dialogue cards! Tue, 17 May 2011 01:15:32 GMT http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0104753/ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0104753/ Terence Davis knows how to tell a story without being too loud. Tue, 17 May 2011 01:26:26 GMT http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0049902/ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0049902/ Bresson, the master cinema story teller. Tue, 31 May 2011 19:55:34 GMT http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1518812/ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1518812/ As recommended by phil-253 (I still haven't seen it. Waiting for it's Australian release). Wed, 18 May 2011 06:05:46 GMT http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0050706/ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0050706/ I can't put all of Jacques Tati films, but this is at the top of my list. Fri, 27 May 2011 06:23:48 GMT http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0086005/ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0086005/ Superb observation on human verses nature. Sun, 29 May 2011 17:36:50 GMT http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0064116/ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0064116/ Just the opening scene is a classic. Tue, 17 May 2011 01:25:29 GMT http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0055320/ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0055320/ The life of a young simple postman beautifully captured by Olmi. Sat, 21 May 2011 02:26:16 GMT http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0082484/ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0082484/ Nice to see that there was no dialogue used in this, cause there really wasn't any back then. Tue, 17 May 2011 01:17:28 GMT http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093206/ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093206/ Zhang Yimou at his finest. Mon, 23 May 2011 22:32:10 GMT http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0108069/ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0108069/ A dark silent world. Tue, 17 May 2011 01:18:34 GMT http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0057611/ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0057611/ Bergman does just that. Tue, 17 May 2011 00:50:38 GMT http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0075222/ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0075222/ Yes, its a silent movie, but made during the talkies, and made by Mel Brooks. Tue, 17 May 2011 00:48:31 GMT http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0105436/ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0105436/ Ulmann follows in the steps of master filmmaker Bergman. Tue, 17 May 2011 00:56:57 GMT http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0069293/ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0069293/ Images are enough. Tue, 17 Jan 2012 16:32:14 GMT http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1421051/ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1421051/ There is some dialogue, but not for plot purposes. All the emotions are emoted through the strong images. Sun, 29 May 2011 17:41:40 GMT http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0096217/ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0096217/ In the amazing haunting mind of Ruby Rose. Sat, 21 May 2011 02:24:12 GMT http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0069369/ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0069369/ Brilliant social satire with more grunting than dialogue. Tue, 17 May 2011 00:57:37 GMT http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0062622/ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0062622/ Kubrick challenges the mind. Tue, 17 May 2011 01:01:18 GMT http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0067900/ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0067900/ The silent heist. Melville is the king of minimal dialogue. Mon, 23 May 2011 22:31:21 GMT http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0067959/ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0067959/ Roeg's stunning photography of the barren Aussie landscape Tue, 17 May 2011 16:51:40 GMT http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0910970/ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0910970/ The perfect example of modern day filmmaking without too much words. (Thanks for the pick, Caldlow.) Tue, 17 May 2011 00:46:11 GMT http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0112767/ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0112767/ Anh Hung Tran is a master in telling his stories with stunning images. Tue, 17 May 2011 00:55:33 GMT http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0115028/ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0115028/ Chinese filmmaker's are masters of minimal dialogue.