you don’t always need dialogue to
generate emotion and these scenes prove
that welcome to watchmojo.com and today
we’re counting down our picks for the
top 10 most powerful scenes with little
to no dialogue she has a huge ticket for
this list we’ve chosen movie scenes that
will leave you emotionally drained in
one way or another the only catch is
that there’s no dialogue or the dialogue
is brief and inconsequential silent
movies and TV shows are not eligible as
well as scenes that are montages so
sorry up and yes a spoiler alert is in
order so it is you thank god you’re all
right
we were very worried number 10 the phone
call the departed
in this scorsese crime drama is
infiltrated the mob and a mobster has
infiltrated the police force we think we
might have a problem much of the movie
consists of the two trying to discover
each other’s identity and the revelation
would spell certain disaster for the
loser of the hunt that setup leads us to
this scene where the mobster posing as a
cop Matt Damon and the cop posing as a
mobster Leonardo DiCaprio finally
communicate the intensity with which the
tube delay speaking is almost too much
to handle yeah you call this number on a
dead guy’s phone who are you number nine
the ending Titanic but now you know
there was a man named Jack Dawson and
that he saved me
Titanic has all the elements of a
powerful movie it’s not enough that a
gigantic and famously doomed ship sinks
and kills 1500 people but throw in an
equally doomed love story a nostalgic
old lady and an aristocratic villain and
you’ve got one emotional thrill ride
of the many poignant scenes we’ve chosen
the one that has no dialogue
yet is incredibly moving
we get to see that doomed love story
reach its relatively happy ending when
present-day Rose drifts into an eternal
slumber and reunites with Jack on the
grand staircase of the Titanic Peaks is
now only in my memory number eight the
tiptoe scene 12 years a slave what does
it matter huh Reza Timmy’s wants the
woman that he was in the Nancy game
Solomon Northup a free man sold into
slavery beats his white supervisor after
a disagreement this predictably does not
bode well for Solomon as he’s captured
and hanged by the vindictive overseers
the plantation owner seeing this
unapproved
act of revenge stops the execution
before he’s killed
hang him he will lose his death you have
no claim Dan’s life the owner does not
untie Solomon though he leaves him
hanging for a brutally long time only
grounded by his tiptoes as he tries to
keep them above the muddy ground the
visual of a hanging man against the
backdrop of calm indifference is what
makes this scene so painful and yet so
powerful
number seven the piano scene the pianist
named Z it been befall pianist after
hiding for years amidst the rubble of
war-torn Poland Jewish pianist wada
schhwaff Spielman is found by a Nazi
officer in an abandoned house
this would mean instant death for any
other Jewish fugitive pianist but after
divulging his profession he is directed
by the officer to a grand piano in the
next room Spielman is asked to play
something and he does beautifully
you
every tragedy that’s befallen The
Pianist comes to the surface in his
rendition of Chopin’s ballad in G minor
as he literally plays for his life in
front of the Nazi captain was a first
number six the night vision scene the
Silence of the Lambs in this
oscar-winning thriller agent Starling
finally discovers the identity and
location of serial killer Buffalo Bill
but he evades her capture and hides in
his basement it rubs the lotion on its
skin or else it gets the hose again
we appreciate you home what follows is a
chilling hunt through the depths of
Buffalo Bill’s house of horrors
which culminates in a scene where he
kills the lights and puts on
night-vision goggles the viewer adopts
the eyes of the serial killer as he
stalks Clarice in complete darkness the
look on her face says it all
number five the opening there will be
blood no daniel plainview is a
single-minded man a fact that is plainly
detailed in the opening scene
for over six minutes we watch
Plainview’s genesis as a prospector
he’s completely alone and digs for
precious minerals in the middle of the
desert after discovering a silver
deposit he Dynamite’s the well but falls
and breaks his leg upon retrieving the
yield this does not stop him as he
crawls to the next town with a block of
silver to claim his money
this scene is almost entirely without
dialogue and the ominous music
foreshadows plane used descent into
manic greed number four the elevator
scene drive naked look out for you
almost all of drive lacks dialog and
exudes power including the opening
getaway scene but we’ve chosen one that
has a certain intensity that cannot be
denied
the scene in question takes place in an
elevator where Ryan Gosling’s character
accomplishes much in one silent slow-mo
sequence he spots the gun in the hit
man’s coat shields Carey Mulligan lays a
passionate kiss upon her and stops the
gun man to death the scene is shot so
stylish like that you cannot look away
sorry yeah
wrong foot number three the showdown the
good the bad and the ugly
you thought I’d trust you $10,000 a lot
of money we’re gonna have to earn it if
any scene will give you goose bumps it’s
this one the music the setting the
camerawork and the acting make this
showdown one of films most iconic events
the tension built as blondie angel eyes
and Tuco come together in the graveyard
to determine who will get the riches
they sought throughout the entire movie
good bad and ugly separate in the circle
I each other and then draw their weapons
in the duel to end all duels
oh not one word is spoken in the nearly
six minute long scene and that only adds
to its magnificence see in this world
has two kinds of people my friend those
with loaded guns who take number two
Michael becomes the dawn the Godfather
this one time this one time I like you
asked me about my face Michael Corleone
was a meek college boy before the events
of the Godfather one who was destined
for a career outside the Mafia
I’m Michael Corleone this is my father
but after the deaths of his loved ones
with the taste of revenge fresh in his
mouth Michael begins the transformation
that is the pinnacle of cinematic
storytelling
Michael’s is true don’t ask me about my
business kate is it true
don’t ask me about my business no in the
definitive final scene his embittered
wife Kay gazes into his room as the
transformation is completed and Michael
becomes the Godfather
before we unveil our number one pick
here are some honorable mentions
hello darkness my old friend I’ve come
to talk with you again
because a vision softly creeping left
its seeds while I was sleeping
number one the baby seen children of men
or she annoyed
when humanity becomes infertile earth
becomes a tense and gloomy place this
dystopian world is full of Wars carnage
and brutality as civilization crumbles
and humans face extinction even if they
discovered the cure for infertility
doesn’t matter too late
world went to shit then a woman becomes
pregnant for the first time in 18 years
and her survival is in the hands of a
small group of protectors she’s pregnant
Dino is its day this team is slowly
whittled down to one and the last
remaining defender helps the woman find
her way to the volatile access point
that lies in the heart of a war zone
they become trapped amid the fighting
and their chances of reaching the boat
that will take them to safety fade
almost completely until the miraculous
happens
we can’t help but stare either
do you agree with our list what’s your
favorite dialog light scene
for more great top 10s published every
day be sure to subscribe to
watchmojo.com I’m finished
generate emotion and these scenes prove
that welcome to watchmojo.com and today
we’re counting down our picks for the
top 10 most powerful scenes with little
to no dialogue she has a huge ticket for
this list we’ve chosen movie scenes that
will leave you emotionally drained in
one way or another the only catch is
that there’s no dialogue or the dialogue
is brief and inconsequential silent
movies and TV shows are not eligible as
well as scenes that are montages so
sorry up and yes a spoiler alert is in
order so it is you thank god you’re all
right
we were very worried number 10 the phone
call the departed
in this scorsese crime drama is
infiltrated the mob and a mobster has
infiltrated the police force we think we
might have a problem much of the movie
consists of the two trying to discover
each other’s identity and the revelation
would spell certain disaster for the
loser of the hunt that setup leads us to
this scene where the mobster posing as a
cop Matt Damon and the cop posing as a
mobster Leonardo DiCaprio finally
communicate the intensity with which the
tube delay speaking is almost too much
to handle yeah you call this number on a
dead guy’s phone who are you number nine
the ending Titanic but now you know
there was a man named Jack Dawson and
that he saved me
Titanic has all the elements of a
powerful movie it’s not enough that a
gigantic and famously doomed ship sinks
and kills 1500 people but throw in an
equally doomed love story a nostalgic
old lady and an aristocratic villain and
you’ve got one emotional thrill ride
of the many poignant scenes we’ve chosen
the one that has no dialogue
yet is incredibly moving
we get to see that doomed love story
reach its relatively happy ending when
present-day Rose drifts into an eternal
slumber and reunites with Jack on the
grand staircase of the Titanic Peaks is
now only in my memory number eight the
tiptoe scene 12 years a slave what does
it matter huh Reza Timmy’s wants the
woman that he was in the Nancy game
Solomon Northup a free man sold into
slavery beats his white supervisor after
a disagreement this predictably does not
bode well for Solomon as he’s captured
and hanged by the vindictive overseers
the plantation owner seeing this
unapproved
act of revenge stops the execution
before he’s killed
hang him he will lose his death you have
no claim Dan’s life the owner does not
untie Solomon though he leaves him
hanging for a brutally long time only
grounded by his tiptoes as he tries to
keep them above the muddy ground the
visual of a hanging man against the
backdrop of calm indifference is what
makes this scene so painful and yet so
powerful
number seven the piano scene the pianist
named Z it been befall pianist after
hiding for years amidst the rubble of
war-torn Poland Jewish pianist wada
schhwaff Spielman is found by a Nazi
officer in an abandoned house
this would mean instant death for any
other Jewish fugitive pianist but after
divulging his profession he is directed
by the officer to a grand piano in the
next room Spielman is asked to play
something and he does beautifully
you
every tragedy that’s befallen The
Pianist comes to the surface in his
rendition of Chopin’s ballad in G minor
as he literally plays for his life in
front of the Nazi captain was a first
number six the night vision scene the
Silence of the Lambs in this
oscar-winning thriller agent Starling
finally discovers the identity and
location of serial killer Buffalo Bill
but he evades her capture and hides in
his basement it rubs the lotion on its
skin or else it gets the hose again
we appreciate you home what follows is a
chilling hunt through the depths of
Buffalo Bill’s house of horrors
which culminates in a scene where he
kills the lights and puts on
night-vision goggles the viewer adopts
the eyes of the serial killer as he
stalks Clarice in complete darkness the
look on her face says it all
number five the opening there will be
blood no daniel plainview is a
single-minded man a fact that is plainly
detailed in the opening scene
for over six minutes we watch
Plainview’s genesis as a prospector
he’s completely alone and digs for
precious minerals in the middle of the
desert after discovering a silver
deposit he Dynamite’s the well but falls
and breaks his leg upon retrieving the
yield this does not stop him as he
crawls to the next town with a block of
silver to claim his money
this scene is almost entirely without
dialogue and the ominous music
foreshadows plane used descent into
manic greed number four the elevator
scene drive naked look out for you
almost all of drive lacks dialog and
exudes power including the opening
getaway scene but we’ve chosen one that
has a certain intensity that cannot be
denied
the scene in question takes place in an
elevator where Ryan Gosling’s character
accomplishes much in one silent slow-mo
sequence he spots the gun in the hit
man’s coat shields Carey Mulligan lays a
passionate kiss upon her and stops the
gun man to death the scene is shot so
stylish like that you cannot look away
sorry yeah
wrong foot number three the showdown the
good the bad and the ugly
you thought I’d trust you $10,000 a lot
of money we’re gonna have to earn it if
any scene will give you goose bumps it’s
this one the music the setting the
camerawork and the acting make this
showdown one of films most iconic events
the tension built as blondie angel eyes
and Tuco come together in the graveyard
to determine who will get the riches
they sought throughout the entire movie
good bad and ugly separate in the circle
I each other and then draw their weapons
in the duel to end all duels
oh not one word is spoken in the nearly
six minute long scene and that only adds
to its magnificence see in this world
has two kinds of people my friend those
with loaded guns who take number two
Michael becomes the dawn the Godfather
this one time this one time I like you
asked me about my face Michael Corleone
was a meek college boy before the events
of the Godfather one who was destined
for a career outside the Mafia
I’m Michael Corleone this is my father
but after the deaths of his loved ones
with the taste of revenge fresh in his
mouth Michael begins the transformation
that is the pinnacle of cinematic
storytelling
Michael’s is true don’t ask me about my
business kate is it true
don’t ask me about my business no in the
definitive final scene his embittered
wife Kay gazes into his room as the
transformation is completed and Michael
becomes the Godfather
before we unveil our number one pick
here are some honorable mentions
hello darkness my old friend I’ve come
to talk with you again
because a vision softly creeping left
its seeds while I was sleeping
number one the baby seen children of men
or she annoyed
when humanity becomes infertile earth
becomes a tense and gloomy place this
dystopian world is full of Wars carnage
and brutality as civilization crumbles
and humans face extinction even if they
discovered the cure for infertility
doesn’t matter too late
world went to shit then a woman becomes
pregnant for the first time in 18 years
and her survival is in the hands of a
small group of protectors she’s pregnant
Dino is its day this team is slowly
whittled down to one and the last
remaining defender helps the woman find
her way to the volatile access point
that lies in the heart of a war zone
they become trapped amid the fighting
and their chances of reaching the boat
that will take them to safety fade
almost completely until the miraculous
happens
we can’t help but stare either
do you agree with our list what’s your
favorite dialog light scene
for more great top 10s published every
day be sure to subscribe to
watchmojo.com I’m finished
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