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** In ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith'', Anakin and Palpatine discussing the nature of the Dark Side while at the opera. Also, Anakin and Obi-Wan's emotional argument before they duel on Mustafar, and Obi-Wan's breakdown after he defeats Anakin and [[NotQuiteDead leaves him to die there]]. There are also several drama scenes with Anakin and Padme, one of which has no dialogue at all; Windu has just gone to confront Sidious, telling Anakin to wait at the temple where he sits in the council chamber staring out at the apartment he shares with Padme, where she is also sitting and staring back at the temple, unknowingly returning each other's gazes until he finally leaves to head off Windu. It's probably their best emotional scene in the entire prequel trilogy.

** ''Film/ANewHope''. Luke Skywalker and the Binary Sunset on Tatooine. Arguably the most moving 30 seconds in movie ''history.'' One actor, [[ShowDontTell no dialogue, and no sound effects]] but John Williams' [[SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic spine-tingling "Force Theme"]], combined with the beautiful cinematography and Mark Hamill's superb acting, altogether make an image of wistfulness, nostalgia, and longing that's almost too poignant for words.
** Vader and Luke's verbal duel on Endor in ''Film/ReturnOfTheJedi''. In that scene, Luke shows just how much he has matured in that he can now fight with logic and rhetoric against his father with as much skill as well with his lightsaber--the opposite of Vader taunting him to break his spirit in their last battle.
*** Later there is the scene where Vader asks Luke to [[DyingAsYourself remove his mask]] before he dies, and Luke gives him a [[LonelyFuneral Jedi's funeral]] on Endor.
** In ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith'', Anakin and Palpatine discussing the nature of the Dark Side while at the opera. Also, Anakin and Obi-Wan's emotional argument before they duel on Mustafar, and Obi-Wan's breakdown after he defeats Anakin and [[NotQuiteDead leaves him to die there]]. There are also several drama scenes with Anakin and Padme, one of which has no dialogue at all; Windu has just gone to confront Sidious, telling Anakin to wait at the temple where he sits in the council chamber staring out at the apartment he shares with Padme, where she is also sitting and staring back at the temple, unknowingly returning each other's gazes until he finally leaves to head off Windu. It's probably their best emotional scene in the entire prequel trilogy.

*** An earlier scene has Anakin confess to Padme what he did in the Tusken camp.
** In ''Film/ANewHope'', after the heroes escape from the Death Star and the TIE fighter attack, there's a scene where Luke mourns Obi-Wan's death and Leia tries to comfort him.
** In ''Film/TheEmpireStrikesBack'', one of the most famous scenes of the entire series is when Luke tries and fails to lift his X-wing out of the swamp using the Force, and sits there dejected. Then Yoda lifts it out effortlessly to show him that anything is possible with the Force, if he tries hard enough.

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SuperTrope of AfterActionPatchup, NonviolentInitialConfrontation, and PreBattleBanter.

Often goes hand-in-hand with NoMrBondIExpectYouToDine. See also JustHereForGodzilla, where the audience still just wants the action scenes no matter how well done the drama is.

* Every ''Franchise/StarTrek'' movie has one of these -- usually some pondering on the nature of humanity. One example is the conversation between Picard and Shinzon in ''[[Film/StarTrekNemesis Nemesis]]'' before he shows his true colors as an EvilCounterpart -- but which also shows Shinzon's yearning for a different life, represented by the man he was cloned from.

*** Kirk and Pike's conversation at the bar in ''Film/StarTrekIntoDarkness''.
*** Several in ''Film/StarTrekBeyond'', including the scene where Spock learns about the death of [[spoiler: his future self]], and his later conversation with Bones [=McCoy=] about the same thing, including a line that's especially poignant considering TheCharacterDiedWithHim:

* In ''Film/TheLeagueOfExtraordinaryGentlemen'', Allan Quatermain and Tom Sawyer attempt to have one of these on the deck of the ship, where Quatermain tells Sawyer about his son's death.

* ''Film/RoboCop1987'': After Robo's fight with ED-209 and the Detroit police, Lewis takes him to the abandoned steel mill [[WhereItAllBegan where he was murdered]] to hide. Robo takes off his helmet to see his human face again, and Lewis tells him what happened to his wife and son after he died.

* A few scenes in ''Film/ConanTheBarbarian1982'' count for this - see any time Conan and Subotai have a discussion. In fact, Creator/JohnMilius is so fond of monologues, any scene that isn't action will be a Quiet Drama Scene.

** ''Film/{{Justice League|2017}}'' has several, mostly involving [[ComicBook/{{Batman}} Bruce]]. Firstly, the conversation between Bruce and Alfred about how the world has changed from the old days when they were just protecting Gotham from [[ComicBook/ThePenguin madmen with exploding penguins]]. Then there's the scene where Bruce explains to Alfred exactly ''why'' they need to bring ComicBook/{{Superman}} BackFromTheDead, not just his [[FlyingBrick power]], but because he's [[TheHeart more human]] than Batman will ever be. Then there's the scene where Bruce and [[ComicBook/WonderWoman Diana]] have a heart to heart while Diana [[AfterActionPatchUp patches him up]] after they resurrect Superman, the scene where [[Franchise/TheFlash Barry]] and [[ComicBook/{{Cyborg}} Victor]] find common ground in the fact that they're the "[[FreakLabAccident accidents]]" of the team, and the scene where [[ComicBook/{{Aquaman}} Arthur]] gives a heartfelt speech about not wanting to die [[spoiler: because he's accidentally sat on the Lasso Of Truth]].

* The second half of Episode 7 of the ONA series ''Literature/NinjaSlayer'' falls into this, where Ninja Slayer talks with an old man.
* Although ''Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica'' is most famous for Mami and Homura's [[ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill insanely overpowered attacks]] and the various shocking twists, almost all of the character development happens in the numerous combat-free personal and philosophical conversations. Several scenes are devoted to Madoka talking to her mom or dad about life and growing up. Most of the quiet scenes foreshadow upcoming action-packed events and are essential to making the characters relatable.

** ''Film/FuriousSeven'' has several of them. The first is a conversation near the beginning of the film between Dom and Letty at a graveyard, where she looks at her tombstone and decides to part ways with Dom (which doesn't last long). The second is on the plane to Abu Dhabi, where Dom gives Brian some advice and encouragement for Brian to leave the old life behind and raise a family with Mia. The third is just before the climax, where Brian calls Mia to tell her that he loves her and Mia pleads with him to survive and come back home safety. After Letty tells Dom she got all her memories back, she asks him why he didn't tell her they were married. He replies, "You can't tell someone they love you." The final scene of the movie has Dom drive away from the beach, leaving Brian and Mia to raise their family. Brian catches up with him, and the two share a normal drive side by side before they part ways down two separate roads.

* ''Anime/RebuildOfEvangelion'' plays up the action elements to their greatest strengths as a film, but there are still quiet, poignant moments. "You Can (Not) Advance" has one excellent example: the night after the pilots [[spoiler: defeat]] Sahaquiel, Asuka enters Shinji's room -- without knocking -- and enters his bed while he's still in it -- without greeting him --, deliberately facing away from him. The ensuing dialogue is personal, intimate (by Asuka's standards), sentimental, and quiet. Compared to the rest of this film, possibly the most action-packed, adrenaline-pumped of any of the Rebuild movies, this scene is powerfully soft.

* The scene at the end of the "God of War Legend" story arc in ''Animation/HappyHeroes'' where Careful S. visits [[spoiler:Kalo's grave]] and is told by Arcas that heroes turn into stars in the sky almost certainly counts, being that ''Happy Heroes'' is an action series and most of the final episode of the arc is pure, unadulterated action.