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The Conversation
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References
Vertigo (1958)
Psycho (1960)
Blowup (1966)
The Godfather (1972)
Referenced in
Raging Bull (1980)
Blow Out (1981)
The King of Comedy (1982)
Apartment Zero (1988)
Sneakers (1992)
Hideaway (1995)
The Game (1997)
"Mad About You: The Conversation (#6.9)" (1997)
 -  title reference
Pi (1998)
Enemy of the State (1998)
Eye of the Beholder (1999)
The Pledge (2001)
The Making of 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind' (2001) (V)
Heist (2001/I)
The Glass House (2001)
One Hour Photo (2002)
The Kid Stays in the Picture (2002)
Punch-Drunk Love (2002)
Dirty Pretty Things (2002)
 -  blood mysteriously emerges from toilet in key scene
Catch Me If You Can (2002)
Terminal Interface (2003)
Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex, Drugs and Rock 'N' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood (2003)
 -  referenced as part of the documentary
Dean Tavoularis, le magicien d'Hollywood (2003)
 -  Dean Tavoularis worked on it
Elliot Flies (2003)
Lost in Translation (2003)
A Legacy of Filmmakers: The Early Years of American Zoetrope (2004) (V)
 -  mentioned once
The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing (2004)
 -  mentioned once
Munich (2005)
 -  When Avner is checking his room for devices, it's a reference to Gene Hackman doing the same in The Conversation. Very similar in time and beat.
The Making of 'Enemy of the State' (2006) (V)
 -  mentioned once
Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner (2007) (V)
 -  Mentioned once.
Shhh (2008)
 -  After trashing his flat, one character plays a saxaphone
Features
"The Flintstones" (1960)
Featured in
Precious Images (1986)
A Decade Under the Influence (2003)
The Pervert's Guide to Cinema (2006)
 -  featured in documentary
"The Rotten Tomatoes Show: Echelon Conspiracy/Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun Li/Crossing Over (#1.1)" (2009)
 -  Footage is shown when referenced
Spoofed in
Death Becomes Her (1992)
"Spaced: Art (#1.3)" (1999)
 -  A man listening in to a conversation through the walls with machinery spoofs a scene in this film.
The Royal Tenenbaums (2001)

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