خلاصه داستان : مکالمه؛ فیلمی معمایی مهیج به نویسندگی و کارگردانی فرانسیس فورد کوپولا است. یک مامور مراقبت بدگمان و مرموز، پی می‌برد افرادی که تحت نظر او هستند،‌ ممکن است به قتل برسند…

Surveillance expert Harry Caul is hired by a mysterious client's brusque aide to tail a young couple. Tracking the pair through San Francisco's Union Square, Caul and his associate Stan manage to record a cryptic conversation between them. Tormented by memories of a previous case that ended badly, Caul becomes obsessed with the resulting tape, trying to determine if the couple is in danger.