SCENARIO: Pretend you’re *speaking to a digital assistant*. {{LIST You would like to *purchase tickets for a movie currently showing in theaters.*, You *have already decided the movie* you want to see., However the conversation ends with *no options available* — after discussing your choices and availability you are *not able to book any tickets*.}}

DETAILS: Click the link to get the details you’ll need — {{LINK movies_in_theaters_near_me https://www.google.com/search?q=movies+in+theaters+near+me}} — including: {{LIST Movie name, Theater name, Showtime, Number of tickets, Day }}

TASK: *Write the transcript* of your spoken conversation. Make sure: {{LIST it follows *the specific scenario mentioned above*, it includes *at least 10 exchanges* (an exchange is one user turn and one assistant turn)}}

SPEAKING STYLES: {{LIST The assistant is polite and efficient, The assistant’s speaking style should match yours but they are not overly formal or too casual, Don’t call your assistant by name (e.g. “Johnny” or “Alexa” or “Siri” or “Assistant” or “Computer”), Just assume they’re already listening to you.}}

{{CONVERSATION}}

{{CHECK confirm_native_speaker This conversation task was written by a native English speaker.}}
{{CHECK confirm_slots The users discusses all of these details: 1) movie, 2) theater, 3) showtime, 4) number of tickets, 5) day.}}
{{CHECK confirm_unavailable The conversation ends with *no options being available*}}
{{CHECK confirm_no_purchase The assistant does *not* book any tickets.}}


user
Hi I would like to buy tickets to a movie.
assistant
I can help you with that. What movie are you interested in seeing?
user
I'd like to see a comedy. Are there any comedies playing tonight?
find_movies
name.genre
comedy
location
nearby
name.movie_1
"Dolittle"
name.movie_2
"Bad Boys For Life"
comedy
name.genre
comedies
name.genre
tonight
date.showing
assistant
Yes there are two movies listed as comedies playing tonight. "Dolittle" and "Bad Boys For Life".
comedies
name.genre
tonight
date.showing
"Dolittle"
name.movie
"Bad Boys For Life"
name.movie
user
What is the showtime for "Dolittle"?
find_showtimes
name.movie
"Dolittle"
date.showing
tonight
time.preference
any
time.showing_1
5:00 PM
time.showing_2
9:00 PM
"Dolittle"
name.movie
assistant
"Dolittle" is playing at 5:00 PM and 9:00 PM.
"Dolittle"
name.movie
5:00 PM
time.showing
9:00 PM
time.showing
user
Is it playing at Carlsbad Metroplex?
find_theaters
name.movie
"Dolittle"
location
nearby
name.theater_1
Poway Grand Theater
Carlsbad Metroplex
name.theater
assistant
No the only theater it is playing at is Poway Grand Theater.
Poway Grand Theater
name.theater
user
Okay that doesn't work for us. What about the other film? What are the showtimes for that?
find_showtimes
name.movie
"Bad Boys For Life"
date.showing
tonight
time.preference
any
time.showing_1
6:00 PM
time.showing_2
9:00 PM
assistant
"Bad Boys For Life" is playing at 6:00 PM and 9:00 PM.
"Bad Boys For Life"
name.movie
6:00 PM
time.showing
9:00 PM
time.showing
user
That sounds promising. What theaters is it playing at?
find_theaters
name.movie
"Bad Boys For Life"
location
nearby
name.theater_1
Del Mar Cineplex
name.theater_2
LightHouse
assistant
It is playing at the Del Mar Cineplex in Del Mar and the LightHouse in Encinitas.
Del Mar Cineplex
name.theater
Del Mar
location
LightHouse
name.theater
Encinitas
location
user
Those locations don't work for us either.
assistant
Is there a specific theater that you're interested in going to?
user
We wanted something close to the Carlsbad area. Can you look and see if either of those films are playing anywhere around there?
find_theaters
name.movie
"Bad Boys For Life"
location
close to the Carlsbad area
name.theater_1
empty
close to the Carlsbad area
location
assistant
Neither are playing at the Carlsbad Metroplex. They are not at the Carlsbad UMC theater either.
Carlsbad Metroplex
name.theater
Carlsbad UMC theater
name.theater
user
Are there any comedies being shown in either of the Carlsbad theaters?
find_movies
name.genre
comedies
name.theater
Carlsbad theaters
name.movie_1
empty
comedies
name.genre
Carlsbad theaters
name.theater
assistant
No there are no comedies being shown at either theater. One action/adventure and the other showing is listed as drama.
comedies
name.genre
action/adventure
name.genre
drama
name.genre
user
Okay. We really wanted to see a comedy. I guess we will just wait until the movies come to a location closer to us.
comedy
name.genre
assistant
So you don't want to purchase any movie tickets today?
today
date.showing
user
No. I'm not interested in any of the movies that are showing right now. Thanks anyway.
assistant
You're welcome.