English for Conflict

“I am confident that no matter how searching this may be, the prisoner will withstand it.”

Myers Cross-Examines Leonard Vole · Witness for the Prosecution 1957 · Ch. 22/27

• Courtroom
• Interrogations
• Confronting

“You go by what's there, not by what's not there.”

Alistair Skye Reviews the Dish · Boiling Point 2021 · Ch. 10/13

• Ordering food
• Arguments
• Explaining

“I'm weak from hunger, I'm running a fever, I got a hole in my shoe.”

Cops Raid the Speakeasy · Some Like It Hot 1959 · Ch. 1/19

• Crime scenes
• Arguments
• Confronting

“A call saying you're being held up.”

Fake Cops Take Over the Depot · The Town 2010 · Ch. 19/20

• Crime scenes
• Threats
• Threatening

“I'm not afraid of dying tomorrow, only of getting killed.”

The Night Before the Attack · Paths of Glory 1957 · Ch. 5/17

• Speeches
• Arguments
• Explaining

“Miss Marianne, will you do me the honor of granting me an interview tomorrow?”

Willoughby's Abrupt Farewell · Sense and Sensibility 1995 · Ch. 13/27

• Goodbyes & funerals
• Arguments
• Explaining

“This isn't a hospital! It's an insane asylum!”

Hot Lips Confronts Colonel Blake · M*A*S*H 1970 · Ch. 14/22

• Talking to the boss
• Arguments
• Complaining

“Don't ever apologize to anyone for losing a race like that.”

The Winklevosses Decide to Sue Mark · The Social Network 2010 · Ch. 19/23

• Arguments
• Courtroom
• Persuading

“I'm bowing out. I'm declining to go.”

Drawing Straws for Another Food Run · This Is the End 2013 · Ch. 19/27

• Arguments
• Saying no
• Confronting

“Mr. Vanderhof, you once told me I was a failure as a father.”

Kirby Admits He Failed · You Can't Take It with You 1938 · Ch. 27/27

• Apologies
• Comforting a friend
• Confessing

“The rest of the stuff was bullshit.”

Isaac and Mary Argue About Art · Manhattan 1979 · Ch. 4/23

• Arguments
• Small talk
• Explaining

“I want you to pull over right there.”

Billy Can't Drive a Stick Shift · Buffalo '66 1998 · Ch. 3/15

• Threats
• Travel & hotels
• Threatening

“This is what you're paying for.”

A Staff Member Shoots Himself at Dinner · The Menu 2022 · Ch. 8/13

• Parties
• Threats
• Threatening

“I don't see what could possibly go wrong! Ugh!”

David Picks Up the Wrong Load · We're the Millers 2013 · Ch. 7/21

• Crime scenes
• Threats
• Warning

“But today, that pride must be tempered with a profound concern.”

Oppenheimer Refuses the Super Bomb · Oppenheimer 2023 · Ch. 22/28

• Speeches
• Arguments
• Saying no

“Take it easy, junior. Nobody's raining on your parade. I'm just keeping an eye on her.”

Joe Faces Off With Jimmy Dix · The Last Boy Scout 1991 · Ch. 4/20

• Arguments
• Threats
• Confronting

“You don't think I'd go into combat with loose change in my pocket, do you?”

Mandrake Shoots the Coke Machine · Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb 1964 · Ch. 17/20

• Phone calls
• Threats
• Threatening

“It's like your IQ is suddenly in remission.”

Gabe and Jack Fight Over Sam · Husbands and Wives 1992 · Ch. 6/15

• Arguments
• Confronting
• Complaining

“There's death in this room.”

Helga Predicts the Deathtrap · Deathtrap 1982 · Ch. 15/30

• Small talk
• Threats
• Warning

“It's not much of a problem. I just want to go home.”

Holloway Sends Stella Home · The Uninvited 1944 · Ch. 27/28

• Threats
• Interrogations
• Persuading

“You're more Than just your Gift And I'm sorry I held on too tight”

The Madrigals Rebuild Casita · Encanto 2021 · Ch. 19/19

• Parties
• Apologies
• Apologizing

“- Me? What, are you nuts? - Yeah, because-- Because you're smart and bright and you got a way with words.”

Linda Asks Lenny for a Favor · Mighty Aphrodite 1995 · Ch. 9/15

• Asking for help
• Threats
• Asking

“He's never gonna come back.”

The Will Humiliates Frank · Uncle Frank 2020 · Ch. 15/17

• Goodbyes & funerals
• Arguments
• Saying no

“The way I figure it, we can either fight or give.”

Butch and Sundance Jump Off a Cliff · Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid 1969 · Ch. 8/12

• Threats
• Arguments
• Confessing