English for Family

“Listen, the boss doesn't have to give you a reason.”

Matuschek Fires Kralik · The Shop Around the Corner 1940 · Ch. 9/19

• Criticism & layoffs
• Goodbyes & funerals
• Apologizing

“I'm sorry about Rosie. She was a good person.”

Klenzendorf Comforts Jojo After the War · Jojo Rabbit 2019 · Ch. 17/18

• Goodbyes & funerals
• Threats
• Comforting

“It means that I was in love with Geoff Hammond.”

Leslie Confesses Loving Hammond · The Letter 1940 · Ch. 14/15

• Marriage trouble
• Confessing feelings
• Confessing

“This is our wallpaper. That's our table where we had fish and chips every Friday night, so my mother could pretend we were still Catholic.”

Adam Returns to His Childhood Home · All of Us Strangers 2023 · Ch. 13/15

• Parents & kids
• Asking
• Confessing

“We're having a nice discussion, right?”

Derek's Dinner Blow-Up · American History X 1998 · Ch. 8/17

• Family dinners
• Arguments
• Confronting

“We only go around once in this life.”

Bob's Wife Accepts an Open Marriage · Auto Focus 2002 · Ch. 9/16

• Marriage trouble
• Confessing
• Explaining

“Are you neglecting my request?”

The Messenger Demands the Requiem · Amadeus 1984 · Ch. 23/25

• Marriage trouble
• Couple fights
• Confronting

“Yeah, not my job, Howard. My career.”

Pam Melts Down at Home · Bad Education 2019 · Ch. 11/18

• Arguments
• Parents & kids
• Confessing

“Is this supposed to be our last meal or something?”

The Condemned Men Eat Their Last Meal · Paths of Glory 1957 · Ch. 12/17

• Goodbyes & funerals
• Comforting a friend
• Warning

“It's not always the best singers that make it.”

Ally Visits Her Father's House · A Star Is Born 2018 · Ch. 4/13

• Parties
• Parents & kids
• Inviting

“Because, really, the good stuff is what's going on right now.”

Andy Gets Back to Work · Be Here Now 2015 · Ch. 23/27

• Goodbyes & funerals
• Family dinners
• Thanking

“I can't sell what I don't have.”

Luca and Alberto's Dinner with Massimo · Luca 2021 · Ch. 5/9

• Family dinners
• Parents & kids
• Persuading

“One had rather on such occasions do too much than too little.”

John Dashwood's Deathbed Promise · Sense and Sensibility 1995 · Ch. 1/27

• Negotiation
• Goodbyes & funerals
• Promising

“Maybe I deserve it. I've been shitty my whole life.”

Craig Volunteers to Face the Demon · This Is the End 2013 · Ch. 24/27

• Goodbyes & funerals
• Confessing
• Persuading

“Tonight we honor what was lost.”

Gander Remembers the Plane People · Come from Away 2021 · Ch. 22/22

• Goodbyes & funerals
• Parties
• Thanking

“She can never come back here. It would only make her miserable.”

Grandpa Sells the House · You Can't Take It with You 1938 · Ch. 23/27

• Breakups
• Goodbyes & funerals
• Saying no

“Drug so powerful that it sublimates the sex drive.”

A Mother Tries to Reclaim Her Son · Interstate 60 2002 · Ch. 13/22

• Parents & kids
• Persuasion
• Explaining

“Who do you expect, Father Christmas?”

The Tax Letter Backfires · Belfast 2021 · Ch. 9/14

• Marriage trouble
• Arguments
• Confronting

“And you'll think of me always as a fond memory. It'll be nice.”

Isaac Breaks Up in Tracy's New Flat · Manhattan 1979 · Ch. 14/23

• Breakups
• Goodbyes & funerals
• Saying no

“I'm still having these dreams, Doctor, and I still can't stop believing them.”

Charlie Opens His Birthday Wonka Bar · Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory 1971 · Ch. 3/18

• At the doctor
• Family dinners
• Explaining

“Life is not about what you can achieve, it's about what you can become.”

A Father's Advice to Kurt · American Underdog 2021 · Ch. 11/27

• Proposals
• Family dinners
• Asking

“You can run, but you can't hide.”

Joel Runs Through His Memories · Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind 2004 · Ch. 15/20

• Asking for help
• Goodbyes & funerals
• Asking

“Let me hug my new little daughter.”

Billy's Dad Shows Old Photos · Buffalo '66 1998 · Ch. 6/15

• Family dinners
• Parents & kids
• Complimenting

“But he will not be my heir.”

Lady Bagshaw Names Her Maid Heir · Downton Abbey 2019 · Ch. 16/22

• Arguments
• Family dinners
• Confronting