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English for Interrogations

209 real scenes from 75 films. Watch a full scene, then take the phrases people actually use for interrogations.

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3 minB2
“Nobody stumbles in here. Nobody stumbles out.”

Cooper Stumbles Into Secret NASA · Interstellar 2014 · Ch. 2/13

  • Negotiation
  • Interrogations
  • Confronting
3 minB2
“I see you're responsible for the death of an eight-year-old boy.”

Mick Is Confronted with His Record · Bad Boys 1983 · Ch. 3/9

  • Courtroom
  • Interrogations
  • Confronting
3 minB1
“You're lucky I have more pressing business.”

Alonzo Interrogates a Suspect · Training Day 2001 · Ch. 7/23

  • Interrogations
  • Threats
  • Threatening
3 minB2
“You must think that I'm some kind of moron to believe a story like that.”

The Sheriff Questions Tucker and Dale · Tucker and Dale vs. Evil 2010 · Ch. 11/19

  • Police questioning
  • Interrogations
  • Explaining
6 minB2
“I built my business from the ground up.”

Police Question the Thrombeys · Knives Out 2019 · Ch. 1/14

  • Interrogations
  • Investigation
  • Explaining
4 minC2
“I say there is no darkness but ignorance in which thou art more puzzled than the Egyptians in their fog.”

Feste Torments Malvolio in the Dark · Twelfth Night 2012 · Ch. 21/25

  • Teasing
  • Interrogations
  • Confronting
3 minB2
“Suppose the boot was on the other foot, and someone came to you, say, your daughter, and said, "I haven't been sleeping for months."”

Janet Rates Her Happiness · Another Year 2010 · Ch. 2/25

  • At the doctor
  • Interrogations
  • Asking
4 minB1
“I'm just a regular, normal, ordinary guy.”

Bad Cop Interrogates Emmet · The Lego Movie 2014 · Ch. 4/22

  • Interrogations
  • Police questioning
  • Confronting
2 minB2
“Some girl of the Josefstadt Theatre. You know what Harry was.”

Martins Looks for the Girl · The Third Man 1949 · Ch. 4/17

  • Investigation
  • Interrogations
  • Asking
3 minB1
“And work stuff's kinda up in the air.”

Jim Breaks Down in the Old House · Blue Jay 2016 · Ch. 4/18

  • Arguments
  • Interrogations
  • Confronting
2 minB2
“In an insane world, it is the sane who is called crazy.”

Bowser Interrogates Luigi · The Super Mario Bros. Movie 2023 · Ch. 9/14

  • Interrogations
  • Threatening
  • Confessing
2 minB1
“they don't call your friend "Wreck-It" for nothing.”

Calhoun Explains the Turbo Warning · Wreck-It Ralph 2012 · Ch. 12/19

  • Interrogations
  • Storytelling
  • Explaining
2 minB2
“As far as the funds are concerned, I have little need or utility for more than $100,000 at any one time.”

Hanssen's Letter to the KGB · Breach 2007 · Ch. 12/20

  • Monologues
  • Interrogations
  • Explaining
3 minB2
“There's no point in going into that. It's all over.”

Humbert Finds the Married Lolita · Lolita 1962 · Ch. 29/30

  • Interrogations
  • Small talk
  • Asking
3 minB2
“You cannot make an omelet without breaking eggs.”

Wadsworth Won't Say Yes or No · Clue 1985 · Ch. 9/17

  • Interrogations
  • Investigation
  • Threatening
4 minA2
“That girl's been nothing but trouble since she came in to my house.”

Gertrude Catches Sylvia's Call · An American Crime 2007 · Ch. 9/16

  • Accusations
  • Interrogations
  • Confronting
7 minB1
“You'll never be ready. Merge.”

Ian Talks His Way Past Bronco · Onward 2020 · Ch. 10/16

  • Police questioning
  • Interrogations
  • Confronting
3 minB2
“No, he's not dead, but he will be if we don't get him taken care of.”

Joe Demands the Stolen Stones · Reservoir Dogs 1992 · Ch. 14/22

  • Arguments
  • Interrogations
  • Confronting
3 minB2
“I'm not a ghost, Johannes. I'm something worse, but I think you already know that, don't you?”

Elsa Reveals Herself to Jojo · Jojo Rabbit 2019 · Ch. 4/18

  • Threats
  • Interrogations
  • Threatening
4 minB2
“A planter's wife gets used to that.”

Leslie Recounts the Night Hammond Died · The Letter 1940 · Ch. 2/15

  • Interrogations
  • Explaining
  • Complaining
3 minB2
“I'm not in the mood. I got homework.”

Danny Recites What He Hates · American History X 1998 · Ch. 5/17

  • Interrogations
  • Arguments
  • Confronting
3 minB2
“Can you recall no melody of mine?”

Salieri Begins His Confession · Amadeus 1984 · Ch. 1/25

  • Interrogations
  • Monologues
  • Confessing
4 minB2
“I guess I don't have the taste for the jugular you guys have.”

Clawson Denies the Canuck Letter · All the President's Men 1976 · Ch. 16/18

  • Interrogations
  • Phone calls
  • Confronting
3 minB2
“We'll circulate a photo on the chance that someone saw you on your way home.”

Wilfrid Photographs Vole in Prison · Witness for the Prosecution 1957 · Ch. 11/27

  • Investigation
  • Interrogations
  • Explaining