3 minB2“So was Hitler. Not twice.”Kramer and Douglas Find the Fix · My Fellow Americans 1996 · Ch. 10/13
- Investigation
- Asking for help
- Asking
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231 real scenes from 54 films. Watch a full scene, then take the phrases people actually use for investigation.
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3 minB2“I only wish it were, Walter, 'cause I still love him.”Keyes Blames the Wrong Man · Double Indemnity 1944 · Ch. 20/21
- Accusations
- Investigation
- Confessing
5 minB2“Is Tyler my bad dream, or am I Tyler's?”The Narrator Chases Tyler · Fight Club 1999 · Ch. 16/19
- Travel & hotels
- Investigation
- Complaining
4 minB2“If Maria Gambrelli is not a murderer, and I say she is not, you are sending an innocent girl to the guillotine.”Dreyfus Banishes Clouseau to Martinique · A Shot in the Dark 1964 · Ch. 9/12
- Criticism & layoffs
- Investigation
- Threatening
3 minB2“There were no rumors. His heart stopped and he fell.”Mrs. Venable and the Sealed Coffin · Suddenly, Last Summer 1959 · Ch. 21/27
- Interrogations
- Investigation
- Explaining
3 minB1“What is your problem, Ralph? I told you, don't follow me.”Ralph's Clones Chase Vanellope · Ralph Breaks the Internet 2018 · Ch. 19/21
- Investigation
- Accusations
- Explaining
4 minB2“Here is all the invisible world, caught, defined, and calculated.”Hale Brings the Devil's Books · The Crucible 2014 · Ch. 7/29
- Investigation
- Interrogations
- Explaining
6 minB2“And those kind of mysteries are always the most satisfying to unpick 199468”Enola Decodes Her Mother's Message · Enola Holmes 2020 · Ch. 2/12
- Investigation
- Monologues
- Explaining
3 minB2“Oh, yeah. And you were right, man. She really is something else. My God.”Healy Reports Back on Mary · There's Something About Mary 1998 · Ch. 9/24
- Investigation
- Small talk
- Explaining
4 minB2“Ah, you really didn't think I was just gonna disappear, did you?”The Sleigh Tears Through Time · The Christmas Chronicles: Part Two 2020 · Ch. 13/20
- Investigation
- Explaining
- Confronting
2 minB2“We need to go home right now so we can score.”The Boys Try to Get Home · Beavis and Butt-Head Do the Universe 2022 · Ch. 10/22
- Travel & hotels
- Investigation
- Explaining
3 minB2“Don't talk on the motherfucking phone!”Bo Warns Jordan: Phones Tapped · The Wolf of Wall Street 2013 · Ch. 22/30
- Phone calls
- Investigation
- Warning
2 minC1“Andy, in many ways, was someone we all knew didn't have a strong moral compass.”Fastow Admits Both Sides · Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room 2005 · Ch. 16/3
- Investigation
- Persuasion
- Explaining
4 minB1“- Any luck? - Not a hope. She's halfway to London by now.”The Home Guard Exercise Turns Real · The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp 1943 · Ch. 2/30
- Speeches
- Investigation
- Explaining
6 minB2“So you can go ahead and put yourself up on a cross”The Group Turns on Each Other · Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery 2022 · Ch. 5/8
- Accusations
- Investigation
- Confronting
4 minB2“You got a long way to go too.”Dagny Meets Dr. Akston at the Diner · Atlas Shrugged: Part I 2011 · Ch. 16/16
- Investigation
- Speeches
- Asking
4 minB2“If he had assaulted her, he'd scarcely bring the evidence back with him.”Fielding Defends Aziz After the Charge · A Passage to India 1984 · Ch. 9/19
- Investigation
- Accusations
- Explaining
4 minB1“No, and you can quote me.”Peggy Questions Stanley · The Mask 1994 · Ch. 4/8
- Office chat
- Investigation
- Saying no
5 minB2“Wherever you run into it, prejudice always obscures the truth.”Juror 8 Warns About Prejudice · 12 Angry Men 1957 · Ch. 16/17
- Courtroom
- Investigation
- Explaining
3 minB2“Sutler can no longer trust you, can he, Mr. Creedy?”V Recruits Creedy to Kill Sutler · V for Vendetta 2006 · Ch. 22/25
- Negotiation
- Investigation
- Persuading
2 minB1“You know this shit was just business, right?”Smiley Questions His Cousin Letty · Training Day 2001 · Ch. 21/23
- Phone calls
- Investigation
- Confronting
2 minB2“Oh, Jesus H Christ! That kid is tough as nails.”Dale and Tucker Find the Truth · Tucker and Dale vs. Evil 2010 · Ch. 19/19
- Investigation
- Threats
- Explaining
4 minB2“That is the truth.”Blanc Explains the Vial Switch · Knives Out 2019 · Ch. 13/14
- Investigation
- Accusations
- Explaining
3 minC2“And some have greatness thrust upon them.”Malvolio Reads Maria's Letter · Twelfth Night 2012 · Ch. 13/25
- Teasing
- Investigation
- Explaining