4 minB2“You should see the other guy.”The Kidnappers Fight Over the Car · Fargo 1996 · Ch. 16/16
- Arguments
- Investigation
- Complaining
Situation
English for Investigation
231 real scenes from 54 films. Watch a full scene, then take the phrases people actually use for investigation.
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2 minC1“So, your best shot is to try these cases in the press like I did on Porter.”Lawyers Break Down the Geoghan Case · Spotlight 2015 · Ch. 3/21
- Meetings
- Investigation
- Explaining
3 minB2“No, make a big thing out of it.”Harriman Hired Men to Kill Them · Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid 1969 · Ch. 9/12
- Investigation
- Threats
- Explaining
5 minB2“He wishes to remain anonymous. I wish to remain infamous.”Graysmith Finds the Zodiac's Source · Zodiac 2007 · Ch. 13/30
- Investigation
- First dates
- Explaining
4 minB1“What did I say? I lead. You follow.”Bo Peep Breaks Into the Antique Store · Toy Story 4 2019 · Ch. 13/22
- Investigation
- Arguments
- Suggesting
4 minB1“I bet if we found a firefighter that's been around a while, he might know a Fred or two.”The Fire Station on the Envelope · Signed, Sealed, Delivered: The Vows We Have Made 2021 · Ch. 8/18
- Office chat
- Investigation
- Explaining
2 minB2“And you know what really gives me the red ass?”Walking to Ohio for Evidence · My Fellow Americans 1996 · Ch. 5/13
- Accusations
- Investigation
- Explaining
5 minB2“Nothing had slipped, nothing had been overlooked.”Norton Says It Wasn't an Accident · Double Indemnity 1944 · Ch. 14/21
- Talking to the boss
- Investigation
- Explaining
2 minB1“This watch has not lost a second since the day you gave it to me.”Clouseau Compares Everyone's Clocks · A Shot in the Dark 1964 · Ch. 11/12
- Investigation
- Explaining
- Complaining
3 minB2“That was his last summer's poem.”Violet Shows the Death Certificate · Suddenly, Last Summer 1959 · Ch. 18/27
- Negotiation
- Investigation
- Explaining
3 minB2“This is what my mother made me for.”Enola and Tewkesbury Flee the School · Enola Holmes 2020 · Ch. 12/12
- Investigation
- Persuasion
- Persuading
2 minB2“Mary, the man's a killer.”Tucker Warns Mary About Healy · There's Something About Mary 1998 · Ch. 19/24
- Investigation
- Small talk
- Warning
2 minB2“- No man is free while one bunghole is in chains!”Cornholio Leads a Prison Riot · Beavis and Butt-Head Do the Universe 2022 · Ch. 15/22
- Investigation
- Speeches
- Explaining
5 minC1“they're to the manor born.”Jordan Tries to Bribe Agent Denham · The Wolf of Wall Street 2013 · Ch. 18/30
- Investigation
- Interrogations
- Bargaining
6 minB2“But I knew who they were, and I told her who they were. Shitheads.”Helen Asks Blanc to Investigate · Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery 2022 · Ch. 6/8
- Asking for help
- Investigation
- Persuading
2 minB2“I thought we might take a trip, a little getaway.”Dagny and Rearden's Wisconsin Trip · Atlas Shrugged: Part I 2011 · Ch. 15/16
- Travel & hotels
- Investigation
- Explaining
3 minB1“No. I've just walked up from the road. I'm dying for a drink.”Adela Vanishes at the Marabar Caves · A Passage to India 1984 · Ch. 8/19
- Investigation
- Accusations
- Confronting
5 minB2“Aren't you asking us to accept a pretty incredible coincidence?”Juror 8 Shows a Second Switchblade · 12 Angry Men 1957 · Ch. 5/17
- Courtroom
- Investigation
- Confronting
5 minB2“A story can be true or false.”Finch Meets the Informant Rookwood · V for Vendetta 2006 · Ch. 21/25
- Investigation
- Police questioning
- Explaining
2 minB1“It doesn't matter what happened. What matters is what looks like what happened.”Tucker and Dale Misread the Deaths · Tucker and Dale vs. Evil 2010 · Ch. 9/19
- Investigation
- Crime scenes
- Explaining
6 minB2“I built my business from the ground up.”Police Question the Thrombeys · Knives Out 2019 · Ch. 1/14
- Interrogations
- Investigation
- Explaining
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 minB2“Besides, I disapprove of women in pantsuits.”Eric Gets Debriefed on Turf Protection · Breach 2007 · Ch. 5/20
- Meetings
- Investigation
- Explaining
3 minB2“But that doesn't make me a murderer.”Wadsworth Recaps the Murders · Clue 1985 · Ch. 15/17
- Investigation
- Interrogations
- Explaining