5 minB2“It can be such a bear to carve out quality family time but you gotta do it, don't you?”Fake Family at the Border Checkpoint · We're the Millers 2013 · Ch. 9/21
- Travel & hotels
- Police questioning
- Small talk
Situation
English for Law & crime
424 real scenes from 88 films. Watch a full scene, then take the phrases people actually use for law & crime.
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2 minC1“"J. Robert Oppenheimer is an agent of the Soviet Union.”Borden Reads the Accusation Letter · Oppenheimer 2023 · Ch. 25/28
- Courtroom
- Interrogations
- Confronting
3 minB2“And that is why I love America.”Joe and Jimmy Find the Evidence · The Last Boy Scout 1991 · Ch. 8/20
- Investigation
- Explaining
- Confessing
7 minB2“It's like Jesus washed my tongue”Guy Orders a Cappuccino · Free Guy 2021 · Ch. 2/13
- Ordering food
- Crime scenes
- Complaining
2 minB2“What the devil do you think you're doing? Who are you?”Guano Holds Mandrake at Gunpoint · Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb 1964 · Ch. 15/20
- Police questioning
- Interrogations
- Confronting
3 minB2“Behind all the Sidney Bruhl dialogue, I am peeing the Sidney Bruhl pants.”Helga Ten Dorp Arrives · Deathtrap 1982 · Ch. 13/30
- Crime scenes
- Small talk
- Comforting
2 minB2“Not I. She's been listening for a voice that's been still for 17 years.”They Plan a Séance for Stella · The Uninvited 1944 · Ch. 18/28
- Investigation
- Suggesting
- Persuading
4 minB1“You can't hurry the future.”Mirabel Reenters Bruno's Vision · Encanto 2021 · Ch. 13/19
- Investigation
- Comforting
- Explaining
4 minC1“I took that to heart. I thought I was going to get my chance.”The Case the Supreme Court Reversed · The Thin Blue Line 1988 · Ch. 17/20
- Courtroom
- Investigation
- Explaining
4 minB2“You should see the other guy.”The Kidnappers Fight Over the Car · Fargo 1996 · Ch. 16/16
- Arguments
- Investigation
- Complaining
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
4 minB2“This is a unison recitation.”Butch Robs a Bank in Spanish · Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid 1969 · Ch. 10/12
- Crime scenes
- Arguments
- Threatening
5 minB2“When I'm done with them, they don't need much help.”Kathleen Johns Escapes the Zodiac · Zodiac 2007 · Ch. 12/30
- Crime scenes
- Threats
- Threatening
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
4 minB1“I saw it. It was a yellow car.”The Yellow Car After the Crash · The Great Gatsby 2013 · Ch. 16/18
- Crime scenes
- Accusations
- Threatening
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
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
3 minB2“You have to show that you've turned over a new leaf.”Lee Refuses to Apologize at Sentencing · Can You Ever Forgive Me? 2018 · Ch. 12/14
- Courtroom
- Suggesting
- Confessing
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 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“Mr. Pupkin, I gotta tell you this. From this point on, you have the right to remain silent.”Pupkin Gets Read His Rights · The King of Comedy 1982 · Ch. 19/21
- Interrogations
- Police questioning
- Warning
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