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English for Negotiation

171 real scenes from 69 films. Watch a full scene, then take the phrases people actually use for negotiation.

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5 minB1
“Everybody over at our place does just what he wants to do.”

Poppins Becomes a Lily of the Field · You Can't Take It with You 1938 · Ch. 2/27

  • Office chat
  • Negotiation
  • Inviting
4 minB2
“- Every adult citizen of Morlaw, is a lawyer.”

Neal Gets Trapped in Morlaw · Interstate 60 2002 · Ch. 19/22

  • Negotiation
  • Accusations
  • Persuading
3 minB2
“The two guards being killed was necessary.”

H Confronts the Inside Man · Wrath of Man 2021 · Ch. 12/13

  • Interrogations
  • Negotiation
  • Confessing
4 minB2
“You should have seen your face just now. You shit a brick.”

Brad Offers David a Job · We're the Millers 2013 · Ch. 3/21

  • Negotiation
  • Threats
  • Persuading
4 minB1
“You're in a jungle somewhere, beating yourself to death with some magical finish line.”

Michael Hustles for a Comeback · Arthur the King 2024 · Ch. 2/19

  • Family dinners
  • Negotiation
  • Persuading
4 minC1
“A Russian bomb is a matter of time.”

The Target Committee Debates the Bomb · Oppenheimer 2023 · Ch. 18/28

  • Meetings
  • Negotiation
  • Explaining
3 minC1
“Mr. President, I'm beginnin' to smell a big, fat commie rat.”

Muffley Calls Dimitri on the Hot Line · Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb 1964 · Ch. 18/20

  • Phone calls
  • Negotiation
  • Persuading
3 minB2
“They can Wag their damn tongues off. I'll blush all the way to the bank.”

Bruhl and Anderson Team Up · Deathtrap 1982 · Ch. 24/30

  • Negotiation
  • Persuading
  • Bargaining
4 minB2
“You're in my world now, not your world”

The Shadow Man Offers a Deal · The Princess and the Frog 2009 · Ch. 5/14

  • Negotiation
  • Persuasion
  • Persuading
3 minB2
“You give them what they want, why won't they let her go?”

Jerry and Wade Argue Over the Ransom · Fargo 1996 · Ch. 7/16

  • Negotiation
  • Parents & kids
  • Persuading
2 minB2
“Personally I'm of the opinion that for a paper to best perform its function, it really needs to stand alone.”

Marty Baron Meets Cardinal Law · Spotlight 2015 · Ch. 5/21

  • Meetings
  • Negotiation
  • Suggesting
3 minB2
“What would you think about maybe asking us to stick around?”

Sundance Accused of Cheating at Cards · Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid 1969 · Ch. 1/12

  • Accusations
  • Negotiation
  • Threatening
3 minC1
“I'm just an ordinary guy with nothing to lose.”

Lester Blackmails His Bosses · American Beauty 1999 · Ch. 9/14

  • Criticism & layoffs
  • Negotiation
  • Threatening
5 minB2
“She deserves all this happiness. All the things I couldn't give her.”

Walter Schemes to Keep Hildy · His Girl Friday 1940 · Ch. 4/18

  • Ordering food
  • Negotiation
  • Persuading
2 minB2
“She doesn't give a shit about him. You can't let her do that.”

Mike Weighs Giving Cindy an Exit · Win Win 2011 · Ch. 15/19

  • Negotiation
  • Suggesting
  • Persuading
4 minB2
“It's the thought behind the deed that matters.”

The Hollys Visit Catherine · Suddenly, Last Summer 1959 · Ch. 14/27

  • Negotiation
  • Small talk
  • Persuading
5 minB2
“You'll hear the vocals, Roger, when we hear the offer.”

Factory Meets London Records · 24 Hour Party People 2002 · Ch. 9/10

  • Negotiation
  • Parties
  • Bargaining
4 minB2
“Under no circumstances will we put this man on the air.”

Studio Debates Airing the Kidnapper · The King of Comedy 1982 · Ch. 16/21

  • Meetings
  • Negotiation
  • Confronting
4 minB2
“I'm saying that nobody... nobody cuts in on Philip Nosseross.”

Philip Betrays Harry to Kristo · Night and the City 1950 · Ch. 16/19

  • Negotiation
  • Threats
  • Threatening
3 minB2
“In refugees alone we could make a fortune, if you'd work with me in the black market.”

Ferrari Tries to Buy Rick's Café · Casablanca 1943 · Ch. 2/20

  • Negotiation
  • Breakups
  • Saying no
2 minB2
“I'm not trying to steal it. I'm trying to buy it.”

Roadmen Try to Rob a Phone Buyer · The Gentlemen 2020 · Ch. 8/15

  • Negotiation
  • Threats
  • Threatening
5 minC1
“And our case couldn't be stronger if we caught you shoving cash in your mattress.”

The FBI Offers Jordan a Deal · The Wolf of Wall Street 2013 · Ch. 28/30

  • Negotiation
  • Interrogations
  • Threatening
2 minB2
“I got to go on the lam in order to get away from this guy.”

Morrie Asks Paulie for Help · GoodFellas 1990 · Ch. 7/28

  • Asking for help
  • Negotiation
  • Persuading
2 minB2
“That is how you create an unbalanced economy.”

Rearden Refuses to Stop Production · Atlas Shrugged: Part I 2011 · Ch. 10/16

  • Meetings
  • Negotiation
  • Saying no