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966 real scenes from 152 films. Watch a full scene, then take the phrases people actually use for social.

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3 minB1
“You know, I think I'm just gonna quit while I'm ahead.”

Puffy Attacks Ted · There's Something About Mary 1998 · Ch. 22/24

  • First dates
  • Small talk
  • Asking
4 minB1
“That's a curtsy, not a bow. Stand up.”

Prince Ali's Awkward First Impression · Aladdin 2019 · Ch. 11/24

  • Small talk
  • Parties
  • Complimenting
3 minB2
“You mustn't keep beating yourself up, dear.”

Mickey Sends Ray to Find Laura · The Gentlemen 2020 · Ch. 6/15

  • Asking for help
  • Talking to the boss
  • Asking
4 minB2
“It's about the boy. He's a good kid.”

Sean Tells Will It's Not Your Fault · Good Will Hunting 1997 · Ch. 20/21

  • Arguments
  • Comforting a friend
  • Comforting
2 minB1
“You've gotta be kidding me.”

Kate and Jack Come Home · The Christmas Chronicles: Part Two 2020 · Ch. 20/20

  • Family dinners
  • Small talk
  • Comforting
5 minB1
“It's the first line of the film, man. It's gotta be on the money.”

Mark Records the Film's First Line · American Movie 1999 · Ch. 14/19

  • Small talk
  • Storytelling
  • Explaining
2 minB2
“Holy shit. You're a stone-cold legend. Word is bond.”

Fans Mob Kate at the Store · Don't Look Up 2021 · Ch. 20/25

  • Shopping
  • Teasing
  • Complimenting
3 minC1
“How will I ever go back to chambers to work with Julian there?”

Tessa Runs into Julian · National Theatre Live: Prima Facie 2022 · Ch. 19/22

  • Apologies
  • Asking for help
  • Apologizing
3 minB1
“I know what Serena did to you on the Endeavor.”

The Boys Outsmart Their Rescuer · Beavis and Butt-Head Do the Universe 2022 · Ch. 19/22

  • Teasing
  • Warning
  • Explaining
3 minB1
“I got on a fishing vessel tracking Sean and ended up here in Iceland.”

Walter Calls Cheryl From Iceland · The Secret Life of Walter Mitty 2013 · Ch. 11/16

  • Phone calls
  • Small talk
  • Explaining
5 minB2
“Married people can't have friends?”

Jordan Meets Naomi at a Party · The Wolf of Wall Street 2013 · Ch. 10/30

  • Parties
  • First dates
  • Complimenting
3 minB2
“Most pump water I've investigated works in the opposite direction.”

Wilberforce Meets Barbara in Bath · Amazing Grace 2006 · Ch. 1/18

  • First dates
  • Small talk
  • Teasing
5 minC1
“These are outstanding. I mean, there's such a sense of texture and composition.”

Leo Discovers Marietta's Photos · Whatever Works 2009 · Ch. 11/16

  • Storytelling
  • Small talk
  • Complimenting
5 minB2
“I always say life's black enough as it is without dressing in it, too.”

Lucy Tells the Captain About Edwin · The Ghost and Mrs. Muir 1947 · Ch. 6/18

  • Arguments
  • Teasing
  • Confessing
4 minB1
“You are going to have the cleanest sidewalk in Brooklyn.”

Da Mayor Sweeps and Gets Scolded · Do the Right Thing 1989 · Ch. 3/20

  • Arguments
  • Teasing
  • Complaining
5 minB2
“I couldn't see your brass for the mud.”

Candy Can't Get a Train Home · The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp 1943 · Ch. 19/30

  • Asking for help
  • Phone calls
  • Complaining
3 minB2
“"Business is bad? Fuck you, pay me. Had a fire? Fuck you, pay me.”

Paulie's Restaurant Racket · GoodFellas 1990 · Ch. 8/28

  • Asking for help
  • Negotiation
  • Threatening
6 minB2
“Never bet against Bron, we know it.”

The Puzzle Box Invitation · Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery 2022 · Ch. 1/8

  • Parties
  • Complaining
  • Teasing
3 minB2
“Ask yourself what it is sometime.”

D'Anconia Warns Rearden at a Party · Atlas Shrugged: Part I 2011 · Ch. 8/16

  • Parties
  • Small talk
  • Warning
5 minB1
“Go back to your lives, citizens. Show's over.”

Woody Rescues a Broken Buzz · Toy Story 1995 · Ch. 6/6

  • Comforting a friend
  • Accusations
  • Comforting
2 minB2
“what I desire above all in a wife is firmness of character.”

Wentworth on Firmness of Character · Persuasion 2007 · Ch. 3/7

  • Small talk
  • Explaining
  • Teasing
2 minB2
“I'm leaving for Kashmir tomorrow morning to take up my duties as minister of education.”

Godbole Says Goodbye to Fielding · A Passage to India 1984 · Ch. 18/19

  • Goodbyes & funerals
  • Small talk
  • Inviting
4 minB1
“I always find I think best at kitchen tables.”

Barbie Meets Ruth at Mattel · Barbie 2023 · Ch. 14/26

  • Comforting a friend
  • Small talk
  • Comforting
5 minB2
“My old school wants to honor me, I show up with a hooker and a dead body.”

Harry Shows Up With a Corpse · Deconstructing Harry 1997 · Ch. 15/17

  • Goodbyes & funerals
  • Comforting a friend
  • Comforting