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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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4 minB1
“They create a sacred space for the bride and groom that the rest of us can't enter.”

Finding Fred and the Wedding Canopy · Signed, Sealed, Delivered: The Vows We Have Made 2021 · Ch. 10/18

  • Investigation
  • Small talk
  • Explaining
3 minB1
“I guarantee you, within half an hour, you'll be on cloud nine.”

Roberta Gives Warren Expired Pills · About Schmidt 2002 · Ch. 14/16

  • Parties
  • Comforting a friend
  • Suggesting
5 minB2
“Neither of them can stand the person they're married to.”

Tom's Secret Apartment Party · The Great Gatsby 2013 · Ch. 3/18

  • Parties
  • Marriage trouble
  • Persuading
3 minB2
“Oh, better than a sharp stick in the eye, I always say.”

The TV Hoarder Explains Video · Slacker 1990 · Ch. 17/22

  • Small talk
  • Storytelling
  • Explaining
3 minB2
“Will the mystery voice please make himself known?”

The Producer Who Predicted Stardom · Friends: The Reunion 2021 · Ch. 11/25

  • Storytelling
  • Parties
  • Explaining
4 minB1
“But without lives to spare, I am nothing.”

Puss Confesses to Perrito · Puss in Boots: The Last Wish 2022 · Ch. 15/22

  • Confessing feelings
  • Comforting a friend
  • Confessing
2 minB2
“It's been like a sword hanging over me.”

The Maids Talk Myrna Down · Downton Abbey: A New Era 2022 · Ch. 12/18

  • Comforting a friend
  • Comforting
  • Persuading
3 minB1
“There is no law saying best friends have to have the same dreams.”

Vanellope Wants a New Home · Ralph Breaks the Internet 2018 · Ch. 17/21

  • Comforting a friend
  • Arguments
  • Confessing
5 minB2
“I have a strict policy that nobody cries alone in my presence.”

Shelby Cuts Her Hair Short · Steel Magnolias 1989 · Ch. 11/16

  • Small talk
  • Comforting a friend
  • Comforting
4 minB2
“Because I didn't want there to be any mistaking it for a date.”

Tiffany Offers to Deliver Pat's Letter · Silver Linings Playbook 2012 · Ch. 10/23

  • First dates
  • Comforting a friend
  • Confessing
3 minC1
“He were an excellent man that were made in the midway between him and Benedick.”

Beatrice Refuses to Marry · Much Ado About Nothing 1993 · Ch. 6/24

  • Teasing
  • Parties
  • Saying no
4 minB2
“I've got an albatross around my neck, and it's got the face of Michael Sheen.”

Coogan and Brydon Compare Careers · The Trip 2011 · Ch. 16/20

  • Teasing
  • Complaining
2 minB2
“She was asking about you earlier, Rick, in a way that made me extremely jealous.”

Ilsa and Rick Reunite at the Café · Casablanca 1943 · Ch. 7/20

  • Parties
  • Goodbyes & funerals
  • Complimenting
3 minB1
“Somebody who can do it anywhere and just leave at a drop of a hat.”

Mary Describes Her Ideal Man · There's Something About Mary 1998 · Ch. 8/24

  • Small talk
  • Teasing
  • Explaining
3 minB1
“If you don't have anything, you have to act like you own everything.”

Aladdin Sneaks into the Palace · Aladdin 2019 · Ch. 5/24

  • First dates
  • Teasing
  • Inviting
3 minB1
“We need to find a way to get the elves back to normal.”

Mrs. Claus Arms Jack With Cookies · The Christmas Chronicles: Part Two 2020 · Ch. 11/20

  • Asking for help
  • Parents & kids
  • Comforting
3 minB2
“I've never seen a more striking resemblance.”

The War Ends for General Candy · The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp 1943 · Ch. 20/30

  • Small talk
  • Speeches
  • Complaining
3 minB2
“We’re all being played with, babe.”

Barbie Opens a Portal to Reality · Barbie 2023 · Ch. 6/26

  • At the doctor
  • Asking for help
  • Explaining
5 minB1
“I hate this. There's no rules for male friendships.”

Peter Meets Sydney at an Open House · I Love You, Man 2009 · Ch. 5/19

  • Renting
  • Small talk
  • Teasing
4 minB1
“What I'm trying to tell you... is that you're better than you think you are.”

Tucker Gives Dale a Pep Talk · Tucker and Dale vs. Evil 2010 · Ch. 18/19

  • Comforting a friend
  • Goodbyes & funerals
  • Comforting
4 minC2
“Dost thou think, because thou art virtuous, there shall be no more cakes and ale?”

Malvolio Scolds Sir Toby's Party · Twelfth Night 2012 · Ch. 9/25

  • Parties
  • Arguments
  • Complaining
3 minB2
“I mean, every time I looked up, he was looking at me.”

Mary Arrives for Dinner · Another Year 2010 · Ch. 5/25

  • Small talk
  • Complimenting
  • Thanking
3 minB1
“You don't understand. I'm crying because I'm happy.”

CC Moves Hillary Into Her Apartment · Beaches 1988 · Ch. 5/30

  • Renting
  • Comforting a friend
  • Inviting
2 minB1
“-First of all. -Your rapping career didn't turn out the way you hoped it would, I think.”

Jim and Amanda on the Rooftop · Blue Jay 2016 · Ch. 11/18

  • Small talk
  • Suggesting
  • Asking