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English for Threats

198 real scenes from 72 films. Watch a full scene, then take the phrases people actually use for threats.

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4 minB1
“And I'm so proud of you, and I am so mad at you!”

Sea Monsters Revealed at the Race · Luca 2021 · Ch. 9/9

  • Accusations
  • Threats
  • Threatening
2 minA2
“I still have you inside of me.”

Frank Crashes Dorothy's Apartment · Blue Velvet 1986 · Ch. 5/9

  • Threats
  • Interrogations
  • Threatening
2 minB1
“It's been a long time since any of us have eaten.”

Danny McBride Wants to Eat Them · This Is the End 2013 · Ch. 26/27

  • Threats
  • Threatening
  • Warning
2 minB2
“In spite of your victories, you can't shut out every decent impulse and survive.”

Ramsey Warns Kirby · You Can't Take It with You 1938 · Ch. 24/27

  • Talking to the boss
  • Threats
  • Warning
2 minB2
“You just want a hand out, so you can buy booze.”

Cody Makes a Panhandler Work · Interstate 60 2002 · Ch. 16/22

  • Arguments
  • Threats
  • Threatening
2 minB1
“And if you talk to the police, we'll be back for you, too!”

Buddy Caught in a Street Riot · Belfast 2021 · Ch. 1/14

  • Threats
  • Threatening
  • Warning
3 minB2
“This is the opportunity of a lifetime for this young man.”

Kurt's First NFL Start · American Underdog 2021 · Ch. 24/27

  • Threats
  • Arguments
  • Threatening
2 minB1
“That he got paid money and he missed it on purpose.”

Billy Reveals the Fixed Field Goal · Buffalo '66 1998 · Ch. 10/15

  • Threats
  • Threatening
  • Explaining
6 minB2
“You open it, they're just gonna kill all three of us and take the money anyway.”

H Refuses to Leave a Man Behind · Wrath of Man 2021 · Ch. 5/13

  • Crime scenes
  • Threats
  • Threatening
4 minB2
“This is what you're paying for.”

A Staff Member Shoots Himself at Dinner · The Menu 2022 · Ch. 8/13

  • Parties
  • Threats
  • Threatening
4 minB2
“I don't see what could possibly go wrong! Ugh!”

David Picks Up the Wrong Load · We're the Millers 2013 · Ch. 7/21

  • Crime scenes
  • Threats
  • Warning
3 minB2
“Hey, baby. I thought you were tough.”

Joe Kills Chet and Meets Milo · The Last Boy Scout 1991 · Ch. 14/20

  • Threats
  • Interrogations
  • Threatening
7 minB2
“All we do is bone and brawl and slit throats.”

Blue Shirt Guy Breaks the Rules · Free Guy 2021 · Ch. 3/13

  • Threats
  • Office chat
  • Threatening
2 minB2
“Colonel, I must know what you think has been going on here.”

Mandrake Bluffs His Way to the Phone · Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb 1964 · Ch. 16/20

  • Phone calls
  • Threats
  • Threatening
2 minB2
“I'm not gonna kill you.”

Clifford Spares Sidney · Deathtrap 1982 · Ch. 30/30

  • Threats
  • Negotiation
  • Threatening
4 minB2
“It's not much of a problem. I just want to go home.”

Holloway Sends Stella Home · The Uninvited 1944 · Ch. 27/28

  • Threats
  • Interrogations
  • Persuading
4 minC1
“Look, I'm gonna level with you.”

Lenny Negotiates With Ricky · Mighty Aphrodite 1995 · Ch. 10/15

  • Negotiation
  • Threats
  • Threatening
4 minB2
“It's been such a long time, Mike.”

Kidnappers Call Jerry for More Money · Fargo 1996 · Ch. 10/16

  • Phone calls
  • Threats
  • Threatening
2 minC1
“Now, which story do you want us to write?”

Robby Confronts Macleish · Spotlight 2015 · Ch. 12/21

  • Accusations
  • Threats
  • Threatening
3 minB2
“You're riding on my bicycle. In some Arabian countries that's the same as being married.”

Butch and Sundance Rob a Train · Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid 1969 · Ch. 5/12

  • Crime scenes
  • Threats
  • Confronting
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
2 minB1
“Somebody's poisoned the water hole.”

Gabby Takes Woody's Voice Box · Toy Story 4 2019 · Ch. 16/22

  • Threats
  • Arguments
  • Threatening
2 minB1
“That's none of your business. [SHRIEKS]”

Tyler Blackmails Mei for a Party · Turning Red 2022 · Ch. 6/13

  • Threats
  • Negotiation
  • Threatening
4 minB2
“I'll tell more. I could tell you why they did it.”

Earl Is Captured in the Desk · His Girl Friday 1940 · Ch. 18/18

  • Accusations
  • Threats
  • Threatening