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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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3 minB2
“You hear it before you see it.”

Ice Missiles Hit the Dawn Wall · The Dawn Wall 2017 · Ch. 11/24

  • Threats
  • Asking for help
  • Warning
4 minB1
“Nothing can hurt us as long as we're together.”

The Brothers Defeat Bowser · The Super Mario Bros. Movie 2023 · Ch. 14/14

  • Threats
  • Threatening
  • Promising
2 minB2
“All they know is eat, kill, multiply.”

Calhoun Explains the Cy-Bug Threat · Wreck-It Ralph 2012 · Ch. 8/19

  • Speeches
  • Threats
  • Explaining
4 minB2
“...it's not really who wins, it's how you play, like the champs.”

Humbert's Roman Ping-Pong With Quilty · Lolita 1962 · Ch. 1/30

  • Threats
  • Interrogations
  • Threatening
4 minB2
“If I'd known what kind of guy you were, I never would have agreed to work with you.”

White and Blonde Nearly Fight · Reservoir Dogs 1992 · Ch. 11/22

  • Arguments
  • Threats
  • Confronting
3 minB1
“I'm sorry about Rosie. She was a good person.”

Klenzendorf Comforts Jojo After the War · Jojo Rabbit 2019 · Ch. 17/18

  • Goodbyes & funerals
  • Threats
  • Comforting
3 minB2
“No matter where I go, there'll always be a Shell station on every corner.”

Mobsters Plot to Kill Little Bonaparte · Some Like It Hot 1959 · Ch. 18/19

  • Comforting a friend
  • Threats
  • Comforting
5 minB2
“I don't know who was more fucking surprised he wasn't dead, him or me.”

Doug Tells Fergie He's Leaving · The Town 2010 · Ch. 15/20

  • Talking to the boss
  • Threats
  • Threatening
5 minB2
“Remember, you got to give action to get action.”

Dawn Finds Guy Holding Buddy Hostage · Swimming with Sharks 1994 · Ch. 16/16

  • Accusations
  • Threats
  • Confronting
2 minB1
“I've got no way out...”

Jeffrey Hides on the Seventh Floor · Blue Velvet 1986 · Ch. 9/9

  • Phone calls
  • Threats
  • Asking
5 minB2
“Now how many here knew this thing was a railroad job against Mr. Oliver?”

Cody Pulls Dynamite in Court · Interstate 60 2002 · Ch. 20/22

  • Courtroom
  • Threats
  • Threatening
3 minB2
“You touch my family and I'll kill you.”

Billy Clanton Threatens the Family · Belfast 2021 · Ch. 4/14

  • Threats
  • Threatening
  • Warning
3 minB1
“First thing, right off the bat, I'd like to apologize.”

Billy Asks Layla to Play His Wife · Buffalo '66 1998 · Ch. 4/15

  • Asking for help
  • Threats
  • Apologizing
3 minB2
“So why don't you save us a lot of time and you a lot of trouble”

H Interrogates Jerome for a Name · Wrath of Man 2021 · Ch. 8/13

  • Interrogations
  • Threats
  • Threatening
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
3 minB2
“Here. Happy birthday. Buy yourself a new pair of pants.”

Joe and Jimmy Race to the Coliseum · The Last Boy Scout 1991 · Ch. 18/20

  • Threats
  • Investigation
  • Teasing
4 minB2
“Copilot to navigator. I'm ready with the fuel figures now.”

The B-52 Evades a Missile · Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb 1964 · Ch. 14/20

  • Phone calls
  • Threats
  • Warning
3 minB2
“There's death in this room.”

Helga Predicts the Deathtrap · Deathtrap 1982 · Ch. 15/30

  • Small talk
  • Threats
  • Warning
2 minB2
“- Me? What, are you nuts? - Yeah, because-- Because you're smart and bright and you got a way with words.”

Linda Asks Lenny for a Favor · Mighty Aphrodite 1995 · Ch. 9/15

  • Asking for help
  • Threats
  • Asking
3 minB1
“When I came here, you weren't even a gang. I formed ya!”

Harvey Challenges Butch's Leadership · Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid 1969 · Ch. 2/12

  • Arguments
  • Threats
  • Confronting
5 minB2
“"And all that I have killed will become my slaves.”

Zodiac Attacks the Couple at the Lake · Zodiac 2007 · Ch. 4/30

  • Crime scenes
  • Threats
  • Threatening
4 minB1
“Well, a friend is like you and me.”

Gabby Gabby Meets Woody · Toy Story 4 2019 · Ch. 8/22

  • Small talk
  • Threats
  • Inviting
5 minC1
“I don't care if you've been after her. Our lives are at stake!”

Hartwell Finds the Escape Gun · His Girl Friday 1940 · Ch. 17/18

  • Accusations
  • Threats
  • Threatening
6 minB1
“I won't ever leave you again.”

David Promises Billy He'll Never Leave · The Mist 2007 · Ch. 11/11

  • Parents & kids
  • Threats
  • Promising