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555 real scenes from 115 films. Watch a full scene, then take the phrases people actually use for work.

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5 minB2
“Let's run away together. Let's make every moment count, starting now.”

Walter Finds a Lead in Greenland · The Secret Life of Walter Mitty 2013 · Ch. 7/16

  • Office chat
  • Talking to the boss
  • Suggesting
5 minB2
“What kind of hooker takes credit cards?”

Max Confronts Jordan Over the Bill · The Wolf of Wall Street 2013 · Ch. 9/30

  • Parents & kids
  • Office chat
  • Confronting
4 minC1
“His enemy is my enemy.”

Pitt Warns a Friend Over Cards · Amazing Grace 2006 · Ch. 12/18

  • Speeches
  • Negotiation
  • Threatening
4 minC1
“No more so than your adenoids and your bad manners.”

Lucy Barges In on a Publisher · The Ghost and Mrs. Muir 1947 · Ch. 12/18

  • Asking for help
  • Negotiation
  • Asking
3 minB1
“I hate this frigging place. I detest it like a sickness.”

Morning Shift at Sal's Pizzeria · Do the Right Thing 1989 · Ch. 2/20

  • Office chat
  • Arguments
  • Complaining
4 minB2
“A toast. Here's to the happiness of my fiancee who was never my fiancee, and here's to the man who tried to kill me before he was introduced to me. Prost.”

Candy Toasts Edith and Theo · The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp 1943 · Ch. 15/30

  • Goodbyes & funerals
  • Criticism & layoffs
  • Warning
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
3 minB2
“I think it's time to stand on our own.”

Dagny Names the John Galt Line · Atlas Shrugged: Part I 2011 · Ch. 12/16

  • Negotiation
  • Arguments
  • Threatening
6 minB1
“What matters is that we're here for Andy when he needs us.”

Toys Panic Over Andy's Birthday · Toy Story 1995 · Ch. 2/6

  • Meetings
  • Parties
  • Comforting
5 minC1
“Aziz is innocent, and everything we do must be based on that.”

Fielding Picks a Defence Lawyer · A Passage to India 1984 · Ch. 10/19

  • Meetings
  • Persuasion
  • Suggesting
3 minB2
“I shall seek my fortune there.”

Ken Tries to Bring Patriarchy Home · Barbie 2023 · Ch. 12/26

  • Job interview
  • Small talk
  • Complaining
5 minB1
“It's ironic that the same school that threw me out years ago now wants to honor me.”

Mel Is Out of Focus · Deconstructing Harry 1997 · Ch. 4/17

  • Office chat
  • At the doctor
  • Confessing
4 minB1
“No, and you can quote me.”

Peggy Questions Stanley · The Mask 1994 · Ch. 4/8

  • Office chat
  • Investigation
  • Saying no
5 minB1
“The skyscrapers were all lit up. I got down on one knee.”

Peter Misses the Joshua Tree Trip · I Love You, Man 2009 · Ch. 2/19

  • Office chat
  • Small talk
  • Inviting
5 minB2
“You're supposed to just hide away for the rest of your life?”

Brad Refuses to Hide · Front of the Class 2008 · Ch. 5/17

  • Job interview
  • Parents & kids
  • Confronting
3 minB2
“Sutler can no longer trust you, can he, Mr. Creedy?”

V Recruits Creedy to Kill Sutler · V for Vendetta 2006 · Ch. 22/25

  • Negotiation
  • Investigation
  • Persuading
3 minC1
“I'm literally minutes away from closing the biggest deal of my goddamn life, and when I do, you're gonna be embarrassed.”

Collectors Come to Howard's Showroom · Uncut Gems 2019 · Ch. 1/14

  • Arguments
  • Negotiation
  • Confronting
3 minB2
“Nobody stumbles in here. Nobody stumbles out.”

Cooper Stumbles Into Secret NASA · Interstellar 2014 · Ch. 2/13

  • Negotiation
  • Interrogations
  • Confronting
3 minB1
“Hey, look, this is nothing to laugh at.”

Inmates Forced to Read Aloud · Bad Boys 1983 · Ch. 5/9

  • Criticism & layoffs
  • Teasing
  • Warning
2 minB2
“To be truly effective, a good narcotics agent must know and love narcotics.”

Alonzo Forces Jake to Smoke · Training Day 2001 · Ch. 4/23

  • Talking to the boss
  • Threats
  • Persuading
5 minB2
“You should do whatever you think is right.”

A Deal at the Diner · Knives Out 2019 · Ch. 11/14

  • Negotiation
  • Phone calls
  • Persuading
4 minB2
“I'll make him an offer he can't refuse.”

Michael Warns Fredo · The Godfather 1972 · Ch. 8/9

  • Negotiation
  • Arguments
  • Threatening
4 minC1
“Contemplation makes a rare turkey-cock of him...”

Malvolio Dreams of Marrying Olivia · Twelfth Night 2012 · Ch. 12/25

  • Teasing
  • Office chat
  • Warning
7 minB1
“Steal me the crown and all your dreams come true.”

Scarlet Assigns the Crown Heist · Minions 2015 · Ch. 7/14

  • Meetings
  • Talking to the boss
  • Promising