2 minB2“Okay. I'm Dostoyevsky. You're Anna. We're writing The Gambler.”A Man Dictates The Gambler · Slacker 1990 · Ch. 2/22
- Monologues
- Small talk
- Explaining
Theme
Movie English about absurdity
81 real scenes from 26 films. Watch a full scene, then take the phrases people actually use for absurdity.
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4 minB2“Nothing can happen to us now. Nothing can disturb us.”Clouseau and Dreyfus Sync Watches · A Shot in the Dark 1964 · Ch. 10/12
- Investigation
- Promising
- Explaining
4 minB2“Why don't you mind your own business, you old fuck?”Riley Bina Reconciles Live on Air · Don't Look Up 2021 · Ch. 8/25
- Getting back together
- Proposals
- Apologizing
3 minB2“Let's get out of here before we learn something, Butt-Head.”Beavis and Butt-Head at College · Beavis and Butt-Head Do the Universe 2022 · Ch. 12/22
- Travel & hotels
- Explaining
- Warning
7 minB1“Well, you're gonna have to get through me!”Bob Pulls the Sword from the Stone · Minions 2015 · Ch. 8/14
- Crime scenes
- Threats
- Confronting
2 minB1“You shouldn't have come. I don't have time now.”Ted Meets Elaine on the Plane · Airplane! 1980 · Ch. 3/10
- Travel & hotels
- Getting back together
- Asking
3 minC1“General Turgidson, I find this very difficult to understand.”The President Learns About Plan R · Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb 1964 · Ch. 5/20
- Meetings
- Talking to the boss
- Explaining
4 minB2“Man, I am freaking out so severely. Did you hear what happened on the freeway?”The Freeway Shooting Story · Slacker 1990 · Ch. 8/22
- Storytelling
- Small talk
- Explaining
2 minB1“Well, assholes will always be assholes.”Kate and Mindy Prep Backstage · Don't Look Up 2021 · Ch. 7/25
- Small talk
- Comforting a friend
- Comforting
2 minB2“We need to go home right now so we can score.”The Boys Try to Get Home · Beavis and Butt-Head Do the Universe 2022 · Ch. 10/22
- Travel & hotels
- Investigation
- Explaining
4 minB1“I guess the foot's on the other hand now, isn't it, Kramer?”Assume Crash Positions · Airplane! 1980 · Ch. 10/10
- Travel & hotels
- Phone calls
- Saying no
3 minB2“The teleflex drive cable must be sheared away.”Kong Opens the Bomb Bay Doors · Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb 1964 · Ch. 19/20
- Meetings
- Talking to the boss
- Promising
5 minB2“See, I'm a drifter from Texas.”A Woman Says You Should Quit · Slacker 1990 · Ch. 10/22
- Arguments
- Small talk
- Confronting
3 minB1“Don't mess with those, unless you want to risk breaking a $2 billion piece of equipment.”Beavis and Butt-Head See Earth · Beavis and Butt-Head Do the Universe 2022 · Ch. 4/22
- Teasing
- Explaining
- Warning
3 minB2“You don't think I'd go into combat with loose change in my pocket, do you?”Mandrake Shoots the Coke Machine · Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb 1964 · Ch. 17/20
- Phone calls
- Threats
- Threatening
4 minB2“The underlying order is chaos, man.”Chaos, Cartoons and Scooby Snacks · Slacker 1990 · Ch. 19/22
- Small talk
- Storytelling
- Explaining
5 minB1“We're all on the same team.”Hartson Asks About Dissecting · Beavis and Butt-Head Do the Universe 2022 · Ch. 20/22
- Meetings
- Threats
- Explaining
3 minC1“It requires only the will to do so.”Strangelove's Doomsday Machine · Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb 1964 · Ch. 11/20
- Meetings
- Monologues
- Explaining
3 minB2“Every action is a positive action.”Oblique Strategy Cards on the Street · Slacker 1990 · Ch. 18/22
- Small talk
- Storytelling
- Suggesting
5 minB2“Our little dance of seduction is now complete.”Serena Realizes They're Not After Her · Beavis and Butt-Head Do the Universe 2022 · Ch. 22/22
- Accusations
- Threats
- Confronting
4 minB1“Can you imagine how I feel about it, Dimitri?”The President Calls Dimitri · Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb 1964 · Ch. 8/20
- Phone calls
- Negotiation
- Warning
4 minB1“Do you have anything to say before I pass sentence?”Judge Sentences the Boys to Space Camp · Beavis and Butt-Head Do the Universe 2022 · Ch. 1/22
- Courtroom
- Explaining
- Confessing
3 minB1“We were just catching up on some of the general's paperwork.”General Turgidson Dodges Calls · Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb 1964 · Ch. 2/20
- Phone calls
- Office chat
- Explaining
2 minB2“- No man is free while one bunghole is in chains!”Cornholio Leads a Prison Riot · Beavis and Butt-Head Do the Universe 2022 · Ch. 15/22
- Investigation
- Speeches
- Explaining