2 minB1“It's Haney's mess, but now he's shifting the stink to me.”The Missing Appointment Log · My Fellow Americans 1996 · Ch. 2/13
- Accusations
- Investigation
- Complaining
Theme
Movie English about corruption
108 real scenes from 34 films. Watch a full scene, then take the phrases people actually use for corruption.
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2 minB2“And then one night, you get to thinking how you could crook the house yourself.”Neff's Roulette Wheel Speech · Double Indemnity 1944 · Ch. 8/21
- Monologues
- Interrogations
- Confessing
5 minB2“Drug dealers are like any other businessmen.”Martin Hannett's Funeral · 24 Hour Party People 2002 · Ch. 7/10
- Goodbyes & funerals
- Explaining
- Confessing
4 minB2“You should have left Agrabah while you had the chance.”Jafar Seizes the Sultan's Throne · Aladdin 2019 · Ch. 19/24
- Threats
- Accusations
- Threatening
3 minC1“but you see, my jam, it doesn't kill anyone.”Lord George and Mickey Debate Vice · The Gentlemen 2020 · Ch. 10/15
- Arguments
- Accusations
- Confronting
4 minC1“So that's the pretty little bow they're putting around this line of bullshit.”Kate Exposes the Comet Conspiracy · Don't Look Up 2021 · Ch. 18/25
- Speeches
- Courtroom
- Confronting
4 minB1“- No jail is going to hold those two for long.”Governor Pardons the Wrong Inmates · Beavis and Butt-Head Do the Universe 2022 · Ch. 16/22
- Speeches
- Meetings
- Explaining
5 minB2“I will not be stolen from. You get that?”Jordan Interrogates the Butler · The Wolf of Wall Street 2013 · Ch. 11/30
- Accusations
- Interrogations
- Confronting
4 minC1“His enemy is my enemy.”Pitt Warns a Friend Over Cards · Amazing Grace 2006 · Ch. 12/18
- Speeches
- Negotiation
- Threatening
2 minC1“Andy, in many ways, was someone we all knew didn't have a strong moral compass.”Fastow Admits Both Sides · Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room 2005 · Ch. 16/3
- Investigation
- Persuasion
- Explaining
3 minB2“To us, it was better than Citibank.”The Idlewild Airport Crew · GoodFellas 1990 · Ch. 5/28
- Storytelling
- Crime scenes
- Explaining
3 minB2“It's not in the public interest to let one man destroy an entire industry.”Businessmen Plot Against Rearden · Atlas Shrugged: Part I 2011 · Ch. 4/16
- Meetings
- Suggesting
- Explaining
5 minB2“A story can be true or false.”Finch Meets the Informant Rookwood · V for Vendetta 2006 · Ch. 21/25
- Investigation
- Police questioning
- Explaining
3 minB2“But he can kill with the best of them. He works for me.”Alonzo's Felony Stop · Training Day 2001 · Ch. 3/23
- Police questioning
- Threats
- Threatening
3 minB2“This isn't Santa Fe, I'm not a sheriff and you aren't a cowboy.”Calloway Explains the Penicillin Racket · The Third Man 1949 · Ch. 13/17
- Investigation
- Police questioning
- Explaining
3 minB2“But that doesn't make me a murderer.”Wadsworth Recaps the Murders · Clue 1985 · Ch. 15/17
- Investigation
- Interrogations
- Explaining
2 minB2“Get a new photo. You look like a ghost in this one.”Officers Praise Jojo's Book on Jews · Jojo Rabbit 2019 · Ch. 15/18
- Office chat
- Investigation
- Complimenting
5 minB2“It's the duty of counsel to defend his client, not to convict her, even in his own mind.”Howard Refuses to Buy the Letter · The Letter 1940 · Ch. 9/15
- Asking for help
- Persuasion
- Asking
4 minB2“Laugh, gentlemen. It'll be the only story everyone reads.”The Donor Confesses to Bernstein · All the President's Men 1976 · Ch. 7/18
- Investigation
- Interrogations
- Confessing
2 minB1“Howard must be making out like a bandit with those Chevys.”Jenny Asks Pam for a Loan · Bad Education 2019 · Ch. 6/18
- Parties
- Asking for help
- Asking
4 minC1“Now, how can you understand that and allow these men to be shot tomorrow?”Dax Bargains for the Condemned Men · Paths of Glory 1957 · Ch. 15/17
- Talking to the boss
- Negotiation
- Persuading
4 minB2“All right, fellas. The game's over.”Hawkeye and Trapper Make a Deal · M*A*S*H 1970 · Ch. 16/22
- Negotiation
- Asking for help
- Bargaining
4 minB2“Listen, Baxter. We made you and we can break you.”The Bosses Welcome Baxter to His Office · The Apartment 1960 · Ch. 5/15
- Talking to the boss
- Criticism & layoffs
- Threatening
3 minC1“It s with your best interests at heart”H Questioned Then Promoted · Wrath of Man 2021 · Ch. 6/13
- Talking to the boss
- Interrogations
- Confronting