5 minB2“Let them take me. What's the difference?”Earl Hides in the Press Room Desk · His Girl Friday 1940 · Ch. 14/18
- Office chat
- Interrogations
- Confronting
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Movie English about dark humor
118 real scenes from 49 films. Watch a full scene, then take the phrases people actually use for dark humor.
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3 minB1“Yeah, just one more and I'll have the whole set.”From Jack Ruby's Dogs to Car Talk · Slacker 1990 · Ch. 14/22
- Small talk
- Office chat
- Explaining
4 minB2“You have a kind of sick desperation in your laugh.”Jack Meets Tyler on a Plane · Fight Club 1999 · Ch. 5/19
- Small talk
- Travel & hotels
- Teasing
3 minB2“You see, I thought if he was leaving me, he'd suffer, thinking that I was alone.”Maria Gambrelli's Testimony · A Shot in the Dark 1964 · Ch. 6/12
- Interrogations
- Police questioning
- Confessing
5 minB2“I've just been in a very bad mood for 40 years.”Come Sit by Me · Steel Magnolias 1989 · Ch. 10/16
- Parties
- Small talk
- Complaining
4 minC1“Friendship is a two-way street.”Jerry Apologizes at Gunpoint · The King of Comedy 1982 · Ch. 15/21
- Arguments
- Apologies
- Apologizing
5 minB2“I'm really sorry, sir, but these are the rules.”Turned Away at Dove Cottage · The Trip 2011 · Ch. 10/20
- Arguments
- Asking for help
- Complaining
5 minB1“- Whoa, Beavis. You're not gonna believe this.”Smart Beavis and Butt-Head Warn Them · Beavis and Butt-Head Do the Universe 2022 · Ch. 7/22
- Speeches
- Warning
- Explaining
3 minB2“But, I'm funny, how? Funny like a clown? I amuse you?”Tommy Asks Henry If He's Funny · GoodFellas 1990 · Ch. 6/28
- Interrogations
- Threats
- Teasing
5 minB2“I'm just you, thinly disguised.”Harry Meets His Own Creation · Deconstructing Harry 1997 · Ch. 9/17
- Marriage trouble
- Arguments
- Confronting
3 minB1“Dreams really do come true.”Tucker and Dale Tour Their Cabin · Tucker and Dale vs. Evil 2010 · Ch. 3/19
- Renting
- Parties
- Explaining
7 minB1“Love is the way, brother!”The Nelsons Give the Minions a Ride · Minions 2015 · Ch. 5/14
- Travel & hotels
- Small talk
- Inviting
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
3 minB2“You've got blood on your hands.”Locking Up the Weapons · Clue 1985 · Ch. 8/17
- Crime scenes
- Investigation
- Confronting
3 minB2“They got a line and if you cross it, they fuck you up.”Eddie Tells the Elois Story · Reservoir Dogs 1992 · Ch. 20/22
- Storytelling
- Office chat
- Teasing
2 minB2“Get the hell out of my room.”Adolf Teaches Jojo Reverse Psychology · Jojo Rabbit 2019 · Ch. 5/18
- Arguments
- Small talk
- Suggesting
5 minC1“That's life. You can't make an omelet without breakin' an egg.”Mulligan Grills Spats at the Convention · Some Like It Hot 1959 · Ch. 16/19
- Interrogations
- Threats
- Confronting
2 minB2“You're just gonna have to stop using logic.”Hawkeye's Therapeutic Favor for Painless · M*A*S*H 1970 · Ch. 12/22
- Asking for help
- Comforting a friend
- Persuading
3 minC1“It ends when you decide and we both drink and find out who is right and who is dead.”Battle of Wits · The Princess Bride 1987 · Ch. 5/3
- Negotiation
- Arguments
- Threatening
3 minB2“It's not wildfires. It's not earthquakes. It's not sinkholes.”Reading Revelations at Franco's · This Is the End 2013 · Ch. 11/27
- Arguments
- Explaining
- Persuading
3 minB2“I didn't vote for you, you son of a bitch.”Henchman Taunts Before the Hit · The Last Boy Scout 1991 · Ch. 5/20
- Threats
- Arguments
- Threatening
2 minB2“Well, boys, I reckon this is it.”Major Kong's Pep Talk · Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb 1964 · Ch. 1/20
- Speeches
- Monologues
- Persuading
3 minB1“My darling, your heart seems to have held up quite well.”Sidney Kills Clifford · Deathtrap 1982 · Ch. 11/30
- Crime scenes
- Marriage trouble
- Explaining
2 minB1“Is there anything else you can tell me about him?”Witness Describes the Marlboro Man · Fargo 1996 · Ch. 9/16
- Police questioning
- Investigation
- Explaining