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Movie English about death & grief

126 real scenes from 56 films. Watch a full scene, then take the phrases people actually use for death & grief.

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3 minB2
“I knew him for 20 years. At least, I thought I knew him.”

Martins and Anna Argue About Harry · The Third Man 1949 · Ch. 14/17

  • Arguments
  • Confessing feelings
  • Confronting
3 minB2
“Just remember, I mean, it's always darkest before the dawn.”

The Farlows Comfort Humbert · Lolita 1962 · Ch. 15/30

  • Goodbyes & funerals
  • Comforting a friend
  • Comforting
3 minB2
“We had no money. And the price of his silence was that we work for him for nothing. We were slaves.”

Wadsworth Explains Why He Gathered Them · Clue 1985 · Ch. 6/17

  • Investigation
  • Storytelling
  • Explaining
2 minB1
“Somebody's gotta do something! She's not breathing!”

Sylvia Dies While No One Acts · An American Crime 2007 · Ch. 15/16

  • Crime scenes
  • Goodbyes & funerals
  • Comforting
7 minB1
“Whatever it takes. I am gonna meet my dad.”

Dad Comes Back as Just Legs · Onward 2020 · Ch. 4/16

  • Siblings
  • Comforting a friend
  • Comforting
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
4 minB1
“Whatever problems we had, I'm glad we got to be together at the end.”

Adam's Parents Say Goodbye at Dinner · All of Us Strangers 2023 · Ch. 15/15

  • Family dinners
  • Goodbyes & funerals
  • Confessing love
2 minB1
“Are you neglecting my request?”

The Messenger Demands the Requiem · Amadeus 1984 · Ch. 23/25

  • Marriage trouble
  • Couple fights
  • Confronting
3 minB1
“Let us see the passenger. Just the passenger.”

Passengers Learn the Pilots Are Down · United 93 2006 · Ch. 13/17

  • Phone calls
  • Explaining
  • Comforting
5 minB2
“"To read David Foster Wallace was to feel your eyelids pulled open."”

Lipsky Pitches the Wallace Story · The End of the Tour 2015 · Ch. 1/17

  • Talking to the boss
  • Phone calls
  • Persuading
5 minB2
“To this day my father will tell you he helped me make them posters, but he didn't.”

The Night Doug's Mother Left · The Town 2010 · Ch. 9/20

  • Storytelling
  • Investigation
  • Explaining
5 minB2
“"In the constant rat race of life, don't ever forget to unwind."”

Buddy's Rat Race Speech · Swimming with Sharks 1994 · Ch. 14/16

  • Talking to the boss
  • Storytelling
  • Confronting
3 minB2
“We do not question the will of God, my son.”

The Priest Comforts the Condemned Men · Paths of Glory 1957 · Ch. 16/17

  • Goodbyes & funerals
  • Comforting a friend
  • Comforting
4 minB2
“I'm never getting on that thing with you when you've been drinking.”

Jackson Confronts Bobby Over the Ranch · A Star Is Born 2018 · Ch. 6/13

  • Siblings
  • Arguments
  • Confronting
3 minB2
“So it's kind of make or break today.”

Andy Faces His Own Mortality · Be Here Now 2015 · Ch. 19/27

  • At the doctor
  • Phone calls
  • Explaining
2 minB1
“I have never disliked a person so much as Mr. Willoughby. Insufferable man!”

Marianne Walks Out Before the Storm · Sense and Sensibility 1995 · Ch. 25/27

  • Small talk
  • Parties
  • Complaining
4 minB1
“But somehow I can't sleep.”

The Aftermath Back Home · Come from Away 2021 · Ch. 21/22

  • Goodbyes & funerals
  • Phone calls
  • Comforting
3 minB1
“It was good to see him one last time.”

The Family Remembers Grandpa · Belfast 2021 · Ch. 14/14

  • Goodbyes & funerals
  • Small talk
  • Comforting
8 minB1
“Cause I m your dad and I said so”

H's Son Rides Along · Wrath of Man 2021 · Ch. 7/13

  • Parents & kids
  • Goodbyes & funerals
  • Confronting
5 minB1
“And you've done more for me than you'll ever know.”

Michael Says Goodbye to Arthur · Arthur the King 2024 · Ch. 18/19

  • Goodbyes & funerals
  • Comforting a friend
  • Promising
4 minB2
“My girl's dead. The guys that did it are up at Spago's eating chicken marsala.”

Joe and Jimmy Team Up · The Last Boy Scout 1991 · Ch. 10/20

  • Teasing
  • Small talk
  • Warning
2 minB2
“Not I. She's been listening for a voice that's been still for 17 years.”

They Plan a Séance for Stella · The Uninvited 1944 · Ch. 18/28

  • Investigation
  • Suggesting
  • Persuading
2 minB1
“Here, let me help you. Let me help you.”

The Family Searches for Mirabel · Encanto 2021 · Ch. 16/19

  • Comforting a friend
  • Asking for help
  • Comforting
4 minB2
“I would die a happy man right then.”

Rocky Refuses to Fight His Cancer · Creed 2015 · Ch. 7/10

  • Arguments
  • Persuading
  • Confessing