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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
“He didn't know that the car was stolen.”

Officer Wood Shot at Traffic Stop · The Thin Blue Line 1988 · Ch. 3/20

  • Crime scenes
  • Investigation
  • Explaining
3 minB1
“So, what can you say?”

Mike Yanagita Confesses to Marge · Fargo 1996 · Ch. 14/16

  • Confessing feelings
  • Confessing love
  • Comforting
7 minC1
“I'm sober now, but that... That was the beginning of it all.”

Reporters Interview Abuse Survivors · Spotlight 2015 · Ch. 7/21

  • Investigation
  • Comforting a friend
  • Asking
5 minB2
“I want to report a murder. No, a double murder.”

Zodiac's Lake Berryessa Attack · Zodiac 2007 · Ch. 5/30

  • Crime scenes
  • Phone calls
  • Confessing
6 minB1
“I wonder if our parents realize just how much they shape our dreams.”

Oliver Leaves the Bear at the Altar · Signed, Sealed, Delivered: The Vows We Have Made 2021 · Ch. 12/18

  • Confessing feelings
  • Confessing
  • Promising
4 minB2
“We're here to mark a crossroads in the lives of two people.”

Warren Toasts Jeannie and Randall · About Schmidt 2002 · Ch. 16/16

  • Speeches
  • Family dinners
  • Thanking
3 minB1
“There was a light flashing, but it must have come from their masthead.”

Titanic Sends Its Final Signals · A Night to Remember 1958 · Ch. 11/14

  • Goodbyes & funerals
  • Travel & hotels
  • Warning
4 minB1
“I saw it. It was a yellow car.”

The Yellow Car After the Crash · The Great Gatsby 2013 · Ch. 16/18

  • Crime scenes
  • Accusations
  • Threatening
3 minB2
“This isn't fucking evidence. This is a person.”

Robert Paulson's Death Scene · Fight Club 1999 · Ch. 15/19

  • Goodbyes & funerals
  • Arguments
  • Confronting
4 minB2
“Up. Straight up. That was the only way open, so he went that way.”

Catherine Tells How Sebastian Died · Suddenly, Last Summer 1959 · Ch. 27/27

  • Interrogations
  • Storytelling
  • Explaining
2 minB2
“You weren't quite what we had in mind for Sybil, but we got past it.”

Violet Says Goodbye to Tom · Downton Abbey: A New Era 2022 · Ch. 13/18

  • Goodbyes & funerals
  • Confessing
  • Thanking
3 minB2
“Laughter through tears is my favorite emotion.”

M'Lynn Breaks Down at Shelby's Grave · Steel Magnolias 1989 · Ch. 16/16

  • Goodbyes & funerals
  • Comforting a friend
  • Comforting
4 minB2
“I have deceived even your very eyes.”

Borachio Confesses to Leonato · Much Ado About Nothing 1993 · Ch. 20/24

  • Accusations
  • Apologies
  • Confronting
5 minB1
“- How many? - You wouldn't believe me if I told you.”

Will and Skylar at the Dog Track · Good Will Hunting 1997 · Ch. 10/21

  • Apologies
  • First dates
  • Apologizing
3 minB2
“"Christmas isn't about where you are but who you're with."”

Kate Confesses to a Stranger · The Christmas Chronicles: Part Two 2020 · Ch. 15/20

  • Comforting a friend
  • Confessing
  • Comforting
3 minC1
“Fall for any man who'll promise you the moon and end by taking everything you have to give.”

Captain Gregg Says Goodbye to Lucy · The Ghost and Mrs. Muir 1947 · Ch. 15/18

  • Goodbyes & funerals
  • Monologues
  • Comforting
3 minC1
“Well, I needn't tell you, sir, that in Germany the gangsters finally succeeded in putting the honest citizens in jail.”

Theo Tells Candy the Truth · The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp 1943 · Ch. 25/30

  • Storytelling
  • Comforting a friend
  • Confessing
4 minC2
“She bore a mind that envy could not but call fair.”

Sebastian's Story and Olivia's Ring · Twelfth Night 2012 · Ch. 7/25

  • Goodbyes & funerals
  • Arguments
  • Explaining
2 minB1
“I'll be glad when this is over.”

Visiting Ronnie Before the Funeral · Another Year 2010 · Ch. 19/25

  • Goodbyes & funerals
  • Comforting a friend
  • Comforting
5 minB2
“I have to find it. I can't remember her hands.”

Hillary Pushes CC Away · Beaches 1988 · Ch. 26/30

  • Arguments
  • Comforting a friend
  • Saying no
4 minB1
“I've been frightened. I've been alone without friends and money.”

Martins Tells Anna to Love Again · The Third Man 1949 · Ch. 11/17

  • Comforting a friend
  • Small talk
  • Comforting
3 minB1
“If you don't stop eating those chips you won't have any appetite for your lunch.”

Humbert Tells Lolita Her Mother Died · Lolita 1962 · Ch. 20/30

  • Parents & kids
  • Goodbyes & funerals
  • Saying no
4 minB1
“You act like you know what you're doing, but you don't have a clue.”

Ian Blames Barley for the Detour · Onward 2020 · Ch. 14/16

  • Arguments
  • Apologies
  • Confronting
3 minB1
“This is our wallpaper. That's our table where we had fish and chips every Friday night, so my mother could pretend we were still Catholic.”

Adam Returns to His Childhood Home · All of Us Strangers 2023 · Ch. 13/15

  • Parents & kids
  • Asking
  • Confessing