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Movie English about growth & identity

901 real scenes from 145 films. Watch a full scene, then take the phrases people actually use for growth & identity.

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5 minC1
“But you can do anything you want. You are bound by nothing.”

Will and Sean on Soul Mates · Good Will Hunting 1997 · Ch. 17/21

  • Job interview
  • Persuasion
  • Explaining
2 minB1
“You've gotta be kidding me.”

Kate and Jack Come Home · The Christmas Chronicles: Part Two 2020 · Ch. 20/20

  • Family dinners
  • Small talk
  • Comforting
5 minB1
“There's something to live for!”

Mark Pushes Bill Through 31 Takes · American Movie 1999 · Ch. 15/19

  • Storytelling
  • Office chat
  • Complaining
3 minC1
“But there is this person inside of me, that girl who fought and fought to be seen.”

Tessa Agrees to Testify · National Theatre Live: Prima Facie 2022 · Ch. 16/22

  • Monologues
  • Parents & kids
  • Confessing
4 minB2
“I'm Commander Serena Ryan, and I'm captain of the Space Shuttle Endeavor.”

NASA Recruits Beavis and Butt-Head · Beavis and Butt-Head Do the Universe 2022 · Ch. 2/22

  • Meetings
  • Speeches
  • Explaining
2 minB1
“We'll do whatever just to stay alive.”

The 'Stay Alive' Travel Montage · The Secret Life of Walter Mitty 2013 · Ch. 16/16

  • Storytelling
  • Travel & hotels
  • Promising
5 minB2
“That's not how you treat people.”

Fight Over a Briefcase of Cash · The Wolf of Wall Street 2013 · Ch. 21/30

  • Arguments
  • Threats
  • Threatening
3 minC1
“The rest died of disease or despair.”

Abolitionists Show MPs a Slave Ship · Amazing Grace 2006 · Ch. 10/18

  • Speeches
  • Persuasion
  • Confessing
5 minC1
“These are outstanding. I mean, there's such a sense of texture and composition.”

Leo Discovers Marietta's Photos · Whatever Works 2009 · Ch. 11/16

  • Storytelling
  • Small talk
  • Complimenting
2 minC1
“You're the only financial institution that can't produce a balance sheet or a cash flow statement with their earnings”

Skilling Loses It on the Call · Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room 2005 · Ch. 19/3

  • Phone calls
  • Accusations
  • Confronting
4 minB2
“Well, I don't want to be relied on.”

Lucy Rents the Haunted House · The Ghost and Mrs. Muir 1947 · Ch. 3/18

  • Renting
  • Persuasion
  • Complaining
4 minB1
“You are going to have the cleanest sidewalk in Brooklyn.”

Da Mayor Sweeps and Gets Scolded · Do the Right Thing 1989 · Ch. 3/20

  • Arguments
  • Teasing
  • Complaining
5 minB1
“A German officer would shave off his moustache to show that he had a scar.”

Edith Visits Candy in Hospital · The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp 1943 · Ch. 11/30

  • Comforting a friend
  • Small talk
  • Comforting
3 minB2
“If I was gonna break your balls, I'd say, "Go get your shine box."”

Billy Taunts Tommy at the Welcome Party · GoodFellas 1990 · Ch. 13/28

  • Parties
  • Arguments
  • Teasing
2 minB2
“Can't afford to fall behind.”

Rearden Offers to Build the Bridge · Atlas Shrugged: Part I 2011 · Ch. 11/16

  • Negotiation
  • Meetings
  • Complimenting
5 minB1
“Go back to your lives, citizens. Show's over.”

Woody Rescues a Broken Buzz · Toy Story 1995 · Ch. 6/6

  • Comforting a friend
  • Accusations
  • Comforting
3 minC1
“The navy has its uses, no doubt, but I should be sorry to see any friend of mine belonging to it.”

Sir Walter Snubs the Navy · Persuasion 2007 · Ch. 1/7

  • Renting
  • Persuasion
  • Complaining
2 minB1
“- I'm afraid I've made a mistake. - What nature of mistake?”

Adela Withdraws the Accusation · A Passage to India 1984 · Ch. 16/19

  • Courtroom
  • Interrogations
  • Confessing
4 minB1
“I always find I think best at kitchen tables.”

Barbie Meets Ruth at Mattel · Barbie 2023 · Ch. 14/26

  • Comforting a friend
  • Small talk
  • Comforting
5 minB2
“I'm just you, thinly disguised.”

Harry Meets His Own Creation · Deconstructing Harry 1997 · Ch. 9/17

  • Marriage trouble
  • Arguments
  • Confronting
4 minB2
“I haven't exactly been myself lately.”

Police Grill Ipkiss Over Pajamas · The Mask 1994 · Ch. 5/8

  • Police questioning
  • Threats
  • Confronting
3 minB1
“Fife. You know what to do.”

Peter Calls Sydney for a Man-Date · I Love You, Man 2009 · Ch. 6/19

  • Phone calls
  • Small talk
  • Inviting
5 minB2
“This gentleman has been standing alone against us.”

Juror 9 Switches His Vote · 12 Angry Men 1957 · Ch. 7/17

  • Courtroom
  • Persuasion
  • Confronting
5 minB1
“Yes, you can. There's nothing wrong with you that a little self-control wouldn't fix.”

Brad's Tics Drive His Family Crazy · Front of the Class 2008 · Ch. 2/17

  • Parents & kids
  • At the doctor
  • Complaining