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Movie English about humor & satire

275 real scenes from 67 films. Watch a full scene, then take the phrases people actually use for humor & satire.

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3 minB1
“Don't worry about a thing, Mom. I feel fine.”

Wonka Sends Charlie Away · Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory 1971 · Ch. 18/18

  • Goodbyes & funerals
  • Promising
  • Explaining
4 minB1
“Surely there must be something you can do.”

Don't Call Me Shirley · Airplane! 1980 · Ch. 9/10

  • Travel & hotels
  • Phone calls
  • Comforting
3 minB1
“Don't point a knife at a person unless you want to use it!”

Billy Brings His Wife Home to Dinner · Buffalo '66 1998 · Ch. 7/15

  • Family dinners
  • Arguments
  • Confronting
4 minB2
“But we're not so smart when we're young.”

The Chef Recounts a Childhood Memory · The Menu 2022 · Ch. 5/13

  • Storytelling
  • Parties
  • Confessing
4 minB2
“...but when you've been married this long you look for anything to spice things up.”

The Couple Walks In on Them · We're the Millers 2013 · Ch. 14/21

  • Small talk
  • Teasing
  • Explaining
3 minC1
“Wait, are we saying there's a chance that when we push that button, we destroy the world?”

Waiting Out the Storm at Trinity · Oppenheimer 2023 · Ch. 19/28

  • Meetings
  • Speeches
  • Warning
3 minB2
“Shit, we're being beat up by the inventor of Scrabble.”

Joe and Jimmy Survive a Car Bomb · The Last Boy Scout 1991 · Ch. 9/20

  • Threats
  • Crime scenes
  • Threatening
5 minB2
“this place, these people, that's all I have.”

Blue Shirt Guy Goes Viral · Free Guy 2021 · Ch. 9/13

  • Office chat
  • Teasing
  • Complaining
2 minB2
“Colonel, I must know what you think has been going on here.”

Mandrake Bluffs His Way to the Phone · Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb 1964 · Ch. 16/20

  • Phone calls
  • Threats
  • Threatening
3 minC1
“They're self-destructive. But they crash it into you, and you die along with them.”

Gabe's Kamikaze Women Theory · Husbands and Wives 1992 · Ch. 5/15

  • Monologues
  • Storytelling
  • Confessing
3 minB2
“And then send his little masterpiece off under my own name.”

Sidney Plots to Steal a Play · Deathtrap 1982 · Ch. 3/30

  • Teasing
  • Negotiation
  • Suggesting
4 minB2
“Two could play at that game, smart guy.”

Carl and Gaear's Silent Drive · Fargo 1996 · Ch. 4/16

  • Phone calls
  • Small talk
  • Complaining
2 minB1
“He doesn't love us anymore. That's sad. I should drive, right?”

Broccoli on the Pizza · Inside Out 2015 · Ch. 1/6

  • Family dinners
  • Complaining
  • Teasing
4 minB2
“This is a unison recitation.”

Butch Robs a Bank in Spanish · Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid 1969 · Ch. 10/12

  • Crime scenes
  • Arguments
  • Threatening
2 minB2
“In the vacuum of space, they cannot hear you scream!”

Ducky and Bunny Attack Buzz · Toy Story 4 2019 · Ch. 11/22

  • Teasing
  • Arguments
  • Threatening
3 minB1
“I guarantee you, within half an hour, you'll be on cloud nine.”

Roberta Gives Warren Expired Pills · About Schmidt 2002 · Ch. 14/16

  • Parties
  • Comforting a friend
  • Suggesting
3 minB2
“Everyone's wearing them this season. They're the latest thing.”

Life Jackets Become the Latest Thing · A Night to Remember 1958 · Ch. 9/14

  • Travel & hotels
  • Saying no
  • Persuading
2 minB2
“We've met before, but something tells me you're going to remember me this time.”

Lester Catches Carolyn at the Drive-Thru · American Beauty 1999 · Ch. 13/14

  • Marriage trouble
  • Accusations
  • Confronting
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
2 minC1
“Stick a fork in the guy. He's done.”

Passengers Gossip About the Presidents · My Fellow Americans 1996 · Ch. 6/13

  • Small talk
  • Storytelling
  • Teasing
4 minB2
“Get as fat as he was and just make fun of himself all day long.”

Is Elvis Still Alive? · Slacker 1990 · Ch. 21/22

  • Small talk
  • Parties
  • Explaining
4 minB2
“Everything's a copy of a copy of a copy.”

Tyler Holds a Gun on Jack · Fight Club 1999 · Ch. 1/19

  • Threats
  • Monologues
  • Threatening
3 minB2
“Without them, the science of criminal investigation is nothing more than a guessing game.”

Clouseau Lectures Hercule on Facts · A Shot in the Dark 1964 · Ch. 4/12

  • Investigation
  • Explaining
  • Promising
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