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Movie English about humor & satire

276 real scenes from 68 films. Watch a full scene, then take the phrases people actually use for humor & satire.

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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 minC1
“You don't live your life by lyrics.”

A Graduate Rants About Posers · SLC Punk 1998 · Ch. 3/10

  • Monologues
  • Storytelling
  • Complaining
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 minB1
“Excuse my costume. I'll take it right off.”

The Kirbys Come on the Wrong Night · You Can't Take It with You 1938 · Ch. 14/27

  • Family dinners
  • Small talk
  • Apologizing
4 minB2
“- You tell everyone they're fakes.”

The Museum of Art Fraud · Interstate 60 2002 · Ch. 18/22

  • Storytelling
  • Shopping
  • Explaining
3 minC1
“I think people should mate for life like pigeons or Catholics.”

Isaac Quits the TV Show · Manhattan 1979 · Ch. 5/23

  • Arguments
  • Office chat
  • Complaining
3 minB1
“You should open your mouth a little wider when you speak.”

Mike Sends Himself by Television · Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory 1971 · Ch. 17/18

  • Parties
  • Arguments
  • Warning
4 minB1
“I just wanted to get as far away from things as possible, so Elaine and I joined the Peace Corps.”

Lisa Sings the River of Jordan · Airplane! 1980 · Ch. 5/10

  • Travel & hotels
  • Storytelling
  • Explaining
5 minB2
“You will eat less than you desire and more than you deserve”

The Guests Beg for Bread · The Menu 2022 · Ch. 4/13

  • Ordering food
  • Asking for help
  • Asking
4 minB2
“I'm gonna fail and have to go to community college.”

The Millers Perform at the Jamboree · We're the Millers 2013 · Ch. 12/21

  • Parties
  • Small talk
  • Complimenting
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
7 minB2
“All we do is bone and brawl and slit throats.”

Blue Shirt Guy Breaks the Rules · Free Guy 2021 · Ch. 3/13

  • Threats
  • Office chat
  • Threatening
2 minB2
“It's incredibly obvious, isn't it?”

Ripper Rants About Fluoridation · Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb 1964 · Ch. 12/20

  • Interrogations
  • Monologues
  • Explaining
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
2 minB1
“Are you sure you know where we're going?”

The Gum Commercial That Never Fades · Inside Out 2015 · Ch. 6/6

  • Arguments
  • Explaining
  • Confronting
3 minB1
“When I was a kid, I always thought I was gonna grow up to be a hero.”

The Posse Rides Out · Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid 1969 · Ch. 3/12

  • Speeches
  • Arguments
  • Persuading
2 minB2
“It is hardly ethical. All statements are supposed to come from me.”

Earl Williams Escapes the Jail · His Girl Friday 1940 · Ch. 10/18

  • Interrogations
  • Phone calls
  • Explaining
3 minB2
“So was Hitler. Not twice.”

Kramer and Douglas Find the Fix · My Fellow Americans 1996 · Ch. 10/13

  • Investigation
  • Asking for help
  • Asking
2 minB1
“You gotta throw the typewriter in. That's why we brought it here.”

The Typewriter Ritual · Slacker 1990 · Ch. 11/22

  • Arguments
  • Small talk
  • Complaining
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