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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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4 minB2
“It's ironic, don't you think?”

Milo's Briefcase Bomb Plan · The Last Boy Scout 1991 · Ch. 17/20

  • Threats
  • Interrogations
  • Threatening
2 minB1
“roger. Seven miles. Check g.P.I. Acceleration factor.”

The Bomber Crew Counts Down · Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb 1964 · Ch. 20/20

  • Phone calls
  • Explaining
  • Asking
2 minB1
“Who could ever have believed it would end this way?”

Sidney's Play Flops on Opening Night · Deathtrap 1982 · Ch. 1/30

  • Criticism & layoffs
  • Phone calls
  • Comforting
2 minB1
“I'd be very surprised if our suspect was from Brainerd.”

Marge Arrives at the Triple Homicide · Fargo 1996 · Ch. 5/16

  • Crime scenes
  • Investigation
  • Explaining
3 minB2
“We'll drive him crazy. We'll outlast the bastard. We'll go straight!”

Butch and Sundance Take a Payroll Job · Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid 1969 · Ch. 11/12

  • Negotiation
  • Job interview
  • Explaining
2 minB2
“No need for concern, it's only me.”

Tanner Corners Them in the Tunnel · My Fellow Americans 1996 · Ch. 12/13

  • Threats
  • Arguments
  • Threatening
2 minB2
“Okay. I'm Dostoyevsky. You're Anna. We're writing The Gambler.”

A Man Dictates The Gambler · Slacker 1990 · Ch. 2/22

  • Monologues
  • Small talk
  • Explaining
4 minB2
“With the greatest respect, I heard every word you said.”

The Closet Fingerprints · A Shot in the Dark 1964 · Ch. 12/12

  • Investigation
  • Interrogations
  • Confronting
2 minB2
“You don't just walk on to a network show without experience.”

Rupert Pitches His Act to Jerry · The King of Comedy 1982 · Ch. 2/21

  • Asking for help
  • Job interview
  • Asking
6 minB2
“"What joy it was to be alive, but to be young was very heaven."”

Calls on the Road to Cartmel · The Trip 2011 · Ch. 5/20

  • Phone calls
  • Teasing
  • Complaining
4 minB2
“The trick is to not take it personal…”

Kate Becomes a Meme · Don't Look Up 2021 · Ch. 10/25

  • Meetings
  • Explaining
  • Complaining
3 minB2
“Let's get out of here before we learn something, Butt-Head.”

Beavis and Butt-Head at College · Beavis and Butt-Head Do the Universe 2022 · Ch. 12/22

  • Travel & hotels
  • Explaining
  • Warning
3 minB2
“Yes, and you wanna know why? Because I never get to do anything.”

Barbie Flees to Barbie Land · Barbie 2023 · Ch. 16/26

  • Travel & hotels
  • Parties
  • Complaining
3 minB1
“The most beautiful words in the English language are not "I love you," but "it's benign."”

Harry Learns It's Benign · Deconstructing Harry 1997 · Ch. 6/17

  • At the doctor
  • Complaining
  • Explaining
3 minA2
“I'm not gonna go around one more time with you on this.”

Tucker and Dale Rescue Allison · Tucker and Dale vs. Evil 2010 · Ch. 5/19

  • Arguments
  • Accusations
  • Confronting
4 minC2
“Dost thou think, because thou art virtuous, there shall be no more cakes and ale?”

Malvolio Scolds Sir Toby's Party · Twelfth Night 2012 · Ch. 9/25

  • Parties
  • Arguments
  • Complaining
4 minB2
“Making their master happy was the tribe's very reason for existence.”

Minions Can't Keep a Boss · Minions 2015 · Ch. 1/14

  • Storytelling
  • Monologues
  • Explaining
3 minB2
“And yet, he was the one who died. Not you, Mrs. White. Not you.”

Boddy Is the Blackmailer · Clue 1985 · Ch. 4/17

  • Accusations
  • Interrogations
  • Confessing
2 minB2
“Get the hell out of my room.”

Adolf Teaches Jojo Reverse Psychology · Jojo Rabbit 2019 · Ch. 5/18

  • Arguments
  • Small talk
  • Suggesting
4 minB2
“It worked for Hitler and Eva Braun. It's simple, and it's effective.”

Painless Plans His Own Suicide · M*A*S*H 1970 · Ch. 11/22

  • Comforting a friend
  • Teasing
  • Suggesting
2 minB1
“It's been a long time since any of us have eaten.”

Danny McBride Wants to Eat Them · This Is the End 2013 · Ch. 26/27

  • Threats
  • Threatening
  • Warning
4 minB2
“You know, communism, fascism, voodooism, everybody's got an "ism" these days.”

Poppins Meets the Sycamores · You Can't Take It with You 1938 · Ch. 4/27

  • Small talk
  • Parties
  • Suggesting
3 minC1
“The rest of the stuff was bullshit.”

Isaac and Mary Argue About Art · Manhattan 1979 · Ch. 4/23

  • Arguments
  • Small talk
  • Explaining
3 minB1
“Well, we still have each other. Shall we press on?”

Riding the Wonkamobile · Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory 1971 · Ch. 16/18

  • Travel & hotels
  • Parties
  • Warning