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Movie English about justice

189 real scenes from 50 films. Watch a full scene, then take the phrases people actually use for justice.

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5 minB2
“People do a lot of things in private they couldn't possibly explain in public.”

Doyle Dismisses Lisa's Clue · Rear Window 1954 · Ch. 10/13

  • Arguments
  • Investigation
  • Confronting
4 minB2
“- Every adult citizen of Morlaw, is a lawyer.”

Neal Gets Trapped in Morlaw · Interstate 60 2002 · Ch. 19/22

  • Negotiation
  • Accusations
  • Persuading
3 minC1
“Because Robert never had anything to do with the Communist Party as such.”

Kitty Testifies Before the Board · Oppenheimer 2023 · Ch. 27/28

  • Courtroom
  • Interrogations
  • Confronting
4 minB2
“It's like a bad dream. You want to wake up, but you can't do it.”

Randall Adams on Death Row · The Thin Blue Line 1988 · Ch. 16/20

  • Courtroom
  • Monologues
  • Complaining
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
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 minB1
“He is silent for three years.”

Robert Confronts Dave About Allen · Zodiac 2007 · Ch. 30/30

  • Investigation
  • Accusations
  • Confronting
3 minB2
“Sitting with the angel of death, and you cracking jokes.”

Mollie Rounds on the Reporters · His Girl Friday 1940 · Ch. 8/18

  • Accusations
  • Arguments
  • Confronting
5 minB2
“In fact, I don't like you, Mr. Norton. Goodbye, gentlemen.”

Norton Questions the Widow · Double Indemnity 1944 · Ch. 15/21

  • Negotiation
  • Accusations
  • Bargaining
4 minB1
“It's hard proof, hard as rock, the judges said.”

Mary Warren Defies John Proctor · The Crucible 2014 · Ch. 11/29

  • Arguments
  • Accusations
  • Saying no
2 minC1
“Give her the right you should have given her cousin, and so dies my revenge.”

Claudio Accepts His Penance · Much Ado About Nothing 1993 · Ch. 21/24

  • Apologies
  • Goodbyes & funerals
  • Thanking
4 minC1
“'But no. No, no. That's not what happened. I didn't want to have sex. I felt sick.'”

Tessa Remembers on the Stand · National Theatre Live: Prima Facie 2022 · Ch. 22/22

  • Courtroom
  • Interrogations
  • Saying no
2 minB2
“When certain issues are raised amongst my friends and I, it is anything but tranquil.”

Wilberforce Meets the Abolitionists · Amazing Grace 2006 · Ch. 4/18

  • Parties
  • Small talk
  • Explaining
5 minB1
“Never was. Never will be.”

Police Kill Radio Raheem · Do the Right Thing 1989 · Ch. 19/20

  • Crime scenes
  • Threats
  • Warning
5 minC1
“Aziz is innocent, and everything we do must be based on that.”

Fielding Picks a Defence Lawyer · A Passage to India 1984 · Ch. 10/19

  • Meetings
  • Persuasion
  • Suggesting
2 minB2
“It's only one night. A boy may die.”

Juror 8 Proposes Another Vote · 12 Angry Men 1957 · Ch. 6/17

  • Courtroom
  • Arguments
  • Persuading
2 minB2
“Would you prefer a lie or the truth?”

Evey Confronts V About Prothero · V for Vendetta 2006 · Ch. 10/25

  • Accusations
  • Investigation
  • Confessing
3 minB2
“And it takes a wolf to catch a wolf.”

Alonzo Explains Wolves and Sheep · Training Day 2001 · Ch. 8/23

  • Arguments
  • Speeches
  • Explaining
8 minC1
“In for a penny, in for a pound.”

Blanc Reveals the Whole Plan · Knives Out 2019 · Ch. 14/14

  • Interrogations
  • Investigation
  • Explaining
4 minB2
“As for things looking bad, they don't look bad, Mr Vole, they look terrible.”

Leonard Recounts the Night of the Murder · Witness for the Prosecution 1957 · Ch. 6/27

  • Interrogations
  • Police questioning
  • Explaining
3 minB2
“- Don't you believe me, sir? - Yes, I do, but who else will?”

Dax Prepares the Accused Soldiers · Paths of Glory 1957 · Ch. 8/17

  • Courtroom
  • Talking to the boss
  • Explaining
3 minB2
“This is Harvard, where you don't plant stories and you don't sue people.”

The Winklevosses Debate Suing Mark · The Social Network 2010 · Ch. 9/23

  • Arguments
  • Accusations
  • Confronting
4 minB2
“Are you interested in solving this case or in making me look foolish?”

Doyle Won't Search Thorwald's Apartment · Rear Window 1954 · Ch. 8/13

  • Investigation
  • Arguments
  • Confronting
5 minB2
“Now how many here knew this thing was a railroad job against Mr. Oliver?”

Cody Pulls Dynamite in Court · Interstate 60 2002 · Ch. 20/22

  • Courtroom
  • Threats
  • Threatening