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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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3 minB2
“Close the door. It's going to be loud.”

Alonzo Questions a Man in the Bathtub · Training Day 2001 · Ch. 20/23

  • Interrogations
  • Threats
  • Threatening
5 minC1
“If you still have doubts about Mr Vole, I wouldn't mind betting you a box of cigars.”

Sir Wilfrid's Blue Letter Trap · Witness for the Prosecution 1957 · Ch. 25/27

  • Courtroom
  • Interrogations
  • Confronting
2 minB2
“Looks as if we have a pretty unpleasant thing on our hands in a few hours, doesn't it?”

Dax Makes Roget Command the Firing Squad · Paths of Glory 1957 · Ch. 14/17

  • Talking to the boss
  • Interrogations
  • Confronting
3 minB2
“I didn't know you couldn't do that.”

Eduardo's Chicken Deposition Story · The Social Network 2010 · Ch. 17/23

  • Courtroom
  • Interrogations
  • Explaining
3 minB2
“He didn't know that the car was stolen.”

Officer Wood Shot at Traffic Stop · The Thin Blue Line 1988 · Ch. 3/20

  • Crime scenes
  • Investigation
  • Explaining
2 minC1
“Like it was totally normal to fool around with little boys.”

Springfield Hearing on Sealed Records · Spotlight 2015 · Ch. 14/21

  • Courtroom
  • Explaining
  • Confronting
5 minB1
“Well, Leigh's always been troubled.”

Police Question Leigh Allen's Mother · Zodiac 2007 · Ch. 18/30

  • Police questioning
  • Investigation
  • Asking
4 minB2
“Then her saintliness is done with.”

Proctor Forces Mary to Testify · The Crucible 2014 · Ch. 16/29

  • Accusations
  • Arguments
  • Persuading
3 minC1
“'I'm just doing this to protect other women from this man.'”

Jenna's Word on Trial · National Theatre Live: Prima Facie 2022 · Ch. 9/22

  • Courtroom
  • Interrogations
  • Explaining
4 minC1
“I shall begin by reminding you of my contention that prisoner proposed the expedition with a premeditated intention of making advances to Miss Quested.”

McBryde Accuses Aziz at Trial · A Passage to India 1984 · Ch. 13/19

  • Courtroom
  • Accusations
  • Confronting
4 minB1
“This, I have always thought, is a remarkable thing about democracy...”

The Jury Deadlocks at Six to Six · 12 Angry Men 1957 · Ch. 12/17

  • Courtroom
  • Arguments
  • Explaining
4 minB2
“I was her housekeeper! I've no opinion of companions, poor feckless bodies, afraid of a bit of honest domestic work.”

Janet McKenzie Takes the Stand · Witness for the Prosecution 1957 · Ch. 17/27

  • Courtroom
  • Explaining
  • Confronting
4 minC1
“They have skimmed milk in their veins instead of blood.”

Generals Choose Three Scapegoats · Paths of Glory 1957 · Ch. 7/17

  • Meetings
  • Confronting
  • Bargaining
5 minB2
“Very convenient that the driver happened to have bushy hair.”

Mrs. Miller Changes Her Story · The Thin Blue Line 1988 · Ch. 11/20

  • Courtroom
  • Investigation
  • Explaining
2 minB2
“Everybody knew something was going on, and no one did a thing.”

Robby Confronts His Old Friend · Spotlight 2015 · Ch. 20/21

  • Accusations
  • Arguments
  • Confronting
5 minC1
“Whoever this is, you owe me a new lamp.”

The Presidio Cab Murder · Zodiac 2007 · Ch. 6/30

  • Crime scenes
  • Investigation
  • Asking
4 minB2
“Thomas Putnam is reaching out for land!”

Giles Corey Storms the Court · The Crucible 2014 · Ch. 17/29

  • Courtroom
  • Accusations
  • Confronting
4 minB2
“I try to explain to Richard, but I'm not as clear as I need to be.”

Witness Faces the Cross-Examination · National Theatre Live: Prima Facie 2022 · Ch. 21/22

  • Courtroom
  • Interrogations
  • Explaining
2 minB2
“Ladies, don't go out any more than you can help, and don't talk before your servants.”

Fielding Resigns from the Club · A Passage to India 1984 · Ch. 11/19

  • Meetings
  • Speeches
  • Confronting
5 minB1
“You can't send someone off to die on evidence like that.”

Juror 8 Doubts the Eyewitness · 12 Angry Men 1957 · Ch. 17/17

  • Courtroom
  • Persuasion
  • Persuading
2 minB2
“Chipper, isn't he? An hour ago, he had one foot on the gallows and the other on a banana peel.”

Vole Is Found Not Guilty · Witness for the Prosecution 1957 · Ch. 26/27

  • Courtroom
  • Thanking
  • Warning
3 minB2
“Grigson is known as "Dr. Death" because he always testifies that way.”

Dr. Death Takes the Stand · The Thin Blue Line 1988 · Ch. 15/20

  • Courtroom
  • Investigation
  • Explaining
4 minC1
“Why wouldn't we? It's a major First Amendment victory.”

Robby Gets Six Weeks to Publish · Spotlight 2015 · Ch. 19/21

  • Meetings
  • Office chat
  • Persuading
5 minC1
“"I'm not sick. I am insane. But that will not stop the game.”

Riverside Investigators Compare Notes · Zodiac 2007 · Ch. 15/30

  • Meetings
  • Investigation
  • Confronting