5 minB2“I went through a marriage ceremony with him, but I already had a husband.”Christine Testifies Against Vole · Witness for the Prosecution 1957 · Ch. 19/27
- Courtroom
- Interrogations
- Confessing
Theme
Movie English about lies
90 real scenes from 47 films. Watch a full scene, then take the phrases people actually use for lies.
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3 minB2“No matter where I go, there'll always be a Shell station on every corner.”Mobsters Plot to Kill Little Bonaparte · Some Like It Hot 1959 · Ch. 18/19
- Comforting a friend
- Threats
- Comforting
3 minB2“The individual purchase orders are still public record, though.”Rachel Questions the SkyWalk Spending · Bad Education 2019 · Ch. 12/18
- Investigation
- Confronting
- Explaining
4 minB2“I was not... I never was a heroin addict.”Lipsky Asks Wallace About Heroin · The End of the Tour 2015 · Ch. 15/17
- Job interview
- Interrogations
- Confronting
5 minB1“Tell him I say yes for me, will you?”Doug Answers Claire's Questions · The Town 2010 · Ch. 16/20
- Getting back together
- Apologies
- Promising
6 minC1“I don't make the rules. I play by them.”Buddy Defends Himself to Guy · Swimming with Sharks 1994 · Ch. 15/16
- Arguments
- Talking to the boss
- Confronting
3 minB2“I mean, you ran like a rabbit after you killed Lejeune.”Paris Accuses Roget After the Patrol · Paths of Glory 1957 · Ch. 4/17
- Accusations
- Arguments
- Confronting
2 minB2“The Internet's not written in pencil, Mark, it's written in ink,”Erica Confronts Mark Over the Internet · The Social Network 2010 · Ch. 13/23
- Accusations
- Meetings
- Confronting
5 minB2“I'm just passing on the information.”The Kitchen Plane Crash Story · SLC Punk 1998 · Ch. 6/10
- Storytelling
- Accusations
- Explaining
2 minB2“So, when I got my nicotine death sentence, I decided to make the rest of my time count.”Dying Adman Confesses to Neal · Interstate 60 2002 · Ch. 17/22
- Storytelling
- Persuasion
- Confessing
3 minA2“I told you, I want to go there. I want to see the old neighborhood.”Billy Calls His Mother From the Hotel · Buffalo '66 1998 · Ch. 1/15
- Phone calls
- Parents & kids
- Asking
4 minB2“It's my fault. When it comes to reading maps, I sure can be an old flibbertigibbet.”David Recruits Rose for the Trip · We're the Millers 2013 · Ch. 4/21
- Negotiation
- Persuading
- Bargaining
4 minC1“Now, the FBI talked him down, but that's the man you're dancing with.”Oppenheimer's Cock-and-Bull Story · Oppenheimer 2023 · Ch. 15/28
- Interrogations
- Courtroom
- Confessing
3 minB2“Every lie has 80 percent truth to it. I mean, it's scary.”Joe Reads Mike's Statement · The Last Boy Scout 1991 · Ch. 6/20
- Investigation
- Police questioning
- Explaining
3 minC1“It worked perfectly, and nobody can prove what really happened here. Nobody!”Clifford Wants a Shortcut · Deathtrap 1982 · Ch. 22/30
- Arguments
- Negotiation
- Threatening
4 minB1“No one will know. Just act normal.”The Proposal Dinner Falls Apart · Encanto 2021 · Ch. 11/19
- Family dinners
- Arguments
- Confronting
6 minB1“Oh, sweetie, we're not under any illusions that you two don't sleep in the same bed.”Andrew Brings Margaret Home to Sitka · The Proposal 2009 · Ch. 6/14
- Small talk
- Phone calls
- Teasing
2 minB1“Just because you wish for something doesn't make it true.”The Wedding Gets Interrupted · The Princess and the Frog 2009 · Ch. 12/14
- Parties
- Promising
- Warning
5 minB1“We'd never gone that long in Dallas without clearing a murder of an officer.”David Harris Brags About the Killing · The Thin Blue Line 1988 · Ch. 4/20
- Investigation
- Police questioning
- Confessing
3 minB1“We sat right here in this room and went over this and over this.”Jerry Sells the TruCoat · Fargo 1996 · Ch. 3/16
- Shopping
- Arguments
- Complaining
5 minB2“He wishes to remain anonymous. I wish to remain infamous.”Graysmith Finds the Zodiac's Source · Zodiac 2007 · Ch. 13/30
- Investigation
- First dates
- Explaining
3 minB2“That was the night he finally told me the truth.”Gatsby Keeps Vigil Until Dawn · The Great Gatsby 2013 · Ch. 18/18
- Storytelling
- Goodbyes & funerals
- Confessing
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
3 minB2“There were no rumors. His heart stopped and he fell.”Mrs. Venable and the Sealed Coffin · Suddenly, Last Summer 1959 · Ch. 21/27
- Interrogations
- Investigation
- Explaining