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Movie English about loneliness

165 real scenes from 69 films. Watch a full scene, then take the phrases people actually use for loneliness.

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4 minB2
“Because I didn't want there to be any mistaking it for a date.”

Tiffany Offers to Deliver Pat's Letter · Silver Linings Playbook 2012 · Ch. 10/23

  • First dates
  • Comforting a friend
  • Confessing
2 minB1
“I've never even had anybody over for dinner, let alone made love on the table.”

Masha's Lonely Night Confession · The King of Comedy 1982 · Ch. 17/21

  • Confessing feelings
  • Monologues
  • Confessing love
5 minB1
“I just want to speak from the heart.”

Walter Searches a Greenland Pub · The Secret Life of Walter Mitty 2013 · Ch. 8/16

  • Small talk
  • Parties
  • Asking
5 minB2
“I won't have my mind befuddled by chemicals when I'm the only one who sees the whole picture for exactly what it is.”

Boris Panics and Jumps Out the Window · Whatever Works 2009 · Ch. 2/16

  • Couple fights
  • Marriage trouble
  • Complaining
4 minB2
“If you're going to be prudish, we'll never get the book written.”

Lucy Writes Captain Gregg's Memoir · The Ghost and Mrs. Muir 1947 · Ch. 9/18

  • Arguments
  • Storytelling
  • Complaining
5 minB1
“The skyscrapers were all lit up. I got down on one knee.”

Peter Misses the Joshua Tree Trip · I Love You, Man 2009 · Ch. 2/19

  • Office chat
  • Small talk
  • Inviting
3 minB1
“You have literally raised me from the dead.”

Waking Dr. Mann on a Frozen World · Interstellar 2014 · Ch. 9/13

  • Meetings
  • Storytelling
  • Explaining
5 minB2
“You're your own woman. The world's your oyster.”

Mary's Tipsy Talk With Joe · Another Year 2010 · Ch. 13/25

  • Parties
  • Small talk
  • Complaining
2 minB1
“But things, things are just kind of changing they're just, changing now.”

Amanda Talks About the Empty House · Blue Jay 2016 · Ch. 16/18

  • Confessing feelings
  • Thanking
  • Confessing
2 minB2
“I'm very good at what I do. Probably the best I know.”

Ralph's Opening Monologue · Wreck-It Ralph 2012 · Ch. 1/19

  • Monologues
  • Complaining
  • Explaining
3 minB2
“You're high maintenance, but you think you're low maintenance.”

Harry Calls Sally Late at Night · When Harry Met Sally... 1989 · Ch. 9/20

  • Phone calls
  • Comforting a friend
  • Comforting
5 minB1
“Just stare at the bridge of his nose. That's what I do.”

Dinner at Trent's Beach House · The Way Way Back 2013 · Ch. 3/18

  • Parties
  • Family dinners
  • Teasing
3 minB1
“It was worth a try.”

Aron Records a Video Diary · 127 Hours 2010 · Ch. 3/5

  • Monologues
  • Explaining
  • Complaining
5 minB2
“A bunch of kids who didn't give a hoot just so long as they had a yuk to share.”

Joe Meets Betty at Artie's Party · Sunset Boulevard 1950 · Ch. 10/19

  • Parties
  • Small talk
  • Asking
2 minB2
“What does it matter so long as our minds meet?"”

The Anonymous Letter From Box 237 · The Shop Around the Corner 1940 · Ch. 2/19

  • Office chat
  • Small talk
  • Explaining
3 minB1
“I can't get used to calling myself queer.”

Harry Comes Round to Drink · All of Us Strangers 2023 · Ch. 3/15

  • First dates
  • Small talk
  • Asking
5 minB2
“I just think it's hard to cast that role, you know, to fill it when you know it's gonna be like 30 to 40 years.”

Wallace on Why He Isn't Married · The End of the Tour 2015 · Ch. 5/17

  • Small talk
  • Storytelling
  • Explaining
3 minB1
“My little guy is not so little anymore.”

Jack Crashes the Drag Bar · A Star Is Born 2018 · Ch. 1/13

  • Parties
  • Ordering food
  • Inviting
2 minB1
“I have never disliked a person so much as Mr. Willoughby. Insufferable man!”

Marianne Walks Out Before the Storm · Sense and Sensibility 1995 · Ch. 25/27

  • Small talk
  • Parties
  • Complaining
5 minB1
“I just needed to hear your voice.”

Stranded Passengers Wait for News · Come from Away 2021 · Ch. 11/22

  • Comforting a friend
  • Phone calls
  • Comforting
5 minB2
“Neighbors like each other, speak to each other, care if anybody lives or dies.”

The Neighbor's Dog Is Killed · Rear Window 1954 · Ch. 11/13

  • Accusations
  • Investigation
  • Confronting
3 minB2
“Might as well go to mine. Everybody else does.”

Baxter Picks Up Mrs. MacDougall · The Apartment 1960 · Ch. 8/15

  • First dates
  • Small talk
  • Inviting
2 minB1
“Today is a holiday invented by greeting card companies...”

Joel Ditches Work for Montauk Beach · Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind 2004 · Ch. 1/20

  • Monologues
  • Complaining
  • Confessing
2 minA2
“If you look at me one time, I'll throw you out of the room.”

Layla Joins Billy in the Bathroom · Buffalo '66 1998 · Ch. 15/15

  • Couple fights
  • Teasing
  • Asking