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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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2 minC1
“it's not that they're not afraid of falling anymore.”

David Foster Wallace on Depression · The End of the Tour 2015 · Ch. 16/17

  • Monologues
  • Confessing
  • Explaining
3 minB2
“What am I doing? Talking high poetry or selling hairstyle advertising?”

Rick Takes Stella Sailing · The Uninvited 1944 · Ch. 6/28

  • First dates
  • Goodbyes & funerals
  • Teasing
5 minB2
“Well, you put a pretty good face on things...”

Vicki Sees Through Warren · About Schmidt 2002 · Ch. 11/16

  • Parties
  • First dates
  • Confronting
5 minB2
“Coombe's a fool. They're all fools.”

Lucy Meets Captain Gregg's Ghost · The Ghost and Mrs. Muir 1947 · Ch. 4/18

  • Arguments
  • Renting
  • Apologizing
5 minB1
“Zooey, I love you, and I wanna spend the rest of my life with you.”

Peter and Sydney Make Up · I Love You, Man 2009 · Ch. 19/19

  • Getting back together
  • Phone calls
  • Apologizing
5 minB2
“Sounds to me like he was a duplicitous shit.”

Mary Confesses Her Old Love · Another Year 2010 · Ch. 7/25

  • Comforting a friend
  • Parties
  • Confessing
3 minB1
“Well, people will always need shoes.”

Warren Has Dinner With the Rusks · About Schmidt 2002 · Ch. 10/16

  • Small talk
  • Parties
  • Explaining
4 minB2
“You're a sight for sore eyes.”

Mary Confides in Gerri Over Drinks · Another Year 2010 · Ch. 3/25

  • Office chat
  • Small talk
  • Confessing
4 minB1
“She gets a big kick out of different languages and cultures and so forth.”

Warren Complains About His Wife · About Schmidt 2002 · Ch. 4/16

  • Marriage trouble
  • Monologues
  • Complaining
3 minB2
“I was out and about, getting my hands dirty.”

Supper Talk and a Court Case · Another Year 2010 · Ch. 4/25

  • Family dinners
  • Meetings
  • Explaining
3 minB2
“I just don't have those kind of feelings for you, Ken. I'm really sorry.”

Ken Makes a Pass at Mary · Another Year 2010 · Ch. 14/25

  • Confessing feelings
  • Goodbyes & funerals
  • Confessing love
3 minB2
“I mean, every time I looked up, he was looking at me.”

Mary Arrives for Dinner · Another Year 2010 · Ch. 5/25

  • Small talk
  • Complimenting
  • Thanking
4 minB2
“I left home at two. I had to ask a policeman in the end, I got so lost.”

Mary Arrives Late With a New Car · Another Year 2010 · Ch. 11/25

  • Parties
  • Small talk
  • Apologizing
3 minA2
“I just came on the spur of the moment.”

Mary Turns Up Unannounced · Another Year 2010 · Ch. 23/25

  • Small talk
  • Comforting a friend
  • Asking
4 minB2
“I'm not meeting the right people. I'm stuck in a rut.”

Ken Breaks Down at Dinner · Another Year 2010 · Ch. 10/25

  • Comforting a friend
  • Complaining
  • Comforting
4 minB2
“No, I never had you down as one of nature's Girl Guides, Mary.”

Mary's Car and the Eco Debate · Another Year 2010 · Ch. 6/25

  • Family dinners
  • Arguments
  • Complaining
3 minB2
“He is a dark horse, our son.”

Tom and Gerri Discuss Joe's Girlfriend · Another Year 2010 · Ch. 18/25

  • Parties
  • Small talk
  • Complaining
2 minA2
“They invite me a lot. We're really old friends.”

Mary Visits for a Cup of Tea · Another Year 2010 · Ch. 24/25

  • Small talk
  • Asking
  • Confessing
3 minB1
“It's just that the older you get, the more relevant it seems.”

Joe Comes Home on Sunday Morning · Another Year 2010 · Ch. 8/25

  • Small talk
  • Thanking
  • Teasing
3 minB2
“Suppose the boot was on the other foot, and someone came to you, say, your daughter, and said, "I haven't been sleeping for months."”

Janet Rates Her Happiness · Another Year 2010 · Ch. 2/25

  • At the doctor
  • Interrogations
  • Asking
5 minB2
“During the Clough glory years, we were at the centre of the footballing universe.”

Ken Visits Tom and Gerri · Another Year 2010 · Ch. 9/25

  • Family dinners
  • Small talk
  • Complaining