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Movie English about philosophy

95 real scenes from 34 films. Watch a full scene, then take the phrases people actually use for philosophy.

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2 minB2
“What you don't see is generally scarier than what you do see, and the script was filled with "shark."”

Spielberg Hides the Shark · Spielberg 2017 · Ch. 1/10

  • Storytelling
  • Explaining
  • Complimenting
3 minB2
“I think I can honestly say I'm the happiest I've been in a long time.”

Talking About the Fear of Rejection · Slacker 1990 · Ch. 20/22

  • Small talk
  • Confessing
  • Explaining
5 minB2
“This is your life, and it's ending one minute at a time.”

Jack Meets Marla at Support Group · Fight Club 1999 · Ch. 4/19

  • Goodbyes & funerals
  • Travel & hotels
  • Bargaining
4 minB2
“Sebastian was a vocation, not a man.”

Catherine on Love as Use · Suddenly, Last Summer 1959 · Ch. 10/27

  • Interrogations
  • Storytelling
  • Confessing
3 minC1
“but you see, my jam, it doesn't kill anyone.”

Lord George and Mickey Debate Vice · The Gentlemen 2020 · Ch. 10/15

  • Arguments
  • Accusations
  • Confronting
5 minB2
“There's a lot of things I haven't told you, Jack.”

Santa Tours the Village · The Christmas Chronicles: Part Two 2020 · Ch. 6/20

  • Travel & hotels
  • Storytelling
  • Explaining
3 minB1
“It's lonely roads, but there's warm houses and cars.”

Mark Smashes Cars on Set · American Movie 1999 · Ch. 18/19

  • Office chat
  • Monologues
  • Asking
2 minB1
“This is nuts! This is so crazy!”

Kate Discovers the Comet · Don't Look Up 2021 · Ch. 1/25

  • Parties
  • Complimenting
  • Suggesting
3 minB1
“Don't mess with those, unless you want to risk breaking a $2 billion piece of equipment.”

Beavis and Butt-Head See Earth · Beavis and Butt-Head Do the Universe 2022 · Ch. 4/22

  • Teasing
  • Explaining
  • Warning
5 minB1
“And she thinks she loves him, but it's only because she mistakes his pessimistic despair for wisdom, believing he's a genius.”

Randy Pursues Melodie · Whatever Works 2009 · Ch. 12/16

  • Confessing feelings
  • Arguments
  • Confessing love
3 minB1
“It was with this hand that Cain iced his brother.”

Radio Raheem's Love and Hate Speech · Do the Right Thing 1989 · Ch. 10/20

  • Storytelling
  • Monologues
  • Explaining
5 minB2
“While you men have been fighting, we women have been thinking.”

Candy and Edith Argue Politics · The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp 1943 · Ch. 7/30

  • Arguments
  • Persuasion
  • Confronting
3 minB2
“Ask yourself what it is sometime.”

D'Anconia Warns Rearden at a Party · Atlas Shrugged: Part I 2011 · Ch. 8/16

  • Parties
  • Small talk
  • Warning
3 minC1
“In simple terms, Miss Quested, life is a wheel with many spokes.”

Godbole Explains the Marabar Caves · A Passage to India 1984 · Ch. 4/19

  • Small talk
  • Storytelling
  • Explaining
3 minB2
“We’re all being played with, babe.”

Barbie Opens a Portal to Reality · Barbie 2023 · Ch. 6/26

  • At the doctor
  • Asking for help
  • Explaining
5 minB2
“Wherever you run into it, prejudice always obscures the truth.”

Juror 8 Warns About Prejudice · 12 Angry Men 1957 · Ch. 16/17

  • Courtroom
  • Investigation
  • Explaining
2 minB2
“There's no certainty, only opportunity.”

Breakfast and a Debate With V · V for Vendetta 2006 · Ch. 7/25

  • Small talk
  • Arguments
  • Apologizing
4 minB2
“It's like we've forgotten who we are, Donald.”

The Ghost in Murph's Bookshelf · Interstellar 2014 · Ch. 1/13

  • Parents & kids
  • Complaining
  • Explaining
5 minB1
“There's a green light on your ass.”

Alonzo's Smiles and Cries Speech · Training Day 2001 · Ch. 6/23

  • Threats
  • Storytelling
  • Threatening
3 minC2
“A sentence is but a cheveril glove to a good wit.”

Feste Spars With Viola About Words · Twelfth Night 2012 · Ch. 14/25

  • Teasing
  • Small talk
  • Explaining
4 minB2
“Even with the politics taken out,it would still remain a vulgar farce.”

Mozart Argues Opera With the Court · Amadeus 1984 · Ch. 17/25

  • Arguments
  • Persuasion
  • Complaining
3 minB1
“So always err on the side of caution, Carly.”

The Food Safety Inspection · Boiling Point 2021 · Ch. 1/13

  • Office chat
  • Warning
  • Explaining
3 minC1
“Why do we feel so empty and unhappy?”

Wallace on Why We Feel Empty · The End of the Tour 2015 · Ch. 4/17

  • Monologues
  • Explaining
  • Warning
4 minB2
“Be here now is all about being present and not fearing what you don't know.”

Andy Whitfield's Cancer Returns · Be Here Now 2015 · Ch. 3/27

  • At the doctor
  • Phone calls
  • Thanking