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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 minB1
“Don't be a sissy. In war, anything goes!”

Spud Plans to Capture the Wizard · The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp 1943 · Ch. 30/30

  • Arguments
  • Small talk
  • Explaining
2 minB2
“I thought we might take a trip, a little getaway.”

Dagny and Rearden's Wisconsin Trip · Atlas Shrugged: Part I 2011 · Ch. 15/16

  • Travel & hotels
  • Investigation
  • Explaining
5 minB2
“It's as plain as the nose on your face.”

Juror 8 Tests the El Train Timing · 12 Angry Men 1957 · Ch. 8/17

  • Courtroom
  • Investigation
  • Confronting
2 minB2
“I just feel so much calmer and more grounded.”

Vashti Reads the Update to Andy · Be Here Now 2015 · Ch. 16/27

  • Small talk
  • Comforting a friend
  • Explaining
2 minB2
“Living with them must be like living in a world that Walt Disney might have thought of.”

Alice Explains Her Family · You Can't Take It with You 1938 · Ch. 10/27

  • Family dinners
  • Small talk
  • Explaining
3 minB2
“We see what we expect to see.”

Neal Takes the Card Test · Interstate 60 2002 · Ch. 3/22

  • At the doctor
  • Persuasion
  • Explaining
3 minC1
“Wait, are we saying there's a chance that when we push that button, we destroy the world?”

Waiting Out the Storm at Trinity · Oppenheimer 2023 · Ch. 19/28

  • Meetings
  • Speeches
  • Warning
4 minB2
“I don't know. I'm beginning to suspect maybe there's nothing really in there.”

An Argument About Giving Change · Slacker 1990 · Ch. 12/22

  • Arguments
  • Confronting
  • Explaining
5 minC1
“But on the whole, I'm sorry to say, we're a failed species.”

Boris Breaks the Fourth Wall · Whatever Works 2009 · Ch. 1/16

  • Speeches
  • Monologues
  • Complaining
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
4 minB2
“You know, communism, fascism, voodooism, everybody's got an "ism" these days.”

Poppins Meets the Sycamores · You Can't Take It with You 1938 · Ch. 4/27

  • Small talk
  • Parties
  • Suggesting
5 minB2
“- Well the journey of life always includes a possibility of death.”

Ray Offers Neal a Job · Interstate 60 2002 · Ch. 6/22

  • Negotiation
  • Travel & hotels
  • Explaining
3 minC1
“The power you're about to reveal will forever outlive the Nazis.”

Bohr Warns of the Aftermath · Oppenheimer 2023 · Ch. 16/28

  • Speeches
  • Meetings
  • Warning
2 minC1
“Everybody's running around here wondering when the bombs are gonna fall, and the fact of the matter is that the bombs have already fallen.”

A Street Rant About Bombs · Slacker 1990 · Ch. 9/22

  • Speeches
  • Monologues
  • Complaining
5 minB2
“There is a reasonable doubt in my mind.”

Juror 8 Reenacts the Old Man's Walk · 12 Angry Men 1957 · Ch. 11/17

  • Courtroom
  • Investigation
  • Confronting
4 minB1
“I tell you, the kids will go for those like hotcakes.”

A Day in the Sycamore House · You Can't Take It with You 1938 · Ch. 3/27

  • Family dinners
  • Small talk
  • Complaining
4 minB2
“Said, the Frontier was a safety valve for civilization.”

Cody Explains the Frontier Theory · Interstate 60 2002 · Ch. 15/22

  • Storytelling
  • Travel & hotels
  • Explaining
4 minB2
“The underlying order is chaos, man.”

Chaos, Cartoons and Scooby Snacks · Slacker 1990 · Ch. 19/22

  • Small talk
  • Storytelling
  • Explaining
2 minB2
“You, you took a job, and now you got to do it.”

Neal Argues About Interstate 60 · Interstate 60 2002 · Ch. 8/22

  • Arguments
  • Travel & hotels
  • Explaining
3 minB2
“Exactly. The slate of American history needs to be wiped clean.”

Friends Get In Free at the Club · Slacker 1990 · Ch. 22/22

  • Parties
  • Small talk
  • Inviting
3 minB2
“Every action is a positive action.”

Oblique Strategy Cards on the Street · Slacker 1990 · Ch. 18/22

  • Small talk
  • Storytelling
  • Suggesting
4 minB2
“If you're here to steal something, you've come to the wrong place.”

The Old Anarchist Talks Revolution · Slacker 1990 · Ch. 15/22

  • Storytelling
  • Small talk
  • Explaining
4 minB2
“I really don't know too much about this. I was kind of just flipping through.”

The JFK Bookstore Conversation · Slacker 1990 · Ch. 13/22

  • Small talk
  • Storytelling
  • Explaining