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Movie English about power

418 real scenes from 94 films. Watch a full scene, then take the phrases people actually use for power.

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2 minC1
“Stick a fork in the guy. He's done.”

Passengers Gossip About the Presidents · My Fellow Americans 1996 · Ch. 6/13

  • Small talk
  • Storytelling
  • Teasing
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
2 minB2
“My boy is no concern of yours.”

Carmody Blocks the Pharmacy Run · The Mist 2007 · Ch. 8/11

  • Arguments
  • Threats
  • Threatening
2 minB2
“Oh, yeah. They're gonna get boosted off this rock before it melts.”

Conspiracy Guy Warns a Stranger · Slacker 1990 · Ch. 4/22

  • Storytelling
  • Small talk
  • Explaining
2 minB2
“My only concern is that that may not be what Leo wants.”

Cindy Brings a Lawyer to Mike's Office · Win Win 2011 · Ch. 14/19

  • Negotiation
  • Confronting
  • Persuading
4 minB2
“You are not a beautiful or unique snowflake.”

Tyler's Space Monkey Speech · Fight Club 1999 · Ch. 13/19

  • Speeches
  • Parties
  • Persuading
4 minB2
“If Maria Gambrelli is not a murderer, and I say she is not, you are sending an innocent girl to the guillotine.”

Dreyfus Banishes Clouseau to Martinique · A Shot in the Dark 1964 · Ch. 9/12

  • Criticism & layoffs
  • Investigation
  • Threatening
4 minB2
“I hate talking fairy tale animals!”

The Fight in Jack Horner's Lair · Puss in Boots: The Last Wish 2022 · Ch. 8/22

  • Arguments
  • Threats
  • Threatening
2 minC1
“Not unlike a well-groomed jungle and, frankly, a little terrifying.”

Mrs. Venable Shows the Garden · Suddenly, Last Summer 1959 · Ch. 3/27

  • Small talk
  • Negotiation
  • Explaining
4 minB1
“But don't worry, despite my cheery demeanor, I am unfeeling, inflexible and morally neutral.”

Vontra Comes to Collect Roz · The Wild Robot 2024 · Ch. 12/15

  • Threats
  • Explaining
  • Warning
4 minB2
“Under no circumstances will we put this man on the air.”

Studio Debates Airing the Kidnapper · The King of Comedy 1982 · Ch. 16/21

  • Meetings
  • Negotiation
  • Confronting
5 minB2
“Thirty-one pound is gone. I am penniless.”

Parris Reports Abigail Has Vanished · The Crucible 2014 · Ch. 25/29

  • Courtroom
  • Interrogations
  • Confronting
3 minB2
“My mother had her reasons.”

Enola at Miss Harrison's School · Enola Holmes 2020 · Ch. 9/12

  • Speeches
  • Talking to the boss
  • Warning
4 minB2
“I'm saying that nobody... nobody cuts in on Philip Nosseross.”

Philip Betrays Harry to Kristo · Night and the City 1950 · Ch. 16/19

  • Negotiation
  • Threats
  • Threatening
3 minC1
“There is no measure in the occasion that breeds, therefore the sadness is without limit.”

Don John Plots Against Claudio · Much Ado About Nothing 1993 · Ch. 5/24

  • Persuasion
  • Monologues
  • Complaining
3 minB2
“It's a game we play. They put it on the bill, I tear up the bill. It is very convenient.”

Strasser Confronts Laszlo at Rick's · Casablanca 1943 · Ch. 5/20

  • Interrogations
  • Small talk
  • Confronting
4 minB2
“Make way for Prince Ali”

Prince Ali's Grand Parade · Aladdin 2019 · Ch. 10/24

  • Parties
  • Speeches
  • Complimenting
2 minB2
“so it's me that should be accountable for their actions.”

The Coach Apologizes for His Lads · The Gentlemen 2020 · Ch. 9/15

  • Apologies
  • Negotiation
  • Apologizing
3 minB2
“He charged us for the snacks, but they're free.”

Kate and Mindy Wait Seven Hours · Don't Look Up 2021 · Ch. 3/25

  • Meetings
  • Family dinners
  • Complaining
4 minB2
“I try to explain to Richard, but I'm not as clear as I need to be.”

Witness Faces the Cross-Examination · National Theatre Live: Prima Facie 2022 · Ch. 21/22

  • Courtroom
  • Interrogations
  • Explaining
4 minB2
“But other than that, these two are a reminder that we still have a long, hard road ahead of us.”

Beavis & Butt-Head White Privilege 101 · Beavis and Butt-Head Do the Universe 2022 · Ch. 13/22

  • Speeches
  • Meetings
  • Explaining
5 minB2
“this right here is the land of opportunity.”

Jordan Refuses to Leave · The Wolf of Wall Street 2013 · Ch. 24/30

  • Speeches
  • Persuasion
  • Persuading
4 minC1
“No matter how loud you shout, you will not drown out the voice of the people!”

Abolitionists Present a Huge Petition · Amazing Grace 2006 · Ch. 11/18

  • Speeches
  • Persuasion
  • Confronting
2 minB1
“It's exactly the sort of place I'm looking for.”

Lucy Insists on Gull Cottage · The Ghost and Mrs. Muir 1947 · Ch. 2/18

  • Renting
  • Saying no
  • Persuading