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Movie English about power & money

908 real scenes from 131 films. Watch a full scene, then take the phrases people actually use for power & money.

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3 minB2
“But we were wrong. And you, Rupert, you were right.”

Cathy Long Turns Rupert Down · The King of Comedy 1982 · Ch. 10/21

  • Job interview
  • Talking to the boss
  • Saying no
4 minB2
“Witchery's a hanging error, a hanging like they done in Boston two year ago!”

Abigail Threatens the Girls · The Crucible 2014 · Ch. 3/29

  • Threats
  • Accusations
  • Threatening
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
4 minB2
“I'm not at a level that any human could notice.”

Steve Takes His Agent's Call · The Trip 2011 · Ch. 13/20

  • Phone calls
  • Small talk
  • Teasing
3 minB2
“...and the prevailing wind happens to be from Vichy.”

Strasser Debates What to Do With Laszlo · Casablanca 1943 · Ch. 12/20

  • Small talk
  • Arguments
  • Confessing
7 minB2
“But take no other treasure, no matter how sorely you are tempted.”

Aladdin Enters the Cave of Wonders · Aladdin 2019 · Ch. 7/24

  • Threats
  • Asking for help
  • Warning
2 minB2
“I'm not trying to steal it. I'm trying to buy it.”

Roadmen Try to Rob a Phone Buyer · The Gentlemen 2020 · Ch. 8/15

  • Negotiation
  • Threats
  • Threatening
5 minB2
“There's more to life than a fuckin' Field's medal.”

Sean and Lambeau Argue About Will · Good Will Hunting 1997 · Ch. 13/21

  • Arguments
  • Negotiation
  • Persuading
4 minB2
“Who the hell in their right mind would tell the world, "I'm gonna do this"?”

Family Fights Over the Phone Bill · American Movie 1999 · Ch. 3/19

  • Arguments
  • Phone calls
  • Complaining
4 minB2
“The trick is to not take it personal…”

Kate Becomes a Meme · Don't Look Up 2021 · Ch. 10/25

  • Meetings
  • Explaining
  • Complaining
2 minC1
“How they hate me.”

Up to the Witness Stand · National Theatre Live: Prima Facie 2022 · Ch. 18/22

  • Courtroom
  • Monologues
  • Explaining
3 minB2
“- It's hard to believe this species mastered interstellar travel.”

Beavis & Butt-Head Mistaken for Aliens · Beavis and Butt-Head Do the Universe 2022 · Ch. 18/22

  • Negotiation
  • Interrogations
  • Confronting
5 minB2
“See, money doesn't just buy you a better life, better food, better cars, better pussy.”

Jordan Belfort Introduces Himself · The Wolf of Wall Street 2013 · Ch. 1/30

  • Monologues
  • Storytelling
  • Confessing
4 minC1
“His enemy is my enemy.”

Pitt Warns a Friend Over Cards · Amazing Grace 2006 · Ch. 12/18

  • Speeches
  • Negotiation
  • Threatening
2 minC1
“You're the only financial institution that can't produce a balance sheet or a cash flow statement with their earnings”

Skilling Loses It on the Call · Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room 2005 · Ch. 19/3

  • Phone calls
  • Accusations
  • 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
4 minB1
“As I understand, this is a free country.”

Stepping on the New Jordans · Do the Right Thing 1989 · Ch. 6/20

  • Arguments
  • Accusations
  • Confronting
2 minB2
“We don't use the same methods that I hear you use on your prisoners,”

The Brigadier Interrogates Prisoners · The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp 1943 · Ch. 18/30

  • Interrogations
  • Threats
  • Confronting
3 minB2
“To us, it was better than Citibank.”

The Idlewild Airport Crew · GoodFellas 1990 · Ch. 5/28

  • Storytelling
  • Crime scenes
  • Explaining
6 minB2
“We all got to that line and crossed it.”

Miles's Disruption Dinner Speech · Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery 2022 · Ch. 3/8

  • Parties
  • Arguments
  • Confronting
3 minB2
“That's the trouble with you. You work too hard.”

Rearden Gives Lillian a Metal Gift · Atlas Shrugged: Part I 2011 · Ch. 3/16

  • Family dinners
  • Arguments
  • Complaining
3 minC1
“you would, indeed, have been throwing yourself away.”

She Was Persuaded Eight Years Ago · Persuasion 2007 · Ch. 2/7

  • Persuasion
  • Breakups
  • Persuading
5 minB1
“I think a mystery is only a high-sounding term for a muddle.”

Aziz Invites Them to the Marabar Caves · A Passage to India 1984 · Ch. 3/19

  • Small talk
  • Parties
  • Inviting