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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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2 minB2
“Couple of words here or there. Nothing to frighten the horses.”

The Family Dines with Myrna Dalgleish · Downton Abbey: A New Era 2022 · Ch. 4/18

  • Family dinners
  • Small talk
  • Asking
4 minB1
“No, wait, listen. We aren't normally car thieves.”

Shank Offers to Make Them Viral · Ralph Breaks the Internet 2018 · Ch. 12/21

  • Accusations
  • Persuasion
  • Explaining
4 minB2
“Jazz is the last refuge of the untalented.”

Tony Wilson Opens the Hacienda · 24 Hour Party People 2002 · Ch. 4/10

  • Parties
  • Meetings
  • Explaining
3 minB2
“I wouldn't take one minute of your time if I wasn't convinced I'm dynamite.”

Rupert Pupkin Pitches Jerry in the Car · The King of Comedy 1982 · Ch. 1/21

  • Job interview
  • Asking for help
  • Persuading
5 minB2
“Is every defense an attack upon the court?”

Francis Nurse Presents the Petition · The Crucible 2014 · Ch. 19/29

  • Courtroom
  • Accusations
  • Confronting
3 minC1
“Because you don t know what it is to be without power”

A Talk of Power Over Tea · Enola Holmes 2020 · Ch. 6/12

  • Small talk
  • Persuasion
  • Persuading
4 minB2
“Born a hustler, you will die a hustler.”

Hoskins Confronts Harry Over the Bill · Night and the City 1950 · Ch. 12/19

  • Threats
  • Accusations
  • Threatening
5 minB2
“Rather appropriately, Greg, I'm in a trough, literally and metaphorically.”

Steve Calls From the Trough · The Trip 2011 · Ch. 4/20

  • Travel & hotels
  • Phone calls
  • Teasing
3 minB2
“You're a fat hypocrite. You don't feel any sorrier for Ugarte than I do.”

Ferrari Offers to Handle the Letters · Casablanca 1943 · Ch. 10/20

  • Negotiation
  • Persuading
  • Confronting
4 minB2
“Make way for Prince Ali”

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

  • Parties
  • Speeches
  • Complimenting
2 minC1
“And I want you to join me on this cinematic journey, 'cause it is cinema, Ray.”

Fletcher Pitches His Story to Ray · The Gentlemen 2020 · Ch. 1/15

  • Negotiation
  • Storytelling
  • Persuading
5 minC1
“and you'll be servin' my kids fries at a drive through on our way to a skiing trip.”

Will Shuts Down a Harvard Grad Student · Good Will Hunting 1997 · Ch. 2/21

  • Arguments
  • First dates
  • Confronting
5 minB1
“There always was conflict. You never knew what was going to happen.”

Mark Lists His Debts · American Movie 1999 · Ch. 9/19

  • Monologues
  • Storytelling
  • Confessing
4 minB2
“Tell me about it and then tell me why you're telling me about it.”

The Scientists Brief President Orlean · Don't Look Up 2021 · Ch. 4/25

  • Meetings
  • Talking to the boss
  • Explaining
3 minC1
“He doesn't quite know that I've won a point, but he feels the shift, likes it.”

Ensler Lets the Witness Talk · National Theatre Live: Prima Facie 2022 · Ch. 1/22

  • Courtroom
  • Interrogations
  • Confronting
3 minB2
“Can you remind me why I'm paying you to get me re-elected governor?”

Beavis and Butt-Head Discover Mobile Pay · Beavis and Butt-Head Do the Universe 2022 · Ch. 8/22

  • Meetings
  • Shopping
  • Explaining
5 minB1
“I quit my job right now and I work for you.”

Donnie Quits His Job for Jordan · The Wolf of Wall Street 2013 · Ch. 5/30

  • Small talk
  • Asking for help
  • Asking
2 minC1
“Mr Speaker! I believe the abolitionists are coming at us at a side wind.”

Abolitionists Come at a Side Wind · Amazing Grace 2006 · Ch. 16/18

  • Speeches
  • Warning
  • Explaining
4 minB2
“Say the word, and I'll keelhaul them.”

In-Laws Come to Take Lucy Home · The Ghost and Mrs. Muir 1947 · Ch. 7/18

  • Arguments
  • Saying no
  • Persuading
3 minB1
“This hydrant better not come back on again, or there's going to be hell to pay!”

Fire Hydrant Soaks a Car · Do the Right Thing 1989 · Ch. 5/20

  • Police questioning
  • Threats
  • Threatening
3 minB1
“Would you kindly explain what the deuce this item means?”

Candy Audits the Nursing Home Bill · The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp 1943 · Ch. 13/30

  • Comforting a friend
  • Goodbyes & funerals
  • Complaining
3 minB1
“You got some nerve standing me up.”

Karen Blasts Henry for Standing Her Up · GoodFellas 1990 · Ch. 9/28

  • First dates
  • Couple fights
  • Confronting
6 minB2
“This is reckless And you re gonna get somebody killed”

Miles Kicks Off the Murder Mystery · Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery 2022 · Ch. 4/8

  • Parties
  • Investigation
  • Explaining
2 minB2
“I would throw it into the fire if it would burn.”

Lillian Trades the Bracelet · Atlas Shrugged: Part I 2011 · Ch. 9/16

  • Marriage trouble
  • Arguments
  • Complaining