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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 minB2
“We don't want to start a nuclear war unless we have to, do we?”

Mandrake Confronts General Ripper · Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb 1964 · Ch. 3/20

  • Talking to the boss
  • Arguments
  • Confronting
3 minB1
“Listen, love, you're overwrought and no wonder in the condition you're in.”

Myra Hears Something Downstairs · Deathtrap 1982 · Ch. 16/30

  • Marriage trouble
  • Arguments
  • Persuading
3 minB1
“With all due respect, Jerry, I don't want you mucking this up.”

Marge Follows a Name · Fargo 1996 · Ch. 11/16

  • Investigation
  • Arguments
  • Asking
2 minC1
“The Church thinks in centuries, Mr. Rezendes.”

Rezendes Meets Garabedian · Spotlight 2015 · Ch. 4/21

  • Investigation
  • Courtroom
  • Asking
5 minB2
“"I like killing people because it is so much fun.”

Zodiac's Cipher Reaches the Chronicle · Zodiac 2007 · Ch. 3/30

  • Meetings
  • Investigation
  • Explaining
5 minB2
“She deserves all this happiness. All the things I couldn't give her.”

Walter Schemes to Keep Hildy · His Girl Friday 1940 · Ch. 4/18

  • Ordering food
  • Negotiation
  • Persuading
2 minB2
“Well, now you know. I enjoy spending time with dead men.”

Tanner Summons the Presidents · My Fellow Americans 1996 · Ch. 3/13

  • Arguments
  • Small talk
  • Confronting
2 minB2
“Forget about what you think you know about life, friendship, and especially about you and me.”

Tyler Crashes the Car · Fight Club 1999 · Ch. 14/19

  • Arguments
  • Confronting
  • Warning
3 minB2
“That's the past you're looking at.”

Hockstader Shows Off the Million · Suddenly, Last Summer 1959 · Ch. 13/27

  • Negotiation
  • Office chat
  • Explaining
5 minB2
“Is every defense an attack upon the court?”

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

  • Courtroom
  • Accusations
  • Confronting
4 minB2
“Thank you very much for slicing my throat.”

Helen Gives Harry Two Hundred · Night and the City 1950 · Ch. 9/19

  • Negotiation
  • Arguments
  • Threatening
3 minB1
“The devil has the people by the throat.”

Annina Asks Rick About Renault · Casablanca 1943 · Ch. 13/20

  • Asking for help
  • Asking
  • Suggesting
4 minB2
“Our greatest challenge isn't speaking up against our enemies...”

Jasmine Turns Hakim Against Jafar · Aladdin 2019 · Ch. 20/24

  • Speeches
  • Persuasion
  • Persuading
2 minB2
“But you're gonna come with me until I can resolve all these issues with your husband.”

Dry Eye Kidnaps Rosalind · The Gentlemen 2020 · Ch. 12/15

  • Threats
  • Crime scenes
  • Threatening
3 minB2
“We gotta get out of here. This place is a freak show.”

Scientists Leak the Apocalypse Warning · Don't Look Up 2021 · Ch. 5/25

  • Meetings
  • Talking to the boss
  • Warning
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
5 minB2
“The only man I would trust is you.”

Pitt Warns Wilberforce About War · Amazing Grace 2006 · Ch. 13/18

  • Arguments
  • Accusations
  • Warning
5 minB1
“There's nothing like a family in business, working together.”

Sal Smashes Radio Raheem's Boombox · Do the Right Thing 1989 · Ch. 18/20

  • Arguments
  • Accusations
  • Confronting
3 minB1
“It's the only way. You gotta keep up appearances.”

Paulie Tells Henry to Go Home · GoodFellas 1990 · Ch. 17/28

  • Marriage trouble
  • Threats
  • Persuading
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
4 minB2
“You got a long way to go too.”

Dagny Meets Dr. Akston at the Diner · Atlas Shrugged: Part I 2011 · Ch. 16/16

  • Investigation
  • Speeches
  • Asking
4 minC1
“I shall begin by reminding you of my contention that prisoner proposed the expedition with a premeditated intention of making advances to Miss Quested.”

McBryde Accuses Aziz at Trial · A Passage to India 1984 · Ch. 13/19

  • Courtroom
  • Accusations
  • Confronting
5 minB2
“Out there, I was somebody.”

Ken Takes Over Barbie Land · Barbie 2023 · Ch. 18/26

  • Arguments
  • Complaining
  • Saying no
4 minB2
“He wanted us to know the story, or at least a part of it.”

The Larkhill File and the Doctor's Diary · V for Vendetta 2006 · Ch. 15/25

  • Talking to the boss
  • Monologues
  • Warning