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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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4 minB2
“I gotta use my voice to get the truth out there, right?”

Mindy Arrested, Orlean Apologizes · Don't Look Up 2021 · Ch. 11/25

  • Police questioning
  • Meetings
  • Apologizing
5 minB2
“I'm telling you, I look in your face and I know that you're lying!”

Tommy Makes Spider Dance and Shoots Him · GoodFellas 1990 · Ch. 15/28

  • Parties
  • Arguments
  • Teasing
3 minB2
“I would never ask anyone to take a risk I wasn't willing to take.”

Dagny Commissions a Rearden Metal Bridge · Atlas Shrugged: Part I 2011 · Ch. 13/16

  • Meetings
  • Negotiation
  • Promising
3 minB2
“If you’re agreeable to it, we would love it if you could just get into that giant box.”

Mattel Execs Try to Box Barbie · Barbie 2023 · Ch. 13/26

  • Meetings
  • Arguments
  • Explaining
2 minB2
“I have kept my side of the bargain, but have you kept yours?”

V Kills Sutler in His Bunker · V for Vendetta 2006 · Ch. 25/25

  • Speeches
  • Threats
  • Threatening
3 minB1
“Hey, look, this is nothing to laugh at.”

Inmates Forced to Read Aloud · Bad Boys 1983 · Ch. 5/9

  • Criticism & layoffs
  • Teasing
  • Warning
4 minB2
“I can't lose. Shit. You can shoot me. But you can't kill me.”

Jake Shoots Alonzo and Walks Away · Training Day 2001 · Ch. 23/23

  • Threats
  • Accusations
  • Threatening
4 minB2
“Women and children can be careless, but not men.”

Vito Warns Michael · The Godfather 1972 · Ch. 9/9

  • Parents & kids
  • Warning
  • Confessing
4 minB1
“It's my hand. I want you to take it.”

Lord Business Offers His Hand · The Lego Movie 2014 · Ch. 22/22

  • Arguments
  • Threats
  • Inviting
2 minB1
“But I know who I really am, Ralph, I'm a racer with the greatest superpower ever.”

Vanellope Rejects the Crown · Wreck-It Ralph 2012 · Ch. 19/19

  • Apologies
  • Speeches
  • Threatening
3 minB1
“I won't swear anything. You'll never believe me, no matter what.”

Humbert and Lolita's Big Fight · Lolita 1962 · Ch. 25/30

  • Couple fights
  • Arguments
  • Persuading
4 minB2
“Well, look who's here. The return of the soldier.”

Derek Breaks With Cameron · American History X 1998 · Ch. 11/17

  • Parties
  • Arguments
  • Saying no
5 minB2
“There are just as many notes as I required,neither more nor less.”

Too Many Notes, Mozart · Amadeus 1984 · Ch. 7/25

  • Talking to the boss
  • Criticism & layoffs
  • Confronting
4 minC1
“In other words, by their very silence, there was a cover-up.”

Five Men Controlled the Slush Fund · All the President's Men 1976 · Ch. 13/18

  • Interrogations
  • Investigation
  • Explaining
6 minC1
“I don't make the rules. I play by them.”

Buddy Defends Himself to Guy · Swimming with Sharks 1994 · Ch. 15/16

  • Arguments
  • Talking to the boss
  • Confronting
3 minB2
“I'm not a bull, General. I don't need a flag waved in front of me to get me to charge.”

Mireau Orders Dax to Take the Anthill · Paths of Glory 1957 · Ch. 3/17

  • Talking to the boss
  • Arguments
  • Confronting
3 minB2
“Naturally, your own opinion is more informed than mine.”

Hot Lips Lectures Hawkeye in the Mess · M*A*S*H 1970 · Ch. 7/22

  • Arguments
  • Accusations
  • Complaining
5 minB2
“This time, you're gonna hand them a business card that says, "I'm CEO, bitch."”

Sean Parker Meets Mark in Palo Alto · The Social Network 2010 · Ch. 18/23

  • Speeches
  • Persuading
  • Explaining
5 minB2
“Baxter, an insurance company is founded on public trust.”

Sheldrake Grills Baxter About the Key · The Apartment 1960 · Ch. 2/15

  • Talking to the boss
  • Office chat
  • Confronting
4 minC1
“A Russian bomb is a matter of time.”

The Target Committee Debates the Bomb · Oppenheimer 2023 · Ch. 18/28

  • Meetings
  • Negotiation
  • Explaining
2 minC1
“That's all they do. Indicate.”

The Team Goes After the System · Spotlight 2015 · Ch. 13/21

  • Meetings
  • Persuading
  • Suggesting
5 minC1
“I don't care if you've been after her. Our lives are at stake!”

Hartwell Finds the Escape Gun · His Girl Friday 1940 · Ch. 17/18

  • Accusations
  • Threats
  • Threatening
5 minB2
“Them that will not confess will hang.”

Hale Begs Danforth to Postpone · The Crucible 2014 · Ch. 26/29

  • Courtroom
  • Arguments
  • Persuading
4 minB1
“Princess Jasmine, do you accept the sultan to be your husband?”

Jasmine Grabs the Lamp · Aladdin 2019 · Ch. 22/24

  • Proposals
  • Threats
  • Threatening