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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 minB1
“You will be treated with respect if you treat others with respect.”

Daniels Welcomes the New Inmates · Bad Boys 1983 · Ch. 1/9

  • Speeches
  • Warning
  • Explaining
3 minB2
“But he can kill with the best of them. He works for me.”

Alonzo's Felony Stop · Training Day 2001 · Ch. 3/23

  • Police questioning
  • Threats
  • Threatening
4 minB2
“I'll make him an offer he can't refuse.”

Michael Warns Fredo · The Godfather 1972 · Ch. 8/9

  • Negotiation
  • Arguments
  • Threatening
5 minB2
“From here on out, you are Sir Kevin.”

The Queen Knights Kevin · Minions 2015 · Ch. 14/14

  • Speeches
  • Arguments
  • Thanking
3 minB2
“You made being special sound so good.”

Vitruvius Explains the Universe · The Lego Movie 2014 · Ch. 6/22

  • Storytelling
  • Accusations
  • Explaining
2 minB1
“I will not let him hurt you.”

Princess Peach Faces the Bowser Crisis · The Super Mario Bros. Movie 2023 · Ch. 6/14

  • Meetings
  • Speeches
  • Promising
2 minB1
“It'll take it to my grave!”

Ralph Licks Sour Bill for Answers · Wreck-It Ralph 2012 · Ch. 17/19

  • Interrogations
  • Threats
  • Confronting
3 minB2
“Besides, I disapprove of women in pantsuits.”

Eric Gets Debriefed on Turf Protection · Breach 2007 · Ch. 5/20

  • Meetings
  • Investigation
  • Explaining
3 minB2
“Do you have to antagonize everybody?”

Humbert Visits Lolita in Hospital · Lolita 1962 · Ch. 27/30

  • At the doctor
  • Arguments
  • Complaining
3 minB1
“Very well, I know who did it.”

Wadsworth Reconstructs the Evening · Clue 1985 · Ch. 12/17

  • Investigation
  • Storytelling
  • Explaining
3 minB1
“I know what it's like to be sick, Sylvia.”

Gertrude's Basement Confession · An American Crime 2007 · Ch. 13/16

  • Monologues
  • Parents & kids
  • Explaining
3 minB2
“Not one of those cheap new things made of chromium and spit.”

Norma Buys Joe New Clothes · Sunset Boulevard 1950 · Ch. 8/19

  • Shopping
  • Arguments
  • Saying no
6 minB2
“Kralik, this is the age of youth and I always ride with the times.”

Kralik Fires Vadas · The Shop Around the Corner 1940 · Ch. 14/19

  • Criticism & layoffs
  • Arguments
  • Confronting
3 minB2
“He said white kids shouldn't have to walk around scared...”

The Basketball Court Bet · American History X 1998 · Ch. 3/17

  • Arguments
  • Teasing
  • Bargaining
2 minB2
“Of course. It's the best opera yet written.”

Salieri Explains the Emperor's Yawns · Amadeus 1984 · Ch. 19/25

  • Office chat
  • Criticism & layoffs
  • Explaining
4 minB2
“What's that got to do with anything?”

Who Gets the Watergate Story · All the President's Men 1976 · Ch. 3/18

  • Office chat
  • Arguments
  • Persuading
2 minB2
“We got it. We got the tapes. Boston Center got the tapes pulled.”

FAA Pulls the Tapes, Scrambles Jets · United 93 2006 · Ch. 6/17

  • Investigation
  • Phone calls
  • Explaining
3 minB2
“No matter where I go, there'll always be a Shell station on every corner.”

Mobsters Plot to Kill Little Bonaparte · Some Like It Hot 1959 · Ch. 18/19

  • Comforting a friend
  • Threats
  • Comforting
4 minB1
“So that's how you wanna play it.”

Phil Confronts Frank About the Flights · Bad Education 2019 · Ch. 14/18

  • Accusations
  • Arguments
  • Confronting
2 minB1
“See you in Florida, kid.”

The Feds Take Over the Crime Scene · The Town 2010 · Ch. 20/20

  • Crime scenes
  • Investigation
  • Warning
5 minB2
“We are in the business of developing people's dreams, not damning them.”

Buddy Orders Guy to Bury the Story · Swimming with Sharks 1994 · Ch. 9/16

  • Talking to the boss
  • Criticism & layoffs
  • Complaining
3 minB2
“But if he wants to be a soldier, then, by heavens, he's got to be one.”

Broulard Visits Dax at the Front · Paths of Glory 1957 · Ch. 2/17

  • Talking to the boss
  • Meetings
  • Explaining
2 minB1
“I've got no way out...”

Jeffrey Hides on the Seventh Floor · Blue Velvet 1986 · Ch. 9/9

  • Phone calls
  • Threats
  • Asking
2 minB2
“You're just gonna have to stop using logic.”

Hawkeye's Therapeutic Favor for Painless · M*A*S*H 1970 · Ch. 12/22

  • Asking for help
  • Comforting a friend
  • Persuading