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Movie English about satire

118 real scenes from 37 films. Watch a full scene, then take the phrases people actually use for satire.

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2 minB1
“You wouldn't know the plain truth if it jumped up and bit you in the butt.”

Presidents Trade a Watch for a Ride · My Fellow Americans 1996 · Ch. 7/13

  • Asking for help
  • Arguments
  • Bargaining
4 minB2
“I really don't know too much about this. I was kind of just flipping through.”

The JFK Bookstore Conversation · Slacker 1990 · Ch. 13/22

  • Small talk
  • Storytelling
  • Explaining
4 minB2
“Everything's a copy of a copy of a copy.”

Tyler Holds a Gun on Jack · Fight Club 1999 · Ch. 1/19

  • Threats
  • Monologues
  • Threatening
3 minB1
“There is much here that does not meet the eye.”

Clouseau Investigates the Pistol Pen · A Shot in the Dark 1964 · Ch. 1/12

  • Crime scenes
  • Investigation
  • Confronting
5 minB2
“That's 50 quid, that's all I've got.”

Tony Wilson Buys Back the Tape · 24 Hour Party People 2002 · Ch. 8/10

  • Negotiation
  • Arguments
  • Bargaining
5 minB2
“I want you out of here. I want you out of here now. Is that plain enough?”

Jerry Throws Rupert Out · The King of Comedy 1982 · Ch. 12/21

  • Arguments
  • Accusations
  • Saying no
3 minB2
“Are you good men and true?”

Dogberry Instructs the Watch · Much Ado About Nothing 1993 · Ch. 14/24

  • Speeches
  • Police questioning
  • Explaining
6 minB2
“Yeah, and you'll always imagine, because it's not a problem you'll ever have to contend with.”

Steve and Rob Rank Their Careers · The Trip 2011 · Ch. 9/20

  • Arguments
  • Travel & hotels
  • Teasing
5 minB2
“It's horrific and it's… And it's beautiful at the same time.”

Just Look Up vs Don't Look Up · Don't Look Up 2021 · Ch. 23/25

  • Speeches
  • Arguments
  • Warning
3 minB2
“Let's get out of here before we learn something, Butt-Head.”

Beavis and Butt-Head at College · Beavis and Butt-Head Do the Universe 2022 · Ch. 12/22

  • Travel & hotels
  • Explaining
  • Warning
2 minB2
“Divide our losses by 10 and multiply the enemy's by 20.”

War Starts at Midnight · The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp 1943 · Ch. 1/30

  • Meetings
  • Speeches
  • Explaining
6 minB2
“Never bet against Bron, we know it.”

The Puzzle Box Invitation · Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery 2022 · Ch. 1/8

  • Parties
  • Complaining
  • Teasing
2 minC1
“No, good company requires only birth, manners and education”

Mr Elliot Defines Good Company · Persuasion 2007 · Ch. 5/7

  • Persuasion
  • Explaining
  • Persuading
3 minB2
“Because Barbie can be anything, women can be anything.”

Barbie Rewrites the Doll Story · Barbie 2023 · Ch. 1/26

  • Storytelling
  • Monologues
  • Explaining
4 minC2
“I say there is no darkness but ignorance in which thou art more puzzled than the Egyptians in their fog.”

Feste Torments Malvolio in the Dark · Twelfth Night 2012 · Ch. 21/25

  • Teasing
  • Interrogations
  • Confronting
2 minB1
“You're watching the top-secret Villain Network Channel.”

Scarlet Overkill's Villain-Con Ad · Minions 2015 · Ch. 4/14

  • Speeches
  • Parties
  • Inviting
4 minB2
“No, I never had you down as one of nature's Girl Guides, Mary.”

Mary's Car and the Eco Debate · Another Year 2010 · Ch. 6/25

  • Family dinners
  • Arguments
  • Complaining
4 minB1
“I'm just a regular, normal, ordinary guy.”

Bad Cop Interrogates Emmet · The Lego Movie 2014 · Ch. 4/22

  • Interrogations
  • Police questioning
  • Confronting
3 minB1
“There's no use waiting now. Believe me.”

Selling the Musical Candy Box · The Shop Around the Corner 1940 · Ch. 5/19

  • Shopping
  • Persuading
  • Saying no
3 minB2
“I've got Americans to the west, got Russians to the east.”

Jojo Asks If He Gets a Medal · Jojo Rabbit 2019 · Ch. 12/18

  • Office chat
  • Speeches
  • Explaining
3 minB1
“You must have steak, you're a restaurant.”

The Influencers Demand Steak · Boiling Point 2021 · Ch. 8/13

  • Ordering food
  • Complaining
  • Apologizing
2 minB1
“Radar! Oh, Corporal O'Reilly. Gentlemen, I'm Corporal O'Reilly. They call me Radar.”

Mulcahy Teaches Ho-Jon to Read · M*A*S*H 1970 · Ch. 2/22

  • Small talk
  • Explaining
2 minB2
“- Where'd you get the beer? - Wyoming. Where else?”

Choice B Is Wyoming · SLC Punk 1998 · Ch. 7/10

  • Storytelling
  • Shopping
  • Explaining
4 minB2
“You know, communism, fascism, voodooism, everybody's got an "ism" these days.”

Poppins Meets the Sycamores · You Can't Take It with You 1938 · Ch. 4/27

  • Small talk
  • Parties
  • Suggesting