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Movie English about truth & lies

748 real scenes from 138 films. Watch a full scene, then take the phrases people actually use for truth & lies.

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3 minB1
“I will not have it butchered.”

Norma Hires Joe to Fix Her Script · Sunset Boulevard 1950 · Ch. 6/19

  • Negotiation
  • Talking to the boss
  • Bargaining
3 minB2
“I don't mind confessing I'm all in.”

Ong Brings Joyce a Delicate Matter · The Letter 1940 · Ch. 5/15

  • Asking for help
  • Investigation
  • Asking
2 minB1
“No wonder you never look at me anymore.”

Anne Confronts Bob About the Magazines · Auto Focus 2002 · Ch. 2/16

  • Marriage trouble
  • Couple fights
  • Confronting
4 minB2
“Why don't you finish one story before trying to get on another?”

Police Arrest the Watergate Burglars · All the President's Men 1976 · Ch. 1/18

  • Courtroom
  • Investigation
  • Confronting
4 minB2
“As for things looking bad, they don't look bad, Mr Vole, they look terrible.”

Leonard Recounts the Night of the Murder · Witness for the Prosecution 1957 · Ch. 6/27

  • Interrogations
  • Police questioning
  • Explaining
2 minA2
“I wish I were dead.”

Jerry's First Night as Daphne · Some Like It Hot 1959 · Ch. 6/19

  • Travel & hotels
  • Small talk
  • Warning
4 minB2
“We were asleep at the wheel.”

The Board Learns About the Theft · Bad Education 2019 · Ch. 8/18

  • Meetings
  • Investigation
  • Persuading
3 minB1
“If I were you, yeah, I would do that.”

Dave Wallace Offers Lipsky a Room · The End of the Tour 2015 · Ch. 6/17

  • Travel & hotels
  • Teasing
  • Inviting
4 minB2
“You're the one who's vulnerable in this situation right now.”

Doug Tells Claire She Has a Card · The Town 2010 · Ch. 7/20

  • Asking for help
  • Small talk
  • Warning
3 minB2
“It is not just for me. It is for all of us.”

A Visitor Arrives at Barton Cottage · Sense and Sensibility 1995 · Ch. 27/27

  • Small talk
  • Explaining
3 minB2
“Let me tell you the difference between Facebook and everybody else.”

Eduardo Freezes the Company Account · The Social Network 2010 · Ch. 21/23

  • Breakups
  • Arguments
  • Confronting
3 minB2
“I don't know if that would happen back home at a busy gas station on the main drag.”

A Gas Station Falls Silent · Come from Away 2021 · Ch. 15/22

  • Comforting a friend
  • Goodbyes & funerals
  • Comforting
5 minB2
“That couldn't have been Mrs. Thorwald, or I don't know women.”

Jeff Spots the Missing Handbag · Rear Window 1954 · Ch. 9/13

  • Investigation
  • Couple fights
  • Explaining
2 minA2
“If you look at me one time, I'll throw you out of the room.”

Layla Joins Billy in the Bathroom · Buffalo '66 1998 · Ch. 15/15

  • Couple fights
  • Teasing
  • Asking
4 minB2
“I don't see what could possibly go wrong! Ugh!”

David Picks Up the Wrong Load · We're the Millers 2013 · Ch. 7/21

  • Crime scenes
  • Threats
  • Warning
2 minC1
“Why go through all this against a man who has accomplished what Dr. Oppenheimer has?”

Rabi Defends Oppenheimer · Oppenheimer 2023 · Ch. 24/28

  • Courtroom
  • Interrogations
  • Explaining
3 minB2
“I want you to leave.”

Myra Finally Tells Sidney to Leave · Deathtrap 1982 · Ch. 12/30

  • Marriage trouble
  • Breakups
  • Confronting
3 minB2
“Mary Meredith was the finest human being I ever knew.”

Holloway Tells the Cliff Murder Story · The Uninvited 1944 · Ch. 23/28

  • Investigation
  • Storytelling
  • Explaining
4 minB2
“I m from Canada for Christ s sake”

Margaret Announces a Fake Engagement · The Proposal 2009 · Ch. 2/14

  • Meetings
  • Criticism & layoffs
  • Confessing
4 minB2
“"It takes a great prosecutor to convict an innocent man."”

David Harris's Same M.O. · The Thin Blue Line 1988 · Ch. 18/20

  • Crime scenes
  • Investigation
  • Confessing
4 minB2
“Honestly, Beth, I've never been happier.”

Aunt Butch Grills Frank at the Wake · Uncle Frank 2020 · Ch. 14/17

  • Goodbyes & funerals
  • Family dinners
  • Small talk
2 minB2
“It's like robbing Peter to pay Paul.”

Jerry Hires Two Kidnappers · Fargo 1996 · Ch. 1/16

  • Negotiation
  • Bargaining
  • Confronting
5 minB1
“They were shot with a 9mm Luger.”

Darlene Ferrin's Last Drive · Zodiac 2007 · Ch. 1/30

  • Crime scenes
  • Phone calls
  • Asking
6 minB2
“He's certainly richer than God.”

Nick Searches for Gatsby · The Great Gatsby 2013 · Ch. 4/18

  • Parties
  • Small talk
  • Asking