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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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4 minC1
“Where did the Washington Post suddenly get the monopoly on wisdom?”

Bradlee Doubts the Watergate Story · All the President's Men 1976 · Ch. 8/18

  • Talking to the boss
  • Meetings
  • Confronting
5 minC1
“If you still have doubts about Mr Vole, I wouldn't mind betting you a box of cigars.”

Sir Wilfrid's Blue Letter Trap · Witness for the Prosecution 1957 · Ch. 25/27

  • Courtroom
  • Interrogations
  • Confronting
4 minB2
“Miss Marianne, will you do me the honor of granting me an interview tomorrow?”

Willoughby's Abrupt Farewell · Sense and Sensibility 1995 · Ch. 13/27

  • Goodbyes & funerals
  • Arguments
  • Explaining
4 minB2
“...but when you've been married this long you look for anything to spice things up.”

The Couple Walks In on Them · We're the Millers 2013 · Ch. 14/21

  • Small talk
  • Teasing
  • Explaining
2 minB2
“You have just the rights that I give you.”

Condon Quits Los Alamos · Oppenheimer 2023 · Ch. 13/28

  • Arguments
  • Talking to the boss
  • Confronting
3 minC1
“Well, old man, you've gotten off cheap.”

Porter Reviews Sidney's Will · Deathtrap 1982 · Ch. 20/30

  • Office chat
  • Meetings
  • Suggesting
2 minB2
“Just when you begin to think you dreamt it, it comes again.”

Rick and Pam Hear a Woman Cry · The Uninvited 1944 · Ch. 9/28

  • Comforting a friend
  • Siblings
  • Comforting
5 minC1
“"I'm not sick. I am insane. But that will not stop the game.”

Riverside Investigators Compare Notes · Zodiac 2007 · Ch. 15/30

  • Meetings
  • Investigation
  • Confronting
2 minB2
“Sometimes we sit here all evening and never say a word to each other.”

Phyllis Proposes Killing Her Husband · Double Indemnity 1944 · Ch. 5/21

  • First dates
  • Accusations
  • Suggesting
4 minB2
“You were the stranger, the destroyer.”

Catherine Confronts Aunt Violet · Suddenly, Last Summer 1959 · Ch. 19/27

  • Accusations
  • Arguments
  • Confronting
4 minB2
“I like it not that Mr. Parris should lay his hand upon my baby.”

Hale Tests Proctor on the Commandments · The Crucible 2014 · Ch. 14/29

  • Interrogations
  • Asking
  • Confronting
3 minB1
“Each day is better than the next.”

Ted Hires Healy to Find Mary · There's Something About Mary 1998 · Ch. 6/24

  • Investigation
  • Comforting a friend
  • Suggesting
4 minC1
“All you have to do is ask.”

Jordan Pitches the FBI Agent · The Wolf of Wall Street 2013 · Ch. 17/30

  • Negotiation
  • Interrogations
  • Persuading
2 minB2
“It is not my sword, Mondego, but your past that disarmed you.”

V Shows Evey Monte Cristo · V for Vendetta 2006 · Ch. 9/25

  • Investigation
  • Small talk
  • Explaining
3 minB1
“There you go. Please don't tell me that you hate eggs and bacon.”

Dale Explains How He Saved Allison · Tucker and Dale vs. Evil 2010 · Ch. 6/19

  • Small talk
  • Comforting a friend
  • Explaining
3 minB2
“Would you really feel any pity if one of those dots stopped moving forever?”

Harry's Speech on the Ferris Wheel · The Third Man 1949 · Ch. 16/17

  • Threats
  • Arguments
  • Threatening
2 minB2
“Did you pick me because I was Catholic?”

Kate Explains Why They Picked Eric · Breach 2007 · Ch. 7/20

  • Talking to the boss
  • Office chat
  • Explaining
2 minB1
“You've got a big, fat nerve, dragging me away.”

Humbert Grills Lolita After the Play · Lolita 1962 · Ch. 24/30

  • Parents & kids
  • Arguments
  • Confronting
3 minB1
“Very well, I know who did it.”

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

  • Investigation
  • Storytelling
  • Explaining
2 minB2
“I wouldn't be inside if it wasn't for him.”

Mr. Orange Briefs Holdaway · Reservoir Dogs 1992 · Ch. 17/22

  • Investigation
  • Storytelling
  • Explaining
2 minB2
“I didn't write it. I swear I didn't write it.”

Howard Confronts Leslie About the Letter · The Letter 1940 · Ch. 8/15

  • Accusations
  • Interrogations
  • Confronting
4 minB2
“A lot of people are watching me. They know I know a lot.”

The Bookkeeper Talks About the Money · All the President's Men 1976 · Ch. 11/18

  • Investigation
  • Asking
  • Confessing
3 minB2
“He is not my husband.”

Christine Denies She's His Wife · Witness for the Prosecution 1957 · Ch. 10/27

  • Courtroom
  • Interrogations
  • Confronting
6 minB2
“So this is probably gonna end well, I would imagine.”

Pablo Chacon Confronts the Millers · We're the Millers 2013 · Ch. 16/21

  • Threats
  • Negotiation
  • Threatening