Real English.One scene at a time.

“Let us see the passenger. Just the passenger.”

Passengers Learn the Pilots Are Down · United 93 2006 · Ch. 13/17

• Phone calls
• Explaining
• Comforting

“You won't stay here, and I can't go with you.”

Jeff and Lisa Argue About His Life · Rear Window 1954 · Ch. 4/13

• Couple fights
• Confessing feelings
• Confessing love

“You've taken your time to come and see me, haven't you?”

A Woman Asks for Sleeping Pills · Another Year 2010 · Ch. 1/25

• At the doctor
• Asking
• Suggesting

“'But tell me the truth, did you do it?'”

Sophie Walks the Tightrope · National Theatre Live: Prima Facie 2022 · Ch. 6/22

• Monologues
• Office chat
• Explaining

“Me? No, disturbances wouldn't disturb me, not for a single second.”

Rick Feels a Chill in the Room · The Uninvited 1944 · Ch. 4/28

• Renting
• Explaining
• Teasing

“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

“At the end of every chapter you are left guessing what he'll be up to next.”

Kurtz Feeds Martins a Cover Story · The Third Man 1949 · Ch. 3/17

• Investigation
• Storytelling
• Explaining

“"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

“this place, these people, that's all I have.”

Blue Shirt Guy Goes Viral · Free Guy 2021 · Ch. 9/13

• Office chat
• Teasing
• Complaining

“Murder was the only way everybody stayed in line.”

Supper at Ma's · GoodFellas 1990 · Ch. 14/28

• Family dinners
• Storytelling
• Explaining

“You are useless, but I love you.”

Andy Defends the Pink Lamb · Boiling Point 2021 · Ch. 9/13

• Arguments
• Criticism & layoffs
• Confronting

“Talent is luck. The important thing in life is courage.”

The Drowning Question at Dinner · Manhattan 1979 · Ch. 1/23

• Parties
• Arguments
• Explaining