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3 minB1
“So, why don't you just ask him for the money?”

Jerry Haggles With the Kidnappers · Fargo 1996 · Ch. 2/16

  • Negotiation
  • Asking for help
  • Asking
4 minB2
“I am working on something that will explode like a bomb all over Europe.”

Mozart Borrows Money From Salieri · Amadeus 1984 · Ch. 13/25

  • Asking for help
  • Negotiation
  • Asking
2 minB2
“And between me and my money is a kind of understanding.”

Harry Tries to Borrow 200 Pounds · Night and the City 1950 · Ch. 7/19

  • Asking for help
  • Negotiation
  • Saying no
4 minB2
“No one has ever paid admission to see an excuse.”

Mark Runs Out of Money · American Movie 1999 · Ch. 4/19

  • Storytelling
  • Confessing
  • Complaining
3 minC1
“It's a moot point, Demany, because I don't have these. All right?”

Kevin Garnett Shops for Jewelry · Uncut Gems 2019 · Ch. 3/14

  • Shopping
  • Negotiation
  • Persuading
3 minB2
“And let me tell you, it doesn't hurt to be too early.”

Morning Gossip at Matuschek's · The Shop Around the Corner 1940 · Ch. 1/19

  • Office chat
  • Small talk
  • Teasing
5 minB2
“There is no such thing as bad publicity, sweetheart.”

Forbes Profiles Jordan Belfort · The Wolf of Wall Street 2013 · Ch. 8/30

  • Job interview
  • Office chat
  • Complaining
2 minB2
“Hey, word's all over town that you made Kristo turn tail.”

Harry Buys The Strangler · Night and the City 1950 · Ch. 14/19

  • Negotiation
  • Small talk
  • Bargaining
3 minC1
“I'm literally minutes away from closing the biggest deal of my goddamn life, and when I do, you're gonna be embarrassed.”

Collectors Come to Howard's Showroom · Uncut Gems 2019 · Ch. 1/14

  • Arguments
  • Negotiation
  • Confronting
5 minB2
“We are here to make money. Everybody on point.”

New Issue Day at Stratton Oakmont · The Wolf of Wall Street 2013 · Ch. 13/30

  • Criticism & layoffs
  • Office chat
  • Threatening
8 minB2
“But if you want to go far, you do it together.”

Howard's Live Parlay on Kevin Garnett · Uncut Gems 2019 · Ch. 14/14

  • Parties
  • Phone calls
  • Asking
4 minB1
“You're gonna be a millionaire.”

Black Monday Crushes Jordan's Career · The Wolf of Wall Street 2013 · Ch. 3/30

  • Criticism & layoffs
  • Warning
  • Promising