Real English.One scene at a time.

“The machinery had started to move and nothing could stop it.”

Neff Fools Dietrichson Into Signing · Double Indemnity 1944 · Ch. 9/21

• Parents & kids
• Small talk
• Persuading

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

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

• Family dinners
• Storytelling
• Explaining

“You don't even have to say it.”

Ilsa and Victor Talk Before the Meeting · Casablanca 1943 · Ch. 15/20

• Marriage trouble
• Goodbyes & funerals
• Asking

“But what you did to try to fix it is everything.”

Roz and Brightbill Say Goodbye · The Wild Robot 2024 · Ch. 14/15

• Goodbyes & funerals
• Comforting
• Confessing

“I don't want to spend my time taking care of other people's children.”

CC Tells Victoria a Bedtime Story · Beaches 1988 · Ch. 23/30

• Parents & kids
• Complaining
• Saying no

“I was afraid, you didn't get our letter.”

Sylvia and Jennie's Long-Distance Call · An American Crime 2007 · Ch. 8/16

• Phone calls
• Siblings
• Complaining

“Don't point a knife at a person unless you want to use it!”

Billy Brings His Wife Home to Dinner · Buffalo '66 1998 · Ch. 7/15

• Family dinners
• Arguments
• Confronting

“But otherwise, be afraid of being afraid of the ball.”

Brian Teaches the Kids Baseball · 5 to 7 2014 · Ch. 7/10

• First dates
• Parents & kids
• Suggesting

“- Good. ... and sat down like a jerk.”

Linus Visits David in Bed · Sabrina 1954 · Ch. 10/18

• Siblings
• Asking for help
• Asking

“That's why we're gonna frame you for the senator's murder.”

Darian Follows Joe on the Case · The Last Boy Scout 1991 · Ch. 16/20

• Investigation
• Parents & kids
• Saying no

“My darling, your heart seems to have held up quite well.”

Sidney Kills Clifford · Deathtrap 1982 · Ch. 11/30

• Crime scenes
• Marriage trouble
• Explaining

“You can't have your cake and eat it too, all the time.”

Mark Fears Losing His Kids · American Movie 1999 · Ch. 10/19

• Parents & kids
• Breakups
• Confessing