Real English.One scene at a time.

“Four planes. That's all I've got.”

NORAD Orders a National Ground Stop · United 93 2006 · Ch. 10/17

• Investigation
• Phone calls
• Warning

“A comet, bigger than the asteroid that destroyed the dinosaurs, is headed directly at Earth.”

BASH Confirms the Comet · Don't Look Up 2021 · Ch. 6/25

• Meetings
• Explaining
• Warning

“We have hit the big time.”

Mario and Luigi's First Job · The Super Mario Bros. Movie 2023 · Ch. 2/14

• Small talk
• Promising
• Explaining

“You're the only financial institution that can't produce a balance sheet or a cash flow statement with their earnings”

Skilling Loses It on the Call · Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room 2005 · Ch. 19/3

• Phone calls
• Accusations
• Confronting

“If they can get that done, they're well on their way.”

Tommy Attempts the Great Traverse · The Dawn Wall 2017 · Ch. 15/24

• Storytelling
• Comforting a friend
• Explaining

“I'll make him an offer he can't refuse.”

Michael Warns Fredo · The Godfather 1972 · Ch. 8/9

• Negotiation
• Arguments
• Threatening

“You're lucky to be alive, let alone not in jail.”

Jordan's Father Tells Him to Quit · The Wolf of Wall Street 2013 · Ch. 23/30

• Parents & kids
• Police questioning
• Persuading

“We made it happen, and that's how we roll.”

Andy Wins the Role of Spartacus · Be Here Now 2015 · Ch. 2/27

• Storytelling
• Monologues
• Explaining

“You should see the other guy.”

The Kidnappers Fight Over the Car · Fargo 1996 · Ch. 16/16

• Arguments
• Investigation
• Complaining

“Reduced to the condition of visitor in my home.”

The Dashwoods Lose Norland · Sense and Sensibility 1995 · Ch. 2/27

• Goodbyes & funerals
• Arguments
• Complaining

“Denial is a powerful thing”

Mrs. Carmody Preaches the End · The Mist 2007 · Ch. 4/11

• Speeches
• Persuasion
• Persuading

“Horowitz started this shit. Come on, who started this shit?”

Horowitz Gets Called the Wrong Name · Bad Boys 1983 · Ch. 9/9

• Arguments
• Accusations
• Confronting