Real English.One scene at a time.

“I wish you were here.”

A Phone Call by the Lake · The Trip 2011 · Ch. 15/20

• Phone calls
• Breakups
• Complaining

“But I will cut off my hand before I'll ever reach for you again.”

Proctor Rejects Abigail · The Crucible 2014 · Ch. 4/29

• Breakups
• Couple fights
• Saying no

“You're a broad-minded guy. People change. You gonna hold her past against her?”

Kevin Blows Up at Lenny · Mighty Aphrodite 1995 · Ch. 15/15

• Arguments
• Breakups
• Confronting

“John Celestine! Look what the cat dragged in.”

John Shows Up at Marietta's Opening · Whatever Works 2009 · Ch. 15/16

• Arguments
• Breakups
• Confronting

“She can never come back here. It would only make her miserable.”

Grandpa Sells the House · You Can't Take It with You 1938 · Ch. 23/27

• Breakups
• Goodbyes & funerals
• Saying no

“You drop in and out of my life, and you don't have to tell me why.”

Oppenheimer's Last Night With Jean · Oppenheimer 2023 · Ch. 14/28

• Interrogations
• Breakups
• Confronting

“It takes two of us. Both of us screwed up.”

Jack Comes Back to Sally Drunk · Husbands and Wives 1992 · Ch. 12/15

• Breakups
• Arguments
• Confronting

“I think you are the most annoying person I have ever met.”

Howard Begs Julia for Another Chance · Uncut Gems 2019 · Ch. 7/14

• Couple fights
• Breakups
• Asking

“And everything that is past is prologue to this.”

Rob Gives Mike the Future Speech · Swingers 1996 · Ch. 14/17

• Comforting a friend
• Breakups
• Comforting

“I'm still crazy about you, Fran.”

Fran Turns Sheldrake Down at the Booth · The Apartment 1960 · Ch. 4/15

• Breakups
• Getting back together
• Saying no

“Just because something's trite doesn't make it less true.”

Erica Dumps Mark at the Bar · The Social Network 2010 · Ch. 1/23

• Breakups
• Couple fights
• Confronting

“Well, it's all rather complicated. What we call high finance.”

The Millionaire Breaks Up With Sugar · Some Like It Hot 1959 · Ch. 17/19

• Breakups
• Phone calls
• Explaining