Real English.One scene at a time.

“This thing feels like a hunk of concrete inside me.”

Keyes Suspects the Beneficiary · Double Indemnity 1944 · Ch. 16/21

• Investigation
• Office chat
• Explaining

“I am confident that no matter how searching this may be, the prisoner will withstand it.”

Myers Cross-Examines Leonard Vole · Witness for the Prosecution 1957 · Ch. 22/27

• Courtroom
• Interrogations
• Confronting

“But we lived alone. We owned the joint.”

Henry Does Easy Time in Prison · GoodFellas 1990 · Ch. 18/28

• Courtroom
• Storytelling
• Explaining

“But he can kill with the best of them. He works for me.”

Alonzo's Felony Stop · Training Day 2001 · Ch. 3/23

• Police questioning
• Threats
• Threatening

“I ain't talking to him anymore.”

Paula Accuses Sylvia of Spreading Lies · An American Crime 2007 · Ch. 7/16

• Accusations
• Courtroom
• Comforting

“It's the details that sell your story.”

Holdaway Teaches the Commode Story · Reservoir Dogs 1992 · Ch. 18/22

• Storytelling
• Investigation
• Explaining

“That's three off Sipe's estimate. That's incredible.”

The Team Counts 87 Priests · Spotlight 2015 · Ch. 11/21

• Office chat
• Investigation
• Asking

“And that is why I love America.”

Joe and Jimmy Find the Evidence · The Last Boy Scout 1991 · Ch. 8/20

• Investigation
• Explaining
• Confessing

“Behind all the Sidney Bruhl dialogue, I am peeing the Sidney Bruhl pants.”

Helga Ten Dorp Arrives · Deathtrap 1982 · Ch. 13/30

• Crime scenes
• Small talk
• Comforting

“- I'm afraid I've made a mistake. - What nature of mistake?”

Adela Withdraws the Accusation · A Passage to India 1984 · Ch. 16/19

• Courtroom
• Interrogations
• Confessing

“That part of his mind just conveniently went blank.”

Adams's Statement Labeled a Confession · The Thin Blue Line 1988 · Ch. 7/20

• Interrogations
• Investigation
• Explaining

“Thirty-one pound is gone. I am penniless.”

Parris Reports Abigail Has Vanished · The Crucible 2014 · Ch. 25/29

• Courtroom
• Interrogations
• Confronting