Real English.One scene at a time.

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

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

• Arguments
• Breakups
• Confronting

“Please do. I don't want it coming down on the house.”

Mike's Family Breakfast · Win Win 2011 · Ch. 1/19

• Family dinners
• Parents & kids
• Small talk

“Then I think I saw it right behind your ear.”

Ted Meets Mary's Family · There's Something About Mary 1998 · Ch. 3/24

• Family dinners
• First dates
• Teasing

“We have the same title, yet are never described the same way.”

Jafar Manipulates the Sultan · Aladdin 2019 · Ch. 4/24

• Persuasion
• Arguments
• Persuading

“That was his last summer's poem.”

Violet Shows the Death Certificate · Suddenly, Last Summer 1959 · Ch. 18/27

• Negotiation
• Investigation
• Explaining

“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

“There is no in between.”

It's Impossible to Be a Woman · Barbie 2023 · Ch. 20/26

• Comforting a friend
• Comforting
• Confessing

“All your talk about the common man, but Jackie's not good enough for you, hmm?”

Oppenheimer Names Los Alamos · Oppenheimer 2023 · Ch. 6/28

• Arguments
• Siblings
• Complaining

“but it is not an excuse for you to hurt this family.”

Abuela Blames Mirabel for the Miracle · Encanto 2021 · Ch. 15/19

• Parents & kids
• Arguments
• Confronting

“And if they can't understand you, then they're not listening, and that's their problem.”

Grandpa Tells Buddy Who He Is · Belfast 2021 · Ch. 12/14

• Storytelling
• Teasing
• Comforting

“She's gonna be over the moon to see ya.”

Adam Visits His Parents' Old House · All of Us Strangers 2023 · Ch. 2/15

• Family dinners
• Goodbyes & funerals
• Asking

“Come on now, darling. Think of everything you've sacrificed.”

Facilier Tempts Tiana with Her Dream · The Princess and the Frog 2009 · Ch. 13/14

• Negotiation
• Persuasion
• Persuading