Real English.One scene at a time.

“You are not a beautiful or unique snowflake.”

Tyler's Space Monkey Speech · Fight Club 1999 · Ch. 13/19

• Speeches
• Parties
• Persuading

“The individual purchase orders are still public record, though.”

Rachel Questions the SkyWalk Spending · Bad Education 2019 · Ch. 12/18

• Investigation
• Confronting
• Explaining

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

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

• Family dinners
• Storytelling
• Explaining

“Even Nazis can't kill that fast.”

Laszlo Refuses to Name the Resistance · Casablanca 1943 · Ch. 9/20

• Interrogations
• Negotiation
• Threatening

“That's why I read it, because it entertains me.”

Alonzo Makes Jake Tell a Story · Training Day 2001 · Ch. 2/23

• Office chat
• Storytelling
• Asking

“But enough about me. Let's talk about you.”

Hillary Sees CC's Bawdy Show · Beaches 1988 · Ch. 13/30

• Small talk
• Complimenting
• Explaining

“I don't care if you've been after her. Our lives are at stake!”

Hartwell Finds the Escape Gun · His Girl Friday 1940 · Ch. 17/18

• Accusations
• Threats
• Threatening

“Sylvia... had to go to juvenile.”

Gertrude Says Sylvia Went to Juvenile · An American Crime 2007 · Ch. 11/16

• Parents & kids
• Siblings
• Explaining

“I never email anything that I wouldn t want to see on the front page of The Times”

Blanc Grills the Disruptors · Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery 2022 · Ch. 8/8

• Accusations
• Parties
• Confronting

“Has it ever occurred to you that I may have a life of my own?”

Norma's New Year's Eve Confession · Sunset Boulevard 1950 · Ch. 9/19

• Couple fights
• Arguments
• Saying no

“Why did you do this? Tell me why and then maybe I'll be able to believe in you.”

Rupert Pupkin's TV Debut · The King of Comedy 1982 · Ch. 20/21

• Monologues
• Negotiation
• Confronting

“But you're gonna come with me until I can resolve all these issues with your husband.”

Dry Eye Kidnaps Rosalind · The Gentlemen 2020 · Ch. 12/15

• Threats
• Crime scenes
• Threatening