Real English.One scene at a time.

“Sometimes it's worse to stay than it is to run.”

Jeff and Stella Watch the Neighbors · Rear Window 1954 · Ch. 5/13

• Small talk
• Investigation
• Explaining

“Two could play at that game, smart guy.”

Carl and Gaear's Silent Drive · Fargo 1996 · Ch. 4/16

• Phone calls
• Small talk
• Complaining

“Miss Marianne, will you do me the honor of granting me an interview tomorrow?”

Willoughby's Abrupt Farewell · Sense and Sensibility 1995 · Ch. 13/27

• Goodbyes & funerals
• Arguments
• Explaining

“There's kind of a sleeping-beauty magic about the kid.”

Lizzie Comes Home to the House · The Uninvited 1944 · Ch. 7/28

• Small talk
• Teasing
• Confessing

“Do you know I've been the local authority on you ever since?”

Quilty Meets Humbert · Lolita 1962 · Ch. 5/30

• Parties
• Small talk
• Asking

“No, I just need his easy path to get my wish.”

The Fight for the Map · Puss in Boots: The Last Wish 2022 · Ch. 14/22

• Arguments
• Accusations
• Teasing

“We didn't know if you were dead in a ditch! Huh?”

The Fake Family Falls Apart · We're the Millers 2013 · Ch. 19/21

• Arguments
• Breakups
• Confronting

“You tell the truth, you're off the hook.”

The Sham Marriage Exposed · The Proposal 2009 · Ch. 12/14

• Confessing feelings
• Arguments
• Confessing love

“I need more fact for a story, and I think you should need the same.”

Reporters Question the Frightened Clerk · All the President's Men 1976 · Ch. 9/18

• Investigation
• Asking
• Persuading

“You cannot make an omelet without breaking eggs.”

Wadsworth Won't Say Yes or No · Clue 1985 · Ch. 9/17

• Interrogations
• Investigation
• Threatening

“I don't know if that would happen back home at a busy gas station on the main drag.”

A Gas Station Falls Silent · Come from Away 2021 · Ch. 15/22

• Comforting a friend
• Goodbyes & funerals
• Comforting

“You should do whatever you think is right.”

A Deal at the Diner · Knives Out 2019 · Ch. 11/14

• Negotiation
• Phone calls
• Persuading