3 minB2“So I'm sure you can understand our need to cut corners around here.”Brad Warns Lester to Save His Job · American Beauty 1999 · Ch. 1/14
- Criticism & layoffs
- Office chat
- Warning
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5 minB2“That's not how you treat people.”Fight Over a Briefcase of Cash · The Wolf of Wall Street 2013 · Ch. 21/30
- Arguments
- Threats
- Threatening
4 minC1“She is the goddess of the scene. Everybody really wants her.”Mike Looks Like a Total Nerd · SLC Punk 1998 · Ch. 5/10
- Parties
- Storytelling
- Explaining
3 minB2“Everyone here tonight was either Mr. Boddy's victim or accomplice.”Wadsworth's Black Market Confession · Clue 1985 · Ch. 14/17
- Investigation
- Interrogations
- Confessing
2 minB2“For about 30 seconds I was a big hero, and now it's directly to unemployment.”Isaac Cries Poor at the Benefit · Manhattan 1979 · Ch. 6/23
- Comforting a friend
- Parties
- Complaining
3 minB2“You're twisting the knife now. You get off on it!”Pat Sr. Bets Double or Nothing · Silver Linings Playbook 2012 · Ch. 22/23
- Family dinners
- Arguments
- Bargaining
3 minB2“You see, we've fallen head over heels in love with...”The Fitzgeralds Try to Buy Windward · The Uninvited 1944 · Ch. 2/28
- Renting
- Arguments
- Asking
3 minB1“Would you kindly explain what the deuce this item means?”Candy Audits the Nursing Home Bill · The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp 1943 · Ch. 13/30
- Comforting a friend
- Goodbyes & funerals
- Complaining
2 minB2“Hey, word's all over town that you made Kristo turn tail.”Harry Buys The Strangler · Night and the City 1950 · Ch. 14/19
- Negotiation
- Small talk
- Bargaining
4 minB2“Laugh, gentlemen. It'll be the only story everyone reads.”The Donor Confesses to Bernstein · All the President's Men 1976 · Ch. 7/18
- Investigation
- Interrogations
- Confessing
3 minB2“That's a quarter million dollars you holding right there in your hand.”Alonzo Tempts Hoyt With Cash · Training Day 2001 · Ch. 14/23
- Crime scenes
- Threats
- Persuading
2 minB2“I remember him from the pros. They call him "Super Bug." Had one year with the Rams before the army.”MASH Football Game, First Half · M*A*S*H 1970 · Ch. 19/22
- Arguments
- Teasing
- Complaining