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“When I got into the group of the Movie Brats, as somebody once called us, I never-- it was the first time I felt like an insider.”

Joining the Movie Brats · Spielberg 2017 · Ch. 4/10

  • Storytelling
  • Teasing
  • Explaining
3 minB1
“You never went out with Wendy Balsam, did you?”

Billy Tells Layla About Wendy · Buffalo '66 1998 · Ch. 14/15

  • Storytelling
  • Confessing feelings
  • Confessing
3 minB2
“We were only together for a year and a bit though-- Did you wake up every day and lie there trying to muster the energy to breathe?”

Dom Tells the Cinema Break-Up Story · Rye Lane 2023 · Ch. 4/16

  • Storytelling
  • Breakups
  • Confessing
3 minB1
“If you get an Oscar, I get the left foot.”

Joe and Betty Write the Script Together · Sunset Boulevard 1950 · Ch. 15/19

  • Office chat
  • Storytelling
  • Persuading
3 minB2
“Most wives would beg their other halves to get out of this game, but not you.”

Mickey and Rosalind Plan His Exit · The Gentlemen 2020 · Ch. 4/15

  • Negotiation
  • Storytelling
  • Warning
3 minB2
“They got a line and if you cross it, they fuck you up.”

Eddie Tells the Elois Story · Reservoir Dogs 1992 · Ch. 20/22

  • Storytelling
  • Office chat
  • Teasing
3 minB2
“You were fucking Ward Cleaver.”

Joe Tells Jimmy About Alex · The Last Boy Scout 1991 · Ch. 12/20

  • Comforting a friend
  • Storytelling
  • Confessing
4 minB2
“Not the eleventh hour. This is the twelfth hour.”

Mark's Twelfth Hour Deadline · American Movie 1999 · Ch. 1/19

  • Storytelling
  • Confessing
  • Complaining
2 minB1
“but, uh, I don't think you're supposed to be here.”

Emmet Touches the Piece of Resistance · The Lego Movie 2014 · Ch. 3/22

  • Persuasion
  • Storytelling
  • Explaining
2 minB1
“It's good, Ross. I didn't know you could cook.”

Randall Recounts the Motel Night · The Thin Blue Line 1988 · Ch. 6/20

  • Storytelling
  • Police questioning
  • Explaining
5 minB2
“You're a big man, but you're out of shape.”

The Michael Caine Impressions · The Trip 2011 · Ch. 12/20

  • Teasing
  • Storytelling
  • Explaining
5 minC1
“I think being shy basically means being self-absorbed...”

Wallace on Being Shy and Egotistical · The End of the Tour 2015 · Ch. 11/17

  • Storytelling
  • Travel & hotels
  • Explaining