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105 chapters · from 42 films
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3 minB2
“Do you not know that His Majesty has expressly forbidden ballet in operas?”

Mozart's Figaro Ballet Fight · Amadeus 1984 · Ch. 18/25

  • Criticism & layoffs
  • Talking to the boss
  • Confronting
3 minB2
“Those boys were like my children, Mandrake.”

Mandrake Fishes for the Recall Code · Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb 1964 · Ch. 13/20

  • Talking to the boss
  • Interrogations
  • Persuading
4 minC1
“Who am I? I am the pro from Dover, and this is my favorite caddy.”

Hawkeye and Trapper Storm the Hospital · M*A*S*H 1970 · Ch. 15/22

  • Talking to the boss
  • Persuasion
  • Persuading
4 minB1
“If you got a cold, you go to a Turkish bath. Spend the night. Sweat it out.”

Baxter Swaps His Apartment Nights · The Apartment 1960 · Ch. 1/15

  • Phone calls
  • Talking to the boss
  • Bargaining
6 minC1
“I don't make the rules. I play by them.”

Buddy Defends Himself to Guy · Swimming with Sharks 1994 · Ch. 15/16

  • Arguments
  • Talking to the boss
  • Confronting
3 minB2
“I want you to feel at home here.”

Hanssen Invites Eric to His Home · Breach 2007 · Ch. 8/20

  • Family dinners
  • Talking to the boss
  • Confessing
2 minB2
“Looks as if we have a pretty unpleasant thing on our hands in a few hours, doesn't it?”

Dax Makes Roget Command the Firing Squad · Paths of Glory 1957 · Ch. 14/17

  • Talking to the boss
  • Interrogations
  • Confronting
3 minC1
“General Turgidson, I find this very difficult to understand.”

The President Learns About Plan R · Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb 1964 · Ch. 5/20

  • Meetings
  • Talking to the boss
  • Explaining
3 minB2
“We have stuck it out for a whole week now. Pretty girl, eh?”

Hawkeye and Duke Want the Chaplain Out · M*A*S*H 1970 · Ch. 3/22

  • Talking to the boss
  • Negotiation
  • Complaining
5 minB2
“You are here to protect my interests and to serve my needs.”

Buddy Berates Guy Over Sweet'N Low · Swimming with Sharks 1994 · Ch. 4/16

  • Criticism & layoffs
  • Talking to the boss
  • Threatening
3 minB1
“Haven't you made enough mistakes for one day, Eric?”

Eric Confesses He Lied to Hanssen · Breach 2007 · Ch. 17/20

  • Talking to the boss
  • Criticism & layoffs
  • Confessing
4 minC1
“Now, how can you understand that and allow these men to be shot tomorrow?”

Dax Bargains for the Condemned Men · Paths of Glory 1957 · Ch. 15/17

  • Talking to the boss
  • Negotiation
  • Persuading