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112 chapters · from 25 films
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5 minB2
“Aren't you asking us to accept a pretty incredible coincidence?”

Juror 8 Shows a Second Switchblade · 12 Angry Men 1957 · Ch. 5/17

  • Courtroom
  • Investigation
  • Confronting
5 minC1
“'But this is not a car accident, or a home invasion.”

Witness Calls Out the Rape Law · National Theatre Live: Prima Facie 2022 · Ch. 24/22

  • Courtroom
  • Monologues
  • Explaining
3 minB2
“I never faint in case I don't fall gracefully, and I never use smelling salts because they puff up the eyes.”

Christine Vole Meets the Lawyers · Witness for the Prosecution 1957 · Ch. 8/27

  • Meetings
  • Courtroom
  • Explaining
2 minB2
“It's only one night. A boy may die.”

Juror 8 Proposes Another Vote · 12 Angry Men 1957 · Ch. 6/17

  • Courtroom
  • Arguments
  • Persuading
2 minC1
“How they hate me.”

Up to the Witness Stand · National Theatre Live: Prima Facie 2022 · Ch. 18/22

  • Courtroom
  • Monologues
  • Explaining
4 minB2
“This is ridiculous. Just nervous heartburn. I always get it the first day of a trial.”

Hearne Testifies About the Prints · Witness for the Prosecution 1957 · Ch. 15/27

  • Courtroom
  • At the doctor
  • Explaining
5 minB2
“The burden of proof's on the prosecution.”

The Jurors Go Around the Table · 12 Angry Men 1957 · Ch. 3/17

  • Courtroom
  • Arguments
  • Explaining
2 minC1
“I don't want to do anything that suggests manipulation.”

Cross-Examining Herself in Court · National Theatre Live: Prima Facie 2022 · Ch. 20/22

  • Courtroom
  • Explaining
  • Confronting
3 minB2
“What hypocrites you are in this country.”

Christine and the Green Socks · Witness for the Prosecution 1957 · Ch. 9/27

  • Courtroom
  • Interrogations
  • Explaining
3 minB1
“They don't know what the truth is.”

Juror 10's Racist Rant · 12 Angry Men 1957 · Ch. 15/17

  • Courtroom
  • Arguments
  • Complaining
3 minC1
“Whether it is theory or actual fact, however, you will decide for yourselves.”

Sir Wilfrid Calls Leonard Vole · Witness for the Prosecution 1957 · Ch. 21/27

  • Courtroom
  • Speeches
  • Explaining
5 minB1
“It's not easy to raise my hand and send a boy off to die...”

Juror 8 Votes Not Guilty · 12 Angry Men 1957 · Ch. 2/17

  • Courtroom
  • Persuasion
  • Confronting