Real English.One scene at a time.

“Five minutes from now, you're not gonna believe what I've told you.”

Jeffrey Briefs Sandy on the Mystery · Blue Velvet 1986 · Ch. 4/9

• Investigation
• Storytelling
• Explaining

“No. And nothing is just what I'm worth to him.”

Phyllis Tells Walter Her Story · Double Indemnity 1944 · Ch. 7/21

• Storytelling
• Marriage trouble
• Complaining

“It's a pleasure to do business with you.”

Vole Tells How He Married Christine · Witness for the Prosecution 1957 · Ch. 13/27

• Storytelling
• Investigation
• Explaining

“To us, it was better than Citibank.”

The Idlewild Airport Crew · GoodFellas 1990 · Ch. 5/28

• Storytelling
• Crime scenes
• Explaining

“There's a green light on your ass.”

Alonzo's Smiles and Cries Speech · Training Day 2001 · Ch. 6/23

• Threats
• Storytelling
• Threatening

“It's got to be personal.”

Roz Names the Gosling Brightbill · The Wild Robot 2024 · Ch. 4/15

• Storytelling
• Parents & kids
• Comforting

“I go through life thinking everyone's watching me. Are they?”

CC and Hillary Grow Up by Letter · Beaches 1988 · Ch. 3/30

• Comforting a friend
• Storytelling
• Complaining

“Spielberg: I saw my childhood through this family and those young, wonderful actors.”

Spielberg Directs the E.T. Kids · Spielberg 2017 · Ch. 7/10

• Storytelling
• Explaining
• Persuading

“I wish I never had him.”

Billy Bets $10,000 on the Super Bowl · Buffalo '66 1998 · Ch. 8/15

• Phone calls
• Storytelling
• Confessing love

“We broke up because of A Tribe Called Quest.”

Yas Explains the Hummus Break-Up · Rye Lane 2023 · Ch. 11/16

• Breakups
• Storytelling
• Explaining

“Never let another writer read your material. He may steal it.”

Norma Makes Joe Read Salome · Sunset Boulevard 1950 · Ch. 5/19

• Storytelling
• Complimenting
• Asking

“I was born in Clifton, New Jersey, which was not at that time a federal offense.”

Rupert Pupkin's Stand-Up Monologue · The King of Comedy 1982 · Ch. 21/21

• Monologues
• Storytelling
• Teasing