Practice With Movies
Timepiece
Genre: Animation, Family
English Level: Easy
Cosmos Laundromat
Genre: Animation, Drama
English Level: Easy
Don't Look Away
Genre: Horror
English Level: Intermediate
Crow
Genre: Animation, Fantasy
English Level: Intermediate
The Door
Genre: Horror, Mystery
English Level: Intermediate
Life Is Strange
Genre: Drama
English Level: Intermediate
The Man In The Fiber Optic Cable
Genre: Drama (workplace)
English Level: Intermediate
Tears of Steel
Genre: Animation, Sci Fi
English Level: No speaking
Spring
Genre: Animation, Fantasy
English Level: No speaking
How to Use
Lesson Activities
By clicking on a picture, you'll find several different activities. Do whichever ones are fun for you. Or, if it feels too much like studying and not enough like fun, you can just watch the movie and enjoy it!
Using Subtitles
It's tempting to watch the movie with subtitles in your own language. But, for many people, this makes it difficult to listen. We recommend that you avoid this and use subtitles in English. Just be aware that some of the subtitles have mistakes that we can't control.
Online Lessons
You can join us for online speaking practice in a group. Here, you can practice common sentences in English while using themes and vocabulary from the movies. Contact us if you want to find out more, or look at one of our sample lessons here.
More Recommendations
Here are some more short films and shows that we recommend. These are things that we enjoyed watching and also have good quality English in them - language that can be understood more easily than most other movies. Because they are copyrighted, we could not make full lessons out of them, but that doesn't mean that you can't watch and enjoy them!
Short films
| Title | Genre | Why we like it |
|---|---|---|
| Otherhalf | Comedy, Drama | This film is a very original idea and is well made. |
| The English Teacher | Drama | This is a high quality emotional story. |
| The Most Beautiful Thing | Romance | It's a touching teen story that anyone will be able to understand. |
| This Time Away | Drama | Although there isn't so much speaking, the language is good and the movie has a great ending. |
| Post It | Drama | It's fun story that's easy to understand, with natural language. |
Shows
| Title | Genre | Why we like it |
|---|---|---|
| How I Met Your Mother | Comedy | A very funny show with some fun slang. |
| Friends | Comedy | This show is very popular among language learners. Viewers love the characters. |
| Suits | Drama, Legal | Although this show has lots of legal language, it is known for characters that speak more clearly than many other shows. |
| Prison Break | Drama | The storyline is exciting and easy to follow, even if you miss some sentences. |