The Best 10 Movies To Learn English On Netflix

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Learn English With TV Series


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Today we have a very dynamic lesson for you. In  the next 10 minutes or so we'll be looking at the  
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10 best Netflix original movies to learn English.  What's up everybody i'm Ollie your Fluency Coach  
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and today I'm here to tell you some of the best  films you can watch on Netflix to learn English.  
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If you haven't seen the movies yet no problem  there are no spoilers. So this is how the lesson  
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will be: first I'll tell you a little bit  about the plot, then I'll explain what makes  
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them good for learning English all while using  lots of vocabulary that you can start using  
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right now to talk about your favorite movies.  So get out your pen and write down all the words  
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that you see in blue on the screen while I'm  talking to help you I'll summarize all those  
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words at the end of the video so to help us  continue making lessons just like this one all  
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you have to do is hit that like button subscribe  to our channel and turn on the bell notification  
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so you can continue learning with us. In fact  that's exactly what Joao did and he says that  
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our channel is the best to learn English. So if  you like Joao and want to open your eyes to the  
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possibility of being fluent in English join our  Global community now if you watch until the end  
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I've got a bonus tip on how you can use Netflix  to improve your English so don't miss that. But  
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before we get started I want to tell you that  we help you understand your favorite TV series  
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and movies without getting lost, without  missing the jokes and without subtitles.
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Now the first movie that I want to talk about is  Enola Holmes and if you're a mystery film buff  
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this movie is the right choice for you.  Starling Millie Bobby Brown as Enola  
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Holmes and Henry Cavill the movie tells  the story of the intrepid Enola Holmes  
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the sister of Sherlock Holmes in search for  her missing mother. She uses her sleuthing  
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skills to outsmart big brother Sherlock and help  a runaway Lord. For a language learner this movie  
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is a great immersion in the life of one of the  most iconic characters of British literature.  
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So you'll get the chance to see the references  of a classic through a fresh perspective.
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The next movie is The Irishman and if you're into  mafia and organized crime fiction this epic drama  
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is a good call. Directed by Martin Scorsese and  starred by household names such as Robert De Niro  
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and Al Pacino. This movie was adapted from Charles  Brand's book "I heard you paint houses". It tells  
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the story of a world war II combat veteran  who became a mafia hitman and his politically  
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fraught friendship with teamster leader Jimmy  Hoffa. With lots of flashback scenes this movie  
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is great for you to see narrative tenses and how  to link ideas when telling stories in the past.  
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The third film is Marriage Story and nominated for  six Academy Awards the Oscars this comedy drama  
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has a relatable plot. It follows a married couple  played by Scarlett Johansson and Adam Driver  
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going through a coast to coast divorce.  As the main characters are an actress  
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and a stage director this movie is a  good one to add words from daily life  
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and also movie related words  to your vocabulary bank.
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Now number four is the White Tiger and this  movie tells the story of an ambitious driver  
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who uses his wit to escape from poverty and rise  to the top as an entrepreneur. One of the newest  
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additions to Netflix's diverse catalogue, this  rags to riches movie displays the indian culture  
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and immerses you in indian English. Now if you  aren't a big fan of new movies and series and  
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prefer learning with classics that never grow old  then you'll love our Fluent with Friends Course  
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and lots more. The best part is that you can  try it absolutely free with our Three-Part  
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My personal favorite from this list is the  Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga.  
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Eurovision is one of Europe's biggest song  competitions. This movie tells the story of  
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two aspiring musicians when they are given the  opportunity to represent their country at the  
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competition. Besides learning about a big aspect  of the European culture this movie will inspire  
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you to continue your journey of learning English  the main message you can get from this movie  
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is that every dream is to fight for and that  determination is more important than anything.  
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Number six is To All The Boys Always and  Forever. This movie is the last of the sequel  
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of the To All The Boys film series. It follows  the story of Lana Jean in her Senior Year of high  
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school. This teenage light story will immerse  you in the American school university culture  
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also it is filled with lots of cultural references  as the protagonist visits Seoul in South Korea  
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where her mother was originally from. Do you often  feel frustrated that you can't watch a movie or  
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your favorite TV series without subtitles? As a  learner of Spanish and Portuguese I can totally  
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empathize with you I wish that I could watch a  movie without subtitles and that's the reason why  
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we are here and in fact Ethan and Andrea made a  great lesson over on our Real Life English Youtube  
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channel, where they give you lots of secrets  and tips on how you can improve your listening  
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so that you don't need to rely on subtitles when  you watch your favorite movies or TV series. To  
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check that lesson out you can click up  here or down in the description below.
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Moving swiftly to number seven is Mank. Directed  by David Fincher this movie takes you on a trip to  
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the past as it shows 1930's Hollywood. It follows  the story of screenwriter Herman J. Mankewicz,  
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Mank as he races to finish what  would become the cinema's masterpiece  
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Citizen Kane. As this movie shows the  backstage of the movie making industry  
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it's a good call if you're an enthusiast of the  seventh art. Number eight is The Trial of the  
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Chicago Seven. As you know part of learning a  foreign language is understanding its culture.  
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This critically acclaimed movie will provide  a great immersion in the American culture  
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it depicts the story of a group of anti-Vietnam  war activists called The Chicago Seven. Charged  
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with a conspiracy to incite a riot at the previous  year's democratic national convention in Chicago.
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Number nine is The Willoughbys. Any animation  fans out there? This movie tells the story of four  
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siblings who venture out into the modern world  with their nanny. The main lesson of this movie  
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is that we all need support and understanding  this is also true for us language learners as  
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we embark on our adventure of learning a  new language. The journey will certainly  
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be more enjoyable when we find friends  teachers and mentors we can count on.
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Number 10 is My Octopus Teacher. finally we have a  documentary on the list. This one follows a diver  
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forging a relationship with a wild common octopus  in a South African kelp forest. Documentaries are  
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often full of life lessons and a really good one  from this documentary that you can apply to your  
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English learning is that vulnerability  reveals and connects her you can always  
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arm yourself against the world and choose  until you are ready to start speaking English.  
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However I assure you that being open to taking  risks making mistakes and learning as you go is  
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much more likely to provide you with meaningful  connections for life. So you might remember  
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at the start of this lesson that I said I had  a few bonus tips on how you can use Netflix  
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to learn English? Well you're gonna have to head  over to our Instagram at Reallife.english to get  
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those bonus tips there. I want to thank you for  joining me in today's lesson uh if you've seen  
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any of the movies let me know in the comments what  you thought and when you go and watch these movies  
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come back to this lesson and give it a rating  out of 10 what you think before we go let's  
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summarize the words and thank you for joining  me today and i'll see you next lesson. Aw yeah!
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In this week's podcast we're talking all about  how to understand TV series and movies without  
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subtitles. Ethan Justin and I discussed three  key things that are going to help you which  
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are vocabulary connected speech and cultural  context so to learn more continue listening  
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or watching and as always head on over to our  Instagram Reallife.english for some bonus tips.
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