10 Great MOVIES To Learn English

What's up, guys? I'm Ethan your RealLife English fluency coach and is

there anything really more fun to do on the weekends then to curl up on the sofa

with a bowl of popcorn and watch a great movie?

Well, based on the popularity of our lesson

looking at ten of the best series to learn English with in 2020.

I want to make you a list of my favorite movies that I've seen over the last year

that will be great for you to learn English with.

Now these are not just

movies that came out over the last year rather they're all ones that I've seen

recently and that I think are great for learning the language.

Now I've tried not to pick any ones that are too obvious

like Oscar winners or the blockbuster

films because I'm pretty sure a lot of you will have already seen these.

And I also wanted to avoid films that are too classic or artsy because these can be

sometimes kind of slow or boring and usually don't have the language that you

actually need to learn now that said all the series that I have chosen come from

different genres which means that no matter what kind of movies you like you

are bound to find something that you like in this list and that also makes it

great for learning all different types of vocabulary.

Plus, you can find most of these series

on Netflix which makes it super easy, convenient and simple to watch them.

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Now let's get into the best ten movies to learn English with this year.

Number ten: Newness.

-Hey how's it going? -Good.

Yeah?

-You're from Spain originally? -Yeah, Barcelona.

Oh my God!

You walked like that the whole way here?

Okay let's go

-You want to have kids? -Yeah, I wanna have kids

-but I don't want to get married. -No? I did.

-You were married? -Briefly, yeah. What about you?

What about me what?

You know have you ever ever been in love?

Now this is a super fascinating

film that deals with exactly how complicated modern-day romantic

relationships can be. It features main actress Laia Costa who

is actually from Barcelona which means that she is a non-native English speaker

just like you, which I think makes this film highly relatable.

Furthermore we see a cameo from leading a relationship psychotherapist Esther Perel who on a

side note has some really fascinating TED Talks and podcasts that I highly

recommend that you check out.

Well it goes without saying that Newness is a

really great way for you to learn about vocabulary and even culture related to

dating in the United States.

Finally I'll give you a warning that if you have very

traditional values this movie might not be the best one for you but this might

also be the exactly reason why you need to watch it.

Number 9: The King.

A king that's no friends, only followers.

And foe.

Now this is a Netflix original

movie about King Henry the fifth of England who lived during the 15th century.

Now this one is fantastic because not only will you improve your

English but you'll also learn about British history and there are actually

some things that I didn't know about like for example that Kings used to

fight on the battlefield in wars and that France for a short period of time

formed a part of the British Kingdom so if you like movies about history or

about war and strategy this one is perfect for you.

Number 8: Ocean's Eleven.

Vegas, huh?

Vegas?

Vegas.

Fantastic!

The heist is impossible.

Casino security cannot be beaten out of your minds

Exactly.

Now I actually watched this one along with two sequels for the first

time this last year and it has a stellar cast: Julia Roberts, George Clooney, Brad Pitt

just to name a few.

Now all these movies are heist movies do you know what that means?

A heist is basically a well planned out robbery so watching this

you'll be on the edge of your seat that means you'll be in suspense wondering

"What's going to happen? how will they possibly pull off this plan?"

You can check out all three of them on Netflix.

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Number seven: My Neighbor Totoro.

-Bye Mei! -Bye Mei.

-Hurry up Mei, it's gonna rain. -Okay.

Are you off to meet your dad at the bus stop?

Yes he forgot his umbrella.

Now changing genres completely I wanted to include at least one animated film in

this list now I don't have kids yet and so I do not watch animated films as much

as I used to but when I do sometimes my favorite is a great anime like this one

these are great for learning languages because so often they have high quality

dubs available in a variety of languages. In fact I actually watch this in Spanish

My Neighbor Totoro is an adorable film but as is the case with many anime it

actually covers really deep tough real-life problems like having a loved

one in the hospital but if you want something that will put a smile on your

face while you relax and learn English then this is a great choice and if

you've already seen it or if you enjoyed this one then you might also want to

check out Howl's Moving Castle, Princess Mononoke or Spirited Away.

Number 6: Knocked Up.

I'm really just trying to get to know each other and give this a real shot

Okay I know we didn't plan this but I'm on board.

Yeah...

Is it freaking you out that we're shopping for baby clothes?

No I'm just pretending I'm shopping

for regular clothes and I'm a giant.

What do you think of him, he is funny, right?

Fetch, alright bring it back.

He is playing fetch with my kids.

-Go get it, fetch. -He is treating my kids like they're dogs.

Now, I love a good comedy and the main actor in this one Seth Rogen has many hilarious films.

Now this one is actually a rom-com and you know what a rom-com is

a rom-com is a romantic comedy and this one is actually kind of different than

your typical romantic comedy.

Now with Knocked Up you will learn vocabulary

related to pregnancy, to romantic relationships and you'll learn a ton of

great slang as well now if you're looking for something a little bit

lighter than a lot of the other options on this list well then this one is a perfect choice.

Number 5: Knives Out.

Ladies and gentlemen, I would like to request that you all stay until the

investigation is completed.

What? Can we ask why?

has something changed?

-No. -No it hasn't changed or no we can't ask?

Now this one is a murder mystery and I love a great movie that can keep you in suspense and

one of the great things about knives out is that it also will have you laughing

because they did a fantastic job mixing in some comedy with all the suspense

very similar to how they do in Ocean's Eleven.

You know something, spill it.

I suspect foul play.

I have eliminated no suspects.

Number four: Kill Bill.

Not too long ago I was quite a professional.

My friends and I, we were the creme de la creme in an exclusive industry.

And we all worked for this man, Bill.

Then one day I decided to leave, settle down, start a new life.

But when I tried to get out

they did me in.

Now this is one that I've seen dozens of times and it never gets

old it is a Quentin Tarantino classic and it features a mix of Japanese

samurai and American Western type films.

We actually recently made a lesson with

Kill Bill which you can check out by clicking up here or down description

below and if you like Kill Bill then another movie you will probably

love is Fight Club which we've also made a lesson with which I will post in the description.

Number three: The Matrix.

Have you ever had a dream, Neo, that you were so sure was real?

What if you were unable to wake from that dream?

How would you know the difference between the

dream world and the real world?

What is happening to me?

The answer is out there, Neo, it's the question that drives us.

What is the Matrix?

Now I just recently rewatched all three of the

Matrix films this is a sci-fi which is a science fiction that deals with a

dystopian future it also covers some really deep philosophical subjects and

one of the things that I find really great about this is that every time I

watch The Matrix I find new things that I hadn't discovered before

The Matrix really has everything incredible action and important subject

matter and incredible special effects even though it's 20 years old.

So if you haven't seen The Matrix I highly recommend that you watch it right away

and if you have seen it and you're looking for something else similar I

highly recommend the Netflix original movie I am mother now I am mother very

similar to the matrix deals with a dystopian future and it will keep you on

the edge your seat guessing what is going to happen so I highly think it is

worth watching and finally if you have seen and loved The Matrix I highly

recommend that you check out this series Sense8 which is another Netflix original

which was created by these same creators of The Matrix.

Number 2: A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood.

It's a beautiful day in this

neighborhood, a beautiful day for a neighbor, would you be mine?

Could you be mine?

Please would you be my neighbor?

Now I grew up watching Mr. Rogers Neighborhood and this was a children's

show that was different than others because Mr. Rogers actually treated kids

like intelligent people that deserved quality programming just like that of adults.

A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood is about what Mr. Rogers

was like in real life.

That little bit that he put into each of us that little

lesson that little sense of propriety or neighborliness that he put into us

that's the thing that I think is kind of immeasurable.

Is it alive in the land given how polarized we are?

So I made this film I want to know I think let's

have a discussion what kind of neighbors are we are we living up to what Fred

Rogers wanted us to do?

Now I actually thought that Tom Hanks should have won

best actor for this movie because he had a stellar performance in this film now

it's very rare for me to cry during a movie but A Beautiful Day in the

Neighborhood sure had me close.

It's a tear-jerker which if you don't know what

that is it's a movie that might make you cry but that has a really satisfying and

heartfelt ending.

Now one of the things that I really love about this one is

that there are a lot of lessons that we can learn about kindness which for a

goal citizen like yourself is a really important value that I think that the

world needs more than ever today.

Number one: The Dark Knight.

Here's my card.

Bruce this is Harvey Dent.

Rachel's told me everything about you.

Well I certainly hope not.

You once told me that we'd be together, did you mean it?

Bruce don't make me your only hope for a normal life.

-You're Alfred, right? -That's right, sir.

Any psychotic ex-boyfriends i should be aware of?

Oh you have no idea.

Now I actually rewached this one last year and I had forgotten how incredible it was it

really was revolutionary as far as superhero movies go, it broke the mold

which means that it kind of takes something that's normal and it does it

in a completely different way.

In The Dark Knight we see some really

mind-blowing performances from all the actors especially Heath Ledger who made

a really unforgettable Joker.

-You complete me. -You're a garbage, you kill for money.

Don't talk like one of them you're not, even if you'd like to be.

So, if you haven't seen The Dark Knight then a great place to start is the lesson

that we made with this movie and if you have seen it then why not go rewatch it

maybe it was surprising again just as much as it did for me.

All right I hope you've had a lot of fun, we have barely scratched the surface.

There are so many fantastic movies out there that you can learn English with so

I want to know which ones did we miss? What was your favorite movie that you

watched in the last year?

Now let's make the comments below a collection of the

best movies out there to learn English

and be sure to also check out in the

comments what other people are loving learning with.

Now it's time to go beyond the classroom and live your English, aww yeah!