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It’s surprising to realize just how many movies there are that begin with the word «last» (or «the Last.») ironically, the first thing you hear about these movies (their titles) instantly suggests finality, but there must be something intriguing about it. Otherwise, we probably wouldn’t see so many movies use the word «last» at the start of their title.

Whether it’s because it sounds ominous, interesting, dramatic, or all of the above, it has to work in grabbing an audience’s attention. Many movies invoke this strange (and admittedly niche) phenomenon: these «last» movies may be the best you’ve ever seen.

‘Last Action Hero’ (1993)

At a point in his career, Arnold Schwarzenegger started frequently appearing in comedies. Truth be told, while a number of them may be nostalgic, they’re not all necessarily great movies and tend to be more family-oriented, featuring less in-your-face action than some of his more explosive roles.

That makes Last Action Hero feel surprisingly refreshing, as it combines comedy and action well in a story about a young action fan entering the world of his favorite movie character, played by Arnold Schwarzenegger. It’s very silly in parts but undeniably funny, charming, and action-packed, making it both a very good action-comedy and a good «Last» movie.

‘The Last Detail’ (1973)

A gritty dramedy starring Jack Nicholson, The Last Detail is about two men from the Navy who are asked to take another (younger) seaman to jail. They feel conflicted about their task, and a friendship develops between the three. The film then becomes about the trio enjoying their freedom and doing all they can to have a good time.

The Last Detail is the kind of movie that only really seemed to get made (and become popular) in the 1970s. It’s deliberately slow, more focused on characters over plot, and feels overall gritty and down-to-earth. It’s also notable for being one of the most profane movies of all time…at least at the time of its release. Certain movies released in its wake make The Last Detail’s salty language look mild in comparison.

‘The Last Duel’ (2021)

An unfairly overlooked film from 2021, Ridley Scott‘s The Last Duel shows the director still firing on all cylinders, well into his 80s. It’s a film that shows a terrible crime and its aftermath from three differing perspectives, all building to a climactic duel to the death, ending the film in a tense, brutal fashion.

In showing one truthful recount of a horrific event and two warped ones, The Last Duel shows how memory (or perhaps arrogance, too) can distort the truth. Its refusal to shy away from violence and misogynistic behavior makes it difficult to watch. However, the way it reflects and comments on issues that are still relevant today makes it an essential and hard-to-forget film.

‘The Last Emperor’ (1987)

Winning a staggering nine Oscars, including Best Picture, The Last Emperor is a film that runs close to three hours in telling the life story of Aisin-Gioro Puyi, the final Emperor of China. It’s a standard biopic at its core, but it is bolstered by a great score and beautiful visuals.

It also more than earns the «Last» in its title, given how it deals with the end of an era and the life of the last person to hold a particular title in China, one that went back over 2000 years. Puyi only had the title briefly as a child and wasn’t technically an emperor for much of his adult life, though it’s still an interesting story and should appeal to any fans of historical dramas.

‘Last Flag Flying’ (2017)

A spiritual sequel of sorts to the similarly-titled The Last Detail, Last Flag Flying also concerns the friendship between three men and feels like a dramedy, too (though perhaps it emphasizes drama more than it does comedy).

It is a very sad film, with one of the men having to bury his son, who’s recently died at war, with his two friends along for emotional support. Despite the heavy subject matter, it is a film that’s easy to like and get absorbed in, and it benefits from the three central performances of Bryan Cranston, Laurence Fishburne, and Steve Carell.

‘The Last Picture Show’ (1971)

Perhaps the best film directed by the late Peter Bogdanovich, The Last Picture Show is a moving (and often downbeat) coming-of-age drama. It takes place in a small, dying town and deals with a group of high-school seniors, their romances, and their interactions with their parents, all while they hope they can escape the town and its restrictive, even oppressive atmosphere.

For anyone who’s felt stuck in life, The Last Picture Show may make for a cathartic watch…or it could just make the emotions that come with feeling stuck and without purpose even stronger. Either way, it’s endured as a classic because of its bold black-and-white cinematography and for helping kickstart the careers of actors like Jeff Bridges, Ellen Burstyn, and Cybill Shepherd.

‘The Last Temptation of Christ’ (1988)

Controversial upon its release but better understood today, The Last Temptation of Christ isn’t what one might consider a typical Martin Scorsese movie. It’s set 2000 years in the past and doesn’t involve any characters from the mafia, nor is it filled with catchy, iconic pop and rock songs.

It doesn’t adapt text from the Bible exactly, even though it features Jesus and has some basic similarities. Instead, it aims to delve deep into Jesus’ state of mind in the last few days of his life, becoming a psychological drama of sorts set in Biblical times. The last temptation of the title refers to the Devil trying to get Jesus to abandon his mission on the cross, and the extended, surreal sequence where Jesus is made to imagine what his life would be as a «normal» man is partly what landed the film in so much hot water upon release.

‘The Last of the Mohicans’ (1992)

Michael Mann may be best known for his crime-thrillers and modern-day action movies, but he’s also the director of The Last of the Mohicans, which is naturally very different. While it’s pretty action-packed and maybe even «thrilling,» the 18th-century setting—and focus on the conflict between the French, British, and Mohicans—makes it a far cry from something like the cops and robbers story in an L.A. setting found in 1995’s Heat.

To Mann’s credit, he does a great job at directing a very different film, with The Last of the Mohicans even being among his best directorial efforts. It’s bolstered by a great lead performance from the always compelling Daniel Day-Lewis, its fast pace, and some visceral action sequences.

‘Last Night in Soho’ (2021)

One of two films that Edgar Wright released in 2021, Last Night in Soho, sees the filmmaker moving further away from his comedy origins than ever before, albeit to moderate success. It’s not a seamless or perfectly executed psychological thriller/horror film, but in large part, it works, with an engaging premise about a young woman being transported to the 1960s and finding it far darker and seedier than she’d imagined.

It’s the look of the film that proves most intoxicating, with its trippy visuals and great use of color. Thomasin McKenzie and Anya Taylor-Joy are also both very good, and it’s overall the kind of movie where you can overlook some of its shortcomings, thanks to its stronger aspects being particularly strong.

‘The Last Seduction’ (1994)

The last «Last» film worth mentioning is The Last Seduction, from 1994. It’s a film that time seems to have forgotten, to some extent, which is a little unfair: it’s a gripping and very well-made neo-noir about a modern-day femme fatale and the various (usually shady) men she uses for her benefit.

As far as neo-noir films that directly capture classic film noirs go, The Last Seduction has to be one of the most directly inspired by black-and-white films from the 1940s and 1950s, though with a post-modern 1990s spin to the proceedings. With a committed central performance from Linda Fiorentino, The Last Seduction is a movie that should be on more people’s radars if it wasn’t already.

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The Words
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Directed by	Brian Klugman Lee Sternthal
Written by	Brian Klugman Lee Sternthal
Produced by	Michael Benaroya Cassian Elwes Tatiana Kelly Laura Rister Jim Young
Starring	Bradley Cooper Jeremy Irons Dennis Quaid Olivia Wilde Zoe Saldana Ben Barnes Nora Arnezeder
Cinematography	Antonio Calvache
Edited by	Leslie Jones
Music by	Marcelo Zarvos
Production companies	Animus Films Benaroya Pictures Serena Films Waterfall Media
Distributed by	CBS Films
Release dates	January 27, 2012 (Sundance Film Festival) September 7, 2012 (United States)
Running time	97 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$6 million[1]
Box office	$16.4 million[1]

The Words is a 2012 American mystery romantic drama film, written and directed by Brian Klugman and Lee Sternthal in their directorial debut. It stars Bradley Cooper, Zoe Saldana, Olivia Wilde, Jeremy Irons, Ben Barnes, Dennis Quaid, and Nora Arnezeder. Cooper, a childhood friend of Klugman and Sternthal from Philadelphia, was also the executive producer.^[2]

Plot[edit]

Clayton Hammond is doing a reading of his new book, The Words. He begins reading from the book, which is centered on the fictional character Rory Jansen, an aspiring writer who lives in NYC with his girlfriend, Dora. Rory borrows some money from his father, gets a job as a mail supervisor at a literary agency, and attempts to sell his first novel, which is repeatedly rejected by publishers.

After living together for some time, Rory and Dora marry and, during their honeymoon in Paris, Dora buys Rory an old briefcase he was admiring in an antiques store. Returning to America and having his book rejected again, Rory finds an old but masterfully written manuscript in the briefcase with a central character named Jack.

Rory types the manuscript into his laptop to know what it feels like to write something truly great, even if it’s only pretend. Later, while using the laptop, Dora happens upon the novel, reading it. She mistakenly assumes that Rory wrote it and convinces him to give it to a publisher at work, Joseph Cutler. After a few months Cutler finally reads it and offers Rory a contract which he accepts. The book is a hit and Rory becomes famous.

At this point, Hammond takes a break from the reading and goes backstage, where he is introduced by his agent to Daniella, a student and amateur writer who wants to interview him. She notes that he is separated from his wife, although he still wears a wedding ring. Hammond agrees to meet her after the ceremony and returns to the stage, where he continues the reading.

The second part details Rory’s encounter with an old man in Central Park, who reveals himself as the true author of the manuscript, based on his life in Paris.

When he was a young man and stationed in France with the U.S. Army in the final days of World War II, he fell in love with Celia, a French waitress. They eventually married and had a daughter, who later died.

Unable to cope with the loss, Celia left him and moved to her parents’ home in the country. He then used his pain as inspiration to write the manuscript, which he took to Celia while visiting her. She found the story so moving she returned to him. However, she unintentionally left the manuscript in a briefcase on the train after her trip back to Paris, losing it. Because of this, their reconciliation was short-lived, and they divorced soon afterwards.

The public reading ends and Hammond tells his fans they must buy the book to learn how it ends. Daniella then accompanies Hammond back to his apartment where she pressures him into telling her the ending. Hammond explains that Rory tells the truth about the creation of the story, first to his wife and then to Cutler. He also tells him he wants to credit the old man as the true author. Cutler angrily advises against this as it would severely damage both their reputations, and recommends giving the old man a share of the book’s profits instead.

Rory then seeks out the old man to pay him and finds him working in a plant nursery. He refuses the money, then tells about seeing Celia once more. While riding the train to work, years after his divorce, he spotted her with a new husband and a young son at a train station. The old man points out that people always move on from their mistakes, and Rory will too.

Daniella continues to pressure Hammond for more details. He reveals that the old man died not long after Rory’s second meeting with him along with the secret of the manuscript’s true author. Daniella deduces that The Words is actually an autobiographical book, with Rory as Hammond’s surrogate.

She kisses him, reassuring him that people move on from their mistakes, but he pulls away, telling her that there is a fine line between life and fiction. The film flashes back to Rory and Dora in their tiny kitchen, as Rory whispers «I’m sorry» in her ear.

Cast[edit]

• Bradley Cooper^[3][4] as Rory Jansen^[5]
• Zoe Saldana^[4] as Dora Jansen^[6]
• Olivia Wilde^[4][7] as Daniella^[8]
• Jeremy Irons^[3] as The Old Man
• Ben Barnes^[8] as the Young Man^[5]
• Dennis Quaid^[4] as Clay Hammond^[5]
• J. K. Simmons^[8] as Mr. Jansen^[6]
• John Hannah^[8] as Richard Ford
• Nora Arnezeder as Celia
• Željko Ivanek as Joseph Cutler
• Michael McKean as Nelson Wyllie
• Ron Rifkin as Timothy Epstein
• Brian Klugman as Jason Rosen
• Liz Stauber as Camy Rosen
• Lee Sternthal as Brett Copsey

Themes[edit]

The script includes several references to writer Ernest Hemingway. Rory and Dora view a commemorative plaque to Hemingway during their Paris honeymoon.^[9] The plot device of Celia leaving her husband’s manuscript in a leather satchel on a train is reminiscent of a similar episode in Hemingway’s life, when his first wife Hadley left a briefcase containing all of his writings up to 1922 on a train; the manuscripts were never recovered.^[10][11] Roger Ebert points out the similarity between the name of the character «The Old Man» and Hemingway’s novel The Old Man and the Sea, and the commonality of the name Dora among the wives of novelists.^[11]

Allegations of similarity to German novel[edit]

According to some Swiss newspapers, the plot of The Words is similar to that of the 2004 novel Lila Lila by Martin Suter (made into the German film Lila, Lila released in 2009), which is also about a young unsuccessful author who discovers an old manuscript, is pushed by his girlfriend into publishing it, becomes enormously successful, is later confronted by an old man who is (or in that case, knows) the original author, and then publishes a second book about how this all happened.

Brian Klugman and Lee Sternthal say that they knew nothing of Suter, his work, or Lila Lila. They had the idea and began writing The Words in 1999, years before Lila Lila was published. Together they attended the 2000 Sundance Screenwriter’s Lab with their original screenplay.^[2][12][13]

Production[edit]

Filming[edit]

Filming began in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, on June 7, 2011^[14] for a period of 25 days.^[2] The Montreal location was used because it could pass as both Paris and New York.^[15]

Release[edit]

The Words had its world premiere at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival.^[16] Prior to its official premiere and following a press and industry screening at Sundance, the film was purchased by CBS Films for $2 million with a $1.5 million print and advertising commitment.^[16]

The Words grossed nearly $11.5 million in North America and $1.7 million worldwide, against a production budget of $6 million.^[17]

Reception[edit]

The Words received mostly negative reviews from critics. On Rotten Tomatoes it has a 22% rating based on 117 reviews with an average rating of 4.6/10 and the consensus stating: «Neither as clever nor as interesting as it appears to think it is, The Words maroons its talented stars in an overly complex, dramatically inert literary thriller that’s ultimately a poor substitute for a good book».^[18] At Metacritic, the film received 37 out of 100 with «generally unfavorable reviews» from 30 critics.^[19] Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of «B» on an A+ to F scale.^[20]

Jen Chaney from The Washington Post gave the film 1.5 out of 5 stars, saying it «is a well-acted but narratively limp indie that’s undermined by a failure to connect emotionally with its audience».^[21] Chris Pandolfi from At A Theater Near You praised the film, saying that while its «ambiguity is unlikely to be appreciated by everyone,» it «deserves to be structurally, emotionally, and thematically analyzed».^[22] Stephen Holden of The New York Times also praised the film as «a clever, entertaining yarn».^[10]

References[edit]

External links[edit]

• Official website
• The Words at IMDb
• The Words at AllMovie

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We all know the effectiveness of learning English with movies but do you think you know how to make the most out of it? When it comes to using movies as your learning materials, most people find it struggling to adopt a learning approach that works best for them. Other people don’t have any clue about what films they should watch. In this post, we’re going to help you deal with these problems to get the best possible results when you learn English with movies. 

Now, let’s get right into it, shall we?

Learn English with movies – Which type of learners are you?

“Super lazy” type

Not everyone is willing to learn English while enjoying their favorite movies. If you’re such a person who never wants English learning to disrupt your relaxing time then you might be thinking learning English with movies isn’t the right one for you. However, good news is that your English can somewhat be improved just by watching movies. When watching films, you’ll get exposed to the English language being used in a very natural way. Some parts may be spoken too fast for you to understand but it will be a perfect way for you to get used to hearing native speakers talk to each other. Believe me, your English Listening skills will not get better overnight but you’ll see your improvement over time.

So for the “super lazy” type, the best method is to watch the movie as many times as possible (at least twice). You don’t need to think about English learning while watching the movie. Just focus on the movie itself and relax. This so-called passive learning method will help your ears get familiar with English sounds with little to no effort. 

Do you know that repetition is the mother of skill? Repetition will help to retain what you hear in the long-term memory. This learning is super easy, don’t you think?

“Pretty lazy” type

“Pretty lazy” type means you watch movies with a little intention of practicing your English. Spending some hours learning English seems like a lot of work for you but you’re willing to put half an hour sessions for it if you have time.. The learning approach for this type is quite simple, and yet effective. If you do it right, you will surely improve your listening and speaking skills. 

So here is the learning method for the pretty lazy type:

• Watch your favorite movie and repeat any interesting dialogue out loud. Try to imitate the way the actors/ actresses say it.
• Watch again your favorite scene, and practice shadowing (repeating the actors/ actresses).

More details about how to study will be presented in the next section. 

“Hard-working” type

If you’re serious with your English learning and choose watching movies as part of your learning journey, you may be the “hard-working” type. Being “hard-working” means you have to and are willing to put great effort into your learning. Movies become your ultimate learning materials. To get the best results, you’re encouraged to divide the movie into small parts and practice intensively with each part. Therefore, people with “hard-working” type are expected to see significant improvement in their listening, speaking and vocabulary within a relatively short period of time.

You’ll need to:

• Watch the movie and get the gist of the movie
• Intensively study each divided part (especially the most important ones which are of your favorites or include interesting, helpful phrases and sentences). 

The ultimate guide to learning English through movies

Foundational principles in learning English with movies

Basically, whichever learning type you are, there are some key principles that you need to follow to get the most out of this learning method: 

• Watch what you love: You should choose the movies that you find interesting and are willing to watch it again and again. They can be ones with great twists and turns or ones in which your favorite actor stars.
• Study with short divided parts: Splitting the entire movie into small parts to study is a good way to go. You’ll be able to focus better and never get bored. 
• Practice with the selected clips many times and review your vocabulary on a regular basis: As mentioned above, repetition is essential when it comes to learning new languages. The more you repeat practicing with the clips, the more fluent your English will become. Besides, you also need to review your saved words and phrases from the movie to bring them into your long-term memory. People are likely to forget 90% of what they learned in a matter of hours. In order to use English in a natural and fluent way, you should spend some time reviewing vocabulary. 

A step-by-step learning guide for beginners

For laptop/ computer users

Step 1: Choose a movie of your choice

Being a beginner, you are advised to watch simple and easy movies such as the ones with familiar topics like family, friendship. 

Step 2: Watch the movie in your native language 

Watching the movie in your native language will help you get the plot of the movie before doing everything else. 

Step 3: Watch the movie again with English subtitles or dual subtitles (English and your native language)

This time, use eJOY eXtension to look up new words or phrases that you encounter. And don’t forget to save them to your word books for later practice. 

Step 4: Start off with the easiest, yet most interesting scene

Now, seek back to a scene that you think is interesting and suitable for your beginner level. Watch it a few more times to make sure that you understand everything that’s said in this scene. If the characters speak too fast, slow it down by choosing Slow mode or adjusting the movie speed level (if there’s one).

Next, practice shadowing (repeating what you hear) and auto-pause listening until you’re able to speak out all of the movie lines in this scene with ease. 

If you’re watching movies on Netflix or iFlix, remember to install eJOY eXtension in your web browser to access supporting features such as dual subtitles, seek forward/backward, loop, slow mode. Especially, with the upcoming eJOY eXtension version, you can also bookmark multiple parts of a movie so that you can quickly find the most important parts that you want to study intensively.

Step 5: Watch the movies multiple times and review vocabulary

After studying with your favorite scenes, you should proceed to watch the movie a few more times to practice your listening skills. Try watching it with dual subtitles and then push yourself a little bit more by turning off the native language subtitles completely. 

On the following days, don’t forget to revise your vocabulary on eJOY eXtension Game Center (if you saved words with eJOY eXtensions, these words will be stored in your wordbooks. Just go to Game Center on eJOY eXtension and review words with games. You can also revise vocabulary in a certain wordbook simply by clicking on the wordbook you want to revise and choose Play Game on the left side of the wordbook).

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For mobile users

Step 1: Select a simple, easy movie on Youtube

As a beginner, you should start off with the most simple movies. Movies about lifestyle, family, friendship are highly recommended. Here is a list of recommended movies for beginners

Step 2: Watch the movie in your native language

This is quite a relaxing step. Watching the whole movie in your mother tongue will give you a big picture of the movie plot and characters.

Step 3: Watch the movie again with dual subtitles and save new words 

This step suggests you watch the entire movie in your native language and English so that you can get familiar with the English words that are used by the characters. You’d better create different word books for different movies. This will help you easily review and keep track of your vocabulary.

If you’re watching the movie on eJOY app using YouTube Connect, you now can watch the movie in dual subtitles by holding the phone horizontally (if the movie has both English subtitles and the subtitles in your mother tongue). Remember to look up and save new words and phrases that interest you for later review.

Step 4: Study intensively with the easiest scenes

It’s time for you to study seriously. This step requires the most amount of effort and is pretty challenging for some people (that’s why the “super lazy” and “pretty lazy” types skip it). You’ll need to study the selected scenes intensively until you’re really fluent. If you watch the movie on YouTube, you can use YouTube Connect on eJOY English app to connect the movie to eJOY. This will allow you to access a lot of useful features such as Cut a Clip and 5 Gamified steps. 

Note: Basic accounts will need to unlock videos with coins to practice with 5 learning steps. Each video requires 20 coins. If you don’t have enough coins to unlock videos then check in eJOY every day to get more coins. You can collect up to 60 coins for each daily check-in.

Step 5: Watch the movie a few more times and review vocabulary

Just like the method for laptop users, you should watch the movie again for some more times to review what you’ve learned. You can challenge yourself a bit by turning off the native language subtitles and watching the movie in English subtitles only.  

In addition, vocabulary review is very important. Spaced repetition review will help you move the vocabularies into long-term memory. and bring them to life. You can go to the Game Center on the app to revise the words. If you’d like to review a certain wordbook, tap on Wordbank, choose the wordbook, tap (+) and start playing games to revise the wordbook. 

Read more about how to learn English with movies for beginner

A step-by-step learning guide for Intermediate

For laptop users

Step 1: Choose a favorite movie 

Just find some movies that excite you and make you want to watch again and again. It’s better to select a movie that matches your current English level and target as well.

Step 2: Watch the movie with dual subtitles (English and your native language)

At the Intermediate level, you might feel much more confident with your listening skills. You don’t need to watch the movie in your native language. Just start off by watching it in dual subtitles. You will save much time. Anytime you come across a word/ phrase that is useful for your English communication purpose, look it up and save it to your wordbook.

Here is how to look up words/ phrases while watching videos with eJOY eXtension

Step 3: Practice with your favorite scenes

Pick out some scenes that you find interesting to study. You will have to practice with each scene at a time. Just watch the scene a few times and use the loop and slow feature if you need to until you remember all of the transcripts. And then, practice shadowing and auto-pause. 

Step 4: Watch the entire movie again and review vocabulary

At this step, you should watch the movie with English subtitles only and see how much of it you can understand. Don’t forget to revise your saved words/ phrases/ sentences to master them.

For mobile users

Step 1: Choose a favorite movie to watch

Open eJOY English app and tap on “YouTube Connect” on the Home screen. On the YouTube Connect screen, you can search for a movie of your choice by typing in its name or keyword. Make sure the movie has captions, not the auto-generated ones.

Step 2: Watch the movie in dual subtitles and look up new words

Got your favorite movie, now what? Convert it to eJOY and start watching it with dual subtitles to have a general idea of what the movie is about. Remember to look up and save new words/ phrases to your wordbooks to review them later.

Step 3: Practice with your most favorite scenes

Use the Cut A Clip feature, choose the start time and end time and then press Cut and Save. Now is the time to study the selected scenes intensively with 5 gamified steps on eJOY App. Don’t forget to pay close attention to different aspects of connected speech such as assimilations, elisions, and linking…to catch up with the speaker. Intonation is also very important. Never underestimate the importance of intonation.

Step 4: Watch the movie in English and review vocabulary

After practicing the previous steps, you should watch the movie again with English subtitles to see if you can understand what the characters are saying and expressing. Then spend some time reviewing your saved vocabulary in Game Center.

A Step-by-step Guide to Learning English with movies for Intermediate

A detailed plan to learn English with movies

Here are our detailed plans to learn English with movies for different purposes and levels. You don’t necessarily need to follow these plans. They are just our suggestions. You’d better try out different plans to find out which one works best for you.

A detailed plan for beginners

If your English is at the beginner or elementary level, you should watch short and simple movies to avoid feeling overwhelmed or stressed out. We suggest you spend around 1-3 hours to practice with each movie, depending on your learning purpose and target.

Starting is the most difficult part of any task. Don’t worry, the first step is always the hardest—it’ll get easier after that. You may need from 3 to 6 months to be familiar with English speaking and listening. Once you get over this phase, the following ones will be much easier. 

Here is our suggested plan:

• Select a short and simple movie series to start learning. Extra English is a great one to begin with because it’s made specifically for English learners (not English speakers). Each episode is very funny and lasts only 20 minutes so it won’t be so much a challenge for you. 
• Spend around 1-2 hours practicing with the movie following the steps mentioned in the part 2
• Spend around 1 hour reviewing the saved words
• Spend 1-2 hours listening to the most favorite parts of the movie/ tv series while you’re carrying out your daily tasks like washing the dishes, doing exercises, cleaning,… 

Setting goals is essential to your English learning. It gets you more focused and motivated. Your daily goal can be practicing with a 20-minute episode… Depending on your learning type, you can choose a learning method that best suits you. If you’re super lazy, you can watch each episode a few times, if you are pretty lazy, you can spend some more time practicing with one favorite scene. And if you’re hard-working, you may want to study intensively every scene of the episode. 

Not sure how to write down your goals? Here is our sample: 

Goal Statement: Day […] practice with [] episode of […]

“ By 31/6/2020, finish practicing with 12 episodes, season 1 of Extra English.”

Reward yourself each time you’ve achieved a goal. You should get it framed and put it somewhere prominent so that you can see it every day. 

A detailed plan for intermediate and advanced learners

The plan for intermediate and advanced learners are basically similar to the plan for beginners. However, for intermediate and advanced learners, you mainly practice with your favorite content. Depending on your timetable and goals, you can spend around 30 minutes to 3 hours each day learning English with movies. The learning approach for intermediate and advanced learners are mentioned in the previous section. 

Here is our suggested plan:

• Make a list of your favorite movies that you want to watch and learn with. Then set goals for each movie. If you don’t know which movies to begin with, check out our movie recommendation list below.
• Spend 20 minutes to 1 hour studying intensively with a favorite scene.
• Spend 10-15 minutes reviewing your vocabulary
• Spend 30 minutes to 1 hour listening passively to the movie while you’re doing other activities like washing the dishes, doing exercises,…

At this stage, you may want to set a target of completing a tv series. Write down your goals on paper and put it somewhere you continue to see it . 

Here is our goal sample: 

Goal Statement: Day […] complete […] episodes of […]

“By 31/6/2020, Complete 13 episodes of season 1 of The Big Bang Theory.  

A detailed plan for IELTS takers

If you’re about to take the IELTS examination, you may want to watch the movies on the topics that are not only of your interest but also are frequently used in IELTS such as environment, science and technology, education,…

Watching movies on a wide range of topics will help to provide you with good ideas, information, content for your IELTS exam.

• If your exam is coming soon: You’d better focus on your exam techniques and practice tests. You can think of watching movies as a way to relax and get new ideas. It’s advisable that you study with movies once a week on the weekends. And then you can spend the other days listening to the previously learned movies while carrying out other tasks.
• If you’re improving your general English skills: Learning English with movies will help to broaden your vocabulary, develop your listening skills, and get new ideas for your speaking and writing test. First, you’ll need to identify your strengths and weaknesses to allocate your study time wisely. For example, if you’re not good at listening and reading, you can spend 1,5 hours each day practicing English with movies, 1-hour reading news, books, and 1 hour for the other skills (writing and speaking).

A detailed plan for parents homeschooling kids 

Many parents are looking for a detailed plan for their kids so we include a plan so that kids can learn English with their parents effectively.

• Choose a suitable movie: Different kids have different tastes in movies, depending on their gender, age, and personality. Parents should choose the movies that they really love so that your kids won’t get bored watching them over and over again.
• Select the scenes that kids find most interesting: It’s better to select less than 3-minute scenes. Short videos keep kids’ attention. 
• Do role-play with your kids: When kids remember all of the movie lines, you should spend some time doing role-play with them. This exercise will help kids absorb and use the language in a much more natural way. 

You can check out our list of movies for kids and then make a list of your own. However, as a parent, you should respect your kid’s interest. If there is any movie on the list that your kid doesn’t like, cross it off and find other alternatives.

1. Netflix, iFlix, Amazon

Netflix, iflix  and Amazon Prime are popular streaming services, featuring a wide range of movies and TV shows on various topics for you to choose from.

• Netflix: Netflix is an American media-services. Its content focuses on movies and TV shows. Now, Netflix is available in many countries and offers its users a great source of updated movies with subtitles. You can watch movies on Netflix and look for new words’ meanings using eJOY eXtension.
• iflix: Although its source of movies is not as huge as Netflix, iflix is still a good choice for movie lovers because of its lower cost. Considered as “Netflix of developing countries”, iflix is headquartered in Malaysia.
• Amazon Prime Video: is a video streaming service developed by Amazon.  It offers a huge library of movies and TV shows across every category, from romantic comedies to timeless classics.

Currently, you can use eJOY eXtension on these websites to look up and save new words.

Learn English through movies with eJOY eXtension

2.  YouTube or YouTube Connect on eJOY

The world’s most popular source of video including movie scenes, of course, YouTube is truly a wonderful site to learn English. eJOY is one of the first apps to help you look up words while watching YouTube Videos. (It’s quite challenging to find full movies with dual subtitles on YouTube, though).

You can even connect any YouTube video (with captions) to eJOY to practice just by using YouTube Connect feature. YouTube Connect is available on eJOY GO and eJOY App. 

The ultimate movie recommendation list for English learners

Movies for beginners

• Extra English: Extra English is the story of Bridget and Annie, Hector and Nick, four good-looking 19–22 years old who are thrown together to play out their romances, life crises, and contrasting interests in a familiar sitcom setting.  The program features lively, colloquial English dialogue. The characters speak naturally, but clearly with constant repetition and strong use of visual prompts that help learners without detracting from the sitcom format.
• Friends: Friends is an American sitcom TV series that is widely used in English learning because of its simple language and hilarious content. The sitcom follows the personal and professional lives of 6 friends living in Manhattan. 
• Up: Up follows the story of 78-year-old Carl Fredricksen who decides to travel to Paradise Falls in his house equipped with balloons, inadvertently taking a young stowaway.

Movies for Intermediate

• The Big Bang Theory: It’s about a group of nerdy friends who work together at the university carrying out different kinds of scientific research and experiments. The four young men are brilliant but socially awkward physicists. Their lives are turned upside down when they have a new neighbor. Practicing English with this series will not only help to increase your academic vocabulary but also to improve your English listening skills.
• The King’s speech: The story of King George VI, his impromptu ascension to the throne of the British Empire in 1936, and the speech therapist who helped the unsure monarch overcome his stammer.
• The Social Network: Based on the book The Accidental Billionaires: Sex, Money Betrayal and the Founding of Facebook, The Social Network is a biographical drama film about the founders of the most popular social networking website, Facebook. 

Movies for IELTS learners

• Our Planet:Our Planet is a groundbreaking documentary series created for Netflix in collaboration with WWF and Silverback Films. Its aim is to raise awareness of the world’s rarest wildlife and most precious habitats. The series is also an inspiration for people all around the world to make changes to protect the place that we call home. Follow this series and you’ll never be worried about lacking ideas on the Environment topic. 
• Planet Earth: Filmed over four years across 64 different countries, this epic documentary series is the definitive look at the diversity of our planet.  You’ll be overwhelmed by the beauty of the Earth and numerous useful English vocabulary. 
• Suits: Suits is an American legal drama television series, following the lives of Mike Ross, a brilliant college dropout and Harvey Specter, one of New York City’s best lawyers when they work together in different legal cases.

Movies for kids and parents

• The Lion King: the story of a young lion prince living in the flourishing African Pride Lands. When an unthinkable tragedy, orchestrated by Simba’s wicked uncle, Scar, takes his father’s life, Simba flees the Pride Lands, leaving his loss and the life he knew behind. Eventually companioned by two hilarious and unlikely friends, Simba starts anew. But when weight of responsibility and a desperate plea from the now ravaged Pride Lands come to find the adult prince, Simba must take on a formidable enemy, and fulfill his destiny to be king.
• The Secret Life of Pets: a 2016 American computer-animated comedy film produced by Illumination Entertainment. It’s a comedy about the lives our pets lead after we leave for work or school each day.
• Lava: This imaginative, animated musical short from Pixar about tropical islands and explosive volcanoes tells a love story that takes place over the course of millions of years.

So that’s our ultimate guide to learning English with movies for both beginner and intermediate levels. From now on, whenever you watch a movie in English, remember to watch it actively and attentively to get the most out of it. And if you have any questions regarding this guide, leave us a comment below. Thank you and happy watching!