#18 Movie Time: Parasite (2019)

▶️ Today’s movie is an Oscar-winning (=winning the most important award for films in Hollywood) film from 🇰🇷Korea that mixes comedy and drama. Through private services like home tutoring (=teaching classes at a student’s home), cleaning and driving, a poor family manages to gain the trust of a rich family. Watch how they run into an unexpected problem.

❗️ The movie is in Korean with English subtitles. Subtitles are an excellent way of pushing you speed up your reading and stop the stupid habit of reading out loud! 😉

👉@afandi_english👈 #movie #international_films #comedy #drama

#19 Movie Time: Murder on the Orient Express (2017)

▶️ Today’s movie is a thriller (=exciting crime story) about a murder on the Orient Express – an old luxurious train from 🇹🇷Istanbul to 🇫🇷Paris. Enjoy a bit of excitement with famous actors in a stylish set (=background in a theatre play or movie).

👉@afandi_english👈 #movie #international_films #drama

#22 Movie Time: When Pigs Have Wings (2011)

▶️ Today’s movie is a 🇫🇷🇩🇪🇧🇪French-German-Belgian co-production. It’s a comedy set in Gaza, one of the Palestinian areas controlled by Israel. It’s about a poor fisherman who happens to (=coincidental, by chance, unplanned) fish a pig swimming in the sea. Watch how this amusing story unfolds (=develops, happens)!

❗️ The movie is in Arabic, Hebrew (=the language of Israel) and English. It has English subtitles. Subtitles are an excellent way of pushing you speed up your reading and stop the stupid habit of reading out loud! 😉

👉@afandi_english👈 #movie #international_films #comedy #drama

#24 Movie Time: The Triplets of Belleville (2003)

▶️ Today’s movie is a rather arty (=artistic, full of art) cartoon from 🇫🇷France that has hardly any language in it. It’s the story of a professional cyclist who gets kidnapped by an evil betting (=playing with money about sports events) wine mafia in a surreal (=unreal, like in a dream) French version of New York. Check out how a cool gang led by his mother comes to his rescue (=saves him).

👉@afandi_english👈 #movie #international_films #cartoon #comedy

#25 Movie Time: Muriel’s Wedding (1994)

▶️ Today’s movie is an 🇦🇺Australian tragicomedy (=a film or theatre play that’s both sad and funny) about a chubby (=a little bit fat) young lady who dreams of getting married but isn’t quite ready for it. Watch to find out how she manages!

👉@afandi_english👈 #movie #international_films #comedy #drama

#26 Movie Time: Angels & Demons (2009)

▶️ Today’s movie is a mystery thriller set in Rome, and more specifically in the 🇻🇦Vatican City (=smallest independent country in the world, seat of the Catholic church). The pope (=highest office in the Catholic church) suddenly dies and several bishops (=high-ranking Catholic officials) are brutally murdered. Watch how Tom Hanks as a knowledgeable historian unravels (=understands sth mysterious or complicated) the plot (=story of a film or novel) and catches the baddie (=bad guy, esp. in a film) in the end.

👉@afandi_english👈 #movie #international_films #drama

#32 Movie Time: Animals Are Beautiful People (1974)

▶️ Today’s movie is a family-friendly (=suitable for children) 🇿🇦South African nature documentary film with a comedy twist (=an unexpected characteristic). The animals of the Kalahari Desert are quite entertaining, see for yourself!

👉@afandi_english👈 #movie #international_films #comedy

#35 Movie Time: 3 Idiots (2009)

▶️ Today’s movie is a 🇮🇳Bollywood (=Indian movie industry) comedy-drama about three engineering students at an Indian elite (=best of the best) university. Get an almost accurate impression of education in India and watch how three students stick together through thick and thin (=be together in good and bad times).

🔤 Subtitles provided.

👉@afandi_english👈 #movie #international_films #comedy

#36 Movie Time: Remember (2015)

▶️ Today’s movie is a 🇨🇦Canadian-🇩🇪German drama-thriller about old survivors of World War 2. An old Jewish man sets out on a journey to find the old Nazi who killed his family in Auschwitz, Nazi Germany’s most notorious (=famously bad) concentration camp (=prison camp for political prisoners). See how he manages to find the culprit (=bad guy) in a surprising final showdown (=argument or fight that settles a long disagreement).

🔤 Subtitles provided.

👉@afandi_english👈 #movie #international_films #american_films #drama

#40 Movie Time: The Other Son (2012)

▶️ Today’s movie is a 🇫🇷French drama set in 🇮🇱Israel. It’s about an Israeli and an Arab family whose sons were accidentally swapped (=exchanged) at the time of their birth. They find out many years later when the sons have grown up. See how the story unfolds (=the story is told) and what “blood is thicker than water” really means.

🔤 Subtitles provided.

👉@afandi_english👈 #movie #international_films #drama

#52 Movie Time: Rush Hour 1 (1998)

▶️ Today’s film is an action comedy with 🇭🇰Hong Kong martial arts superstar Jackie Chan and 🇺🇸Afro-American comedian Chris Tucker as a police officer dream team (=people working together very well). It’s the first movie of the Rush Hour trilogy (=series of three movies or novels).

🔤 Subtitles provided.

👉@afandi_english👈 #movie #american_films #international_films #comedy

#53 Movie Time: Bridget Jones’s Diary (2001)

▶️ Today’s film is a romantic comedy from the 🇬🇧UK. It’s about a charming young lady who in her early 30s and still can't decide who she wants to be with. Watch how she keeps getting into embarrassing situations and finally chooses the right guy.

🔤 Subtitles provided.

👉@afandi_english👈 #movie #british_films #international_films #comedy

#56 Movie Time: Rush Hour 2 (2001)

▶️ Today’s film is the second movie of the Rush Hour trilogy (=series of three movies or novels) with 🇭🇰Hong Kong martial arts superstar Jackie Chan and 🇺🇸Afro-American comedian Chris Tucker.

Watch Rush Hour 1

🔤 Subtitles provided.

👉@afandi_english👈 #movie #american_films #international_films #comedy

#57 Movie Time: Chicken Run (2000)

▶️ Today's film is a 🇬🇧British cartoon classic about a bunch (=large group) of rebellious (=protesting, taking the power) chickens trying to escape from their farm. Watch how they team up (=cooperate) and do it!

🔤 Subtitles provided.

👉@afandi_english👈 #movie #british_films #international_films #comedy #cartoon

#61 Movie Time: Children of Heaven (1997)

▶️ Today’s film is a heart-melting drama from 🇮🇷Iran about a boy who struggles to put things right after losing his sister’s shoes. Watch how one problem leads to another until he finally breaks free.

🔤 Subtitles provided.

👉@afandi_english👈 #movie #international_films #drama

Movie Time #63: The Hundred-Foot Journey (2014)

▶️ Today’s film is a comedy-drama about an 🇮🇳Indian family of chefs that ends up (=get an unplanned result) somewhere in the 🇫🇷French countryside. Watch how good food transcends (=goes beyond, overcomes) cultural differences and leads to a happy multicultural ending.

🔤 Subtitles provided.

👉@afandi_english👈 #movie #comedy #drama #european_films #international_films

▶️ Afandi English is over 4 years old now and there’s a ton of stuff you’ve missed. Here are some hashtags for posts about movies & videos:

#american_films
Pick your favouries from the home country of movies.

#british_films
Feel very British with the best of British cinema.

#cartoon
Let yourself be entertained and watch cartoons in English.

#comedy
Learn English while laughing!

#documentary
Get knowledge and academic vocab at the same time.

#drama
Stay closer to real life with dramas.

#european_films
Realise that Europeans make great movies, too.

#good_laugh
Watch the funniest of them all.

#international_films
Check out movies from all corners of the globe!

#karaoke
Use the most enjoyable way to learn English.

#movie
Don’t be choosy and watch them all. With subtitles.

#must_watch
Make sure you don’t miss out.

#short_film
Watch movies even when you don’t have time.

#special_day
Enjoy festivals with Afandi English.

#youtube
Get the most out of YouTube with channel recommendations.

Movie Time #72: Forgotten (2017)

▶️ Today’s film is a thriller from 🇰🇷South Korea about a man who doesn’t quite know his past and takes the viewer through a series of shocking surprises. Watch till the end!

🔤 English subtitles provided.

👉@afandi_english👈 #movie #drama #international_films

Movie Time #73: Tanna (2015)

▶️ Today’s film is based on a true forbidden love story from the small Pacific island nation of 🇻🇺Vanuatu in a co-production with 🇦🇺Australia. Plunge (=fall suddenly and deeply) into another world as you experience this epic (=very impressive) struggle between love marriage and arranged marriage.

🔤 English subtitles provided.

👉@afandi_english👈 #movie #drama #international_films