#23 Movie Time: The Truman Show (1998)

▶️ Today’s movie is a 🇺🇸Hollywood classic. It’s about a young man who has lived all his life in a small town that was actually built for him. His entire life is basically a TV show as his every movement is watched by a global audience. See what happens when he slowly starts realising what’s going on.

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#28 Movie Time: Mars Attacks (1996)

▶️ Today’s movie is an 🇺🇸American comedy about a Martian (=from planet Mars) invasion (=taking control of a territory by force) of Earth. Watch how Earth manages to defend itself accidentally!

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#34 Movie Time: The Circle (2017)

▶️ Today’s movie is a drama set in the not-too-faraway future of a fictitious (=fictional, not real) evil social media platform called “The Circle”. Tom Hanks plays its eccentric (=proud to be crazy) founder while Emma Watson is in the main role of a brave employee. Watch how she changes herself and the company.

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#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).

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🎉 Special Day: National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation (1989)

▶️ Meet Clark, the American dad who wants to give his loved ones (=family) a “fun old-fashioned family Christmas”. Unfortunately for him, doing that proves quite difficult when so many things go wrong. Watch this hilarious (=very funny) holiday classic from around the time of Home Alone.

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#51 Movie Time: Idiocracy (2006)

▶️ Today’s film is a comedy set in the future. The basic idea is that in our present times intelligent, educated people tend to have less children than unintelligent people. This means that in the future there will be less and less intelligent people. Watch just how bad things could turn out (=become) for humanity.

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#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).

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#54 Movie Time: Don’t Look Up (2021)

▶️ Today’s film is a black comedy (=making fun of serious problems) about the end of the world caused by an approaching (=coming closer) comet (=large rock flying in space). Scientists are trying to warn humanity but media and government create one big mess and mankind goes to the dogs (=falls into a bad condition, becomes ruined).

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#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

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#58 Movie Time: Freedom Writers (2007)

▶️ Today’s film is a drama about how education can make all the difference (=have a very positive influence) in the lives of neglected African-American and Latino youth in some of the worst neighbourhoods of Los Angeles. Watch how a hero teacher manages to light up the dark (=bring hope). Based on a book which itself is based on a true story.

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#61 Movie Time: The Intern (2015)

▶️ Today’s film is a comedy-drama with Robert de Niro as a 70-year-old widower (=a man whose wife has died) who starts a new career at an online fashion company in New York. Watch how his life experience and charming style save his boss from the malice (=evilness) of the corporate world (=the private sector of the economy; private companies).

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Movie Time #63: A Man Called Otto (2022)

▶️ Today’s film is a comedy-drama about a grumpy (=in a bad mood) old American man played by Tom Hanks. See what a difference good neighbours can make!

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▶️ Afandi English is over 3 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 #64: You Hurt My Feelings (2023)

▶️ Today's movie is about an American family faced with (=having to deal with) the devastating (=destroying) effects of white lies (=small lies to please people). It's a good glimpse (=insight) into contemporary (=of today) American culture in which you always have to look enthusiastic (=positive and energetic) and say positive things, even when you have negative thoughts.

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Movie Time #65: Boyhood (2014)

▶️ Today’s film is a drama and it’s a little bit special. It took 11 years to make because the director wanted to show the main character growing up without choosing different actors. The plot is decidedly random as the film provides a deeper glimpse (=quick look) into American society.

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Movie Time #66: The Founder (2016)

▶️ Today’s film is a drama about the humble beginnings of fast food giant (=huge figure) McDonald’s and how one man managed to turn it from an ordinary place into today’s multi-billion dollar business. It’s a film about the American Dream, a man’s relentless (=persistent, not giving up) pursuit of (=search for) success and the essence (=innermost quality) of capitalism.

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Movie Time #67: Interstellar (2014)

▶️ Today’s film is an Oscar-winning science-fiction epic (=large-scale film production) that teaches you a thing or two (=a few things) about astrophysics. Leave your little world behind you and embark (=start a journey, esp. by ship) on an exciting mission to save mankind, diving into the depths of dark and cold space.

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Movie Time #69: Catch Me If You Can (2002)

▶️ Today’s film is a true story of a master con artist (=impostor, sb who tricks people) who successfully poses (=acts) as a pilot, doctor and lawyer. Watch how he manages to escape arrest every time. Best acting by Leonardo DiCaprio and Tom Hanks.

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Movie Time #73: Ghosted (2023)

▶️ Fasten your seatbelt and enjoy this fast-paced romantic action comedy about a farmer who falls in love with a spy.

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Movie Time #74: Beyond The Blackboard (2011)

▶️ Today’s film is a drama about a young teacher at a school for homeless children in America. It is based on a true story. Watch how this hero teacher manages to bring out the good in her students.

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