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Top 10 Movies to Learn English • Wanderlix

To perfect your English, the V.O. will be your best friend. Here are the best movies to learn English.

No matter whether you are a beginner or confirmed speaker, to advance in English, cinema is one of the best schools! Indeed, watching a movie in V.O. (original version) will allow you to work your listening and your oral understanding. To understand the dialogues, you will have the support of the images, but also possibly subtitles in English.

And in addition to the linguistic aspects, you will also have the opportunity to discover new aspects of local culture. Finally, cinema will be the closest experience that you can do with immersion in English-speaking countries. And this, without even having to leave your couch!

In fact, English may be the easiest language to work in this way, since the Anglo-Saxon cinema offer is plethoric. To guide you, we have selected for you the best movies to learn English. Both American and British, they will allow you to familiarize yourself with different accents.

In addition, we have had to focus on varying genres and levels of difficulty so that everyone can find their account. So, you only have to settle comfortably, press on play and tender the ear!

1. Harry Potter

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Photo credit: Facebook – Harry Potter

  • 🌍 Nationality of the film: United Kingdom, United States

  • 🎥 Director: Chris Columbus, Alfonso Cuarón, Mike Newell, David Yates

  • Duration: 130 to 161 minutes

  • The most part of the film: a whole series of films to devour

  • ¢Ü Level required: intermediate

It's probably useless to introduce you to the saga Harry Potter ! After overthrowing the success of the novels, twenty years ago we follow the adventures of the wizard on the screen.

And Harry Potter has this exceptional that it seduces the little ones like the great ones. Looking at the eight tracks, you will gradually progress in English with increasingly complex intrigues.

In addition, you can extend the experience by reading the novels, to go further. For these reasons, the caracole saga naturally leads our selection of the best films to learn English.

2. Inside Out

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Photo credit: Facebook – Inside Out

  • 🌍 Nationality of the film: United States

  • 🎥 Director: Pete Docter, Ronnie Del Carmen

  • Duration: 94 minutes

  • The most part of the film: ideal to learn the vocabulary of emotions

  • ¢Ü Level required: beginner

If you haven’t discovered it yet, don’t wait to plunge into it Inside Out ( Vice versa V.F.). This animated film is one of the most beautiful illustrations of the talent of the Pixar studios. Riley, a young girl confronted with a torrent of emotions following her move and an impending puberty.

The film, both funny and incredibly touching, is therefore perfect to get acquainted with the vocabulary of emotions. In addition, following Riley from school at home, you will have the opportunity to learn a very useful English from the daily life.

3. Forrest Gump

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  • 🌍 Nationality of the film: United States

  • 🎥 Director: Robert Zemeckis

  • Duration: 142 minutes

  • The most part of the film: simple dialogues and an overview of the history of the United States

  • ¢Ü Level required: beginner

Not only Forrest Gump is an absolutely cult work, but it is also one of the best films to learn English. In fact, we follow the perpetia of a very endearing “single-of-spirit” hero, but also easy to understand.

In addition, over the decades, it has been involved, often despite it, in a tourbillon of historical events. Thus, this very accessible film is also ideal to familiarize itself with the history of the United States.

4. Breakfast at Tiffany’s

  • 🌍 Nationality of the film: United States

  • 🎥 Director: Blake Edwards

  • Duration: 115 minutes

  • The most part of the film: a very intelligible pronunciation with a small retro charm

  • ¢Ü Level required: intermediate

In the series of American cult films, but in a different style, Breakfast at Tiffany’s is a must. To the point that even the look of heroin, Holly Golightly, has become unforgettable!

In this romantic vintage and elegant comedy, the heroine played by Audrey Hepburn is amazing us. And thanks to the impeccable pronunciation, “old”, actors, it is a perfect film to learn English.

5. The King’s Speech

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Photo credit: Facebook – The King’s Speech (Film)

  • 🌍 Nationality of the film: United Kingdom, Australia, United States

  • 🎥 Director: Tom Hooper

  • Duration: 118 minutes

  • The most part of the film: a hero who himself must trust and learn to express himself in English

  • ¢Ü Level required: intermediate

In this historic film, Colin Firth interprets the role of Prince Albert, a heir to the British throne suffering from a problem of stuttering. When he is thrown into power, he is forced to overcome his disability to become an eloquent speaker.

And what better to learn English than a film in which one follows a re-learning of the word? Plus, The King’s Speech has also the interest of staging a royal family to pronunciation so British .

6. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

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Photo credit: Facebook – Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

  • 🌍 Nationality of the film: United States, United Kingdom, Australia

  • 🎥 Director: Tim Burton

  • Duration: 115 minutes

  • The most part of the film: a psychedelic and regressive universe

  • ¢Ü Level required: beginner

Embark on a tourbillon of psychedelic and gourmet adventures with this adaptation of the cult book of Roald Dahl. The film follows a group of children led by the Willy Wonka chocolate maker to discover his incredible factory.

Between humour, hilarious and intrigue songs full of rebounds, this family movie will be perfect for perfecting your English.

7. Matilda

  • 🌍 Nationality of the film: United States

  • 🎥 Director: Danny DeVito

  • Duration: 98 minutes

  • The most part of the film: a children's movie that adults love

  • ¢Ü Level required: beginner

The adaptations of Roald Dahl’s books are one of the best films to learn English. It must be said that his talent for inventive and piquant dialogues is unmatched!

So, Matilda , cult film for children of the 1990s should make you laugh and shiver again today. With simple but funny replicas and easy-to-follow rebounds, it is an excellent film to learn English at any age.

8. Moonrise Kingdom

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Photo credit: Facebook – Moonrise Kingdom

  • 🌍 Nationality of the film: United States

  • 🎥 Director: Wes Anderson

  • Duration: 94 minutes

  • The most part of the film: a visual candy and second degree

  • ¢Ü Level required: intermediate

A dark young girl and an orphaned and overdue Boy Scout fall in love and decide to run together. In the singular universe of Wes Anderson, they follow their saugrenuous and stylized perpetia in the midst of nature. Dialogues are both incisive and intelligible.

If a few replicas can give yarn to twist, you will enjoy the atmosphere and retro decors. And you can sing your English-speaking friends perfectly with Françoise Hardy’s French words in one of the unforgettable scenes of the film!

9. Groundhog Day

  • 🌍 Nationality of the film: United States

  • 🎥 Director: Harold Rumis

  • Duration: 101 minutes

  • The most part of the film: dialogues that come back on several occasions, perfect to practice

  • ¢Ü Level required: intermediate

Imagine you waking up every morning in the same day. This is what happens in this fantastic Bill Murray film, stuck to the infinite in the “day of the marmot.” Over the course of the day, tired of constantly reviving the same scenes, he enjoys to influence the course of events. The rather simple and often repeated dialogues make Groundhog Day a very good movie to learn English!

10. Shaun of the Dead

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Photo credit: Facebook – Shaun of the Dead

  • 🌍 Nationality of the film: United Kingdom, France, United States

  • 🎥 Director: Edgar Wright

  • Duration: 99 minutes

  • The most part of the film: perfect to familiarize yourself with British humor

  • ¢Ü Level required: intermediate

Shaun of the Dead is a zombie film not like the others. In this hilarious comedy, we turn away all the codes of horror movies. Thus, it stems from improbable dialogues, ideal to train to understand humor British . And so much if you miss some scattered, situations will suffice to make you die of laughter (and fear)!

From young films to great classics to more surprisingly surprising, Anglo-Saxon cinema is full of ideal films to learn English. We wish you a very good vision!

William Scott

William Scott

I'm William Scott, an avid traveler captivated by the world's beauty. Life's journey is my greatest inspiration, teeming with breathtaking moments, from hiking through pristine wilderness to immersing myself in vibrant cultures. Each destination has its unique charm, and I'm here to share those stories with you. Through my narratives, I aim to ignite your wanderlust, offering insights, tips, and the sheer thrill of exploration. Let's embark on this incredible odyssey together, unveiling the world's hidden treasures and creating lasting memories that define our shared journey.

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