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Some time ago I asked "Why are movies so hard to understand (and what can you do about it)?"

To my surprise even many native speakers answered that they had difficulties understanding some movies and series.

My question:

Which films/series do you think are extremely good to understand (I don't mean learning videos or the like but "normal" films/series)

I for myself often find many of the Star Trek episodes (e.g. Voyager) very good to understand. Counterexamples, which are even for native speakers incomprehensible, are also welcome.

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Well, adjusting my comment from that other thread accordingly: any movie without Brad Pitt in it will do. (^_^) On a more serious note, being a non-native speaker myself and having watched a whole lot of British, American, Australian, and Canadian movies, series, and YouTube videos I must admit that I don't have an immediate answer to this question. Patrick Stewart's pronunciation is excellent, that's for sure, but then again, he's actually a stage actor. – RegDwighт♦ Oct 29 '10 at 14:18
really? i don't find it too hard to understand brad pitt.. – Claudiu Oct 29 '10 at 16:10
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@Claudiu: IIRC, the whole point of his role in Snatch was to make fun of his unintelligibility in other movies. – RegDwighт♦ Oct 29 '10 at 16:35

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As a TV series maniac and a person who learns English, I would like to recommend to watch almost any sitcoms, such as "Friends", "How I met your mother", "Two and a half men". Also, "Futurama" and "Lost" were surprisingly easy to understand.

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@RegDwight: argh, too many mistakes :-( – zerkms Nov 9 '10 at 0:52
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I think biopics can be wel understood. I used "Gifted hands" successfully with my elementary students (very good students, though).

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