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Most common phrases in movies

Name: Most common phrases in movies
Creator: WinkLingo
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"come on" appears in the most films on this list: 588. "you know" is second, in 577 films, and "see you" is third, in 550. The rank is how many different films a phrase shows up in, not how many times it is repeated inside one film.

How this count is made

Each rank is the number of different films in the WinkLingo library whose dialogue contains the phrase. A line that comes back inside the same film still counts as one film. Phrases with the same film count are ordered by how many of those lines a person or a model has checked, then by name. Only multi-word expressions already published on the site are included; single words and fragments are left out.

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The library figures are refreshed daily. This ranking was generated at 2026-10-13 10:34 UTC.

Most common phrases in movies
Rank	Phrase	Meaning	Films
1	come on	used in orders to tell sb to hurry or to try harder	588
2	you know	used to show that what you are referring to is known or understood by the person you are speaking to	577
3	see you		550
4	go on	used to encourage sb to do sth	550
5	look at	used to exclaim at how someone or something looks, or at what they have just done, showing admiration, surprise, pity, or disapproval	527
6	get it	to understand a joke, point, situation, or how someone feels	512
7	get out	to leave or go out of a place	511
8	i know	to be aware of a fact or situation, or to be sure that it is true	508
9	make it	to succeed in reaching a place in time, especially when this is difficult	495
10	come back	to return	485
11	take it	to accept or receive something offered, including agreeing to buy it	476
12	right now	at this moment	469
13	i'm sorry	used when you are apologizing for sth	460
14	come in	to enter a room, building, or other place	460
15	i mean	used to explain or correct what you have just said	453
16	of course	used to show that what you are saying is not surprising or is generally known or accepted	446
17	go back	to return to a place	430
18	get in	to go into a room, building, or vehicle	424
19	excuse me	used to politely get sb's attention, especially sb you do not know	411
20	think about	to have somebody or something in your mind, or to keep reflecting on or recalling them	409
21	tell me	used to introduce a question	408
22	at least	used to add a positive comment about a negative situation	395
23	get back	to return, especially to your home	384
24	talk about	to discuss or have a conversation about a particular subject	380
25	let go	to stop holding sb / sth	378
26	take care	to deal with a problem, task, or person so that it gets handled	373
27	find out	to get some information about sth / sb by asking, reading, etc.	365
28	come out	to leave a room, building, vehicle, or hiding place and appear outside or where the speaker is	364
29	too much	More than is wanted, needed, or suitable, in amount or degree.	360
30	let's go	Used as an exclamation to urge people to hurry up or start acting at once.	356
31	what do you mean	Used to ask someone to explain or say more clearly what they have just said, because you do not understand it.	354
32	you see	used when you are explaining sth	354
33	take care of	to be responsible for or to deal with a situation or task	349
34	got it	Shows that you understand, accept, or will do what someone just said or asked.	343
35	what do you think	Used to ask someone for their opinion or reaction to something just shown, said, or suggested.	340
36	that is it	this / that is the end	339
37	go out	to leave the place you are in and go outside or on to some other place	337
38	shut up	to stop talking (often used as an order as a rude way of telling sb to stop talking)	331
39	live in	to have your home or dwell in a particular place	331
40	that's it	used to say that sth is finished, or that no more can be done	330
41	come up	to move to a higher place or upstairs, often toward where the speaker is	329
42	on your way	going or coming	327
43	come from	to start in a particular place or be produced from a particular thing	323
44	hold on	used to tell sb to wait or stop	314
45	sit down	to move from a standing position to a sitting position	312
46	get out of here	To leave a place, or to tell someone to go away.	302
47	happen to	to do or be something by chance, including when asking politely or stressing that it is so	301
48	go in	to enter a room, house, etc.	296
49	as well	in addition to sb / sth; too	295
50	what do you want	used to ask sb in a rude or angry way why they are there or what they want you to do	293
51	get up	to stand up after sitting, lying, etc.	290
52	wake up	to stop sleeping or regain consciousness, or to make someone do this	289
53	go ahead	to begin to do sth, especially when sb has given permission or has expressed doubts or opposition	287
54	get off	to leave a place or start a journey; to help sb do this	285
55	the thing	used to introduce the main point, problem, or explanation	283
56	even if	despite the fact or belief that; no matter whether	283
57	pick up	to go somewhere in your car and collect sb who is waiting for you	282
58	make sure	to do sth in order to be certain that sth else happens	280
59	go home	to leave and return to the place where one lives or belongs, such as one's house, hometown, or country, often as an instruction to leave	279
60	all the time	very often; repeatedly	278
61	get away	to escape from sb or a place	277
62	listen to me	A spoken plea or command telling someone to stop and pay attention to what the speaker is about to say.	273
63	one day	at some time in the future, or on a particular day in the past	271
64	why not	used to ask why something is not so, was not done, or is not allowed	269
65	wait a minute	used when you have just noticed or remembered sth, or had a sudden idea	268
66	go down	to move to a lower floor, level, or place; to descend	264
67	as long as	only if	254
68	in front	In someone's presence, or before people who are watching or listening, so they witness what is said or done.	253
69	good night	A goodbye said when parting in the evening or before sleep, wishing someone a pleasant night.	252
70	the truth	the real facts about a situation, rather than a lie, a secret, or a false story	251
71	in front of	if you do sth in front of sb, you do it when they are there	243
72	go through	to pass into, across, or out the other side of a place, opening, machine, or area, or to get past a person blocking the way	242
73	in the world	used to emphasize what you are saying	241
74	you okay	A short, worried check asking whether someone is unhurt, safe, or feeling all right, usually right after a shock, accident, or upset.	239
75	made it	to succeed in reaching a place, especially when arrival was difficult or uncertain	235
76	what's going on	used to ask what is happening, or to refer to the situation now unfolding, especially when it is unclear, sudden, or worrying	234
77	come down	to move down from a higher place, or to come to where the speaker is	233
78	think of	to regard someone or something as being a particular kind of person or thing	231
79	tell you what	Used in conversation to introduce a suggestion, an offer, or the point you are about to make.	230
80	look at me	Tell someone to face you and pay attention, often to calm them, plead with them, or confront them.	228
81	give up	to stop trying to do sth	228
82	you know who		227
83	leave alone		223
84	come across	to meet or find sb / sth by chance	223
85	too late	after the time when it is possible to do sth successfully	222
86	all the way	completely; as much as it takes to achieve what you want	221
87	a day	each day, saying how often or how much something happens per day	219
88	so long	for such a long time, or for longer than expected	219
89	the money	The particular cash, funds, payment, or earnings under discussion.	218
90	how are you	A greeting that asks about someone's health, mood, or how things are going, often as polite small talk.	218
91	at home	in a person's own house, flat / apartment, etc.	218
92	go with	to accompany sb; to leave, travel, or do something together with sb	216
93	in the morning	during the morning of the next day; tomorrow morning	216
94	good morning	A polite greeting said when meeting or addressing someone in the morning.	215
95	you hear		215
96	here we go	said when sth is starting to happen	214
97	after all	used when you are explaining sth, or giving a reason	213
98	get there	to arrive at or reach a place	212
99	what are you doing here	Said with surprise or as a challenge, to ask why someone is present in a place where they were not expected.	212
100	hang on	used to ask sb to wait for a short time or to stop what they are doing	210

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Source: WinkLingo, "Most common phrases in movies" (https://winklingo.com/en/data/most-common-movie-phrases), updated 2026-10-13