Movie monologues, one line at a time
1,967 real monologues from 152 films. Play a line, pause, say it back.
- 1Full speech: hear it once
- 2Shadow: repeat each line
- 3Blind: listen, then reveal
- B111 lines
You guys are all a bunch of fucking pussies, you know that?
Chad's no-rules speechTucker and Dale vs. Evil · 2010It climbs from insults to a twisted creed, making madness sound almost coherent. - B112 lines
Well, he lived in this tiny hut somewhere in India.
Lambeau on RamanujanGood Will Hunting · 1997The story builds from a hut to Cambridge, and the arc is meant to win Sean over. - B123 lines
I used to plot it all out.
The life they never hadAll of Us Strangers · 2023He narrates the childhood they never had in ordinary detail, and that ordinariness is what breaks your heart. - B131 lines
I have so much to tell you. I don't know where to start.
Masha's lonely confessionThe King of Comedy · 1982She moves from wine glasses to wanting to be someone else, exposing a loneliness she cannot name. - B112 lines
I had a dream.
The robin dreamBlue Velvet · 1986It builds from darkness to light and lands on a simple, haunting rule. - B129 lines
Wake up. Wake up, wake up, wake up.
The DJ's opening monologueDo the Right Thing · 1989Rhyme, repetition and rising speed turn a simple wake-up call into a performance. - B113 lines
He was big into the blues, so...
Bobby's ceiling fan storyA Star Is Born · 2018The flat delivery makes the childhood pain land harder than any outburst. - B110 lines
She's not even a cup.
Shane upgrades the mother briefSigned, Sealed, Delivered: The Vows We Have Made · 2021Tea, kettle, beaker, grail, then four days of household wreckage as the punchline. - B111 lines
It is these people who brought this upon us.
The sacrifice pitchThe Mist · 2007Each clause tightens the noose from blame to blood. - B115 lines
He just called me up, "wanted to see how you were.
Sally's late-night confessionWhen Harry Met Sally... · 1989She talks her way from small talk to the blunt truth, and the short ending lands hardest. - B113 lines
It's logical to assume that she wasn't wearing them when she was in bed...
Juror Eight's eyeglasses reasoning12 Angry Men · 1957He builds a chain of guesses from two small marks, admitting each step is a guess. - B119 lines
I got this call from Brad
Brenda's testimonyAmerican Underdog · 2021She moves from a panic-filled phone call to a boy who keeps beating the odds, holding grief and pride together. - B112 lines
I'm sorry about Rosie. She was a good person.
The Captain's goodbyeJojo Rabbit · 2019Apology, praise and instructions flow out like a last errand, and the calm hides how much he cares. - B110 lines
Emmet, you didn't let me finish earlier.
The ghost admits the prophecy was fakeThe Lego Movie · 2014He kills the myth first, then shrinks the whole job to believe. - B111 lines
He was one of these kind that didn't like getting involved.
the look that matteredThe Thin Blue Line · 1988She moves from her husband's fear to her own stubborn look, ending on the glance that decides everything. - B111 lines
One day I was partying in my basement...
Mike on the vodka nightsAmerican Movie · 1999It starts in loneliness, finds company in Mark, and lands on quiet joy. - B113 lines
I took disco lessons in the sixth grade
The confession listThe Proposal · 2009Disco lessons, then funerals, then a broken engagement: she stacks facts until they stop being small talk. - B112 lines
No, don't worry. I kept your name out of it, so there'll be no trouble...
Baxter's cover-up on the phoneThe Apartment · 1960He smooths over every problem for his boss, and the ease of the lie shows his position. - B135 lines
I knew her since I was in kindergarten.
Billy's childhood crushBuffalo '66 · 1998The rambling memory exposes both his tenderness and his fixation. - B131 lines
Well, when I first came to work here something very strange happened to me.
The late confessionThe Shop Around the Corner · 1940Memory, mockery, and a shop joke walk her all the way to I fell for you. - B111 lines
This rock.
Aron's speech to the rock127 Hours · 2010Short lines build from awe to surrender, folding a whole life into one slab of stone. - B112 lines
If it isn't our Prince Ali.
The fake prince, named in publicAladdin · 2019Courtesy first, then the real name, then exile that throws him off the stage. - B125 lines
Yeah STACY Adorable
Buy the tickets nowTurning Red · 2022They sell a concert like a cosmic appointment, future tense and all. - B113 lines
I've been taking anti-depressants...
Amanda's confessionBlue Jay · 2016Broken short lines build slowly until the hardest admission finally comes out.