Movie monologues, one line at a time
1,969 real monologues from 153 films. Play a line, pause, say it back.
- 1Full speech: hear it once
- 2Shadow: repeat each line
- 3Blind: listen, then reveal
- B26 lines
The question I want to ask is about St. Mary's...
A hypothesis about St. Mary'sV for Vendetta · 2006A slow build of hypotheticals reopens a case everyone thought was closed. - B28 lines
He has this-this unending potential, this dormant potential...
mocking the potential mythSlacker · 1990He peels the self-help myth apart until it becomes a lie that drives people. - B26 lines
You know, I've thought for a while...
Gatsby talks till dawnThe Great Gatsby · 2013Empty, then invented, then poor. He peels the costume in order. - B28 lines
I'll tell you guys a story.
Mr Pink opens the taleReservoir Dogs · 1992Eight lines pile on nicknames and hype, making one woman larger than life. - B27 lines
When I met Andy, I'd met someone to walk beside and that feeling was overwhelming.
Vashti's closing wordsBe Here Now · 2015She threads meeting, balance and softening into two closing images. - B27 lines
YOU are...
Myra's disillusioned speechDeathtrap · 1982It moves from feeling estranged to fearing the police, withdrawing love step by step. - B27 lines
Mr. Brossard, the new lawyer we got...
the mother's praiseSuddenly, Last Summer · 1959She praises the lawyer, mourns the widow, and arrives at the will, all in a tone of sympathy. - B26 lines
It's the highest honor they can give you.
Henry on what being made meansGoodFellas · 1990The stacked sentences build from honor to license, pride rising with every line. - B29 lines
Let me tell you what I do know.
Chuckie's ten-second confessionGood Will Hunting · 1997It turns a tiny daily ritual into the clearest proof of how much he wants more for his friend. - B27 lines
Dearest Father and Almighty Creator…
The last prayer at dinnerDon't Look Up · 2021It asks for comfort rather than escape, and the parallel lines close like a door. - B26 lines
Let me tell you something.
The rich-or-poor openingThe Wolf of Wall Street · 2013Personal history becomes the argument, and the choice sounds obvious. - B28 lines
Granddad always took care of us.
Meg's soft askKnives Out · 2019She claims family first, then makes giving the money back sound like moral hygiene. - B29 lines
A lot of times I leave a relationship and I feel like a whole person again.
the breakup monologueSlacker · 1990She moves from relief to self-doubt in a clean, honest arc. - B27 lines
So, anyway, one night she plays it real cool.
Elois gets her revengeReservoir Dogs · 1992It tightens from playing cool to calling the medics, turning revenge into grotesque comedy. - B27 lines
Andy was really sleep deprived and exhausted and our oncologist basically just stormed in there like a bull in a China shop with a bunch of other registrars around him and read Andy the Riot Act on his chances being slim and it could be a choice if he wanted to just not go ahead.
Vashti recalls the diagnosisBe Here Now · 2015She stacks every detail into one breath until the verdict lands, then answers with resolve. - B27 lines
Comes as friend to help you, to ....
Helga describes the attackerDeathtrap · 1982The details pile up while staying blurry, which is exactly how a half-seen prophecy feels. - B26 lines
Don't worry a thing about what people say.
the family cover storySuddenly, Last Summer · 1959She packages a lie as care, calmly rehearsing the story the family will tell outsiders. - B26 lines
What does she do after she hangs up with me?
Henry relives the fatal callGoodFellas · 1990Anger builds line by line as one small mistake turns into a disaster. - B28 lines
my point is that I know you're investigating Stratton.
Jordan's yacht defenseThe Wolf of Wall Street · 2013He plays humble and pushy at once, turning innocence into a bargaining chip. - B27 lines
It's a real primal thing, you know. Can it be escap - Perhaps human beings weren't made to be happy and free all the time.
the case against happinessSlacker · 1990He undercuts her optimism step by step, ending with the scrap heap. - B29 lines
You guys like to tell jokes and giggle and kid around, huh?
Joe's prison jokeReservoir Dogs · 1992It turns a joke into a warning, closing on a question that lands like an order. - B29 lines
Yeah. I guess for the last few days, I've been facing my own mortality.
Andy on facing deathBe Here Now · 2015He turns fear into relief, working it out aloud in short, halting lines. - B26 lines
Porter just gave me the figures of Myra's estate.
Sidney counts the estateDeathtrap · 1982Cold figures turn grief into arithmetic, and the arithmetic decides his next move. - B26 lines
There's only one little operation they perform here.
explaining the operationSuddenly, Last Summer · 1959She starts with a little operation and ends at drilling the skull, and the calm delivery is the horror.