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
- B29 lines
Now, the, uh-- The first thing we need you to do, Mr. Barish,
the erasure walkthroughEternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind · 2004It turns deleting a person into a tidy service, moving from belongings to a promised new life. - B16 lines
...uh, don't tell Charlotte that I told you this, will you...
The neighbor's whisperLolita · 1962She disclaims gossip, then hands over the juiciest observation, which is how small talk really works. - B17 lines
Well, think about it.
The perfect loop, read aloudRalph Breaks the Internet · 2018Close, work, play, repeat—then he declines the rewrite in one shrug. - B28 lines
I could stay there another hundred years, and still just be an afterthought.
Hanssen's retirement lamentBreach · 2007Dry self-mockery builds to a final line that refuses any defense. - A26 lines
Well, they picked up the Florida Labor Day circuit...
Gertrude's household speechAn American Crime · 2007She moves from the parents' absence to money to a demand for labor, tightening the room step by step. - B19 lines
Hey, look, this is nothing to laugh at.
the teacher's lectureBad Boys · 1983It moves from stopping the laughter to handing out work, cornering the boys. - B17 lines
I'm trying to push off my back foot like you told me. Hey, Donnie. Come here.
Rocky lays out the workCreed · 2015He admits the body is slower, then still hands Donnie a way to fight with brains and ears. - B26 lines
Peter Coyote: When Steven works with children, he brings a kind of "let's play" feeling.
On working with childrenSpielberg · 2017The description climbs from a game, to a clean signal, to the moment his eyes open. - B27 lines
whereby a defendant can claim self-defense against an agent of the government...
Will's courtroom defenceGood Will Hunting · 1997He recites law like poetry, and the grander it sounds, the more it shows he is playing a game. - B29 lines
At the end of the day, I think it boils down to integrity.
year-end tribute speechBad Education · 2019Bob builds a case for integrity through plain sayings, then turns the applause on Frank. - B26 lines
I do not see plays because I can nap at home for free.
Ouiser's tiradeSteel Magnolias · 1989Her excuses pile up into a comic creed and land on an anecdote that defeats her own point. - B27 lines
We lost our jobs
The unemployed family's chargeMy Fellow Americans · 1996They stack lost work and a lost house until the presidents cannot joke it off, then the plea cuts short. - B26 lines
Yeah. Even though he's not here anymore,
Kate claims her peopleThe Christmas Chronicles: Part Two · 2020She starts with a dad who is gone and lands on wanting Christmas with Mom, Teddy, even Bob. - B16 lines
Here's a famous one with the youngest clown in the world, Zippo. Clown for a day.
Showing off Jerry's photosThe King of Comedy · 1982He narrates Jerry's old photos as if they were his own trophy. - B26 lines
Gentlemen, gentlemen! Here's what I want.
the colonel's briefingUnited 93 · 2006The repeated I want turns a panicked room into a list of clear tasks. - B19 lines
You shit-for-brains, man! You forgot I have a police radio!
Frank's closing tauntsBlue Velvet · 1986The taunts keep closing in, turning curses into footsteps and a countdown. - B26 lines
it’s time to run out
Depression Barbie copyBarbie · 2023Sweatpants, scrolling, family-size candy: the crash read like a limited-edition insert. - B27 lines
'Cause first of all, I've been peeing straight for years, understand what I'm saying? And you're right,
The young man's comebackDo the Right Thing · 1989He concedes a point, then strips away sympathy with the image of a drunk pacing the block. - B28 lines
I don't want a cookie. We've gotta get that bookkeeper to say it was Magruder.
Carl's Plan to Trap HerAll the President's Men · 1976He turns a plan to corner the bookkeeper into a run of short, quick lines that build urgency. - B29 lines
He said, "All right, Westley.
Three years of that threatThe Princess Bride · 1987The same death threat runs for three years and ends in a friendship. - B17 lines
A growth spell is a bit more advanced.
Dad's growth-spell rulesOnward · 2020He names the difficulty, then quotes the rule, and the lesson still sounds like a bit. - B16 lines
Now I want you to put these on, okay? Slide your arm through here.
The life vest speechBeasts of the Southern Wild · 2012He gives orders like a captain, but every step is a father hiding his fear. - B28 lines
I just want to own my own life.
Mary's speech about her own lifeDownton Abbey · 2019She names the wish, lists the duties, then lands on the one loss that hurts. - B27 lines
When are you going to do something about that terrible furniture in your prison?
The furniture phone rantA Shot in the Dark · 1964He builds a lecture from a question to a closing rule, all over furniture.