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
Because this is my time, sir.
Kurt's case to startAmerican Underdog · 2021He builds from who he is to what the team will do, turning doubt into an offer. - B17 lines
I don't know. Sometimes it still hurts.
the pain-fading confessionSwingers · 1996Healing is told as physical pain, and the twist that you miss it lands hard. - B27 lines
One of the true heroes of American history.
the Leon Czolgosz tributeSlacker · 1990He builds a killer into a hero line by line, and the idealism burns off the screen. - B27 lines
Now, listen, Jojo. Can I give you some really good advice?
the Führer's warningJojo Rabbit · 2019He warns against brainwashing with total conviction, which is the film's irony in miniature. - B29 lines
You don't think I see what you're doing?
Derek's meltdownAmerican History X · 1998A single furious speech that burns the dinner down, tightening with every clause. - B27 lines
Mary was a goddess.
Holloway on MaryThe Uninvited · 1944Worship slides into self-regard as she folds herself into the memory of Mary. - C17 lines
When you merely wish to bury bombs, There's no limit to the size.
how the machine worksDr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb · 1964Catastrophe is explained like a product manual, which is exactly what makes it frightening. - B28 lines
For instance, one time I wanted to have...
The double-decker couch pitchThe Lego Movie · 2014He talks guests into a product name and sells the dumb invention straight. - B27 lines
Possibly...
The green light goes ordinaryThe Great Gatsby · 2013Nick writes the lamp back into a dock fixture and the dream loses a piece. - B16 lines
Who begged me to be on their team because they couldn't get a sponsor?
Michael lays it outArthur the King · 2024Michael stacks old favors and hard choices until Leo has no easy exit. - B27 lines
Yes, it's me, Theo.
Theo's phone callThe Life and Death of Colonel Blimp · 1943The clipped answers build the ache of going home to a country that may no longer exist. - B26 lines
First of all, I want to say I love animals.
I love animals, butFriends: The Reunion · 2021He keeps swearing he loves animals before the monkey. The more he clears his name, the guiltier it sounds. - C18 lines
I know, I know. Sounds bad, right? But some of them...
Rattling the policeNational Theatre Live: Prima Facie · 2022She admits the pleasure, then stacks irritation, mistakes, and ruined testimony into one method. - B26 lines
Every bitch-ass motherfucking factory worker will go down like that too.
Mark's drunken rantAmerican Movie · 1999Each insult lands harder until the whole room goes quiet. - B16 lines
I forgot what it was like to have a family.
Margaret on familyThe Proposal · 2009Breakfasts and holiday invites pile up until she admits she is terrified of losing a house that finally wanted her. - B26 lines
The only thing we can do.
The warden's speechBeavis and Butt-Head Do the Universe · 2022A weary warden turns a prison mess into a lesson and lets the boys go. - B26 lines
You are a villain. I jest not.
Benedick's challengeMuch Ado About Nothing · 1993Polite thanks, a flat accusation, a formal challenge, then goodbye - all without raising his voice. - B27 lines
This city, these people,
Takes a village to abuse oneSpotlight · 2015From not belonging to the proverb flip that indicts the whole city. - B29 lines
There it is, the wheel,...
the wheel of fortune speech24 Hour Party People · 2002He fuses a game-show host with the philosopher Boethius, and the deadpan sells it. - C18 lines
When you're used to doing heavy-duty literary stuff that doesn't sell well, being human animals with egos,
The paradox of selling wellThe End of the Tour · 2015He builds a tight no-win argument about success, and the logic itself is the punchline. - C17 lines
Having been three months married to her sitting in my state...
Malvolio's count fantasyTwelfth Night · 2012He furnishes the fantasy down to the officers and the gowns, and detail is what makes the fall funny. - B27 lines
Everybody goes through that the first time. I went through it.
The higher-path speechTraining Day · 2001He comforts Jake first, then sells corruption as a calling, building to an offer he cannot refuse. - B16 lines
I'll tell you what I'm gonna do.
the revenge vowBuffalo '66 · 1998He folds his own death into the revenge, turning despair into a terrifying plan. - C18 lines
For weeks, Marianne, I've had this pressing on me...
Elinor's outburstSense and Sensibility · 1995Her voice stays level as she lays out months of silence, which makes the confession cut deeper.