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
- B27 lines
That's coast-to-coast national TV...
The fame blueprint in the carThe King of Comedy · 1982He rattles off TV, beach house and hotel suite as if the dream were already booked and paid for. - B26 lines
I guess you think you're, you know, like an authority figure.
Carl's parking-lot tiradeFargo · 1996The insults climb from uniform to gate until a whole life is mocked. - B26 lines
That is your signal you are safe to move about the cabin.
the captain's cabin announcementUnited 93 · 2006A routine, warm announcement cut against the disaster below makes the calm itself unbearable. - B18 lines
Dorothy Vallens is married, to a man named Don.
The case laid outBlue Velvet · 1986He turns a night of snooping into a cold chain of cause and effect. - B27 lines
But what do we really sell? I’ll tell you what.
The CEO's sparkle-and-agency pitchBarbie · 2023Dream, imagination, sparkle, then female agency — the empty climb is the joke. - B26 lines
Unless you... Unless you done stood in the door,
Da Mayor's outburstDo the Right Thing · 1989Six short lines pile up hunger, shame and anger until the whole block goes quiet. - C18 lines
We move on now, ladies and gentlemen, to lot number 38. Lot 38.
The auctioneer's openingUncut Gems · 2019He stacks estimate, romance, and opening bid until the room has nowhere to sit except in the number. - B28 lines
I thought it was all legal.
The Bookkeeper's ConscienceAll the President's Men · 1976She moves from self-justification to disgust in a few plain sentences, and the turn feels earned. - C17 lines
But it's so simple.
Neither cup survivesThe Princess Bride · 1987He swaps clever and foolish twice, and each conclusion cancels the last one. - B26 lines
You say you can t risk losing this place
Ian's risk counterOnward · 2020He sets the ledger next to flying out the door and killing beasts. - B18 lines
We got the prettiest place on earth.
the girl praises her homeBeasts of the Southern Wild · 2012A child's voice turns a flooded home into a kingdom and warns the rest of the world. - B17 lines
I've got to tell you something, Daisy.
Andy's confessionDownton Abbey · 2019He stumbles from a secret to blind jealousy, and the panic reads as honesty. - B16 lines
You surely don't believe... - I believe everything.
Clouseau's method speechA Shot in the Dark · 1964He turns contradiction into a method and sells it with total confidence. - B26 lines
Look, talent comes everywhere. Everybody's talented.
Jack on talentA Star Is Born · 2018He starts by tearing down her excuse and ends by giving her a reason to sing. - B18 lines
So we know the letter's addressed to John,
How a dead letter loopsSigned, Sealed, Delivered: The Vows We Have Made · 2021Oliver turns postal rules into gears that chewed a child's plea for months. - B28 lines
It's too late.
Ray's parting verdictButch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid · 1969Short sentences pile pressure on the two men, then a dry self-mocking line closes it. - B27 lines
The last week in December, the rains came.
The rain moves him inSunset Boulevard · 1950Seven voice-over lines let the rain, not an argument, move him into the house. - B26 lines
This isn't a hospital! It's an insane asylum!
Hot Lips lets it all outM*A*S*H · 1970She moves from insult to itemized grievance, building the anger line by line until it peaks. - B16 lines
Hey.
Luigi's quiet spillThe Super Mario Bros. Movie · 2023He starts as backup, then the repeat of sick and tired lets the hurt catch up. - B26 lines
Hey, you know, my mom always told me that it was gonna hurt the first time, you know, she said it was, you know, it's a woman's duty to just lie down, bear it and...
Melody's confessionWhatever Works · 2009She talks through shame and pleasure in one breath, and her innocence makes the story land. - C19 lines
Now here is what you must remember about this dish.
The chef's nature sermonThe Menu · 2022He talks about a scallop the way a priest talks about dust, and the rich still have to sit through it. - B29 lines
I never saw it it happened too fast
David's eyewitness reportThe Mist · 2007He stutters the attack together in pieces, then pins the fear on a person who did not come back. - B27 lines
Hey, Stemler. Stemler!
The yell from under the kidWin Win · 2011Drowning, dying, and dirty tricks stack until the swear is the last shove. - B26 lines
His friend and I picked him up.
Kurtz recounts Lime's deathThe Third Man · 1949He walks Martins through the death spot step by step, and the calm delivery is what chills.