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
- B24 lines
I knew two people that did that once. They went out of the building.
Tony's absurd cautionary taleYou Can't Take It with You · 1938He turns a simple date into a fatal fable, and the deadpan delivery is the joke. - B24 lines
Oh, poor Lucy, we've such bad news for you.
The mother's bad-news build-upThe Ghost and Mrs. Muir · 1947She lays bad news out as good, and the calm delivery makes the pressure feel gentle. - B25 lines
And if they can't understand you, then they're not listening, and that's their problem.
Grandpa on accentsBelfast · 2021It turns a boy's shame into a proud trick, then lands on the only opinion that matters. - B24 lines
The only way that Helen is lucky, and I do mean the only way...
Wedding complaintAbout Schmidt · 2002The list piles up like a bill, and her one mercy is that Helen missed it. - B24 lines
I've been fighting all my life.
Sandra's fight speechBeautiful Thing · 1996Short parallel lines and one hard number turn a challenge into proof. - B14 lines
I was looking out for the family.
Mirabel's defenseEncanto · 2021She claims the family, measures herself against the sisters, then Whatever cuts her own throat. - B24 lines
Peeking through keyholes, chasing fire engines...
Hildy on reportersHis Girl Friday · 1940She piles up concrete images of the job until the complaint turns into self-portrait. - B24 lines
That's what it's all about. That's what the FBI could never understand.
the protection speechGoodFellas · 1990A plain analogy explains the whole racket with the calm confidence of an insider. - B25 lines
And we're having a great time, but you're a kid and I never want you to forget that.
Isaac's gentle refusalManhattan · 1979He praises her, then calls her a kid, and the contradiction exposes his own fear. - B25 lines
In this cipher is my identity.
Weekend kill deadlineZodiac · 2007He prices a dozen bodies in one weekend, from identity to a shopping list. - B24 lines
I suppose you realize, Mr. Dietrichson...
Walter's Insurance PitchDouble Indemnity · 1944The pitch sounds like expert concern, which is what makes the coming signature so dangerous. - C14 lines
I want a mark of confidence, is all!
Parris Claims His RankThe Crucible · 2014He turns fear of dismissal into a claim that his office is above contradiction. - B15 lines
For you, I will go.
Seth's promiseThis Is the End · 2013He keeps adding promises until a movie quote seals the deal. - B24 lines
It is special here.
Physics meets New MexicoOppenheimer · 2023A childhood wish lands in one breath, and the desert clicks into the life he wanted. - B24 lines
Happy birthday. I've been carrying this around all night.
The gift he over-explainsHusbands and Wives · 1992The more he swears it is not a pass, the more the music box sounds like one. - B25 lines
What are you doing, Dad? You... Excelsior. Excelsior.
the silver lining speechSilver Linings Playbook · 2012It builds from a stammer to a slogan to a blunt curse, lifting defeat into a vow. - B24 lines
Are we like those poor couples...
the dining-dead questionEternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind · 2004It builds from a picture to a fear to a plea, each line raising the stakes at the table. - B24 lines
But, you know, I adored Harold.
The widow tests remarriageLolita · 1962She moves from grief to desire in four lines and still lets him answer the last one. - B15 lines
Besides, how hard can parenting be?
Felix's parenting lectureRalph Breaks the Internet · 2018Treat them like pals, give them everything. The sweetness is the setup for the crash. - B24 lines
Because I never cared about making headlines.
Hanssen on why he stayedBreach · 2007Four short lines turn a career choice into a quiet statement of belief. - B15 lines
Well' if you won't listen to me...
A mother turns one child on anotherAn American Crime · 2007It slides from hurt to instruction to a forced answer, tightening its grip with each line. - B24 lines
Youth killed in robbery attempt.
the obituary read aloudBad Boys · 1983The flat newsread turns a death into a cold, official announcement. - B24 lines
Bring back everything that's ever hurt you.
Rocky loads the old woundsCreed · 2015He stacks the hurt, the blocks, the fists, then cashes it on the promise of the next punch. - B14 lines
But that's OK, Allie, because I get it.
Chad's drunken pitchTucker and Dale vs. Evil · 2010He hears a no as agreement and keeps building his case, which is both creepy and funny.