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
- B25 lines
...the fact of your remaining would only mean one thing: that you....
Her case for his stayingLolita · 1962She builds a conditional case that turns staying into a proposal he never agreed to. - B25 lines
You release him into that Slaughter Race game,
How Arthur bores a game to deathRalph Breaks the Internet · 2018He recites a user manual that is actually a disaster checklist. - B14 lines
Well, that's a lot to put on yourself, son.
The father's adviceBreach · 2007It moves from comfort to a family code without ever raising its voice. - B24 lines
What? No, no. Chad...
Allison blocks the planTucker and Dale vs. Evil · 2010She moves from panic to argument in four quick beats, and never gives ground. - B24 lines
I came here today because, well, I met your brother...
Wyatt's warningAtlas Shrugged: Part I · 2011He lowers his voice first, then spells out the terms, keeping the threat inside the pauses. - B25 lines
Bob, if...
Why not Wall StreetBad Education · 2019He answers greed with a calling, and the contrast is the whole indictment. - B25 lines
But I just sat there.
M'Lynn's last nightSteel Magnolias · 1989Short broken lines slow time down and land on one soft word: peace. - B12 lines
Belsnickel was a precocious and brilliant elf
The favorite learns the tradeThe Christmas Chronicles: Part Two · 2020Medicine and inventions sit side by side, so the later betrayal still smells like love. - B12 lines
I know I’m Stereotypical Barbie
Barbie diagnoses herselfBarbie · 2023She denies she reasons, then files the glitches in paper-speak. - B25 lines
Every single one of them pictures is somebody Italian.
why he boycottsDo the Right Thing · 1989He builds from naming each photo to a demand, turning a grudge into a collective stand. - B25 lines
My dear, save your tears for something sad.
The Dowager's farewell chargeDownton Abbey · 2019She stops the tears, reviews a life, then hands over the family with eerie calm. - B13 lines
Yes, well, I have an affinity for the past
Oliver on why he planted the rosesSigned, Sealed, Delivered: The Vows We Have Made · 2021He takes the long, careful road and still lands on wanting her to feel at home. - B24 lines
What a wonderful next year it's going to be. What fun we'll have!
Norma's midnight promisesSunset Boulevard · 1950Four escalating promises show generosity curdling into panic. - B25 lines
Listen, I got an idea how we can make some money.
the betting planM*A*S*H · 1970It lays out a cheat in two calm halves, as if reading a strategy memo. - B14 lines
Of course, to have children, you don't need a license. No proof of anything.
Boris on parenting licensesWhatever Works · 2009The rant stacks one absurd license after another until the real outrage lands. - C14 lines
I looked you up after we met.
The algorithm's death sentenceDon't Look Up · 2021Four flat sentences tighten from search to sentence, and the calm is what chills. - B25 lines
Oscar was an art collector, dealer.
Mrs. James on Oscar's copying trickInterstate 60 · 2002She describes swapping originals for copies as a craft, and the calm makes the reveal wilder. - B14 lines
But, so years ago, when you told me
Beth throws the old advice backUncle Frank · 2020She quotes him, then uses unless to show the sermon never covered him. - B25 lines
Except, guess who grew up with him?
Introducing DonnieThe Wolf of Wall Street · 2013The tease-and-reveal builds Donnie up as a comic force before he even speaks. - B25 lines
You were seen leaving.
Harlan builds the alibi in piecesKnives Out · 2019Cameras and a son's last look turn her from first suspect into someone who could not have stayed. - B25 lines
It's a basic principle of the universe...
The equal and opposing reactionV for Vendetta · 2006He frames revenge as physics, and the calm makes it land harder. - B24 lines
Well, he's not. He left.
Rose on the boyfriend who ranWe're the Millers · 2013Maxed cards, emptied the bank, out of town — and it lands on a mug. - B25 lines
Brightbill was never supposed to get this far.
Longneck on the heart that paysThe Wild Robot · 2024He admits the gosling should never have gotten this far, then hands the unpaid hours to the heart. - B24 lines
As soon as the body hit the floor, he said he heard footsteps upstairs...
Juror Eight retells the testimony12 Angry Men · 1957He paces the testimony into footsteps, a door and a dash, walking the room through it.