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
I had a sister just like you once.
Anna names the sisterDownton Abbey: A New Era · 2022The pep talk drops into 1919 and a flu death, and the star is suddenly just a face they have seen before. - B11 lines
To win my famous race,
The three legs of the cupLuca · 2021Swim, eat, bike, sold like a pasta ad with the volume cranked. - C15 lines
I shall begin by reminding you of my contention that prisoner proposed the expedition with a premeditated intention of making advances to Miss Quested.
McBryde's openingA Passage to India · 1984He builds from intention to expense, turning an outing into a planned crime. - B15 lines
Okay. What I see...
Emmet reads the mess as inspirationThe Lego Movie · 2014He walks the villain through the wreckage until wreckage sounds like a workshop, and then he asks him to look. - B15 lines
I knew it was a great mistake for a man like me to fall in love.
Life only goes upThe Great Gatsby · 2013He calls love a mistake, then draws a life that is not allowed to fall. - B15 lines
When I was younger, my dad used to bring me down here to do this all the time.
Susanna on her fatherThe Way Way Back · 2013She slides from crab trivia to her mother's joke, carrying warmth and hurt in one breath. - B14 lines
Of course. Who wouldn't? He's such an old darling.
Angela on the GeneralThe Life and Death of Colonel Blimp · 1943Four quick turns of praise build a bright, affectionate portrait of her employer. - B13 lines
Jennifer had this warmth and sincerity
Jennifer saves RachelFriends: The Reunion · 2021Warmth turns spoiled into someone you can like. - C14 lines
My voice is screaming, but only inside my head.
The scream inside her headNational Theatre Live: Prima Facie · 2022The speech shrinks from a scream to a question to a bare accusation. - B24 lines
As I see it, Harry, your only course is to keep moving right ahead.
Phil's ultimatumNight and the City · 1950Four calm lines close every exit while sounding like friendly advice, which is what makes them work. - B14 lines
Three years in the making, you know.
Mike on finishingAmerican Movie · 1999It moves from three years of grind to a simple plan to sleep, quietly closing a long effort. - B24 lines
I can't specifically say that I regret any of my actions.
Lee's courtroom confessionCan You Ever Forgive Me? · 2018She pulls back from remorse step by step, then calls the crime her happiest years. - B14 lines
What happened, Butt-Head?
Beavis misses SerenaBeavis and Butt-Head Do the Universe · 2022Four flat lines slide from confusion to heartbreak over a girl he never had. - B25 lines
You come to my home and lay this shit on me!
The driveway turns it aroundSpotlight · 2015He admits the city knew, then throws the absence back at the reporter. Shame changes hands. - B25 lines
You must know it's very important I get out of Casablanca.
Laszlo's appealCasablanca · 1943He turns one man's escape into a cause for thousands, which makes the request hard to dismiss. - B14 lines
Do you have pupils?
Mozart's defenceAmadeus · 1984Four lines go from denial to conviction, showing an artist's stubborn pride. - C25 lines
Present mirth hath present laughter.
The carpe diem tuneTwelfth Night · 2012It moves from laughter to loss in a few lines, giving the revel a chill. - B25 lines
I don't know. Tell me I'm imagining things.
Sabrina begs to be sent awaySabrina · 1954Five Tell me lines in a row plead to be sent away and confess the wish to stay. - B14 lines
I made you look like a prince on the outside.
To the door. You open it.Aladdin · 2019The look only walks him to the threshold. The real name still has to speak. - C15 lines
The man you just killed just got released from prison.
Eddie defends the dead manReservoir Dogs · 1992He stacks four years, a sealed mouth and manhood until loyalty sounds unarguable. - B25 lines
This is what drives life at college. "Are you having sex or aren't you?
Mark's product pitchThe Social Network · 2010From Relationship Status to why people log on: hormones as the site's center. - B24 lines
The nation, nay, the world was celebrating Kevin, Stuart and Bob.
Narrator says things finally go their wayMinions · 2015Nay piles the cheer, then the next line leaves the crown hanging. - B14 lines
Andy was booked in to go in for chemo and he got there and they decided that what they were going to do is run a scan to make sure there were no surprises.
Good News From the ScanBe Here Now · 2015It moves from a routine appointment to an unexpected scan and ends on real relief. - B25 lines
Thursday night, I calls the information, but the lady will not tell me number.
Helga's call to informationDeathtrap · 1982She turns a phone call into a story, and the stranger it gets, the more she seems to sense something.