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
See, I made a wish to meet the right guy.
Lynn's fairy-tale speechInterstate 60 · 2002She turns a chance meeting into a fairy-tale test, half teasing, half serious. - B14 lines
You know, when I was a little girl in Jacksonboro,
Jacksonboro, firstUncle Frank · 2020She starts in childhood and a slur. The welcome is already going sour before the story finishes. - B24 lines
And actually do some work besides swiping my fucking credit card all day, huh?
Naomi's sarcasmThe Wolf of Wall Street · 2013Her sarcasm stacks up, dismantling each of his invented professions in turn. - B25 lines
I, Harlan Thrombey, being of sound mind and body
The will landsKnives Out · 2019Legal formula, then the same name three times, until the room has nowhere to hide. - B25 lines
Come, now, Mr. Creedy, you knew this was coming.
V's pitch to CreedyV for Vendetta · 2006It sounds like friendly reasoning while quietly closing every door. - B24 lines
The time has come again.
Longneck’s migration briefThe Wild Robot · 2024He sells the brutal miles as what shapes the flock, then drops a quiet blessing and lets them go. - B25 lines
In the end.
Violet on getting past itDownton Abbey: A New Era · 2022She turns a bad match into that's life, and the room has to swallow it. - B11 lines
Look, during school,
Giulia says she doesn't belongLuca · 2021School address, then the weirdo label. Short lines, and the loneliness is already there. - C15 lines
Thou knowest, Lord, the secrets of our hearts.
The burial prayerA Passage to India · 1984The old prayer cuts into the trial, making Mrs Moore's death solemn and sudden. - B15 lines
You see...
The light on the dockThe Great Gatsby · 2013Five years of watching collapse into one blinking lamp, said softly while the house cooks. - B15 lines
I need a hero.
The hero broadcastThe Way Way Back · 2013He turns a movie lyric into a rescue plea, grand and ridiculous at once. - B15 lines
I was battling depression.
Depression, and food that would not go downFriends: The Reunion · 2021Battle, dark place, not going out, then food stuck in the throat: it keeps dropping. - B25 lines
It's happening even now. More questions. More details.
The room comes backNational Theatre Live: Prima Facie · 2022Detail and shame land in short blows, and then her counsel smiles as if it went well. - B24 lines
I've been thinking about writing a new book.
Lee's book requestCan You Ever Forgive Me? · 2018She lays the request out in three hesitant pieces, each one more personal. - B24 lines
We've located the second creature.
The agent's threat analysisBeavis and Butt-Head Do the Universe · 2022The clinical tone builds until the punchline about their internal organs lands. - B14 lines
Just write it down.
Schikaneder's ultimatumAmadeus · 1984The imperatives shorten line by line until one curse ends his patience. - C24 lines
Sir Toby, I must be round with you.
The steward's ultimatumTwelfth Night · 2012A smooth official warning that delivers an eviction as if it were a favour. - B25 lines
If I throw you off of that balcony,
The balcony testAladdin · 2019Two ifs turn an identity check into a fall, and he never raises his voice. - C15 lines
So, Mr Orange...
Eddie's challenge to OrangeReservoir Dogs · 1992He repeats Orange's story until it collapses into one incredulous question. - B24 lines
We don't even know what it is yet. We don't know what it is.
Mark will not sell coolThe Social Network · 2010He stacks we don't know until cool is locked as an asset, not a banner ad. - B25 lines
This drug that we're going to give you now
Gibson's last optionBe Here Now · 2015He explains the drug, then closes the door on every other option. - B24 lines
If only that goddamned lousy production had worked...
Sidney's regretDeathtrap · 1982He traces the killing back to a failed play, and the excuse gets colder with every line. - B14 lines
Good morning. I'm Captain Beverley Bass.
Airspace still closedCome from Away · 2021Name, then the warning, then a stay with no clock on it. - B15 lines
Santa Coloma wasn't a heist... [speaks in Spanish]
Not a heistPuss in Boots: The Last Wish · 2022He denies the robbery, then adds church guests, then his empty place. Each beat drops the room.