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
Lord Pressfield's daughter, the famous and talented Laura, all self hate and
the tabloid narrationThe Gentlemen · 2020The flowery tabloid prose lands as cruelty, stacking adjectives until the scandal feels like a headline. - B14 lines
In fact, it was decreed by its creator that this place shall never age.
the founder's dying wishThe Way Way Back · 2013He invents an absurd dying wish with a straight face, and the seriousness is the joke. - B14 lines
Olivia Baker.
Michael's roster pitchArthur the King · 2024He reads his team like a résumé, laying his ambition on the table in four lines. - B24 lines
Supposing she doesn't want to get married? She can go and be a governess.
On governessesThe Life and Death of Colonel Blimp · 1943Four questions in a row dismantle each option, building a tight argument. - C14 lines
All this time I was on probation. Juvenile probation.
Harris on his own confessionThe Thin Blue Line · 1988Four offhand lines cover probation, surrender and confession, and the ease is the point. - B12 lines
When my agent called me and said,
Lottery guest callFriends: The Reunion · 2021One agent call, and the job lands like a winning ticket. - B24 lines
You and me with long faces.
Lisa's self-mocking speechRear Window · 1954She names their disappointment as absurd, and the self-mockery shows real care under it. - C15 lines
Because, you know, I mean, we all think we know the absolute truth of our lives,
Memory as a defenseNational Theatre Live: Prima Facie · 2022Mismatched dresses and misplaced keys are walked forward until testing a woman's word sounds like the price of freedom. - B24 lines
To work for my husband, you must start off on the right foot.
The house rulesNight and the City · 1950Four rules delivered like small talk, each one tightening the leash on Harry. - B15 lines
I was actually looking at the storyboard here.
the director on shot 37American Movie · 1999It drifts from a casual glance into an old obsession, half explanation and half self-encouragement. - B24 lines
Do not underestimate sparkly blue eyes...
Jack's survival speechCan You Ever Forgive Me? · 2018It sells charm and street sense as a survival kit, then quietly admits it stopped working. - B14 lines
And now, both of our universes face total destruction.
The alternate selves' warningBeavis and Butt-Head Do the Universe · 2022The warning stacks stakes and a deadline until the final line lands like a countdown. - C15 lines
I had rather be a canker in a hedge than a rose in his grace!
A villain's confessionMuch Ado About Nothing · 1993He moves from a weed image to open threats, turning spite into something like a creed. - B25 lines
Returning Dad's call... [chuckles] I had to prepare for that.
Brad on his fatherFront of the Class · 2008A wry laugh leads into the ache of a childhood spent testing his father's patience. - C15 lines
Look, I told you guys, these are tough cases.
MacLeish sells the settlementSpotlight · 2015He turns a system that hid priests into a story about how hard the cases were. - B13 lines
I'm still trying to pull the wool over Klink's eyes
Bob's marriage punchlineAuto Focus · 2002Four beats: Hogan duty, then his own divorce, each turn faster than the last. - B24 lines
Nothing was wrong with the drumming as such,...
the producer on drumming24 Hour Party People · 2002He clears the drummer of blame, then buries the whole tradition in one bored aside. - B24 lines
You will forgive my curiosity, Mr. Blaine. The point is...
Strasser's quiet interrogationCasablanca · 1943He lays out the threat, the search and his private bet in one smooth, polite run. - B14 lines
Okay? I would do it in a heartbeat. Good.
Terrified but willingThe End of the Tour · 2015He confesses a week of trauma and the same eagerness in one breath, which is the whole man. - B14 lines
Tell me...
Salieri's challengeAmadeus · 1984A run of questions pulls the priest into his logic and turns defence into accusation. - B24 lines
Let me see. There was Miss Olsen, and then there was Miss Rossi.
Fran counts the womenThe Apartment · 1960She recites his history like a list, and the calm delivery is the punishment. - C14 lines
Thou knowest no less but all I have unclasped to thee, the book even of my secret soul.
Orsino's charge to CesarioTwelfth Night · 2012He moves from confession to command in one breath, sending love out like a siege order. - B14 lines
You young people, you are so old-fashioned.
The rocket argumentSabrina · 1954He mocks the young as old-fashioned, cites rockets, then insults her face without blinking. - B25 lines
If I was a dealer, you'd be dead by now, motherfucker.
The dressing-downTraining Day · 2001It stacks the threat, the guilt and the rejection into one relentless run.