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
- B18 lines
The fifth and final ticket has been found.
The ticket announcementWilly Wonka & the Chocolate Factory · 1971The announcer stacks short updates until a worldwide contest simply ends on air. - B15 lines
For you, I will go.
Seth's promiseThis Is the End · 2013He keeps adding promises until a movie quote seals the deal. - B18 lines
Pat, there's a possibility, I want you to be prepared for it, she may not return.
the doctor's closing adviceSilver Linings Playbook · 2012It forces him to face the worst, then offers one thread of hope, ending firm and kind. - B14 lines
Look, our files are confidential, Mr. Barish, So I can't show you evidence.
the doctor's explanationEternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind · 2004Four calm sentences build a wall of procedure that Joel can neither argue with nor break through. - B16 lines
She has always had some kind of gripe against me.
A mother's grievanceLolita · 1962She starts by blaming her daughter and ends defending her own youth, exposing what she really fears. - B17 lines
Well, think about it.
The perfect loop, read aloudRalph Breaks the Internet · 2018Close, work, play, repeat—then he declines the rewrite in one shrug. - 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. - B14 lines
Maybe, if he's more regular with his support...
Paula's family ledgerAn American Crime · 2007It slides from unpaid support to her mother's illness, then lands a family secret. - B19 lines
Hey, look, this is nothing to laugh at.
the teacher's lectureBad Boys · 1983It moves from stopping the laughter to handing out work, cornering the boys. - B17 lines
I'm trying to push off my back foot like you told me. Hey, Donnie. Come here.
Rocky lays out the workCreed · 2015He admits the body is slower, then still hands Donnie a way to fight with brains and ears. - 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. - B110 lines
You ever wonder what your life would be like if you, uh...
Sean on regretGood Will Hunting · 1997It separates pain from regret and refuses to trade love for comfort. - B15 lines
I've always felt like a stranger in my own family.
Adam on being the outsiderAll of Us Strangers · 2023It moves from explanation to resignation without ever raising its voice. - B14 lines
Pam didn't have to happen, right?
Frank turns the tablesBad Education · 2019He never answers the charge; he indicts the auditor instead, and Phil folds. - B16 lines
Say no more.
The fake driver's runaway storyThe Christmas Chronicles: Part Two · 2020He matches her family nightmare line by line until the cart is already moving. - B131 lines
I have so much to tell you. I don't know where to start.
Masha's lonely confessionThe King of Comedy · 1982She moves from wine glasses to wanting to be someone else, exposing a loneliness she cannot name. - B14 lines
Right out in the car I happen to have some old overalls and a bug-spraying rig.
the pest-control planBlue Velvet · 1986He sells the scheme as a routine job, and the detail is what makes Sandy believe it. - B12 lines
I know I’m Stereotypical Barbie
Barbie diagnoses herselfBarbie · 2023She denies she reasons, then files the glitches in paper-speak. - B15 lines
Good morning. My name is Smiley.
Smiley names the fallenDo the Right Thing · 1989Short flat sentences about the dead land harder than any speech. - B14 lines
I had someone who looked out for me
Barley's brother speechOnward · 2020He admits he never had a dad, then hands the title to the kid beside him. - B16 lines
Now I want you to put these on, okay? Slide your arm through here.
The life vest speechBeasts of the Southern Wild · 2012He gives orders like a captain, but every step is a father hiding his fear. - B14 lines
I should be. Interfering with the palace staff on a royal visit... and me part of it, to boot.
Anna owns up to the druggingDownton Abbey · 2019She moves from expected guilt to open defiance, and the character lands. - B113 lines
He was big into the blues, so...
Bobby's ceiling fan storyA Star Is Born · 2018The flat delivery makes the childhood pain land harder than any outburst. - B110 lines
She's not even a cup.
Shane upgrades the mother briefSigned, Sealed, Delivered: The Vows We Have Made · 2021Tea, kettle, beaker, grail, then four days of household wreckage as the punchline.