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
- B213 lines
I had landed myself in the driveway of some big mansion that looked run-down and deserted.
Narration on the mansionSunset Boulevard · 1950It moves from hiding a car to Dickens, then lands the image with one short line. - B25 lines
It's a mortal sin. Look, Dago, he is not committing suicide.
Hawkeye's moral loopholeM*A*S*H · 1970He splits intending from doing and hands the chaplain a clean conscience, all in one breath. - B24 lines
Without your help,
Peach’s ask for the armyThe Super Mario Bros. Movie · 2023She leads with a kingdom about to burn, then bets on heart when muscle is all he respects. - B26 lines
Hey, you know, my mom always told me that it was gonna hurt the first time, you know, she said it was, you know, it's a woman's duty to just lie down, bear it and...
Melody's confessionWhatever Works · 2009She talks through shame and pleasure in one breath, and her innocence makes the story land. - B24 lines
SLOWIK: You had a date.
The missing dateThe Menu · 2022Slowik keeps saying date until Tyler’s selfishness has nowhere to sit. - B28 lines
Sure as long as the machines are working
Civilization with the lights offThe Mist · 2007He chains machines, fear, and manners into one cold if-then. - B24 lines
I understand that, Cindy. But, uh...
Mike's careful noWin Win · 2011He grants her feeling, then questions her right to move a man she barely sees. - B28 lines
It was a terrible thing.
Popescu on the accidentThe Third Man · 1949The self-blame and detail make it sound like a witness and a rehearsal at once. - B220 lines
I'm very hungry, actually. Um, so then I ran away when I was 14.
From running away to the first jobMighty Aphrodite · 1995Short beats and cold jokes string trauma, drifting, and a career into one crooked, complete story. - B26 lines
Harville's sister was a very superior woman,
A passion he will not leavePersuasion · 2007Three steps turn one superior woman into a passion he must not leave. - B24 lines
But the thing with clues, my teacher says...
Cheryl's clue lessonThe Secret Life of Walter Mitty · 2013She turns a writing lesson into a little performance, building to her own punch line. - B24 lines
Lester, I refuse to live like this.
Carolyn's indictmentAmerican Beauty · 1999Four short lines move from refusal to the charge that he only liked her silence. - B26 lines
Wait, hold on a second. Just stop for a second.
Guy checks who he isFree Guy · 2021He repeats each cut until background idiot, then the room stops. - B216 lines
They can't be friends.
the friendship amendmentWhen Harry Met Sally... · 1989Harry builds exceptions until his own rule catches the two of them. - B24 lines
A comet between five to ten kilometers across, that we estimate came from the, uh…
Mindy explains the cometDon't Look Up · 2021The more nervous he gets, the deeper he hides in jargon, and the fear shows anyway. - B25 lines
Son, let me give you some Daniel Olivier philosophy.
The father's philosophyInterstate 60 · 2002Four short sentences build a closed system of advice that leaves no room to argue. - B25 lines
If you are not too busy, sir, might I trouble you for a few words in private conversation?
Ong's private requestThe Letter · 1940Courtesies stack up until the case name lands like a card laid face down. - B25 lines
Ah, come on, now.
You get to chooseUncle Frank · 2020He puts the default life on the table, then hands her the pen for a name. - B212 lines
This is not a tip, this is a prescription.
A prescription for successThe Wolf of Wall Street · 2013He delivers absurd self-care as a doctor's order, and the straight face is the joke. - B211 lines
They're not our books, son.
Harlan takes the press backKnives Out · 2019He admits the unfairness, then lifts the job out of his son's hands in the same fond voice. - B214 lines
We're interrupting your regular program to bring you this terrifying report...
The official news reportV for Vendetta · 2006It drips with heroism and safety while contradicting everything the viewer just saw. - B28 lines
The plan is, um...
Caps and cigarette buttsWe're the Millers · 2013He brief a heist with bottle caps. The more serious he gets, the dumber it is. - B22 lines
And I will not leave
Roz's task speechThe Wild Robot · 2024Contracts, damage, warranty—love read out like a fault report. - B24 lines
This is your temporary sidearm.
Issuing the sidearmWrath of Man · 2021Care, respect, return it whole: mock-solemn rules with a live round underneath.