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
Wouldn't it be more of an act of rebellion...
Clothes versus rebellionSLC Punk · 1998Hair dye and punky clothes get stacked, then the whole effort is called petty. - B24 lines
Like, the monkey,
The monkey resets the gagFriends: The Reunion · 2021Marks, timing, and resets stack until the laugh dies one beat early. - B25 lines
You're crazy. You don't know what I've got!
Harry's wrestling rantNight and the City · 1950Harry escalates from claim to shout, selling his fantasy to himself most of all. - 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. - B29 lines
There it is, the wheel,...
the wheel of fortune speech24 Hour Party People · 2002He fuses a game-show host with the philosopher Boethius, and the deadpan sells it. - B29 lines
Mr. Sheldrake, I've got good news for you.
Baxter's declarationThe Apartment · 1960He closes every escape route for himself, then ends on a coined word that undercuts the grandeur. - B211 lines
Mozart...
The emperor on FigaroAmadeus · 1984From tolerance to his sister's fear, he turns a ban into statecraft. - B26 lines
What it was, was a 28-year-old person...
On the pink roomThe End of the Tour · 2015He turns a breakdown into a pink room with a drain, calm and chilling. - B227 lines
You should quit. Quit.
The looping rantSlacker · 1990One order is repeated and twisted until the repetition itself becomes the scene's menace. - B25 lines
I'll tell you a secret.
The killing mythTraining Day · 2001He invents a myth about killing to make murder sound like a perk. - B212 lines
And I, I want to thank you from the bottom of my heart.
The Christmas thanksThe Shop Around the Corner · 1940Doctors, nurses, home: he promotes the staff before he pays them, and the stammer makes it land. - B210 lines
(SINGING) Riffraff
He cannot play a princeAladdin · 2019He sings every insult they used, then chooses the truth even if the dream ends. - B29 lines
My dear madam, I'm at a loss...
Willoughby's cold letterSense and Sensibility · 1995Its flawless courtesy is the cruelest part, and the reader hears every refusal. - B26 lines
I'll call Matthews the foreman, and tell him he's got a new guy - you're on the rotation.
Eddie's no-show job planReservoir Dogs · 1992He walks through the whole cover story, from the foreman to the fake trips, without a pause. - B26 lines
Living on the Wall just wears you down.
The toll of wall lifeThe Dawn Wall · 2017Short stacked sentences list the hardships and slowly sink the listener into fatigue. - B219 lines
I look around, I look around, I see a lot of new faces.
middle children sermonFight Club · 1999The list of missing wars turns into a name for wasted lives. - 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. - B225 lines
I already knew that the next year was going to be kind of tough with treatment and recovery.
Going with the flowBe Here Now · 2015A quiet river metaphor turns resignation into an active, practical choice. - B217 lines
As a matter of fact, I'm free this evening.
Sidney's train invitationDeathtrap · 1982From a lucky free evening to a brown Mercedes, the plan is seamless and quietly sinister. - B26 lines
This is not a democracy!
The captain kills the voteCome from Away · 2021Democracy first, then American Airlines and the FAA, then a polite thank-you that is really an order. - B212 lines
I cannot go on lying to save him.
the wife's confessionWitness for the Prosecution · 1957It builds from quiet confession to panic, turning gratitude into the reason she destroys him. - B24 lines
Well, that's rich coming from you, Baby,
Goldi's stacked roastPuss in Boots: The Last Wish · 2022She tees it up with wait for it, then pins Baby with a whole adjective pile. - B27 lines
Once, Sebastian decided to give up the torments of this world...
A son's calling and his mother's chaseSuddenly, Last Summer · 1959One absurd story shows devotion turning into possession, driven by three rising clauses. - B26 lines
Goddamn, I'm really glad to see you, Jimmy.
The boss remembers JimmyThe Last Boy Scout · 1991He sounds nostalgic while quietly reopening every wound in Jimmy's career.