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
- B211 lines
The Birds lose, I lose a fucking fortune. A fortune to Randy.
Pat Sr.'s losing rantSilver Linings Playbook · 2012The betting slang and raw swearing make his collapse feel immediate and ugly. - B211 lines
I'd had a crush on him ever since the times...
Lolita's old confessionLolita · 1962The flat delivery lets each new detail land harder than any outburst would. - B26 lines
it’s time to run out
Depression Barbie copyBarbie · 2023Sweatpants, scrolling, family-size candy: the crash read like a limited-edition insert. - 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. - B210 lines
I'm not gonna tell my family shit.
Ransom's offerKnives Out · 2019Four not-gonna's, then he dresses the cut as grandpa's last wish. - B24 lines
Listen, we've got an extraordinary show for you tonight.
The host's opening welcomeV for Vendetta · 2006The welcome sounds warm while quietly setting a trap for the guest. - B25 lines
Oscar was an art collector, dealer.
Mrs. James on Oscar's copying trickInterstate 60 · 2002She describes swapping originals for copies as a craft, and the calm makes the reveal wilder. - B25 lines
She only married you because I was poor...
She only married youThe Great Gatsby · 2013Poverty, waiting, and the wrong husband stacked into one grab for Daisy. - B27 lines
And then we get the script and, of course,
A potato meets her idolFriends: The Reunion · 2021She crowns Sean Penn the greatest actor alive, then finds her own part is a potato. - B218 lines
Well, we all know the psychic powers of the televised image...
the image beats realitySlacker · 1990He builds a strange theory from TV powers to a street stabbing, using tape controls as proof. - B28 lines
I'll tell you guys a story.
Mr Pink opens the taleReservoir Dogs · 1992Eight lines pile on nicknames and hype, making one woman larger than life. - B29 lines
Let me tell you the difference between Facebook and everybody else.
Mark’s downtime panicThe Social Network · 2010He walks from one downed server to a cascade, and sells his fear as the product’s law. - B27 lines
Andy was really sleep deprived and exhausted and our oncologist basically just stormed in there like a bull in a China shop with a bunch of other registrars around him and read Andy the Riot Act on his chances being slim and it could be a choice if he wanted to just not go ahead.
Vashti recalls the diagnosisBe Here Now · 2015She stacks every detail into one breath until the verdict lands, then answers with resolve. - 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. - B27 lines
Where will you cut, doctor?
Where the knife will goSuddenly, Last Summer · 1959Polite questions pile into rising dread, quietly moving the operating table into the room. - B26 lines
If you're part of a crew, nobody ever tells you they're going to kill you.
how the mob killsGoodFellas · 1990The calm voice lists the rules of murder until the calm itself becomes terrifying. - B24 lines
She claims as well that none of you have Now, children, this is a court of law.
Danforth on Law and BibleThe Crucible · 2014He stacks law, Bible and death penalty into one solemn warning. - B29 lines
The first night that Pat and I met,
Tiffany's timeline defenseSilver Linings Playbook · 2012She builds a case out of dates and coincidences until it almost sounds airtight. - B24 lines
I can’t do brain surgery, I’ve never flown a plane. - [Sasha’s mom scoffs]
Barbie’s not-good-enough listBarbie · 2023She demotes herself from brain surgery and flying a plane all the way to the Supreme Court, and the list gets emptier as it grows. - B26 lines
Ah, yes, my morning ritual.
Jordan's morning ritualThe Wolf of Wall Street · 2013A deadpan checklist makes an outrageous morning sound routine. - B28 lines
Granddad always took care of us.
Meg's soft askKnives Out · 2019She claims family first, then makes giving the money back sound like moral hygiene. - B25 lines
I know you may never forgive me...
V's confessionV for Vendetta · 2006He binds his own suffering to her resistance, making the excuse feel honest. - B29 lines
Long is our city limits sign.
Valerie's saga of the city limits signInterstate 60 · 2002One road sign spawns lawsuit after lawsuit, and the plain delivery makes it believable. - B25 lines
Can't you see who this guy is...
Tearing the front awayThe Great Gatsby · 2013House, parties, clothes — then the gangster's claw.