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
- B212 lines
Listen, when I was courting your grandmother, it took me two years to propose.
Grandpa's courting storyYou Can't Take It with You · 1938He turns his own fainting fits into comedy, then lands a quietly sincere last line. - B24 lines
Oh, poor Lucy, we've such bad news for you.
The mother's bad-news build-upThe Ghost and Mrs. Muir · 1947She lays bad news out as good, and the calm delivery makes the pressure feel gentle. - B212 lines
To this day my father will tell you he helped me make them posters, but he didn't.
The story of his motherThe Town · 2010He tells the worst memory calmly, forgiving everyone in it, including himself. - B27 lines
Every night, before I go to sleep,
Buddy's bedtime prayerBelfast · 2021The boy stacks up his wishes until the last line lands as pure want. - B225 lines
Dear Ndugu.
A letter to NduguAbout Schmidt · 2002He measures his own remaining years like a risk table, and the calm is what hurts. - B24 lines
Well, I know this much.
sticking up for the pairBeautiful Thing · 1996She builds from a claim to evidence, and each line makes her own lie clearer. - B18 lines
You know what?
Mirabel's send-off pep talkEncanto · 2021She waves the fear off, twists envy into a blessing, then exits on a roommate gag. - B25 lines
All right, get this.
Walter's phone schemeHis Girl Friday · 1940Short commands pile up into a plan, and the last line hides the whole scheme in office routine. - B25 lines
It was a glorious time.
the glory daysGoodFellas · 1990A few calm lines open up a whole era and make it feel golden. - B25 lines
They mean nothing cos nothing worth knowing is understood with the mind.
Isaac on the brainManhattan · 1979He argues against thinking with such conviction that the speech becomes its own joke. - B26 lines
I like killing people because it is so much fun.
The hunter's plaintextZodiac · 2007Killing, decoded, ranks above hunting and above sex. - B220 lines
Because it all tied up with something I'd been thinking about for years.
The Roulette Wheel ConfessionDouble Indemnity · 1944Neff turns his own slide into a craftsman's story, so the listener hears method, not remorse. - C14 lines
Where is my wood?
Parris Demands FirewoodThe Crucible · 2014A single question builds into self-pity, so a demand for wood sounds like persecution. - B24 lines
I'm a gum chewer, but when I heard about these tickets...
Violet on her gum habitWilly Wonka & the Chocolate Factory · 1971She turns a pointless habit into a trophy and quietly steps over her friend, and the character is complete. - B15 lines
We can't leave. I'm not leaving, okay? I'm a victim.
Jay's victim speechThis Is the End · 2013It climbs from stubborn refusal to childhood humiliation, so the joke and the fear share one breath. - B24 lines
It is special here.
Physics meets New MexicoOppenheimer · 2023A childhood wish lands in one breath, and the desert clicks into the life he wanted. - B26 lines
There'll come a time when you have to make a hard choice.
Tewkesbury on riskEnola Holmes · 2020He stacks a future test of nerve, then leaves the last square empty for her. - C110 lines
See, I've always had, um, this penchant for what I call kamikaze women, because they...
The kamikaze theoryHusbands and Wives · 1992He coins the label, then sells every failed love as an aesthetic choice. - 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. - B24 lines
Are we like those poor couples...
the dining-dead questionEternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind · 2004It builds from a picture to a fear to a plea, each line raising the stakes at the table. - B24 lines
Oh, uh. Charlotte, Mona's having a little get-together...
Pitching for his daughterLolita · 1962He circles through the band and the house before revealing the one favor he came to ask. - B16 lines
Yeah, sure, it was kind of predictable...
Who is left without a trackRalph Breaks the Internet · 2018She owns the old track, then names the not-knowing, then drops the identity question on her best friend. - B24 lines
Because I never cared about making headlines.
Hanssen on why he stayedBreach · 2007Four short lines turn a career choice into a quiet statement of belief. - B17 lines
As Mathew said: "Enter by the narrow gate".
The narrow gate passageAn American Crime · 2007Seven short lines build a stark contrast between the wide road and the narrow one, ending like a verdict.