Movie monologues, one line at a time
2,019 real monologues from 158 films. Play a line, pause, say it back.
- 1Full speech: hear it once
- 2Shadow: repeat each line
- 3Blind: listen, then reveal
- B25 lines
I had a sister just like you once.
Anna names the sisterDownton Abbey: A New Era · 2022The pep talk drops into 1919 and a flu death, and the star is suddenly just a face they have seen before. - B211 lines
Gentlemen of the court...
The prosecutor's chargePaths of Glory · 1957The prosecutor stacks flag and honor until a failed attack sounds like national treason. - B15 lines
To attack your country-- Well, let me finish, Dimitri.
The President's pleaDr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb · 1964He keeps defending himself before he is accused, and the panic makes the scene funny. - B11 lines
To win my famous race,
The three legs of the cupLuca · 2021Swim, eat, bike, sold like a pasta ad with the volume cranked. - B29 lines
And it's not just you, Bad Cop, that keeps messing up my plans.
Unveils the KragleThe Lego Movie · 2014From people messing with his stuff to a weapon that freezes the world. - C15 lines
I shall begin by reminding you of my contention that prisoner proposed the expedition with a premeditated intention of making advances to Miss Quested.
McBryde's openingA Passage to India · 1984He builds from intention to expense, turning an outing into a planned crime. - B26 lines
His smile was one of those...
Gatsby's smileThe Great Gatsby · 2013Nick slows a grin into a rare kind of understanding: the face that believes you as you wish to be believed. - B25 lines
Lord Pressfield's daughter, the famous and talented Laura, all self hate and
the tabloid narrationThe Gentlemen · 2020The flowery tabloid prose lands as cruelty, stacking adjectives until the scandal feels like a headline. - B246 lines
All right, listen up. We need to open our eyes.
the garage speechAmerican History X · 1998Layered anaphora and a closing question push the crowd to the edge of action. - B24 lines
Last I heard he went into a deep depression.
The legend growsThe Way Way Back · 2013He turns a quiet kid into a fallen star, and the straight face is what sells the joke. - B13 lines
I live under the porch.
Perrito's porch confessionPuss in Boots: The Last Wish · 2022He lists mice and centipedes as landlords, and sounds proud of the misery. - B219 lines
I remember I had gone in a bunch of times,
Toilet as callback ticketFriends: The Reunion · 2021Drink, run lines, eat the toilet, tell the truth, walk out as Joey. - B26 lines
Now, listen.
The South African takes commandThe Life and Death of Colonel Blimp · 1943Six short lines build from taking command to showing the knife, all in a flat, level voice. - C17 lines
If I get down there and perjure myself...
The brother's reasoningThe Thin Blue Line · 1988A run of quoted thoughts lays bare the logic of a man protecting himself. - B222 lines
My mother told us to buckle up because things were going to get bumpy...
A crash told coldSLC Punk · 1998Every soft line is followed by a harder image, and the lie is what he wants heard. - C15 lines
'Look back and hear this. One of the three of you will not make it.
one-in-three warningNational Theatre Live: Prima Facie · 2022Each sentence shrinks the room until classmates are opponents and the game begins. - B28 lines
Listen, Phil, hear me out! I've got Kristo stopped!
Harry's wrestling pitchNight and the City · 1950Harry piles on claims and repetitions until his confidence turns into comedy for the room. - B14 lines
Oh, just you know, like, listening you know, helps a lot.
Beavis's lonely confessionBeavis and Butt-Head Do the Universe · 2022Mumbling lines peel back to the quiet fear of never being really heard. - C18 lines
What fire is in mine ears?
Beatrice gives up her prideMuch Ado About Nothing · 1993She moves from wounded pride to open surrender, and every line lowers her guard a little more. - B24 lines
Make a fresh start.
Brad's memory of middle schoolFront of the Class · 2008Three short lines and one tic carry the whole slide from hope to disappointment. - C111 lines
He offers to take me to get ice cream.
Patrick's ice creamSpotlight · 2015He starts with a treat and ends with melt running down a frozen arm. - B15 lines
My great grandfather gave it to my great grandmother
The great-grandparents’ marriageThe Proposal · 2009The dress becomes the old fight: tribe, stubbornness, a couple that held. - B24 lines
I'm not gonna do that to you. I'm a good guy.
Alan's shakedownCan You Ever Forgive Me? · 2018He refuses to betray Lee and then names his price, wrapping a threat in a favor. - B27 lines
I was stranded on a desert island...
the castaway note24 Hour Party People · 2002He frames a delayed album as a shipwreck diary, then kills the mood with one blunt line.