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
- C17 lines
It's been ten years since I elected myself president of this organization.
The boss's ten-year reportSome Like It Hot · 1959He reports murder as corporate business, and the deadpan tone makes the threat funnier and colder. - B25 lines
I walk in the door, he's like, "Vic, I'm so glad somebody's finally here who knows what's going on.
Eddie quotes his fatherReservoir Dogs · 1992He re-enacts Joe's complaints word for word, then makes Joe own them out loud. - B18 lines
It wasn't long after we were married that Victor went back to Czechoslovakia.
Ilsa's Paris accountCasablanca · 1943She stacks plain facts and lets the silence after each one do the hurting. - C16 lines
My honourable friend, the member for Liverpool, seeks evidence of people's concern.
Wilberforce answers with namesAmazing Grace · 2006Instead of arguing, he answers with names, letting the signatures do the talking. - B24 lines
It was a battle, and I didn't win.
The night's verdictThe Dawn Wall · 2017Four clipped sentences tighten from a lost fight to a personal verdict. - B113 lines
I've been taking anti-depressants...
Amanda's confessionBlue Jay · 2016Broken short lines build slowly until the hardest admission finally comes out. - 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. - B18 lines
I hope this doesn't sound weird, but I was thinking about you.
Cheryl's confessionThe Secret Life of Walter Mitty · 2013She starts with a hedge and ends with how the thought carried her forward, closing the distance. - 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. - B27 lines
Listen up, maggots.
The snowflake sermonFight Club · 1999Each line removes another claim to being special. - B214 lines
So, here's the basics. Step one, rub the lamp.
Three-wish house rulesAladdin · 2019Steps first, bans second, then a joke invitation he immediately retracts. - B28 lines
Yes, I have and I must say, in all sincerity...
Sidney's phone flatteryDeathtrap · 1982The praise keeps climbing, with a humblebrag tucked in, every word setting a trap. - B25 lines
And finally, Kevin!
The Queen knights KevinMinions · 2015Name, honor, new title: the whole ceremony in one clean run. - 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. - C16 lines
But what a blessing to them, doctor, to be just peaceful.
On Peace and Devouring BirdsSuddenly, Last Summer · 1959She slides from blessing to devouring birds, and her own terror shows through the sweetness. - B24 lines
Legalized gambling.
The bookmaking mathThe Last Boy Scout · 1991He turns arithmetic into a threat, showing the mob will hate them for the loss. - B14 lines
And it said, "Dear Wendy,
the love-note confessionBuffalo '66 · 1998Wendy reads the note line by line, sinking into it until the fake letter becomes her finest moment. - B213 lines
Wait. No, I'm not. What do you have to say for yourself?
Felix's jail rantWreck-It Ralph · 2012Rescue joy lasts one beat, then the grievance list starts stacking. - B16 lines
Welcome to Gander Academy, nicest hotel on the east coast.
Beulah's hotel welcomeCome from Away · 2021Washrooms, food, clothes, sleep: she maps the school like a lobby and calls it a hotel. - C19 lines
Well, this guy and I had this idea.
The Engine in Green GrassYou Can't Take It with You · 1938It starts as a silly college idea and swells into a dream of powering the world from sunlight. - B28 lines
I didn't want you on this picture. You're trouble.
The director's tiradeBeaches · 1988It moves from her face to her talent and ends on an order, grinding her down. - B15 lines
You will drown in a river of blood.
the doom prophecyThis Is the End · 2013Five short, biblical lines build from threat to apocalypse without a single joke. - B25 lines
How can Debbie like me? She likes me. I mean, she loves me.
Love called a problemknocked-up-2007 · 2007He talks himself from being loved into being upset that she wants him there. - B24 lines
The only way that Helen is lucky, and I do mean the only way...
Wedding complaintAbout Schmidt · 2002The list piles up like a bill, and her one mercy is that Helen missed it.