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
- B14 lines
You can do this, Jack.
Armed at the doorThe Christmas Chronicles: Part Two · 2020She boosts him, promises to watch, then hands over cookies as if they were a kit. - B211 lines
While you've been away, we've been back here in serious triage, trying to clean up your fucking mess.
Rez's warningA Star Is Born · 2018It builds from facts to a verdict and closes with a hard line that leaves no room. - C15 lines
Unconsciously, perhaps, by some biological or psychic mechanism that we can only guess at.
denial that accusesthe-man-from-earth-2007 · 2007Each denial restates the charge, then fairness leaves no clean way out. - A24 lines
I think we should call him Arthur.
Naming the stray dogArthur the King · 2024A throwaway joke names the dog and quietly makes him part of the team. - B211 lines
And at that precise moment, the door opened...
the reconstructionA Shot in the Dark · 1964Clouseau builds a murder from small physical details, one short step at a time. - B24 lines
But I have such doubts, Granny.
Mary's doubts about the estateDownton Abbey · 2019Three questions turn a fading era into something personal and uneasy. - B14 lines
Yeah, next time, I'll do it right.
Charlie admits she cannot hold itSigned, Sealed, Delivered: The Vows We Have Made · 2021Due date and rent close in from both sides, and the tough act comes apart line by line. - B24 lines
What a wonderful next year it's going to be. What fun we'll have!
Norma's midnight promisesSunset Boulevard · 1950Four escalating promises show generosity curdling into panic. - B26 lines
He's got a passion for hard-boiled eggs. Did you know?
Pam on BobbyThe Uninvited · 1944A joke about the dog quietly turns into a wish to have met sooner. - B28 lines
The chance factor in life is mind-boggling.
Boris on chance and the universeWhatever Works · 2009He scales a marriage up to astronomy, and the coldness somehow makes it moving. - B241 lines
What I'm about to say may be hard to understand.
Guy wakes the extrasFree Guy · 2021He cushions the hard part, then turns getting robbed and stabbed into a list of reasons to stop watching. - B214 lines
I'll show you this song. I'll sing it for you.
The farewell songAmerican Movie · 1999A grief song keeps cracking jokes, and that mix is what makes it land. - B15 lines
A friend once told me...
Woody borrows Bo's lineToy Story 4 · 2019He opens the shop with a friend's sentence, then plants Bonnie as a name you can walk toward. - B19 lines
You know, I've been driving up here
The late apologyUncle Frank · 2020Years of breakfast first, then the I never called you. - B28 lines
When someone's not that attractive...
Harry's personality ruleWhen Harry Met Sally... · 1989Harry turns a dating cliché into a tidy rule, complete with cases and exceptions. - B24 lines
Forbes made me a superstar.
Fame brings a stampedeThe Wolf of Wall Street · 2013One detail about suits sums up the absurd rush of fame and money. - B214 lines
You know, sometimes I think
Harlan on the childrenKnives Out · 2019He admits the money was a leash, then names Ransom as the real knife. - B27 lines
This so-called V and his accomplice, Evey Hammond...
Prothero's closing moralV for Vendetta · 2006It narrates killing in polished news language and ends on a patriotic slogan, which is the horror. - B24 lines
You gotta come in now. We can't wait till the second half.
the sideline planM*A*S*H · 1970It rushes one man in and slows everyone else down, a plan built on pure calculation. - B214 lines
This town had serious drug problem.
The official's drug policy speechInterstate 60 · 2002He narrates a social catastrophe in the tone of a business report, and that calm is the horror. - B117 lines
Most of you hate me, and I hate most of you.
Fink’s truce pitchThe Wild Robot · 2024He starts from mutual hate, then turns the monster back into a name: Roz. - B27 lines
I tell them which trucks to hit.
Necessary guards, unfortunate boyWrath of Man · 2021He books two deaths as cost and one as weather. - B25 lines
As, uh… As some of you may know, the most valuable minerals in the world are fast becoming those that are deployed in the manufacture of cell phones and, uh, computers.
Isherwell's rare-earth pitchDon't Look Up · 2021A smooth sales pitch that turns geopolitical anxiety into a reason to buy. - B14 lines
Well, tell you what. I'm not driving another fucking mile.
David prices the delayWe're the Millers · 2013He stacks the ask: no more miles, then cash, then the address. Each line is a tighter screw.