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
- C24 lines
Sir Toby, I must be round with you.
The steward's ultimatumTwelfth Night · 2012A smooth official warning that delivers an eviction as if it were a favour. - C17 lines
I think that if there's a sort of sadness for people under 45, it has something to do with pleasure
On a generation's emptinessThe End of the Tour · 2015He turns a vague cultural sadness into a concrete claim about pleasure and achievement. - C114 lines
I've traveled.
Travel and spicesSlacker · 1990A tender memory of spice-laden wind snaps shut on a death sentence. - B25 lines
You know, I used to live like Robinson Crusoe.
The Robinson Crusoe lineThe Apartment · 1960The desert-island image turns loneliness into a story and Fran into the footprint that ends it. - B26 lines
All right, here's the scenario, all right?
The cover storyTraining Day · 2001He turns a chaotic shooting into a clean line of credit, and the calm is chilling. - B211 lines
Mozart...
The emperor on FigaroAmadeus · 1984From tolerance to his sister's fear, he turns a ban into statecraft. - B28 lines
Oh, I'm not here, I'm supposed to be a pretty sick man that's what my doctor tells me.
The hospital complaintThe Shop Around the Corner · 1940He turns two weeks without customers into a joke about the other shop, lonely and proud in the same breath. - B223 lines
When I quitted Barton last...
Brandon's confessionSense and Sensibility · 1995He admits failure without excuse, letting one long look back do all the emotional work. - B26 lines
I'll call Matthews the foreman, and tell him he's got a new guy - you're on the rotation.
Eddie's no-show job planReservoir Dogs · 1992He walks through the whole cover story, from the foreman to the fake trips, without a pause. - C112 lines
First, let me be clear.
Pitt urges delayAmazing Grace · 2006He admits the wrong, then argues for delay, making caution sound like duty. - B17 lines
This is a good moment right here.
camping one more dayThe Dawn Wall · 2017On the verge of the summit they choose to stay, turning satisfaction into quiet reluctance to leave. - B111 lines
I've loved...
Amanda's empty-nest speechBlue Jay · 2016Broken short lines turn her private dread into something the listener overhears. - C18 lines
I think if your clients wanna sit on my shoulders and call themselves tall,
Minimum attentionThe Social Network · 2010Shoulders, leftover attention, then the polite return question. He finishes the insult in open court. - B24 lines
No, I don't want that.
Vashti's plea for timeBe Here Now · 2015Four short sentences build from refusal to a single plea, quiet and devastating. - B25 lines
The smell of dried blood.
Empty-club sensesFight Club · 1999Each sense confirms the same lag: Tyler was here last night. - B29 lines
I'd wish to be free.
The genie wants to be a personAladdin · 2019He sells freedom like a host greeting the room, then the laugh drops into wanting to be human. - B217 lines
As a matter of fact, I'm free this evening.
Sidney's train invitationDeathtrap · 1982From a lucky free evening to a brown Mercedes, the plan is seamless and quietly sinister. - B24 lines
The nation, nay, the world was celebrating Kevin, Stuart and Bob.
Narrator says things finally go their wayMinions · 2015Nay piles the cheer, then the next line leaves the crown hanging. - C124 lines
My lord, members of the jury,
Sir Wilfrid's address to the juryWitness for the Prosecution · 1957He concedes everything, then narrows the whole case to one witness and holds the room. - B238 lines
We saw the sea turtles crawl out of the sea...
The turtles' run to the seaSuddenly, Last Summer · 1959Piled-up verbs and zero self-pity make the slaughter feel like a nature documentary. - B15 lines
30 years, I haven't missed a game.
the grudge over one missed gameBuffalo '66 · 1998He counts thirty loyal years against the day his son was born, turning resentment into sports math. - B25 lines
Which is why I ran off and tried to be a good guy, but I'm not!
Ralph asks for helpWreck-It Ralph · 2012He drops the good-guy try and names the girl the kart is for. - B19 lines
Changing into Another woman's donated set of clothes
Clothes that aren't yoursCome from Away · 2021Donated outfit, mirror, costume party: she keeps asking who she is now. - B29 lines
You're poorer than any of these people that you call scum.
Grandpa's verdict on KirbyYou Can't Take It with You · 1938It builds from poorer to failure to a single tear, taking Kirby's whole life apart in one breath.