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
- C15 lines
There's a thing in the book about how when somebody leaps from a burning skyscraper,
On leaping from a burning towerThe End of the Tour · 2015The skyscraper image makes the logic of despair undeniable. - B15 lines
you know, I didn't know all that stuff about his dogs.
Jack Ruby's dogSlacker · 1990Tiny pet details make a killer absurdly human, and that contrast is the joke. - B211 lines
Listen to me, man. Listen to me.
Pleading while beatenTraining Day · 2001One claim repeated through the blows turns a defense into pure desperation. - B16 lines
I think you really are going mad.
Constanze's outburstAmadeus · 1984Rapid short questions pile up until love and disappointment sound the same. - B216 lines
I still had a connection, which was insane cause you couldn't get weed any-fucking-where.
Freddy's weed-dealing bitReservoir Dogs · 1992The anecdote drifts into comedy, turning a small errand into a whole cast of callers. - B28 lines
A Stanford MBA named Roy Raymond wants to buy his wife some lingerie,
The Victoria's Secret parableThe Social Network · 2010He sells the happy ending first, then walks the founder off the bridge. - B211 lines
From that, I got an American agent and manager and flew to America and a year later I had Spartacus.
Andy on career and illnessBe Here Now · 2015He runs from his biggest win to his deepest uncertainty in one breath. - B15 lines
Prince Ali, you invited yourself into our city...
The welcome that becomes a sentenceAladdin · 2019Hospitality language turns into a verdict, one clause at a time, until it sounds like the law. - B28 lines
I forgot to mention that I should be getting a phone call any minute now.
Clifford's phone callDeathtrap · 1982The more carefully he explains the call, the more suspicious the whole arrangement looks. - C14 lines
It's been a long time since I acted and I never played such a vital role.
Christine's confessionWitness for the Prosecution · 1957She calls the whole deception a performance, and the calm makes the devotion and the cruelty land together. - B24 lines
No. I don't understand what hate is...
On hate and sanitySuddenly, Last Summer · 1959It moves from not understanding hate to a wry claim of sanity, all in a flat tone. - B135 lines
I knew her since I was in kindergarten.
Billy's childhood crushBuffalo '66 · 1998The rambling memory exposes both his tenderness and his fixation. - B19 lines
There was this sailor who was stationed in the South Pacific,
Beulah's sailor jokeCome from Away · 2021Clumsy setup, dirty punchline, filling the minute she cannot actually help. - C17 lines
Technically, it's called viral cardiomyopathy.
the doctor's diagnosisBeaches · 1988The doctor translates jargon into plain words, and the calm delivery makes the news land. - C14 lines
Make your accusations in the proper manner.
Walter stands his groundHis Girl Friday · 1940Accused and cornered, Walter stays formal and turns the room against his accuser. - B17 lines
But still I couldn't hurt him. How could I hurt him?
Karen's inner confessionGoodFellas · 1990In a few lines she moves from mercy to jealousy, showing love tangled with possession. - B25 lines
I cannot.
Mary's BreakdownThe Crucible · 2014The same refusal is repeated five times, growing louder until she breaks. - B25 lines
You drop in and out of my life,
Jean names the powerOppenheimer · 2023In and out, no explanation, power, I'd rather stay: the softer she talks, the harder it lands. - B14 lines
We see How bright you burn
The family gives the gift backEncanto · 2021They name her fire and her nerve, then wait for her to open the door herself. - B25 lines
Whatever you do, watch out for that restraining order, OK?
Danny's sixth-sense speechSilver Linings Playbook · 2012He turns a joke about intuition into a strange, sincere pep talk. - B214 lines
Harold, look what happened.
Charlotte's confessionLolita · 1962She confesses, excuses and then vows to a dead man, sliding from grief into something absurd. - B26 lines
The reason I came to your neck of the face...
Stuttering for a harmless virusRalph Breaks the Internet · 2018Every slip of the tongue proves he is staring at the extra face. - B24 lines
Been sensing signal bursts coming through my radio lately, and car alarms go off when I drive past.
Hanssen's paranoiaBreach · 2007He builds from static to being tailed to the claim that they know what he knows. - B24 lines
Oh. I’m not trained to go over there.
Ken’s job description for BeachBarbie · 2023Each line shrinks the duty until he admits he cannot save anyone.