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
- C111 lines
To talk about after.
Bohr's warning about afterOppenheimer · 2023From the power they are about to reveal to a new world, he recasts the bomb-maker as Prometheus. - B114 lines
Has anybody ever told you how Tommy died?
Tiffany on Tommy's deathSilver Linings Playbook · 2012She tells the worst day of her life like a list of errands, and the plainness hurts more. - B220 lines
Mr. Swine...
The judo boastLolita · 1962He turns getting flipped onto the floor into a proud ritual, and the comedy builds with each detail. - B16 lines
Well, I think it's fairly obvious.
Neediness, filed as a virusRalph Breaks the Internet · 2018He walks from obvious to end-of-the-Internet like a calm lab report. - B211 lines
You know, she asked me this morning why you're like this.
O'Neill's list speechBreach · 2007He reads out every ready-made excuse, then throws the whole list away. - B214 lines
Listen, I know exactly where you’re going with this,
The CEO’s made-of-women speechBarbie · 2023The progress list slides into a swear and a box order, and the alibi eats itself. - C15 lines
Most days I wish I never met you...
Lambeau's confessionGood Will Hunting · 1997He admits Will outshines him and then confesses the pain of watching it wasted. - B14 lines
Just out there...
The tree in the rockSigned, Sealed, Delivered: The Vows We Have Made · 2021He starts alone in the wind and ends by asking who is holding whom. - B14 lines
Three years in the making, you know.
Mike on finishingAmerican Movie · 1999It moves from three years of grind to a simple plan to sleep, quietly closing a long effort. - B24 lines
And actually do some work besides swiping my fucking credit card all day, huh?
Naomi's sarcasmThe Wolf of Wall Street · 2013Her sarcasm stacks up, dismantling each of his invented professions in turn. - B210 lines
I'm not gonna tell my family shit.
Ransom's offerKnives Out · 2019Four not-gonna's, then he dresses the cut as grandpa's last wish. - B27 lines
It started last night, around midnight.
The night of the explosionV for Vendetta · 2006Short sentences tighten the fear until the eyeless stare lands, and it chills. - B25 lines
Oscar was an art collector, dealer.
Mrs. James on Oscar's copying trickInterstate 60 · 2002She describes swapping originals for copies as a craft, and the calm makes the reveal wilder. - B27 lines
Dearest Father and Almighty Creator…
The last prayer at dinnerDon't Look Up · 2021It asks for comfort rather than escape, and the parallel lines close like a door. - B113 lines
It's logical to assume that she wasn't wearing them when she was in bed...
Juror Eight's eyeglasses reasoning12 Angry Men · 1957He builds a chain of guesses from two small marks, admitting each step is a guess. - B112 lines
I'm sorry about Rosie. She was a good person.
The Captain's goodbyeJojo Rabbit · 2019Apology, praise and instructions flow out like a last errand, and the calm hides how much he cares. - B29 lines
Not so special anymore, huh?
Nobody that specialThe Lego Movie · 2014He jokes that he never got a prize, then ranks Emmet a trillion times worse. - B113 lines
GATSBY'. I always knew that I could climb.
The pause before the kissThe Great Gatsby · 2013The climber stops at her mouth, waits one extra beat, then jumps. - B26 lines
Okay! Okay, here we go.
The puppy joins the roastPuss in Boots: The Last Wish · 2022Bleeped swears in a row, and the family table treats it like a menu. - B24 lines
Some of that was you had to do some bottle shows.
The creators on bottle showsFriends: The Reunion · 2021They turn a budget lock into a writing method: put everybody in one room. - B210 lines
Police give you the time of this and the time this happened...
How a timeline gets builtThe Thin Blue Line · 1988He shows how a witness guesses toward the police timeline, exposing how shaky it is. - C17 lines
and now today is the day.
A plea from this seatNational Theatre Live: Prima Facie · 2022She counts her years, asks the law to prove justice, then says it looks different from the seat she is in. - B25 lines
We thought it needed to be the two of you to go through the portal.
The overbuilt planBeavis and Butt-Head Do the Universe · 2022They calmly admit the whole plan was pointless, then roast themselves. - B25 lines
You come to my home and lay this shit on me!
The driveway turns it aroundSpotlight · 2015He admits the city knew, then throws the absence back at the reporter. Shame changes hands.