2 minB1“You wouldn't know the plain truth if it jumped up and bit you in the butt.”Presidents Trade a Watch for a Ride · My Fellow Americans 1996 · Ch. 7/13
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2 minB1“You wouldn't know the plain truth if it jumped up and bit you in the butt.”Presidents Trade a Watch for a Ride · My Fellow Americans 1996 · Ch. 7/13
9 minB2“but that don t make you better than anybody else not in my book”David Argues With His Neighbor · The Mist 2007 · Ch. 2/11
3 minB2“I need an operating room that doesn't fall apart.”A Doctor, a Letter, and Money · Suddenly, Last Summer 1959 · Ch. 1/27
2 minB2“And if you're content, I'll do the rest.”Molesley Pitches His Own Ending · Downton Abbey: A New Era 2022 · Ch. 8/18
3 minB1“No, we just thought we'd drop in uninvited for the weekend.”Rupert and Rita Crash Jerry's House · The King of Comedy 1982 · Ch. 11/21
4 minB1“And you re a cleverer boy than I perhaps gave you credit for”Enola Meets the Dowager · Enola Holmes 2020 · Ch. 7/12
4 minB2“Born a hustler, you will die a hustler.”Hoskins Confronts Harry Over the Bill · Night and the City 1950 · Ch. 12/19
4 minB1“That's a curtsy, not a bow. Stand up.”Prince Ali's Awkward First Impression · Aladdin 2019 · Ch. 11/24
4 minB1“That kid used to beat the shit out of me in kindergarten.”Will Fights Carmine · Good Will Hunting 1997 · Ch. 1/21
5 minB2“I will never be like you, you fucking job-working, 40-hour motherfucker.”Mark's Drunken Rant · American Movie 1999 · Ch. 16/19
2 minB1“I've just realized, we don't really know anything about each other. Do we?”Kate and Yule Swap Life Stories · Don't Look Up 2021 · Ch. 13/25
4 minC1“'You will be the ones to change the country.'”The Dean's Induction Warning · National Theatre Live: Prima Facie 2022 · Ch. 4/22
5 minB2“I just wanted to inform you all reluctantly, that...”Ted Announces LIFE's Last Issue · The Secret Life of Walter Mitty 2013 · Ch. 4/16
5 minC1“they're to the manor born.”Jordan Tries to Bribe Agent Denham · The Wolf of Wall Street 2013 · Ch. 18/30
5 minB2“Well, when you least expect it, fate has a way of knocking on your door.”Melodie's Mother Shows Up · Whatever Works 2009 · Ch. 9/16
4 minC1“No more so than your adenoids and your bad manners.”Lucy Barges In on a Publisher · The Ghost and Mrs. Muir 1947 · Ch. 12/18
4 minB1“As I understand, this is a free country.”Stepping on the New Jordans · Do the Right Thing 1989 · Ch. 6/20
3 minB2“To us, it was better than Citibank.”The Idlewild Airport Crew · GoodFellas 1990 · Ch. 5/28
3 minC1“The navy has its uses, no doubt, but I should be sorry to see any friend of mine belonging to it.”Sir Walter Snubs the Navy · Persuasion 2007 · Ch. 1/7
5 minB1“I think a mystery is only a high-sounding term for a muddle.”Aziz Invites Them to the Marabar Caves · A Passage to India 1984 · Ch. 3/19
3 minB1“They don't know what the truth is.”Juror 10's Racist Rant · 12 Angry Men 1957 · Ch. 15/17
3 minB1“Dreams really do come true.”Tucker and Dale Tour Their Cabin · Tucker and Dale vs. Evil 2010 · Ch. 3/19
4 minB2“And you're gonna hate hearing this, but it's true, America is for Americans.”The Family Fights at the Memorial · Knives Out 2019 · Ch. 8/14
4 minC2“Dost thou think, because thou art virtuous, there shall be no more cakes and ale?”Malvolio Scolds Sir Toby's Party · Twelfth Night 2012 · Ch. 9/25