Greatest Film Quotes of All-Time

GreatestFilm Quotes of All-Time

Many thanks to themany celebrated and unheralded screenwriters who haveprovided generations of movie-goers with such memorable moviequotes and lines of dialogue, from film speeches, one-liners,quips, punchlines, statements, insults, and even mis-quotes.Their words are remembered through popular use, critical acclaim,shock value and quotability, and for many other reasons.

Some lines become more visible or recognizablethan was the original intention. Scores of memorable lineshave captured our attention by the way the line was delivered,by the tone in the actor's voice, the electricity on the screen,or many have become catch phrases. Many memorable movie linesare not from the greatest films, but they have remainedas part of the film's legacy (and etched a place in movie history)anyway!

Top 100 Greatest Film Quotes

Whatare the most famous movie quotes and great lines of dialoguefrom over 75 years of sound films? Listen to and check out someof the most popular and well-known lines of movie dialogue. Theseare the most iconic, most acclaimed 'cream of the crop' filmquotes, not ranked but arranged chronologically by film title.All selections include an image of the moment the quote was spoken.Sometimes, additional dialogue surrounding the quote is alsoincluded to provide a context for the famed line. If your mostfavorite quote isn't included in this top 100 list, check outthe next section: "Great FilmQuotes By Decade."

Part1 | Part 2 | Part3 | Part 4

Every single top 100 film quotehas a sound filefor listening.

GreatFilm Quotes:By Decade

Here are hundreds of Great Movie Quotes, memorable linesof dialogue, curtain-call lines, and catch phrases, arranged by decade.Introduction | 1920s-1930s | 1940s | 1950s | 1960s | 1970s 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s| 2020s

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This collection includes 50 Great Movie Quotesof the Last Half Century, from Entertainment Weekly.

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MostPopular Movie QuotesThis collection includes the MostPopular Movie Quotes, submitted by readers of EntertainmentWeekly.With sound files for listening.

Top10 Most Famous Movie Quotes

These are the ten most recognizable film quotesaccording to a 1998 survey of a group of "10 film criticsand experts" who were asked by Guinness to drawup a list of the "ten most famous movie quotes ever."

Top 10 BestMovie Lines Ever

These are the top 10 best movie linesever - the ranked winners in a survey taken by OdeonCinemas in the UK.

Top 10 Best ComedyMovie Lines: From Classic Films

These are the top 10 best comedy movie linesin classic films - the winners were determined by TurnerClassic Movies (TCM).

Top 10 (and Top 100) GreatestAmerican Movie Quotes - by AFI

AFI's 100 Years - 100 Movie Quotes revealedthe 100 greatest movie quotes in American films, as chosenby leaders of the entertainment community in 2005, includinga listing of the top 10. See also the link to AFI's 400Greatest Movie Quotes (Nominees).With sound files for listening.

Top10 Worst Movie Quotes

These are the top 10 worst lines, accordingto a polling of 2,000 movie-goers in the UK in late 2004.The survey was commissioned by Warburtons, a UK bakery company,to mark the launch of its new snack food, Cheese FlavourCrumpets. Also included are the Top 10 Cheesiest MovieMoments of All-Time.

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Moreof the Worst Movie Quotes

There are literally hundreds of obviously awfulfilm quotes, in addition to the Top10 Worst Movie Quotes from the previous section.Here's a selection of some of the worst ever heard, manyof which were seriously delivered by the actors/actresses.With sound files for listening.

Quotes:Best Film Speeches and Monologues

What are the best film speeches andmonologues ever made? Greatest Films has provideda very comprehensive selection of the Best FilmSpeeches and Monologues (in multiple parts, andillustrated) throughout cinematic history, with backgroundfor each speech/monologue, and the actual text.

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What are the most famous film misquotations? Inthree parts (in chronological order), here are some ofthe most classic movie quotes that are really only legendary,misquoted, and/or apocryphal.

Part 1 | Part2 | Part 3With sound files to prove the point.

GreatestOpening Film Lines

What are the best-known openinglines of films? Here is a collection of many of the best-knownopening lines, fade-ins, and first words of dialogue heardthroughout cinematic history. These are the initial openingwords of films often heard even before the title credits.Ordered chronologically by film title.

1920s-1940s | 1950s-1960s | 1970s | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s

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GreatestLast or Closing Film Lines

What are the best-knownlast linesof films? Here is a collection of many of the best-knowncurtain call lines and final words of dialogue in cinematichistory. These are the last lingering words heard beforethe title "The End." Ordered chronologically by film title.

1910s-1930s | 1940s | 1950s | 1960s | 1970s | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s

With sound files to prove the point.

A collection of some of the funniest film quotes from the last50 years.Withsound files for listening.

Anextensive compilation, in multiple parts by decade, of the catchy, enticing short phrases,called taglines (or tag lines) used by marketers and film studiosto advertise and sell a movie, and to sum up the plot, toneor themes of a film.

These 'sound-bite' epigrams are often placedon either film posters (above or below the film's title) oron the merchandise itself (DVD or video cassette box, etc.),to reinforce what the film is all about. Some are very cleverand memorable, while others are plain stupid or obvious.

Silents to 1930s | 1940s | 1950s | 1960s | 1970s | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s

GreatestBrief Film Quotes

A great collection of brief, concise,succinct, and short retorts, remarks, insults, one-linersand film quotes (usually four to five words maximum),some from the greatest films of all time.

All are memorable, quick-to-read, and easilyquotable.Introduction | 1930s-1940s | 1950s-1960s | 1970s | 1980s | 1990s- Present