You're known as the movie expert among your friends, who rely on you for recommendations and opinions on the latest releases. You have an encyclopedic knowledge of classic movie scenes and talented actors and actresses and can tell which movie was made by which director based on just a couple of movie lines. And you know what? It's those unforgettable movie dialogues, those perfectly delivered moments of cinematic brilliance, that make all those hours spent watching movies so worthwhile!
You know that feeling when a movie line hits you like a ton of bricks? Yeah, that's what we're talking about. Maybe it made you laugh so hard that you snorted soda out of your nose, or perhaps it had you sobbing into your popcorn like a baby. Whatever the reaction, these memorable film lines have a sneaky way of worming themselves into our hearts and minds, only to be blurted out in random moments and, very often, at the most inopportune times (see your cousin's wedding speech for reference).
In the spirit of celebrating these brilliantly timed quotes from movies, we're taking a walk down memory lane and inviting you to stroll along with us. Side by side, we'll rediscover those laugh-out-loud moments, the tearjerkers that left us reaching for tissues, the legendary catchphrases, and even the occasional facepalm-worthy lines that we just can't help but love. It's impossible to say which movie quotes take the podium; there are so many good ones! But we've compiled a list of the most iconic movie quotes of all time and let the Bored Panda community cast their votes, so you can be confident that these selections are truly remarkable. Enjoy reminiscing about these memorable lines, and share your personal favorites with us! You know, just in case we forgot some authentic gems.
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“Hello. My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die.” — The Princess Bride (1987)
“May the Force be with you.” — Star Wars (1977)
“Yippie-ki-yay, motherf—er!” — Die Hard (1988)
"one day a kid was playing cowboy and said yippee ki yay, so I naturally finished the quote. Now he knows a new word." -unknown
“Toto, I’ve a feeling we’re not in Kansas anymore.” — The Wizard of Oz (1939)
“Frankly, my dear, I don’t give a damn.” — Gone with the Wind (1939)
“Roads? Where we’re going we don’t need roads.” — Back to the Future (1985)
“My mama always said life was like a box of chocolates. You never know what you’re gonna get.” — Forrest Gump (1994)
“Bond. James Bond.” — Dr. No (1963)
I had Bond's first car, and it wasn't the Aston Martin. It was the Sunbeam Alpine.
“My precious.” — The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
“Hasta la vista, baby.” — Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
“Good morning, Vietnam!” — Good Morning, Vietnam (1987)
“There’s no place like home.” — The Wizard of Oz (1939)
The same thing we do every night pinky, try to take over the world ~pinky and the brain
“I am serious. And don’t call me Shirley.” — Airplane (1980)
“The first rule of Fight Club is: You do not talk about Fight Club.” — Fight Club (1999)
“It’s alive! It’s alive!” — Frankenstein (1931)
“Mama says, ‘Stupid is as stupid does.’” — Forrest Gump (1994)
“I am your father.” — Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
“Help me, Obi-Wan Kenobi. You’re my only hope.” — Star Wars (1977)
“Elementary, my dear Watson.” — The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1939)
This one doesn't have Robert Downey Jr. Right. If so i never knew others existed.
“Say ‘hello’ to my little friend!” — Scarface (1983)
“E.T. phone home.” — E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
“Every time a bell rings, an angel gets his wings.” — It’s A Wonderful Life (1946)
“A census taker once tried to test me. I ate his liver with some fava beans and a nice Chianti.” — The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
“If you let my daughter go now, that’ll be the end of it. I will not look for you, I will not pursue you. But if you don’t, I will look for you, I will find you, and I will kill you.” — Taken (2008)
“My name is Maximus Decimus Meridius, commander of the Armies of the North, General of the Felix Legions, loyal servant to the true emperor, Marcus Aurelius. Father to a murdered son, husband to a murdered wife. And I will have my vengeance, in this life or the next.” — Gladiator (2000)
“You’ve got to ask yourself one question: ‘Do I feel lucky?’ Well, do ya punk?” — Dirty Harry (1971)
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Your mother was a hamster and your father smelt of elderberries!-Monty Python and the Holy Grail
WHY IS THE MOST ICONIC QUOTE EVER NOT HERE? "Yer a wizard Harry."
“This is the day you will always remember, as the day you almost caught, Captain Jack Sparrow!” or “I wash my hands of this weirdness!” - from the Pirates of the Caribbean movies.
Elwood: There are 106 miles to Chicago. We have a full tank of gas, half a pack of cigarettes, it's dark, and we're wearing sunglasses. - The Blues Brothers (1980)
why sin't there more MP holy Grail quotes? "Are you suggesting coconuts migrate?' Go away or I shall taunt you a second time." "I fart in your General direction." "One day son all this will be yours. What the curtains?" "Huge . . . tracts of land." "Tis only a flesh wound."
He's not the Messiah, he's a very naughty boy. Or just about any line from Life of Brian.
Ray, people will come Ray. They'll come to Iowa for reasons they can't even fathom. They'll turn up your driveway not knowing for sure why they're doing it. They'll arrive at your door as innocent as children, longing for the past. Of course, we won't mind if you look around, you'll say. It's only $20 per person. They'll pass over the money without even thinking about it: for it is money they have and peace they lack. And they'll walk out to the bleachers; sit in shirtsleeves on a perfect afternoon. They'll find they have reserved seats somewhere along one of the baselines, where they sat when they were children and cheered their heroes. And they'll watch the game and it'll be as if they dipped themselves in magic waters. The memories will be so thick they'll have to brush them away from their faces. People will come Ray. The one constant through all the years, Ray, has been baseball. America has rolled by like an army of steamrollers. It has been erased like a blackboard, rebuilt and erased again. But baseball has marked the time. This field, this game: it's a part of our past, Ray. It reminds of us of all that once was good and it could be again. Oh... People will come Ray. People will most definitely come.
"I say we take off and nuke the site from orbit. It's the only way to be sure" or "That's it man, game over man, game over!" . Aliens
Hello Friends ! I'm your Vita-Meata- Vegamen girl. Are you tired and restless ? Do you pop out at parties ? Are you un poopular. Well are you ? Lucille Ball, I Love Lucy original show.
Was it just me or did you all read those in the character voices they were originally delivered in?
I still think "it puts the lotion on its skin, or else it gets those again" every time I put on cream or lotion
My two: "It's not a too-mor" - Kindergarten Cop and "If you only do what you can do you will never be more than you are now." - Master Shifu, Kung Fu Panda 3
Badges? We don't need no stinking badges! (not the exact quote, but it's what everyone thinks the quote is) - Treasure of the Sierra Madre
You get nothing! You lose! Good Day Sir!!! -Willow Wonka & The Chocolate Factory
"I'm Here To Kick A*s And Chew Bubblegum, And I'm All Out Of Bubblegum" They Live (1988)
"They ALL float down here. When you're down here with us, you'll float too!" IT, 1990
Heres one "Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it" -ferris bueller
I have had it with these motha fu**in snakes on this motha Fu**in plane. - Samuel L. Jackson, Snakes on a Plane
Ugg flipping idiot~Napoleon Dynamite These are my stretchy pants~Nacho Libre
There should have also been "Apes Storng Together" Ceaser, planet of the apes (insert year). Or that one dam scene from, I think national lampoons vacation. I didn't watch the movie i was just shown that part. Or "yeah oo, ah, that's how it always starts, next thing you know there's running and screaming" Jurassic Park 2 (at least i think it is 2, it may be 3, not entirely sure). Or "well of course i know him, he's me" Obi-Wan, Star Wars A New Hope.
"Brave Sir Robin ran away (No!) Bravely ran away away (I didn't!)" - The Holy Grail.
"Don't touch me there" - Amazon Women on the Moon (Son of the Invisible Man)
"Luther said I could learn something from you... I already know how to drink" - The Sting.
It's too bad she won't live, but then again, who does? - Gaff in Bladerunner.
Stewie: I love you | Brian: What'd you say? | Stewie: Olive juice | Brian: Olive juice? | Stewie: Olive juice you, too
"I can't believe there are no jobs in this town for guys like us. Not unless you want to work 40 hours week." "We've go no food we've got no jobs our pets heads are falling off!" " More like on in a million. . . . So you are saying there is a chance." " I want to go where the beer flows like wine and the women flock the the salmon to Capistrano." "That John Denver is full of S**T." Just when I think you can't do anything dumber you go and do something like this and. . . Totally redeem you self." Dumb and Dumber
Also left off “You never f*ck me and air away a have to drive “ Drugstore Cowboy
This is a wonderful walk down memory Lane and a great quick reference movie guide when you don't know what to watch. Even the comments here prove the list could go out to infinity.
I expected to not know most of these, and I haven’t seen most of the movies but I knew pretty much every one.
Some were definitely deserving but overall I'm little disappointed by this list.
Your mother was a hamster and your father smelt of elderberries!-Monty Python and the Holy Grail
WHY IS THE MOST ICONIC QUOTE EVER NOT HERE? "Yer a wizard Harry."
“This is the day you will always remember, as the day you almost caught, Captain Jack Sparrow!” or “I wash my hands of this weirdness!” - from the Pirates of the Caribbean movies.
Elwood: There are 106 miles to Chicago. We have a full tank of gas, half a pack of cigarettes, it's dark, and we're wearing sunglasses. - The Blues Brothers (1980)
why sin't there more MP holy Grail quotes? "Are you suggesting coconuts migrate?' Go away or I shall taunt you a second time." "I fart in your General direction." "One day son all this will be yours. What the curtains?" "Huge . . . tracts of land." "Tis only a flesh wound."
He's not the Messiah, he's a very naughty boy. Or just about any line from Life of Brian.
Ray, people will come Ray. They'll come to Iowa for reasons they can't even fathom. They'll turn up your driveway not knowing for sure why they're doing it. They'll arrive at your door as innocent as children, longing for the past. Of course, we won't mind if you look around, you'll say. It's only $20 per person. They'll pass over the money without even thinking about it: for it is money they have and peace they lack. And they'll walk out to the bleachers; sit in shirtsleeves on a perfect afternoon. They'll find they have reserved seats somewhere along one of the baselines, where they sat when they were children and cheered their heroes. And they'll watch the game and it'll be as if they dipped themselves in magic waters. The memories will be so thick they'll have to brush them away from their faces. People will come Ray. The one constant through all the years, Ray, has been baseball. America has rolled by like an army of steamrollers. It has been erased like a blackboard, rebuilt and erased again. But baseball has marked the time. This field, this game: it's a part of our past, Ray. It reminds of us of all that once was good and it could be again. Oh... People will come Ray. People will most definitely come.
"I say we take off and nuke the site from orbit. It's the only way to be sure" or "That's it man, game over man, game over!" . Aliens
Hello Friends ! I'm your Vita-Meata- Vegamen girl. Are you tired and restless ? Do you pop out at parties ? Are you un poopular. Well are you ? Lucille Ball, I Love Lucy original show.
Was it just me or did you all read those in the character voices they were originally delivered in?
I still think "it puts the lotion on its skin, or else it gets those again" every time I put on cream or lotion
My two: "It's not a too-mor" - Kindergarten Cop and "If you only do what you can do you will never be more than you are now." - Master Shifu, Kung Fu Panda 3
Badges? We don't need no stinking badges! (not the exact quote, but it's what everyone thinks the quote is) - Treasure of the Sierra Madre
You get nothing! You lose! Good Day Sir!!! -Willow Wonka & The Chocolate Factory
"I'm Here To Kick A*s And Chew Bubblegum, And I'm All Out Of Bubblegum" They Live (1988)
"They ALL float down here. When you're down here with us, you'll float too!" IT, 1990
Heres one "Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it" -ferris bueller
I have had it with these motha fu**in snakes on this motha Fu**in plane. - Samuel L. Jackson, Snakes on a Plane
Ugg flipping idiot~Napoleon Dynamite These are my stretchy pants~Nacho Libre
There should have also been "Apes Storng Together" Ceaser, planet of the apes (insert year). Or that one dam scene from, I think national lampoons vacation. I didn't watch the movie i was just shown that part. Or "yeah oo, ah, that's how it always starts, next thing you know there's running and screaming" Jurassic Park 2 (at least i think it is 2, it may be 3, not entirely sure). Or "well of course i know him, he's me" Obi-Wan, Star Wars A New Hope.
"Brave Sir Robin ran away (No!) Bravely ran away away (I didn't!)" - The Holy Grail.
"Don't touch me there" - Amazon Women on the Moon (Son of the Invisible Man)
"Luther said I could learn something from you... I already know how to drink" - The Sting.
It's too bad she won't live, but then again, who does? - Gaff in Bladerunner.
Stewie: I love you | Brian: What'd you say? | Stewie: Olive juice | Brian: Olive juice? | Stewie: Olive juice you, too
"I can't believe there are no jobs in this town for guys like us. Not unless you want to work 40 hours week." "We've go no food we've got no jobs our pets heads are falling off!" " More like on in a million. . . . So you are saying there is a chance." " I want to go where the beer flows like wine and the women flock the the salmon to Capistrano." "That John Denver is full of S**T." Just when I think you can't do anything dumber you go and do something like this and. . . Totally redeem you self." Dumb and Dumber
Also left off “You never f*ck me and air away a have to drive “ Drugstore Cowboy
This is a wonderful walk down memory Lane and a great quick reference movie guide when you don't know what to watch. Even the comments here prove the list could go out to infinity.
I expected to not know most of these, and I haven’t seen most of the movies but I knew pretty much every one.
Some were definitely deserving but overall I'm little disappointed by this list.