The Top 50 Famous Movie Quotes (How Many Do You Know?) (2024)

Movies can be an escape from reality or an inspiration. We often relate to the characters, situations they’re presented with, or words they speak. And many famous quotes have originated from movies.

Whether you’re a film buff or enjoy watching the occasional movie on Netflix, memorable movie phrases have likely made their way into your everyday vocabulary, presentations, or water cooler talk. Check out the movie quotes below and test your memory to see how many you remember.

Famous Movie Quotes

1. “May the Force be with you.” -Star Wars, 1977

2. “There's no place like home.” -The Wizard of Oz, 1939

3. “I'm the king of the world!” -Titanic, 1997

4. “Carpe diem. Seize the day, boys. Make your lives extraordinary.” -Dead Poets Society, 1989

5. “Elementary, my dear Watson.” -The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, 1939

6. “It's alive! It's alive!” -Frankenstein, 1931

7. “My mama always said life was like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're gonna get.” -Forrest Gump, 1994

8. “I'll be back.” -The Terminator, 1984

9. “You're gonna need a bigger boat.” -Jaws, 1975

10. “Here's looking at you, kid.” -Casablanca, 1942

11. “My precious.” -The Lord of the Rings: Two Towers, 2002

12. “Houston, we have a problem.” -Apollo 13, 1995

13. “There's no crying in baseball!” -A League of Their Own, 1992

14. “E.T. phone home.” -E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, 1982

15. “You can't handle the truth!” -A Few Good Men, 1992

16. “A martini. Shaken, not stirred.” -Goldfinger, 1964

17. “Life is a banquet, and most poor suckers are starving to death!” -Auntie Mame, 1958

18. “If you build it, he will come.” -Field of Dreams, 1989

19. “The stuff that dreams are made of.” -The Maltese Falcon, 1941

20. “Magic Mirror on the wall, who is the fairest one of all?" -Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, 1937

21. “Keep your friends close, but your enemies closer.” -The Godfather Part II, 1974

22. “I am your father.” -Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back, 1980

23. “Just keep swimming.” -Finding Nemo, 2003

24. “Today, I consider myself the luckiest man on the face of the earth.” -The Pride of the Yankees, 1942

25. “You is kind. You is smart. You is important.” -The Help, 2011

26. “What we've got here is failure to communicate.” -Cool Hand Luke, 1967

27. “Hasta la vista, baby.” -Terminator 2: Judgment Day, 1991

28. “You don't understand! I coulda had class. I coulda been a contender. I could've been somebody, instead of a bum, which is what I am.” -On the Waterfront, 1954

29. "Bond. James Bond." -Dr. No, 1962

30. “You talking to me?” -Taxi Driver, 1976

31. “Roads? Where we're going we don't need roads.” -Back to the Future, 1985

32. “That'll do, pig. That'll do.” -Babe, 1995

33. “I'm walking here! I'm walking here!” -Midnight Cowboy, 1969

34. "It was beauty killed the beast." -King Kong, 1933

35. “Stella! Hey, Stella!” -A Streetcar Named Desire, 1951

36. "As if!" -Clueless, 1995

37. “Here's Johnny!” -The Shining, 1980

38. “Rosebud.” -Citizen Kane, 1941

39. “I'll have what she's having.” -When Harry Met Sally, 1989

40. “Inconceivable!” -The Princess Bride, 1987

41. “All right, Mr. DeMille, I'm ready for my close-up.” -Sunset Boulevard, 1950

42. “Fasten your seatbelts. It's going to be a bumpy night.” -All About Eve, 1950

43. “Nobody puts Baby in a corner.” -Dirty Dancing, 1987

44. “Well, nobody's perfect.” -Some Like it Hot, 1959

45. “Snap out of it!” -Moonstruck, 1987

46. “You had me at ‘hello.’" -Jerry Maguire, 1996

47. "They may take our lives, but they'll never take our freedom!" -Braveheart, 1995

48. “To infinity and beyond!” -Toy Story, 1995

49. “You’re killin’ me, Smalls.” -The Sandlot, 1993

50. “Toto, I've a feeling we're not in Kansas anymore.” -The Wizard of Oz, 1939

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