134 Of The Best Movie Lines Of All Time (2024)

The odds are that you don't remember every line from every movie you've ever seen, but some lines are so good that they stick with you for a long time. Some lines even surpass the movie they're in and become famous on their own.

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I heard "yippee-ki-yay, mother f*cker" and "I'll have what she's having" well before I was old enough to watch Die Hardor When Harry Met Sally...for example.

So here, with the help of members of the BuzzFeed Community along with some input from Twitter, are the best movie quotes of all time:

Shoutout to Twitter user@HashtagRoundupand BuzzFeed Staff who helped fill out the list!

1. "I came here tonight because when you realize you want to spend the rest of your life with somebody, you want the rest of your life to start as soon as possible."

—Harry Burns (Billy Crystal) inWhen Harry Met Sally

2. “By all means, move at a glacial pace. You know how that thrills me.”

3. "Shut up – you had me at 'hello.'"

—Dorothy Boyd (Renée Zellweger) inJerry Maguire

4. "There are two types of people in the world: those with a gun, and those who dig."

—Blondie (Clint Eastwood) inThe Good, the Bad and the Ugly

5. "Bye, Buddy. Hope you find your dad!"

6. "You can't sit with us!"

—Gretchen Weiners (Lacey Chabert) inMean Girls(2004)

7. "Just keep swimming."

—Ellen DeGeneres as Dory in Finding Nemo (2003)

8. "I feel the need, the need for speed."

9. "Love means never having to say you're sorry."

—Oliver Barrett IV (Ryan O'Neal) inLove Story

10. "Be excellent to each other, and party on, dudes!"

—Abraham Lincoln (Robert V. Barron) in Bill andTed's Excellent Adventure

11. "I like you very much. Just as you are."

12. "Ohana means family. Family means nobody gets left behind."

13. "As you wish."

—Westly (Cary Elwes) inThe Princess Bride

14. "Why so serious?"

15. "Curiouser and curiouser!"

—Kathryn Beaumont as Alice inAlice in Wonderland(1951)

16. "Greater good? I am your wife. I'm the greatest good you are ever gonna get!"

—Kimberly Adair Clark as Honey inThe Incredibles(2004)

17. "It's just a flesh wound."

18. "Be afraid. Be very afraid."

—Geena Davis as Veronica Quaife inThe Fly(1986)

19. "I hope I can make it across the border. I hope to see my friend and shake his hand. I hope the Pacific is as blue as it has been in my dreams. I hope."

—Tim Robbins as Andy Dufresne inThe Shawshank Redemption(1994)

20. "Here's Johnny!"

21. "I figure life's a gift and I don't intend on wasting it. You don't know what hand you're gonna get dealt next. You learn to take life as it comes at you... to make each day count."

—Leonardo DiCaprio as Jack Dawson inTitanic(1997)

22. "Nobody puts Baby in a corner."

23. "Keep your head down and your powder dry."

—Mark Wahlberg as Dignam inThe Departed(2006)

24. "Don't forget: I'm also just a girl, standing in front of a boy, asking him to love her."

25. "Do it now or forever wish you had!"

26. "Worrying is like a rocking chair: It gives you something to do but gets you nowhere."

—Ryan Reynolds as Van Wilder inNational Lampoon's Van Wilder(2002)

27. "We really never lose our demons. We only learn to rise above them."

—Tilda Swinton as the Ancient One inDoctor Strange(2007)

28. "Women, they have minds, and they have souls, as well as just hearts. And they've got ambition, and they've got talent, as well as just beauty. I'm so sick of people saying that love is just all a woman is fit for."

29. "It's alive, it's moving, it's alive, it's alive, it's alive, it's alive, IT'S ALIVE!"

—Colin Clive as Henry Frankenstein inFrankenstein(1931)

30. "But what I do have are a very particular set of skills, skills I have acquired over a very long career. Skills that make me a nightmare for people like you. 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."

—Liam Neeson as Bryan Mills inTaken(2008)

31. "Coffee's for closers only."

—Alec Baldwin as Blake inGlengarry Glen Ross(1992)

32. "He can't see without his glasses!"

33. "I need to know that it's possible that two people can stay happy together forever."

—Elliot Page as Juno MacGuff inJuno(2007)

34. "Yeah, well, that's just, like, your opinion, man."

—Jeff Bridges as the Dude inThe Big Lebowski(1998)

35. "Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn."

36. "So you're telling me there's a chance?"

37. "Beneath this mask, there is more than just flesh, Mr. Creedy. Beneath this mask, there is an idea. And ideas are bulletproof."

—Hugo Weaving as V inV for Vendetta(2006)

38. "You're gonna need a bigger boat."

—Roy Scheider as Brody inJaws(1975)

39. "King Kong ain't got sh*t on me!"

40. "Get in, loser. We're going shopping."

41. "English, motherf*cker! Do you speak it?"

—Samuel L. Jackson as Jules inPulp Fiction(1994)

42. "I’m going to make him an offer he can’t refuse."

—Marlon Brando as Vito Corleone inThe Godfather(1972)

43. "You're killing me, Smalls!"

44. "As if!"

45. "All those moments will be lost in time, like tears in rain."

—Rutger Hauer as Roy Batty inBlade Runner(1982)

46. "Get away from her, you bitch!"

—Sigourney Weaver as Ripley inAliens(1986)

47. "To live would be an awfully big adventure."

48. "Houston, we have a problem."

—Tom Hanks as Commander Jim Lovell inApollo 13(1995)

49. "You never had a camera in my head."

—Jim Carrey as Truman inThe Truman Show(1998)

50. "I do wish we could chat longer, but...I'm having an old friend for dinner. Bye."

51. "This one time at band camp..."

—Alyson Hannigan as Michelle inAmerican Pie(1999)

52. "Welcome to Earth."

—Will Smith as Captain Steven Hiller inIndependence Day(1996)

53. "Now we are free. I will see you again, but not yet. Not yet."

54. "What, like it's hard?"

—Reese Witherspoon as Elle Woods inLegally Blonde(2001)

55. "Life finds a way."

—Jeff Goldblum as Dr. Ian Malcolm inJurassic Park(1993)

56. “My mama always said, life was like a box a chocolates. You never know what you’re gonna get.”

57. "You can’t handle the truth!"

— Colonel Nathan R. Jessup (Jack Nicholson) inA Few Good Men

58. "Gentlemen, welcome to Fight Club. The first rule of Fight Club is: you do not talk about Fight Club. The second rule of Fight Club is: you DO NOT talk about Fight Club!"

—Brad Pitt as Tyler Durden inFight Club(1999)

59. "Bye, Felicia"

60. "With great power, comes great responsibility."

—Cliff Robertson as Uncle Ben inSpider-Man(2002)

61. "Big mistake. Big. Huge. I have to go shopping now."

—Julia Roberts as Vivian inPretty Woman(1990)

62. "Look at me. Look at me. I'm the captain now."

63. "That'll do, pig. That'll do."

—James Cromwell as Arthur Hoggett inBabe(1995)

64. "You better lawyer up, asshole."

—Andrew Garfield as Eduardo Saverin inThe Social Network(2010)

65. "Every time a bell rings, an angel gets its wings."

66. "Do you understand the words that are coming out of my mouth?"

—Chris Tucker as Detective James Carter inRush Hour(1998)

67. "I have had it with these motherf*cking snakes on this motherf*cking plane!"

—Samuel L. Jackson as Agent Neville Flynn inSnakes on a Plane(2006)

68. "YOU. SHALL. NOT. PASS!"

69. "Some people are worth melting for."

—Josh Gad as Olaf inFrozen(2013)

70. "Avengers...assemble." —Chris Evans as Captain America in Avengers: Endgame (2019)

71. "Hold on to your butts!"

72. “So this is how liberty dies...with thunderous applause.” —Natalie Portman as Padmé Amidala in Star Wars: Episode III — Revenge of the Sith (2005)

73. "Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it."

74. "Yippee-ki-yay, motherf*cker."

—Bruce Willis as John McClane inDie Hard(1998)

75. "I'll have what she's having."

76. "No touchy!"

77. "Bury me in the ocean with my ancestors that jumped from the ships...because they knew death was better than bondage."

—Michael B. Jordan as Erik Killmonger inBlack Panther(2018)

78. "If I had a dick, this is where I'd tell you to suck it."

79. "Time just gets away from us."

—Hailee Steinfeld as Mattie Ross inTrue Grit(2010)

80. "To infinity..." "And beyond."

81. "But did you die?" —Ken Jeong as Mr. Chow in The Hangover Part II (2011)

—brujabae

82. "My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die."

—Mandy Patinkin as Inigo Montoya inThe Princess Bride(1987)

83. “Get busy livin’ or get busy dyin'...That's goddamn right.”

84. "Bring it."

—Gabrielle Union as Isis inBring It On(2000)

85. "He's the hero Gotham deserves, but not the one it needs right now." —Gary Oldman as Commissioner Gordon in The Dark Knight (2008)

86. "I'm finished." —Daniel Day-Lewis as Daniel Plainview in There Will Be Blood (2007)

—dust_it_off_

87. “Do or do not. There is no try.”

—Yoda (Frank Oz) inStar Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back

88. "Game over."

—Tobin Bell as John Kramer/Jigsaw inSaw(2004)

89. "I have doubts. I have such doubts!"

90. "It's funny how a little place like this brought so many people together."

—Jessica Tandy as Ninny Threadgoode inFried Green Tomatoes(1991)

91. "Fasten your seatbelts, it's going to be a bumpy night."

—Bette Davis as Margo Channing inAll About Eve(1950)

92. "Life is a state of mind."

—Jack Warden as the President inBeing There(1979)

93. "This confession has meant nothing."

94. "Hey everybody, we're all gonna get laid!"

—Rodney Dangerfield as Al Czervik inCaddyshack(1980)

95. "The stuff that dreams are made of."

—Humphrey Bogart as Sam Spade inThe Maltese Falcon*(1941)

96. "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."

97. "Ernest Hemingway once wrote, 'The world is a fine place and worth fighting for.' I agree with the second part." —Morgan Freeman as Detective Lieutenant William Somerset in Se7en (1995)

—1_2_step

98. "Hail to the king, baby."

99. "Go ahead, make my day."

—Clint Eastwood as Harry Calahan inSudden Impact(1983)

100. "She doesn’t even go here!" —Daniel Franzese as Damian Leigh in Mean Girls (2004)

101. "Here’s looking at you, kid."

—Humphrey Bogart as Rick Blaine inCasablanca(1942)

102. "Attaboy, Clarence."

103. "You talkin' to me?"

—Robert De Niro as Travis Bickle inTaxi Driver(1976)

104. "I am serious…and don't call me Shirley."

—Leslie Nielsen as Dr. Rumack inAirplane(1980)

105. "Son of a bitch stole my line." —Robin Williams as Sean Maguire in Good Will Hunting (1997)

106. "Show me the money!" —Cuba Gooding Jr. as Rod Tidwell in Jerry Maguire (1996)

107. "Alright, alright, alright." —Matthew McConaughey as David Wooderson in Dazed and Confused (1993)

—@gigirules7

108. "Mr. Demille, I'm ready for my close-up." —Gloria Swanson as Norma Desmond in Sunset Boulevard (1950)

109. "They call me Mister Tibbs!" —Sidney Poitier as Virgil Tibbs in In the Heat of the Night (1967)

110. "You either die a hero or live long enough to see yourself become the villain." —Aaron Eckhart as Harvey Dent/Two-Face as The Dark Knight (2008)

—@quietartist2

111. "There's no place like home!" —Judy Garland as Dorothy Gale in The Wizard of Oz (1939)

112. "A census taker once tried to test me. I ate his liver with some fava beans and a nice Chianti." —Anthony Hopkins as Hannibal Lecter in The Silence of the Lambs (1991)

113. "And in this moment, I swear we are infinite." —Logan Lerman as Charlie Kelmeckis in The Perks of Being a Wallflower (2013)

—kaylak8

114. "I was perfect." —Natalie Portman as Nina Sayers in Black Swan (2010)

115. "Why don't you come up sometime and see me?" —Mae West as Lady Lou in She Done Him Wrong (1933)

116. "I see dead people." —Haley Joel Osment as Cole Sear in The Sixth Sense (1999)

117. "Snap out of it!" —Cher as Loretta Castorini in Moonstruck (1987)

118. "It was a good death." —Gordon Tootoosis as One Stab in Legends of the Fall (1994)

—Joljah21

119. "There's no crying in baseball!" —Tom Hanks as Jimmy Dugan in A League of Their Own (1992)

120. "Baby, you are gonna miss that plane." "I know." —Julie Delpy and Ethan Hawke as Céline and Jesse in Before Sunset (2004)

121. "Keep your friends close, but your enemies closer." —Al Pacino as Michael Corleone in The Godfather Part II (1974)

122. "Hasta la vista, baby." —Arnold Schwarzenegger as The Terminator in Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)

123. "I'll get you, my pretty, and your little dog too!" —Margaret Hamilton as the Wicked Witch of the West in The Wizard of Oz (1939)

124. "Carpe diem. Seize the day, boys. Make your lives extraordinary." —Robin Williams as John Keating in Dead Poets Society (1989)

125. "You're tacky, and I hate you." —Brian Falduto as Billy in School of Rock (2003)

126. "I'm the king of the world!" —Leonardo DiCaprio as Jack Dawson in Titanic (1997)

127. "If the people we love are stolen from us, the way to have them live on is to never stop loving them; buildings burn, people die, but real love is forever." —Rochelle Davis as Sarah Mohr in The Crow (1994)

—greyladybast

128. "Jessica, only child, Illinois, Chicago." —Park So-dam as Kim Ki-jung in Parasite (2019)

129. "Well, nobody's perfect."

—Joe E. Brown as Osgood Fielding III in Some Like It Hot (1950)

130. "Shut up and deal."

131. "Louis, I think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship."

—Humphrey Bogart as Rick Blaine inCasablanca(1942)

132. "You have bewitched me, body and soul."

133. "I love you 3000."

—Robert Downey, Jr. as Tony Stark/Iron Man inAvengers: Endgame(2019)

134. "Roads? Where we're going, we don't need roads."

—Christopher Lloyd as Doc Brown inBack to the Future(1985)

135. "I'm as mad as hell, and I'm not going to take this anymore!"

—Peter Finch as Howard Beale inNetwork(1976)

136. "I just wanted to take another look at you."*

137. And finally, "May the force be with you."*

— Harrison Ford as Han Solo inStar Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope(1977)

*This is, of course, just one of many times the line is repeated throughout the franchise.

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