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40 Times Movie Lines Hit The Right Spot

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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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#1

40 Times Movie Lines Hit The Right Spot “Hello. My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die.” — The Princess Bride (1987)

307points

Zophra 2 years ago

Why is this not higher up?

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#2

“May the Force be with you.” — Star Wars (1977)

188points

Rick Seiden 2 years ago

And also with you.

2points

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#3

40 Times Movie Lines Hit The Right Spot “You’re gonna need a bigger boat.” — Jaws (1975)

184points

Turt_Le 2 years ago

Quoted anytime a tool is not big enough for the job, or the task at hand is too daunting

18points

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#4

40 Times Movie Lines Hit The Right Spot “I’ll be back.” — The Terminator (1984)

177points

Zophra 2 years ago

It has to also be said in "his" voice.

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#5

40 Times Movie Lines Hit The Right Spot “Houston, we have a problem.” — Apollo 13 (1995)

173points

Stefan 2 years ago

This is the line of the movie. The real one were "Houston, we've had a problem"

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#6

40 Times Movie Lines Hit The Right Spot “Yippie-ki-yay, motherf—er!” — Die Hard (1988)

166points

Heath Brooks 2 years ago

"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

4points

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#7

40 Times Movie Lines Hit The Right Spot “Toto, I’ve a feeling we’re not in Kansas anymore.” — The Wizard of Oz (1939)

161points

Zophra 2 years ago

I've been feeling this way about our entire country for quite a while. (USA)

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#8

40 Times Movie Lines Hit The Right Spot “Frankly, my dear, I don’t give a damn.” — Gone with the Wind (1939)

155points

Catarina 2 years ago

I loooove this One. I use it when my hubby asks: what do you want for dinner?...Frankly ,my dear , i don't give a damn.

5points

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#9

40 Times Movie Lines Hit The Right Spot “Just keep swimming.” — Finding Nemo (2003)

151points

Zophra 2 years ago

I sang this. Did others?

46points

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#10

40 Times Movie Lines Hit The Right Spot “Inconceivable!” — The Princess Bride (1987)

147points

Josh W 2 years ago

That word. I dont think it means what you think it means

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#11

40 Times Movie Lines Hit The Right Spot “Roads? Where we’re going we don’t need roads.” — Back to the Future (1985)

143points

Turt_Le 2 years ago

I'm guilty of using this one everytime I come across an unsealed dirt road

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#12

40 Times Movie Lines Hit The Right Spot “My mama always said life was like a box of chocolates. You never know what you’re gonna get.” — Forrest Gump (1994)

137points

Zophra 2 years ago

I keep getting nasty vanilla creme ones. I want the ones that are dark chocolate with nuts

31points

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#13

40 Times Movie Lines Hit The Right Spot “To infinity and beyond!” — Toy Story (1995)

135points

Jo Johannsen 2 years ago

"Here I come to save the day" - Mighty Mouse

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#14

40 Times Movie Lines Hit The Right Spot “Bond. James Bond.” — Dr. No (1963)

130points

HarriMissesScotland 2 years ago

I had Bond's first car, and it wasn't the Aston Martin. It was the Sunbeam Alpine.

7points

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#15

40 Times Movie Lines Hit The Right Spot “Here’s Johnny!” — The Shining (1980)

130points

Turt_Le 2 years ago

I think most people know the quote, even without ever having seen the movie, testament to Nicholson's delivery

26points

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#16

40 Times Movie Lines Hit The Right Spot “My precious.” — The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)

129points

Catarina 2 years ago

My sister's message ring tone....heeeellllppppp

9points

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#17

40 Times Movie Lines Hit The Right Spot “I see dead people.” — The Sixth Sense (1999)

126points

Zophra 2 years ago

"I see dead-tired people."

17points

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#18

40 Times Movie Lines Hit The Right Spot “Hasta la vista, baby.” — Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)

125points

Mark Erwin 2 years ago

this was so iconic ngl

0points

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#19

40 Times Movie Lines Hit The Right Spot “Good morning, Vietnam!” — Good Morning, Vietnam (1987)

122points

Liesbeth Verhoeven 2 years ago

loved that movie, great actor

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#20

40 Times Movie Lines Hit The Right Spot “There’s no place like home.” — The Wizard of Oz (1939)

118points

Amanda Mcilvaine 2 years ago

The same thing we do every night pinky, try to take over the world ~pinky and the brain

5points

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#21

40 Times Movie Lines Hit The Right Spot “That’ll do, pig. That’ll do.” — Babe (1995)

115points

Lsai Aeon 2 years ago

I totally forgot about this line. Now I think I'll have to use it with my service dog when I get him/her

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#22

40 Times Movie Lines Hit The Right Spot “I am serious. And don’t call me Shirley.” — Airplane (1980)

113points

Glirpy 2 years ago

“Oh stewardess, I speak Jive.”

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#23

40 Times Movie Lines Hit The Right Spot “You can’t handle the truth!” — A Few Good Men (1992)

108points

Stefan 2 years ago

Unfortunately, it applies to many people.

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#24

40 Times Movie Lines Hit The Right Spot “The first rule of Fight Club is: You do not talk about Fight Club.” — Fight Club (1999)

107points

Josh W 2 years ago

What's the second rule?

8points

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#25

40 Times Movie Lines Hit The Right Spot “I’m gonna make him an offer he can’t refuse.” — The Godfather (1972)

101points

Phoenix 2 years ago

I've heard this line before, but not in this movie.

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#26

40 Times Movie Lines Hit The Right Spot “I’m not bad. I’m just drawn that way.” — Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)

101points

Stephanie Did It 2 years ago

Ah, Jessica and her patty cake ways

16points

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#27

40 Times Movie Lines Hit The Right Spot “It’s alive! It’s alive!” — Frankenstein (1931)

100points

Ernesto 2 years ago

Also said by old geezers after trying Viagra for the first time...

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#28

40 Times Movie Lines Hit The Right Spot “Wax on, wax off.” — The Karate Kid (1984)

100points

Catarina 2 years ago

The way to make a teen complete his chores👏👌

9points

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#29

40 Times Movie Lines Hit The Right Spot “Mama says, ‘Stupid is as stupid does.’” — Forrest Gump (1994)

100points

Zophra 2 years ago (edited)

Mama would say there is a lot of stupid lately.

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#30

“I am your father.” — Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back (1980)

99points

Zophra 2 years ago

Whole sentence is: "No, I am your father."

32points

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#31

“Help me, Obi-Wan Kenobi. You’re my only hope.” — Star Wars (1977)

98points

TJ Farrell 2 years ago

Sometimes (quite often) i forget how old the original star wars are.

1point

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#32

40 Times Movie Lines Hit The Right Spot “Elementary, my dear Watson.” — The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1939)

93points

TJ Farrell 2 years ago

This one doesn't have Robert Downey Jr. Right. If so i never knew others existed.

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#33

40 Times Movie Lines Hit The Right Spot “Nobody puts Baby in a corner.” — Dirty Dancing (1987)

93points

Turt_Le 2 years ago

Went to see the musical with my SO. They were confused why everyone cheered after that line..turned out they hadn't seen the movie!

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#34

40 Times Movie Lines Hit The Right Spot “Say ‘hello’ to my little friend!” — Scarface (1983)

92points

Adam Sandler 2 years ago

You die when you say hi

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#35

40 Times Movie Lines Hit The Right Spot “E.T. phone home.” — E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial (1982)

91points

Amelia Lamb 2 years ago

*Unplugs phone*

6points

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#36

40 Times Movie Lines Hit The Right Spot “Every time a bell rings, an angel gets his wings.” — It’s A Wonderful Life (1946)

91points

Amelia Lamb 2 years ago

*Quickly pulls out bell*

5points

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#37

40 Times Movie Lines Hit The Right Spot “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)

87points

Zophra 2 years ago

That's gross. Fava beans are nasty.

33points

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#38

40 Times Movie Lines Hit The Right Spot “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)

86points

L1z 2 years ago

I love Liam Neeson!

13points

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#39

40 Times Movie Lines Hit The Right Spot “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)

86points

Zophra 2 years ago

Very,very powerfully delivered in the movie. I remember getting goosebumps. I love this movie.

18points

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#40

40 Times Movie Lines Hit The Right Spot “You’ve got to ask yourself one question: ‘Do I feel lucky?’ Well, do ya punk?” — Dirty Harry (1971)

83points

Stefan 2 years ago

Go ahead, make my day.

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T5n 2 years ago

Your mother was a hamster and your father smelt of elderberries!-Monty Python and the Holy Grail

34points

censorshipsucks 2 years ago

now go away or I will taunt you a second time.

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Stephanie Did It 2 years ago

She turned me into a newt! ...I got better

19points

ned ben 2 years ago

A newt?!

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Chill guy havin a chill day 2 years ago

WHY IS THE MOST ICONIC QUOTE EVER NOT HERE? "Yer a wizard Harry."

18points

Phoenix 2 years ago

"A what?"

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T5n 2 years ago

Your mother was a hamster and your father smelt of elderberries!-Monty Python and the Holy Grail

34points

censorshipsucks 2 years ago

now go away or I will taunt you a second time.

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Stephanie Did It 2 years ago

She turned me into a newt! ...I got better

19points

ned ben 2 years ago

A newt?!

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Chill guy havin a chill day 2 years ago

WHY IS THE MOST ICONIC QUOTE EVER NOT HERE? "Yer a wizard Harry."

18points

Phoenix 2 years ago

"A what?"

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