112 Of The Best Movie Lines Of All Time (2025)

Odds are, you don't remember every line from every movie you've ever seen. But some lines are so good that they'll stick with you for months, maybe even years. And throughout cinema history, there have been a handful of lines so iconic that they've maybe even surpassed the movie they're in and become famous in their own right.

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For instance, I heard "yippee-ki-yay, motherfucker" and "I'll have what she's having" waaaaay before I was old enough to watch Die Hardor When Harry Met Sally...

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. “Say hello to my little friend.”

—Tony Montana (Al Pacino) in Scarface (1983)

2. “Dinosaurs eat man. Woman inherits the earth.”

—Dr. Ellie Sattler (Laura Dern) in Jurassic Park (1993)

3. "Please! I'm a star!"

4. “I am your father.”

—Darth Vader (James Earl Jones) in Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back (1980)

5. “Do you guys ever think about dying?”

—Barbie (Margot Robbie) in Barbie (2023)

6. "There's been a slight misuse of the Substance."

7. “Merry Christmas, ya filthy animal.”

—Kevin McCallister (Macaulay Culkin) in Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992)

8. "I used to think that my life was a tragedy, but now I realize it's a fucking comedy."

—Arthur Fleck (Joaquin Phoenix) in Joker (2019)

9. "In another life, I would have really liked just doing laundry and taxes with you."

10. "I am Iron Man."

—Tony Stark (Robert Downey, Jr.) in Avengers: Endgame (2019)

11. "You are a sad, strange, little man, and you have my pity. Farewell."

—Buzz Lightyear (Tim Allen) in Toy Story (1995)

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

—Jenny Cavilleri (Ali MacGraw) in Love Story (1970)

13. "Take your stinking paws off me, you damned dirty ape!"

—George Taylor (Charlton Heston) in Planet of the Apes (1968)

14. "Forget it, Jake. It's Chinatown."

—Lawrence Walsh(Joe Mantell) in Chinatown (1974)

15. "Gentlemen, you can't fight in here. This is the war room!"

—President Merkin Muffley (Peter Sellers)inDoctor Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)

16. "I don't want to survive. I want to live."

17. "I wish I knew how to quit you."

—Jack Twist (Jake Gyllenhaal) in Brokeback Mountain (2005)

18. "Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain!"

—The Wizard (Frank Morgan) in The Wizard of Oz (1939)

19. "The Dude abides."

—The Dude (Jeff Bridges) in The Big Lebowski (1998)

20. "Nobody puts Baby in a corner."

21. "Here’s looking at you, kid."

—Rick Blaine (Humphrey Bogart) inCasablanca (1942)

22. "Hasta la vista, baby."

—The Terminator (Arnold Schwarzenegger) inTerminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)

23. "I'll get you, my pretty, and your little dog too!"

24. "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... (1989)

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

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

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

27. "Shut up — you had me at 'hello.'"

—Dorothy Boyd (Renée Zellweger) inJerry Maguire (1996)

28. "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 (1966)

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

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

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

31. "Just keep swimming."

—Ellen DeGeneres as Dory in Finding Nemo (2003)

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

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

—Abraham Lincoln (Robert V. Barron) in Bill andTed's Excellent Adventure (1989)

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

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

36. "Why so serious?"

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

—Honey (Kimberly Adair Clark) inThe Incredibles (2004)

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

39. "Be afraid. Be very afraid."

—Veronica Quaife (Geena Davis) inThe Fly (1986)

40. "Here's Johnny!"

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

—Dignam (Mark Wahlberg) inThe Departed(2006)

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

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

—Henry Frankenstein (Colin Clive) inFrankenstein(1931)

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

45. "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."

—Bryan Mills (Liam Neeson) inTaken (2008)

46. "Coffee's for closers only."

—Blake (Alec Baldwin) inGlengarry Glen Ross (1992)

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

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

—The Dude (Jeff Bridges) inThe Big Lebowski (1998)

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

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

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

—Brody (Roy Scheider) inJaws (1975)

52. "King Kong ain't got shit on me!"

53. "English, motherfucker! Do you speak it?"

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

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

—Vito Corleone (Marlon Brando) inThe Godfather (1972)

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

56. "As if!"

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

—Ripley (Sigourney Weaver) inAliens (1986)

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

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

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

—Alyson Hannigan as Michelle inAmerican Pie(1999)

61. "Welcome to Earth."

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

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

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

—Elle Woods (Reese Witherspoon) inLegally Blonde (2001)

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

65. "You can’t handle the truth!"

— Colonel Nathan R. Jessup (Jack Nicholson) inA Few Good Men (1992)

66. "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)

67. "Bye, Felicia"

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

—Julia Roberts as Vivian inPretty Woman(1990)

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

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

—Arthur Hoggett (James Cromwell) inBabe (1995)

71. "You better lawyer up, asshole."

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

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

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

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

74. "I have had it with these motherfucking snakes on this motherfucking plane!"

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

75. "YOU. SHALL. NOT. PASS!"

76. "Some people are worth melting for."

—Olaf (Josh Gad) inFrozen (2013)

77. "Hold on to your butts!"

78. "She thinks I'm a fascist? I don't control the railways or the flow of commerce!"

79. “So this is how liberty dies...with thunderous applause.”

—Natalie Portman as Padmé Amidala in Star Wars: Episode III — Revenge of the Sith (2005)

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

81. "Yippee-ki-yay, motherfucker."

—Bruce Willis as John McClane inDie Hard(1998)

82. "No touchy!"

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

84. "To infinity..." "And beyond."

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

86. "I'm finished."

—Daniel Day-Lewis as Daniel Plainview inThere Will Be Blood(2007)

87. “Do or do not. There is no try.”

—Yoda (Frank Oz) inStar Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)

88. "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."

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

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

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

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

91. "Life is a state of mind."

—Jack Warden as the President inBeing There(1979)

92. "This confession has meant nothing."

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

—Rodney Dangerfield as Al Czervik inCaddyshack(1980)

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

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

95. "Hail to the king, baby."

96. "Go ahead, make my day."

—Clint Eastwood as Harry Calahan inSudden Impact(1983)

97. "You talkin' to me?"

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

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

—Leslie Nielsen as Dr. Rumack inAirplane(1980)

99. "Son of a bitch stole my line."

100. "Alright, alright, alright."

—Matthew McConaughey as David Wooderson inDazed and Confused(1993)

101. "Mr. Demille, I'm ready for my close-up."

102. "They call me Mister Tibbs!"

—Sidney Poitier as Virgil Tibbs inIn the Heat of the Night(1967)

103. "I was perfect."

104. "Why don't you come up sometime and see me?"

—Mae West as Lady Lou inShe Done Him Wrong(1933)

105. "I see dead people."

—Haley Joel Osment as Cole Sear inThe Sixth Sense(1999)

106. "Snap out of it!"

107. "There's no crying in baseball!"

—Tom Hanks as Jimmy Dugan inA League of Their Own(1992)

108. "Baby, you are gonna miss that plane." "I know."

109. "Carpe diem. Seize the day, boys. Make your lives extraordinary."

—Robin Williams as John Keating inDead Poets Society(1989)

110. "You're tacky, and I hate you."

111. "I'm the king of the world!"

—Leonardo DiCaprio as Jack Dawson inTitanic(1997)

112. "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 inThe Crow(1994)

113. "Jessica, only child, Illinois, Chicago."

114. "Well, nobody's perfect."

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

115. "Shut up and deal."

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

—Humphrey Bogart as Rick Blaine inCasablanca(1942)

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

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

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

—Peter Finch as Howard Beale inNetwork(1976)

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

120. 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.

Did any of your favorites not make the list? Comment below!

This article has been updated by Brittany Miranda.