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These are the most memorable lines uttered on film, lines and quotes that have lived on long past the point where people even know where they originated from. This list asks "What are the greatest movie quotes of all time?" by incorporating the views and opinions of all members of the Ranker Community. Nominate your picks for best line ever by making a list of your own. Then come back to the Master List and vote up your favorites!

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    May the Force be with you.

    Star Wars
    Most Listed
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    Go ahead, make my day.

    Sudden Impact
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    You've got to ask yourself one question: 'Do I feel lucky?' Well, do ya, punk?

    Dirty Harry
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    No. Try not. Do... or do not. There is no try.

    Empire Strikes Back
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    I'll be back.

    Terminator
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    It's only a flesh wound!

    Monty Python and the Holy Grail
    Controversial
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    Bond. James Bond.

    Dr. No
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    You talking to me?

    Taxi Driver
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    You're gonna need a bigger boat.

    Jaws
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    What we've got here is failure to communicate.

    Cool Hand Luke
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    Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn.

    Gone With the Wind
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    I love the smell of napalm in the morning.

    Apocalypse Now
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    I'm going to make him an offer he can't refuse.

    The Godfather
    Most Passionate
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    You can't handle the truth!

    A Few Good Men
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    There's no place like home.

    Wizard of Oz
    Controversial
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    Yippee-ki-yay, motherf*cker.

    Die Hard
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    Here's Johnny!

    The Shining
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    Toto, I've got a feeling we're not in Kansas anymore.

    Wizard of Oz
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    Get your stinking paws off me, you damned dirty ape.

    Planet of the Apes
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    Here's looking at you, kid.

    Casablanca
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    Striker: Surely you can't be serious. Rumack: I am serious...and don't call me Shirley.

    Airplane
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    I'm as mad as hell, and I'm not going to take this anymore!

    Network
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    Khaaaaan!

    Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
    Controversial
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    Badges? We ain't got no badges! We don't need no badges! I don't have to show you any stinking badges!

    Treasure of the Sierra Madre
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    Hasta la vista, baby.

    T2
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    I see dead people.

    The Sixth Sense
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    Gentlemen, you can't fight in here! This is the War Room!

    Dr. Strangelove
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    Keep your friends close, but your enemies closer.

    The Godfather II
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    A census taker once tried to test me. I ate his liver with some fava beans and a nice Chianti.

    Silence of the Lambs
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    Mama always said life was like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're gonna get.

    Forrest Gump
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    They call me Mister Tibbs!

    In The Heat of the Night
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    ll those moments will be lost in time, like tears in rain. Time to die.

    Blade Runner
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    It's the stuff that dreams are made of.

    The Maltese Falcon
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    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
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    There are two types of people in the world – those with a gun, and those who dig. Now dig!

    Good, The Bad and the Ugly
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    That rug really tied the room together.

    The Big Lebowski
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    Houston, we have a problem.

    Apollo 13
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    Snakes. Why'd it have to be snakes?

    Raiders of the Lost Ark
    Controversial
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    Say hello to my little friend!

    Scarface
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    Nobody puts Baby in a corner.

    Dirty Dancing
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    What is best in life? To crush your enemies, to see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentations of their women!

    Conan the Barbarian
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    All right, Mr. DeMille, I'm ready for my close-up.

    Sunset Blvd
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    Soylent Green is people!

    Soylent Green
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    There's no crying in baseball!

    A League of Their Own
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    Fasten your seatbelts, it's going to be a bumpy night!

    All About Eve
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    Oh, no, it wasn't the airplanes. It was Beauty killed the Beast.

    King Kong
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    To the last, I will grapple with thee… from Hell’s heart, I stab at thee! For hate’s sake, I spit my last breath at thee!

    Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
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    Won't you excuse me for a moment while I ... slip into something a little bit more ... comfortable?

    Blazing Saddles
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    I'll have what she's having.

    When Harry Met Sally
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    Open the pod bay doors, HAL.

    2001: A Space Odessey
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    1. John List
      The Greatest Movie Quotes of All Time at 10/06/2011 9:02 PM
      Tomorrow is another day and we'll always have Paris so play it again Sam--Fiddle Dee Dee!!

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