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Movie Quotes

Everyone knows that the best part of an action movie is the one-liner. You know, the famous catch phrase that the hero utters before or after his big scene? That is unless you’re Arnold Schwarzenegger, then you get about ten memorable quotes per film. As any action adventure movie fan knows, not all one liners are created equal. For every “say hello to my little friend” you’ve got an eye rolling “stick around.” That’s why we’ve put together this list of famous catch phrases from action films, so you can vote on which is the best, and which bad one liner needs to get off our plane.The one thing that every action movie worth it’s salt has to have is an acerbic one-liner (and action we suppose). If you have to sit through a 90 minute feature film full of exploding helicopters and you don’t get to hear your oiled up hero say something like, “thar she blows,” or, “he should’ve took the train” then you’ve wasted an hour and a half. You’ll immediately recognize the <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/the-greatest-movie-quotes-of-all-time?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">famous movie quotes</a> on this list, because even if you haven’t seen the film that the catch phrase is from, you’ve probably heard it repeated by your little brother or your very cool friends who just like to bro out and watch dudes <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-action-movies-on-netflix-where-stuff-blows-up/orrin-grey?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">blow stuff up</a>. Vote for which famous movie one liner deserves to sit atop catch phrase mountain, and which bad one liner we should do our best to forget. We’ve all got our favorites, so what’s yours?

The Most Memorable Catch Phrases from Action Movies

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While it&#39;s true that the MCU&#39;s <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/best-mcu-villain-quotes/christian-cintron" target="_blank">villains often get the most memorable quotes</a>, the heroes and even sidekicks also get a few good quips in. However, the quotes that resonate with us the most, and&nbsp;tend to stay with us long after we&rsquo;ve left our cinema seats, are the lines spoken by a character just before they shuffle off this mortal coil.

Yet the last words of Marvel characters don&rsquo;t have to be lines spoken just before they perish for them&nbsp;to hit home. It can still have an emotional impact if we know this is the last time we&rsquo;re going to see that character on screen.

Whether awesome&nbsp;one-liners, words of love, or final expressions of hate or remorse, these are the most poignant or even just the saddest MCU last words from each phase of the franchise.

The 21 Most Unforgettable Last Words Of MCU Characters, Ranked

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The 21 Most Unforgettable Last Words of MCU Characters, Ranked

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<a href="https://www.ranker.com/tags/harry-potter" target="_blank">Harry Potter</a> - seven books, eight movies, and a world of magic, friends, and love. The series is amazing whether on screen or on the page, and there are so many beautiful monologues and one-liners that put a smile on our&nbsp;faces. They can be funny, touching, or both. Our <a href="https://www.ranker.com/" target="_blank">Ranker</a> audience picked 25 of their favorite lines to share with us, so here they are!

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Star Wars

For being inspired by sci-fi serials, westerns, and samurai films,&nbsp;Star Wars&nbsp;can get pretty dense. Sure, at the end of the day the films are fun romps that take shape in the form of a space opera, but at its core, every line of dialogue serves a purpose, even if that reasoning doesn&#39;t make sense until 40 years after it is initially spoken. Because of this, a bunch of the more subtle lines in the series&nbsp;are overlooked and their deeper meaning will only hit you on repeat viewings.&nbsp;

This is a collection of seemingly throwaway lines from Star Wars&nbsp;that are a lot more significant than we thought. Vote up the lines that have the biggest impact the second time around!

Throwaway 'Star Wars' Lines That Hit A Lot Harder On A Rewatch

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Here are the best Hawkeye&nbsp;quotes from Marvel Cinematic Universe&nbsp;movies. Played by Jeremy Renner, Clint Barton is a former S.H.I.E.L.D. agent who uses the moniker Hawkeye due to his high marksmanship. Thought to be underpowered when compared to his fellow Avengers, Hawkeye proves to be very effective and will do anything when it comes to protecting his family. What is your favorite quote from Hawkeye?

Vote up the best Clint Barton lines below, and see where he ranks among the&nbsp;best&nbsp;MCU&nbsp;characters.

The Best Hawkeye Quotes

The Best Hawkeye Quotes From MCU Movies, Ranked By Fans

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Here are the best Hulk/Bruce Banner&nbsp;quotes from the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Played by Mark Ruffalo, Bruce Banner is a brilliant scientist who becomes the Hulk after an overexposure to gamma radiation. As Bruce Banner, he is calm and pensive, while the &quot;other guy&quot; is full of rage and will tear anything in his way.&nbsp;What is your favorite quote from Hulk?

Vote up&nbsp;Bruce Banner&#39;s best lines, and see where he ranks among the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/every-character-from-the-marvel-cinematic-universe-ranked" target="_blank">best&nbsp;MCU&nbsp;characters</a>.

The Best Bruce Banner Quotes

The Best Bruce Banner Quotes From The MCU, Ranked By Fans

Historical Figures

Because movies often blend history and drama, it&#39;s difficult to assess whether or not some of the most memorable movie lines are based in truth, or a case of writers adding stuff for dramatic effect. More often than you&#39;d suspect, many of the most biting quotes from movies can be attributed to actual individuals.

While <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/most-vicious-movie-insults/jessica-bedewi" target="_blank">some of the best insults</a>, the most devious rejoinders, and the boldest fighting quotes from movies may take a&nbsp;bit of poetic license,&nbsp;they also offer up a whole lot of savage honesty. Which one of these quotes is the most surprisingly real?

Dramatic Movie Quotes That Sound Made Up, But Aren't

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Savage Movie Quotes That Sound Made Up, But Aren’t

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Villains

The best Draco Malfoy quotes from the Harry Potter movies can make you realize how <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-draco-malfoy-memes/linda-meyers" target="_blank">funny</a> the character can be. Played by Tom Felton, Draco Malfoy is a member and general ringleader of the Slytherin House. There are some funny Draco Malfoy&nbsp;quotes, especially when he is being sarcastic or rude. There are even some pretty good insults as Draco Malfoy confronts&nbsp;the other Harry Potter characters. But which of these are the best Draco Malfoy lines?

You get to help decide with your votes. Vote up the Draco Malfoy quotes you still remember long after having watched the movies. You can also see where he ranks among the <a href="https://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/harry-potter-characters" target="_blank">best&nbsp;Harry Potter characters</a>.&nbsp;

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The Best Draco Malfoy Quotes From The 'Harry Potter' Films

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Villains and Bad Guys

Some movie villains go over the top. Some go with silence. Others still are emotional wrecks. But for the majority, the most memorable&nbsp;movie villains are the truly cold-blooded ones. These are the antagonists who can make you quake in your boots without breaking eye contact. Something is broken in their brain that makes them truly evil people. You don&#39;t know what it is... you don&#39;t know how to define it. But it is always obvious when you see it.

The Departed&#39;s Frank Costello.&nbsp;The Third Man&#39;s Harry Lime.&nbsp;The Silence of the Lambs&#39;s Hannibal Lecter. Some of the most celebrated actors in the history of Hollywood filmmaking have earned their stripes in roles that let them play into pure evil. These are the kind of characters who would shoot their own mother and not lose a solitary moment of sleep that night.

Vote up the villain lines that chilled you to your bones.

The Most Cold-Blooded Lines From Movie Villains

The Most Cold-Blooded Villain Lines In Movie History

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Movie villains are known to go on and on about their evil plans and how cruel the world can be - but sometimes that leaves audiences with the best&nbsp;quotes. Smart movie villains don&#39;t just justify their actions with diabolical monologues; they&nbsp;often have something important or even insightful to say.

Just because a person is evil&nbsp;doesn&#39;t mean they can&#39;t be wise. Some of the <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/the-greatest-movie-quotes-of-all-time?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">best movie quotes</a>&nbsp;have come from villains.&nbsp;As said by another wise wordsmith who knew a thing or two about villains (William Shakespeare): &quot;There is some soul of goodness in things evil / Would men observingly distill it out.&quot;

Cold-Blooded Villains Who Say Something Unmistakably True Or Wise

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Evil Movie Villains Who Actually Have Some Good Advice

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What are the best Shaft 2019 quotes? This is your chance to decide. The Shaft franchise has been around for a long time. The original, starring Richard Roundtree, opened in 1971. It was followed by two sequels, Shaft&#39;s Big Score in 1972 and Shaft in Africa in 1973. In 2000, director John Singleton brought it back, casting Samuel L. Jackson as Shaft in a film also appropriately titled Shaft. The movie was a modest box office hit.&nbsp;

The 2019 Shaft is a direct sequel to both the &#39;71 and the &#39;00 installments. This time, John &quot;JJ&quot; Shaft Jr. (Jessie T. Usher) enlists the help of his father (Jackson) in getting to the bottom of his friend&#39;s death. The elder Shaft attempts to settle an old score in the process. Roundtree co-stars as Shaft Sr., which makes three generations of Shaft men. Regina Hall co-stars, too, as Maya Babanikos, Shaft&#39;s ex and JJ&#39;s mom. This new version is slightly different, in that it&#39;s as much a comedy as an action picture. There are plenty of funny lines and memorable Shaft quotes. It was directed by Tim Story, whose resume includes Barbershop and the Ride Along movies.

Vote up&nbsp;your favorite Shaft 2019&nbsp;quotes and one liners&nbsp;from the list below regardless of which character&nbsp;they come from.&nbsp;

The Best 'Shaft' (2019) Movie Quotes

The Best 'Shaft' (2019) Movie Quotes, Ranked by Fans

Underrated

The Marvel Cinematic Universe is chock full of eminently quotable characters, such as Thor&#39;s brother <a href="/list/best-loki-quotes/movie-and-tv-quotes" target="_blank">Loki, the god of mischief</a>; and for his comparatively brief screentime, <a href="/list/best-thanos-quotes/movie-and-tv-quotes" target="_blank">Thanos has a bunch of memorable quotes</a>. But not every line (be it scripted or <a href="/list/unscripted-improvised-marvel-scenes/pierce-nahigyan" target="_blank">improvised</a>) in the MCU enjoys the gravitas of a world-shattering villain. Some lines just make you chuckle because of an actor&#39;s distinctive timing, or the circumstances of the scene.

Enjoy these underrated Marvel movie quotes and vote up the ones you think deserve more love.

The Most Underrated Quotes From MCU Movies

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The most terrifying horror film quotes send shivers down your spine. You may think you&#39;re in a room reading this all alone, but once you get done reading this list, you&#39;ll want to make sure the lights are on and there&#39;s nothing&nbsp;hiding under the bed. Many of these lines were delivered by horror mainstays&nbsp;in the genre like Freddy Krueger while others were spoken by their future victims. Which lines have seared themselves into your psyche?&nbsp;

Vote for the best <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-scary-movie-quotes/movie-and-tv-quotes?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">horror movie quotes</a> below. And pay no attention to that extra set of eyes gleaming at you in your computer screen. We&#39;re sure it&#39;s nothing.&nbsp;

The Most Memorable Horror Movie Quotes

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Remember when Humphrey Bogart said &quot;Play it again, Sam&quot; in Casablanca? Or when Gordon Gecko said &quot;Greed is good&quot; in Wall Street? Or when Roy Scheider said, &quot;We&#39;re gonna need a bigger boat&quot; in Jaws? Some of the <a href="https://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/the-greatest-movie-quotes-of-all-time" target="_blank">greatest movie lines</a>&nbsp;in film history, right?

Trick question. None of those lines were actually spoken in their films. All of them (and many more)&nbsp;have been misremembered and mutated in our collective consciousness - or maybe&nbsp;they&#39;re <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/mandela-effect-in-horror-movies/amy-only" target="_blank">Mandela Effects</a>. The infamous Mandela Effect&nbsp;theory claims that the events we &quot;misremember&quot; are actually memories from alternate realities.&nbsp;

Are these <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/the-most-popular-misquoted-film-quotes/nicolebreanne" target="_blank">misquoted movie lines</a> actually hints that our consciousnesses are surfing on quantum patterns across slightly different alternate universes? Or are they clues that what we perceive to be reality is just a glitchy simulation? Vote up the Mandela Effect movie quotes that make you question your own reality.

11 Movie Quotes Supposedly Altered By The Mandela Effect

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Aladdin 2019&nbsp;is a live action version of the classic 1992 Disney film of the same name. This version of the film was co-written and directed by&nbsp;Guy Ritchie with help from&nbsp;John August. This list&nbsp;highlights the best quotes from&nbsp;Aladdin 2019, with the help of your votes.

In&nbsp;Aladdin 2019, Aladdin (Mena Massoud) is used by Jafar (Marwan Kenzari) to retrieve the lamp that will give Jafar the ability to marry the princess.&nbsp;Aladdin accidentally releases the Genie (Will Smith), who will grant him three wishes. Aladdin disguises himself as a prince to impress Princess Jasmine (Naomi Scott) and The Sultan (Navid Negahban&nbsp;). Jafar becomes suspicious and tries to take the Genie himself. Aladdin must overcome Jafar and prove his love for&nbsp;Princess Jasmine.

Do you have a favorite quote from&nbsp;Aladdin 2019?&nbsp;Regardless if they are Aladdin quotes or quotes from other&nbsp;characters,&nbsp;vote up the&nbsp;Aladdin 2019&nbsp;quotes you most enjoy.

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The Best 'Aladdin' (2019) Movie Quotes

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Breaking Bad&#39;s last episode aired back in 2013, so we&#39;ve decided to take a look at the best quotes from the iconic series. What do you get when you combine a cancer-stricken meth dealer, his cop brother-in-law, and a handful of degenerate drug dealers? Well, you get a hit series with a bunch of&nbsp;epic quotes, that&#39;s what. These are <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/funny-game-day-signs/ashley-reign?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword" target="_blank">the funniest</a> and best moments from Breaking Bad, along with videos and information about which episode each line is from. We&#39;ve included quotes from Walter, Jesse, Gus, and&nbsp;Skyler. If one of your favorite Breaking Bad quotes is missing, let us know in the comments section, and we&#39;ll be sure to add it!

You might also be interested in the best quotes from&nbsp;<a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-el-camino-a-breaking-bad-movie-quotes/movie-and-tv-quotes" target="_blank">El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie</a>.

The Best 'Breaking Bad' Quotes

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This list of the best movie monologues includes some big, big names and some even bigger films (some contemporary, others classic). What are some famous movie monologues?

Some of the best, most famous monologues from movies involve high drama, <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/over-the-top-movie-monologues/tyler-mitchell" target="_blank">remarkable acting</a> and, of course, stellar writing. Many resulted in Academy Award nominations - some who uttered these lines took home Oscar gold. From rants&nbsp;to threats&nbsp;to intimate confessions, these film monologues represent the awe-inspiring, the inspirational, and the chilling.

Want to be able to quote your favorite scene from your favorite movie? Not just a one-liner&mdash;the whole thing? Study this list and learn (or check out <a href="/list/best-short-monologues-from-movies/william-neckard" target="_blank">these great short monologues</a> for something a little snappier). This famous movie monologues list is an open list, meaning others can contribute. If you have a favorite film monologue or even a famous movie speech that isn&#39;t on the list, add it! Some are a minute, others are longer, but these are all great monologues, even including the one by Liam Neeson from Taken.

If you&#39;re an actor looking for the perfect dramatic scene to memorize for your next audition, you&#39;ll definitely find some great, easy inspiration here. These speeches are great for men and are also <a href="/list/female-movie-speeches/william-neckard" target="_blank">great monologues for women</a>, provided you&#39;ve got the acting chops to pull them off. Take a good look at these popular, great movie monologues and find out if you can compete with the stars!

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Famous Movie Monologues

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Some movies are famous because they are filled with memorable lines. People are constantly quoting these movies. Sometimes we love the movies solely because of the lines and continue to quote the movie even though you have forgotten the plot. You can't go to a party, college campus, movie geek hang out, etc. and not hear at least one line from one of these movies. These are the films with lines you just can't help by repeat. Vote up the movies you've heard quoted a million times.

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Lists that rank the greatest, most memorable quotes from your all-time favorite movies and shows (and maybe even a few you haven’t seen).

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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 &quot;What are the greatest movie quotes of all time?&quot; by incorporating the views and opinions of all members of the Ranker Community. Nominate your picks for best famous movie line ever by making a list of your own. This list includes the movies quotes&nbsp;so you can relive your favorite iconic scenes from movies and remember where these <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/savage-movies-quotes-that-sound-fake-but-are-true/melissa-sartore" target="_blank">popular movie quotes</a> are from. Use your votes to determine the <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/most-quoted-movie-/azzy_roth?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">most quoted movie</a> lines ever.

What are the greatest movie lines of all time? Do they have to come from the <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/most-quotable-movies-of-all-time?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">most quotable movies</a> or can they be from obscure films? What are the best movie quotes? Vote for top movie quotes and share this with your friends.

The Greatest Movie Quotes Of All Time

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The best way to spread holiday cheer is to laugh out loud for all to hear.

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Funny Christmas movie quotes include the absolute most hilarious lines from holiday comedy movies. Which quotes from <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/best-christmas-movies-of-all-time?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">funny Christmas movies</a>? From modern Christmas movie classics like&nbsp;A Christmas Story&nbsp;and <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-christmas-vacation-lines/amylindorff" target="_blank">National&nbsp;Lampoon&#39;s Christmas Vacation</a>&nbsp;to the newest holiday movie releases like&nbsp;<a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/arthur-christmas-movie-quotes/movie-and-tv-quotes">Arthur Christmas,</a>&nbsp;these movies keep us laughing long after Santa arrives, gifts are opened and friends and family depart. Which Christmas&nbsp;movies have the funniest quotes? Behold, the greatest, funniest quotes from Christmas movies for young and old! Is your all-time favorite, funniest Christmas film quote not on the list? Definitely vote it up and be sure to vote for all your faves.

Whether it&#39;s Buddy the Elf (Will Ferrell, in the instant Christmas classic movie Elf), Billy Bob Thornton as the totally deranged, super-mean store Santa, Willie, in Bad Santa&nbsp;or Bill Murray as Frank Cross in 1988&#39;s awesome, twisted Christmas movie Scrooged,&nbsp;these characters gave us quotes that won&#39;t soon be forgotten. The best Christmas movie quotes stick with you long after the film&#39;s credits roll. What&#39;s the most quotable holiday movie ever? That&#39;s a tough choice, as you&#39;ll see from this list. If I had to pick just one, it would without a doubt be 1983&#39;s A Christmas Story. Bet I&#39;m not the only one who can quote it from memory! Besides, it&#39;s on 24/7 in the weeks leading up to Santa&#39;s big arrival - it&#39;s almost impossible not to watch it at least twice annually.

So let&#39;s raise a glass of warm apple cider (or hot chocolate, or both) to the great Christmas comedy movies. Enjoy the list, and happy holidays!