movie quote

Memorable screen dialogue

A movie quote is a line of dialogue from a film that has become memorable or widely recognized.

Some movie quotes enter general usage, spoken by people who may not even know the source: Here's looking at you, kid, I'll be back, You can't handle the truth.

Quoting films can signal shared cultural knowledge or simply add humor to conversation.

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movie quotefeature-length film

Movie of standard duration

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Numbered sentence from scripture

scripture · proverb · aphorism · folk saying · song lyric

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Unscripted speech or remark

spontaneous speech

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G