Top 20 Movies You Can Name By Hearing Just One Line

with great films come even greater quotes hey guys i'm rebecca from watch mojo and today we're counting down our picks for the top 20 movies you can name by hearing just one line uh this is houston uh say again please houston we have a problem before we begin we publish new content every day so be sure to subscribe to our channel and ring the bell to get notified about our latest videos that means we're looking at recognizable lines of dialogue that immediately evoke their respective films because some of these lines come at climactic moments in their films a spoiler alert is now in effect alright let's get to it big man in a suit of armor take that off what are you genius billionaire playboy philanthropist number 20 why so serious the dark knight wanna know how i got these scars my father was a drinker and a fiend in the midst of his gotham crime spree the joker terrified his rivals simply by explaining where his scars came from in his first version of the story he claims his face was carved up by his own father as part of a psychotic attempt to turn his frown upside down why so serious he comes at me with the knife why so serious he sticks the blade in my mouth let's put a smile on that face the twisted humor of his dad's words are perfectly on brand for joker becoming more chilling the more he repeats it thanks to heath ledger's performance why so serious elicited all the crazed violence of the dark knight why so serious number 19 i wish i knew how to quit you broke back mountain so what we got now is brokeback mount jack twist in ennis del mar's country romance was full of hardship with family lives and homophobic attitudes straining their relationship jack finally explodes at ennis for keeping him at arm's length despite all his anger jack offers up this tortured poetic line when he admits that he can't get over his feelings for ennis i wish i knew how to quit you his gruff words capture the rancher personas that most people remember about brokeback mountain and perfectly expressed the frustration and agony of the moment all right damn you guys guys you can't stand this anymore jack number 18 you talking to me taxi driver you talking to me you're talking to me new york can be a lonely city and travis bickle is not only alone he also has to witness the crime and indecency of the city streets at night as he works as a taxi driver his frustration leads him to buy a gun as he prepares to take the law into his own hands to practice bickle holds arguments in his mirror and practices drawing his weapon resulting in a macho back and forth with himself then who the hell else are you talking talking to me the chat is frightening and unhinged two of the things that martin scorsese and robert de niro do best number 17 life is like a box of chocolates forrest gump hello my name's forged forrest gump do you want a chocolate force forscum's mama teaches him a lot about life and he preaches her words like proverbs so when forest tries to offer a chocolate to a stranger he also drops in this amazing analogy my mom always said life was like a box of chocolates you never know what you're gonna get the line sums up the events of the movie which is all about forrest's different life experiences and he reflects his interesting perspective on the uncertainties of life while the film is full of wise lines and quotes from forrest's mama this particular nugget stands out by reflecting its central character's optimism and insight and that's all i had to say about that number 16 i dare you i double dare you pulp fiction what country are you from what ain't no country i haven't heard of they speak english and what tarantino's 1994 crime film is full of iconic moments and recognizable quotes and great vengeance and furious anger was definitely on our radar but we had to give this spot to jules other line when he's shaking down bret for double-crossing their boss the panicked brett just can't stop saying what even with his life on the line so jules lays down a simple challenge say what it did say what again i dare you i double dare you [ __ ] say what one more goddamn time unfortunately brett just can't help himself moral of the story don't piss off samuel l jackson does he look like a [ __ ] does he look like a [ __ ] number 15 i'm the king of the world titanic with the wind flowing in their hair and a new life ahead of them jack and fabrizio are ecstatic to be on board the titanic the ship that even god himself couldn't sink supposedly jack is so over the moon that he throws his arms in the air and lets out this dramatic shout out his enthusiasm matches the theatricality of the scene drawing audiences into his moment of joy and evokes a strong sense of hope that makes the film's conclusion all the more tragic i will never let go jack i'll never let go number 14 hello my name is enigo montoya you killed my father prepare to die the princess bride hello my name is enyugo montoya you killed my father prepare to die what's heroic revenge without a monologue fencing master inigo montoya has one of the best he's vowed to kill his father's murderer the vizier count rugen hello my name is inigo montoya you killed my father prepare to die at first the furious passion behind his words doesn't seem to be enough to win the fight he is stabbed over and over again and seems to be losing strength that just makes it all the more satisfying to watch him repeat his catchphrase over and over as he gets back up and takes rugen down hello my name is inigo montoya you killed my father prepare to die number 13 you can't handle the truth a few good men you snotty little bastard it's a line that's come to define courtroom drama as two marines face murder charges lieutenant caffey boldly calls in colonel jessup to explain his role in events as the exchange degenerates into shouting kathy demands answers instead of excuses you want answers i think i'm entitled you want answers i want the truth you can't handle the truth jessup's response is so blunt that it silences the room the colonel's rage also shows us just how twisted his sense of honor really is jack nicholson's fierce performance keeps audiences coming back to the scene and makes the line iconic you don't want the truth because deep down in places you don't talk about at parties you want me on that wall you need me on that wall number 12. here's looking at you kid casablanca if that plane leaves the ground and you're not with him you'll regret it maybe not today maybe not tomorrow but soon and for the rest of your life goodbyes can be hard at the best of times let alone in times of war it's not any easier for american expat rick blaine when he tells ilsa that she can't stay with him in casablanca as he sacrifices his own happiness knowing that she'll be safer and happier taking the plane to lisbon with her husband victor lazlow he offers some sage advice his farewell culminates in these iconic parting words cool and noble rick sendoff is too smooth to argue with is looking at you kid number eleven i see dead people the sixth sense cole is clearly troubled by something but his psychologist malcolm can't seem to get a clear answer after the two established some trust however the young boy opens up about his terrifying secret i see dead people the implications of his words are chilling whether or not malcolm believes them at the time cole's brief explanation imbues the film with a classic m night shyamalan air of creepy mystery while dropping in just enough foreshadowing to enrich repeat viewings this is one scene that definitely takes on a new tone once you know the end it doesn't hurt anymore number 10 you shall not pass the lord of the rings the fellowship of the ring you cannot pass as frodo and the rest of the fellowship are finally about to escape the minds of morya a balrog arrives to cut their mission short despite a considerable size difference gandalf squares off with the fiery beast and beats it back with all of his might the great wizard stares down the balrog and lets out one battle cry for the ages shall not pass ian mcellen is utterly involved in this dominating performance and quite frankly we would hate to be in the balrog shoes number nine i love the smell of napalm in the morning apocalypse now nothing else in the world smells like that francis ford coppola's epic war film was based on joseph conrad's novella heart of darkness but included more than a few classic original lines of dialogue in one of the film's most famous scenes lieutenant colonel kilgore practically beams as he watches his troops drop napalm in vietnam i love the smell of my palm in the morning his unusually chipper reaction to the oily stench is especially eerie because he throws it out there like it's a common turn of phrase actor robert duvall's callous delivery amid horrifying carnage perfectly captures the spirit of the movie smells like victory number eight say hello to my little friend scarface okay do you wanna play with us drug overlord tony montana carried so much charm in his rise to power that he seemed to have a line for every situation so it came as no surprise that as he was facing death from a rival kingpin's henchmen montana was inspired to give the goons a piece of his mind with lots of cocaine and heavy firepower to back him up tony managed to be badass and hilarious all at the same my little time the deranged mix of humor and violence was central to tony's character and showed that he wouldn't let something like gunfire get him down number seven here's johnny the shining i'm not gonna jack nicholson's performance as jack torrance was all too believable and this one line is a perfect example driven insane by supernatural forces at the overlook hotel jack turns on his family chopping through a bathroom door to reach his terrified wife his riff on the intro from the tonight show starring johnny carson was both absurd and horrifying all at once here's johnny nicholson actually improvised the line and the scene wouldn't have been the same without it taken from the movie's climax it's become emblematic of the movie number six there's no place like home the wizard of oz when dorothy is whisked off to the magical land of oz she realizes very quickly that she is far far from home i have a feeling we're not in kansas anymore while her quip about not being in kansas is oft quoted her magical mantra at the end of her journey holds a closer tie to the film since uttering it is pivotal to the plot turns out she had the power to return home all along she just didn't know it the additional visuals of her ruby slippers and the magical power of her incantation help etch this saying into people's memories no place like home number five you're gonna need a bigger boat jaws come on down and chum some of this [ __ ] with a massive shark terrorizing amity island police chief martin brody oceanographer matt hooper and grizzled professional shark hunter quint head out to kill it while brody is throwing bait into the water however the monstrous shark sneaks up on him instead realizing with shock how huge the shark really is the chief slowly backs away and once in the cabin makes this deadpan observation to quint you're gonna need a bigger boat it's a humorous moment in a tense situation and filmmakers and fans alike quote it to this day number four i'm going to make him an offer he can't refuse the godfather how'd he do that my father made him an offer he couldn't refuse few things are more ominous than a gangster being vague on the day of his daughter's wedding mafia patriarch don corleone listens to requests from family members and associates when singer johnny fontaine comes whining about a movie role the don soothes him with an ambiguous promise i want you to rest well and a month from now this hollywood big shot's gonna give you what you want it's too late they start shooting in a week i'm gonna make them an he can refuse marlon brando's confident and casual delivery shows just how powerful corleone is long before you see his offer carried out the menace lurking just behind don's otherwise innocuous statement makes it one of the most memorable moments in mobster cinema number three frankly my dear i don't give a damn gone with the wind i want to see if somewhere there isn't something left in life of charm and grace you know what i'm talking about i only know that i love you that's your misfortune not all romances and happily ever after scarlett o'hara and rhett butler's relationship is an emotional rollercoaster after seeing scarlet embracing ashley wilkes red has had enough and it's then that scarlett realizes she does love rhett after all viewers could have been forgiven for assuming that rhett would hear her heartfelt appeal and change his mind instead he shoots her down in a moment of brutal honesty using language that was pretty risky for the times you go where should i go what shall i do frankly my dear i don't give a damn though the language has since become pedestrian the impact of rhett's rejection has remained timeless number two i'll be back the terminator i'll be back sure out of context it's banal but when a line's context involves a murderous time traveling robot well it changes a lot arnold schwarzenegger's monotone performance lends a sinister edge to the line especially since only the audience knows what he's capable of even next to some of the terminator's more colorful one-liners the comedy and tension here stick with you i'll be back instantly invoke schwarzenegger and the terminator franchise and the line has become a staple of pop culture parodies wait where are you going i'll be back do you guys know what number one on this list is gonna be frankly my dear i don't give a damn but i'll be back to tell you after these honorable mentions this is [Music] a census taker once tried to test me i ate his liver with some fava beans and a nice chianti nobody puts baby in a corner [Music] number one no i am your father star wars episode 5 the empire strikes back obi-wan never told you what happened to your father luke's quest to defeat the galactic empire puts him head-to-head with the evil darth vader but right as luke denounces vader for killing his dad the villain reveals an even darker truth he told me you killed me no i am your father given how shocking this twist is in the story luke's devastated reaction mirrored the audiences while may the force be with you appears in the series more the emotional force behind this line is much stronger the fact that it's misquoted endlessly as luke i am your father only shows how closely it's attached to the franchise that's impossible [Music] you know i still think it's funny that that's number one because so many people misquote that line i blame spaceballs anyway be sure to let us know which movie you can name based on just one line like and subscribe and check out these other videos just for funsies you

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Length: 17min 19sec (1039 seconds)

Published: Sun Jun 16 2019