Best Movie Quotes Ever

We've organized this list of best movie quotes by genre below, but we start the website with the best movie quotes ever. These are the movie quotes that people will still be repeating in 100 years. Films like Citizen Kane and Casablanca are some of the most quotable movies of all time.

1. "Rosebud . . ." Citizen Kane (1941) - One of the great mysteries in American cinema . . . who or what is Rosebud?
2. "There's no place like home." The Wizard of Oz (1939) - The image of Dorothy clicking her brilliant red shoes together repeating this line is forever burned into my brain.
3. "Badges? We ain't got no badges! We don't need no badges! I don't have to show you any stinking badges!" The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948) - John Huston's classic Western provides many quotes worthy of this list -- this line being the most memorable.
4. "Louis, I think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship." Casablanca (1942) - Yet another brilliant line from Casablanca, probably my favorite film of all time.
5. "I'm as mad as hell, and I'm not going to take this anymore!" Network (1976) - Paddy Chayefsky's writing on this otherwise average film is what keeps me returning to my DVD copy.
6. "Fasten your seatbelts. It's going to be a bumpy night." All About Eve (1950) - Bette Davis has never been more exciting to watch than as Margo Channing in this classic.

Best Romantic Movie Quotes

The best romantic movie quotes don't just remind you of romance; they also remind you of the movie. We've narrowed our list down to 3 of the very best here.

7. "Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn." Gone with the Wind (1939) - Rhett Butler's retort will ring in your ears for a few minutes after you hear it.
8. "Here's looking at you, kid." Casablanca (1942) - I could have made an entire list of my top twenty-five favorite Casablanca quotes. There's no one smoother than Bogart.
9. "Listen to me, mister. You're my knight in shining armor. Don't you forget it. You're going to get back on that horse, and I'm going to be right behind you, holding on tight, and away we're gonna go, go, go!" On Golden Pond (1981) - Katharine Hepburn and Henry Fonda . . . what more could you want? How about a great script by Ernest Thompson?

Best Horror Movie Quotes

I'm starting to repeat myself, but the best horror movie quotes don't just remind you of the movie; they also remind you of the horror. Horror movies, as a general rule, aren't particularly quotable, so we've limited this section to just 2 of the finest quotations from horror movie history.

10. "Listen to them. Children of the night. What music they make." Dracula (1931) - This role developed an entire genre of movies -- the Dracula film.
11. "A census taker once tried to test me. I ate his liver with some fava beans and a nice Chianti." The Silence of the Lambs (1991) - Who hasn't tried to imitate this line?

Best Action Movie Quotes

Some of these "best action movie quotes" come from movies that arguably aren't really action movies. Please don't hold that against us.

12. "I'm going to make him an offer he can't refuse." The Godfather (1972) - This phrase, spoken near the beginning of one of the greatest movies ever made, has become a cliche.
13. "May the Force be with you." Star Wars (1977) - What kid doesn't wish he controlled the power of the Force?
14. "I love the smell of napalm in the morning." Apocalypse Now (1979) - This just-plain-crazy line echoes the sentiments of an entire nation.
15. "What we've got here is failure to communicate." Cool Hand Luke (1967) - One of the most often misquoted lines . . . the sheriff delivering this line swallows the word "a" producing this classic bit of Southern dialect.
16. "Bond. James Bond." Dr. No (1962) - The line that launched a thousand Bond movies. I don't know about you, but when I put on a tuxedo, I always murmur this to myself.
17. "Say “hello” to my little friend!" Scarface (1983) - Imitated by all, equaled by none, Al Pacino's Tony Montana is one of the most beloved film gangsters of all time.
18. "I'll be back." The Terminator (1984) - When I think of Arnold Schwarzenegger, I think of him putting on his Terminator shades and saying this line. No matter how much time he spends as a political figure, he'll always be a cyborg to me.

Best Sports Movie Quotes

The best sports movies often have some of the best movie quotes. Here are a couple of our favorites.

18. "You don't understand! I coulda had class. I coulda been a contender. I could've been somebody, instead of a bum . . ." On the Waterfront (1954) - Another great line that has become a movie quote cliche -- both of these were spoken by Marlon Brando.
19. "Show me the money!" Jerry Maguire (1996) - Repeated ad nauseam in pop culture, this line is like a bad song. It gets stuck in your head for hours.

Best Movie Quotes Funny

Funny movie quotes aren't just limited to comedies, as you can see by the list below.

20. "Toto, I've got a feeling we're not in Kansas anymore." The Wizard of Oz (1939) - The Wizard of Oz is a total classic from beginning to end -- this line is the understatement of the century.
21. "You talking to me?" Taxi Driver (1976) - Anytime anyone pretends to "act", they rely on this old standard, a testament to De Niro's chokehold on Hollywood.
22. "There is no fighting in the War Room!" Dr. Strangelove (1964) - This Kubrick classic is at once funny and tragic -- this line sums the entire film up in just eight words.
23. "Cinderella story. Outta nowhere. A former greenskeeper, now, about to become the Masters champion. It looks like a mirac...It's in the hole! It's in the hole! It's in the hole!" Caddyshack (1980) - The hilarious Bill Murray goes on and on like this for the entire film -- probably the best 80s comedy.
24. "Mama always said life was like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're gonna get." Forrest Gump (1994) - So many of these quotes have become opportunities for parody and satire. This line spoken by Tom Hanks is one of those quotes.