Top 25 Sixteen-Word Movie Quotes
And here we go again... the 16th edition of the Top 25 Movie Quotes (20 months in the making)
Funny, witty, ominous, inspirational, corny or cheesy, these lines have two things in common: they're famous (many are classic) and they're all made of (sweet) sixteen words (contractions considered)!
Which of these 25 sixteen-word movie quotes do you think is the most memorable?
After voting, you might discuss the list here
Funny, witty, ominous, inspirational, corny or cheesy, these lines have two things in common: they're famous (many are classic) and they're all made of (sweet) sixteen words (contractions considered)!
Which of these 25 sixteen-word movie quotes do you think is the most memorable?
After voting, you might discuss the list here
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- DirectorGeorge Roy HillStarsPaul NewmanRobert RedfordKatharine RossIn 1890s Wyoming, Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid lead a band of outlaws. When a train robbery goes wrong, they find themselves on the run with a posse hard on their heels. After considering their options, they escape to South America."Kid, the next time I say, 'Let's go someplace like Bolivia,' let's go someplace like Bolivia."
- DirectorQuentin TarantinoStarsJohn TravoltaUma ThurmanSamuel L. JacksonThe lives of two mob hitmen, a boxer, a gangster and his wife, and a pair of diner bandits intertwine in four tales of violence and redemption."And you will know my name is the lord, when I lay my vengeance upon thee."
- DirectorNorman FergusonT. HeeWilfred JacksonStarsDickie JonesChristian RubMel BlancA living puppet, with the help of a cricket as his conscience, must prove himself worthy to become a real boy."A lie keeps growing and growing until it's as clear as the nose on your face."
- DirectorJohn CarpenterStarsRoddy PiperKeith DavidMeg FosterThey influence our decisions without us knowing it. They numb our senses without us feeling it. They control our lives without us realizing it. They live."I have come here to chew bubblegum and kick ass, and I'm all out of bubblegum."
- DirectorHoward HawksStarsHumphrey BogartLauren BacallWalter BrennanDuring World War II, American expatriate Harry Morgan helps transport a French Resistance leader and his beautiful wife to Martinique while romancing a sensuous lounge singer."You know how to whistle, don't you, Steve? You just put your lips together and blow."
- DirectorOrson WellesStarsCharlton HestonOrson WellesJanet LeighA stark, perverse story of murder, kidnapping and police corruption in a Mexican border town."He was some kind of a man. What does it matter what you say about people?"
- DirectorChristopher NolanStarsChristian BaleHeath LedgerAaron EckhartWhen the menace known as the Joker wreaks havoc and chaos on the people of Gotham, Batman must accept one of the greatest psychological and physical tests of his ability to fight injustice."You either die a hero or you live long enough to see yourself become the villain."
- DirectorMichael CurtizStarsJames CagneyJoan LeslieWalter HustonThe life of the renowned musical composer, playwright, actor, dancer, and singer George M. Cohan."My mother thanks you. My father thanks you. My sister thanks you. And I thank you."
- DirectorWesley RugglesStarsMae WestCary GrantGregory RatoffCircus performer Tira seeks a better life pursuing the company of wealthy New York men with improbable comic complications along the way."Well, it's not the men in your life that counts, it's the life in your men."
- DirectorSam MendesStarsKevin SpaceyAnnette BeningThora BirchA sexually frustrated suburban father has a mid-life crisis after becoming infatuated with his daughter's best friend."You have no idea what I'm talking about, I'm sure. But don't worry: you will someday."
- DirectorPeter JacksonStarsMartin FreemanIan McKellenRichard ArmitageA reluctant Hobbit, Bilbo Baggins, sets out to the Lonely Mountain with a spirited group of dwarves to reclaim their mountain home and the gold within it from the dragon Smaug."True courage is about knowing not when to take a life, but when to spare one."
- DirectorRoger MichellStarsHugh GrantJulia RobertsRichard McCabeA set of circumstances makes Anna Scott, a famous actress, fall in love with William Thacker, owner of a bookstore in Notting Hill. But the paparazzi's fascination with her complicates their bond."I'm also just a girl, standing in front of a boy, asking him to love her."
- DirectorDennie GordonStarsAmanda BynesColin FirthKelly PrestonAn American teenager learns that her father is a wealthy British politician running for office. Although she is eager to find him, she realizes it could cause a scandal and cost him the election."Why are you trying so hard to fit in when you are born to stand out?"
- DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsLiam NeesonRalph FiennesBen KingsleyIn German-occupied Poland during World War II, industrialist Oskar Schindler gradually becomes concerned for his Jewish workforce after witnessing their persecution by the Nazis."It's Hebrew, it's from the Talmud. It says,'Whoever saves one life, saves the world entire.'"
- DirectorOliver StoneStarsCharlie SheenTom BerengerWillem DafoeChris Taylor, a neophyte recruit in Vietnam, finds himself caught in a battle of wills between two sergeants, one good and the other evil. A shrewd examination of the brutality of war and the duality of man in conflict."Somebody once wrote: 'Hell is the impossibility of reason.' That's what this place feels like. Hell."
- DirectorRob ReinerStarsCary ElwesMandy PatinkinRobin WrightA bedridden boy's grandfather reads him the story of a farmboy-turned-pirate who encounters numerous obstacles, enemies and allies in his quest to be reunited with his true love."There's a shortage of perfect breasts in this world. It'd be a pity to damage yours."
- DirectorCameron CroweStarsJohn CusackIone SkyeJohn MahoneyA noble underachiever and a beautiful valedictorian fall in love the summer before she goes off to college."She gave me a pen. I gave her my heart, and she gave me a pen."
- DirectorPeter WeirStarsJim CarreyEd HarrisLaura LinneyAn insurance salesman discovers his whole life is actually a reality TV show."Good morning... and in case I don't see ya: good afternoon, good evening and good night!"
- DirectorBen AffleckStarsMorgan FreemanEd HarrisCasey AffleckTwo Boston area detectives investigate a little girl's kidnapping, which ultimately turns into a crisis both professionally and personally."I always believed it was the things you don't choose that makes you who you are."
- DirectorPreston SturgesStarsEddie BrackenBetty HuttonDiana LynnAfter an all-night send-off party for the troops, a small-town girl with an awkward boyfriend wakes up to find herself married and pregnant, but with no memory of her husband's identity."Nobody believes good unless they have to, if they've got a chance to believe something bad."
- DirectorQuentin TarantinoStarsSamuel L. JacksonKurt RussellJennifer Jason LeighIn the dead of a Wyoming winter, a bounty hunter and his prisoner find shelter in a cabin currently inhabited by a collection of nefarious characters."Ohohoo! You believe in Jesus now, huh b****? Well good. 'Cause you 'bout to meet him!"
- DirectorHugh WilsonStarsGoldie HawnBette MidlerDiane KeatonReunited by the death of a college friend, three divorced women seek revenge on the husbands who left them for younger women."There are only three ages for women in Hollywood: babe, district attorney, and Driving Miss Daisy."
- DirectorJoel CoenEthan CoenStarsJeff BridgesJohn GoodmanJulianne MooreJeff "The Dude" Lebowski, mistaken for a millionaire of the same name, seeks restitution for his ruined rug and enlists his bowling buddies to help get it.“Sooner or later you are going to have to face the fact that you’re a moron.”
- DirectorIain SoftleyStarsJonny Lee MillerAngelina JolieJesse BradfordTeenage hackers discover a criminal conspiracy with plans to use a computer virus that will capsize five oil tankers."God gave men brains larger than dogs' so they wouldn't hump women's legs at cocktail parties."
- DirectorAndy TennantStarsReese WitherspoonPatrick DempseyJosh LucasA young woman who has reinvented herself as a New York City socialite must return home to Alabama to obtain a divorce from her husband after seven years of separation."You're the first boy I ever kissed, Jake, and I want you to be the last."