Top 25 movie lines of all time

Top 25 movie lines of all time
No. 25
"A boy's best friend is his mother"

Anthony Perkins

"Psycho" (1960)
No. 24
"Surely you can't be serious." "I am serious, and don't call me Shirley."

Robert Hays & Leslie Nielsen

"Airplane!" (1980)
No. 23
"I'll be back" /"Hasta la vista baby"

Arnold Swarzenegger

"The Terminator" (1984) /"T2: Judgment Day" (1991)
No. 22
"If you build it, he will come"

Phil Alden Robinson

"Field of Dreams" (1989)
No. 21
"I love the smell of Napalm in the morning."

Robert Duvall

"Apocalypse Now" (1979)
No. 20
"Rosebud"

Orson Welles

"Citizen Kane" (1941)
No. 19
"Bond, James Bond" /"A martini, shaken not stirred"

Sean Connery

"Dr. No" (1962) /"Goldfinger" (1964)
No. 18
"I'm walking here! I'm walking here!"

Dustin Hoffman

"Midnight Cowboy" (1969)
No. 17
"Here's Johnny!"

Jack Nicholson

"The Shining" (1980)
No. 16
"What we've got here is a failure to communicate."

Strother Martin

"Cool Hand Luke" (1967)
No. 15
"My precious!!"

Andy Serkis

"The Lord of the Rings" (2001-2003)
No. 14
"May the force be with you" /"I am your father"

Harrison Ford & James Earl Jones

"Star Wars" (1977) /"The Empire Strikes Back" (1980)
No. 13
"I'm mad as hell and I'm not gonna take this anymore!"

Peter Finch

"Network" (1976)
No. 12
"Alright, Mr. Demille, I'm ready for my close-up."

Gloria Swanson

"Sunset Blvd." (1950)
No. 11
"You can't handle the truth!"

Jack Nicholson

"A Few Good Men" (1992)
No. 10
"You talkin' to me?"

Robert DeNiro

"Taxi Driver" (1976)
No. 9
"I'll have what she's having"

Estelle Reiner

"When Harry Met Sally" (1989)
No. 8
"Do you feel lucky, punk?" /"Go ahead, make my day"

Clint Eastwood

"Dirty Harry" (1971) /"Sudden Impact" (1983)
No. 7
"Fasten your seatbelts. It's going to be a bumpy night."

Bette Davis

"All About Eve" (1950)
No. 6
"You're gonna need a bigger boat"

Roy Scheider

"Jaws" (1975)
No. 5
"I'm gonna make him an offer he can't refuse" /"Keep your friends close, but your enemies closer" /"Just when I thought I was out, they pull me back in!"

Marlon Brando & Al Pacino

"The Godfather Trilogy" (1972-1990)
No. 4
"I have a feeling we're not in Kansas anymore" /"There's no place like home"

Judy Garland

"The Wizard of Oz" (1939)
No. 3
"You don't understand! I coulda had class! I coulda been a contender!"

Marlon Brandon

"On the Waterfront" (1954)
No. 2
"Frankly my dear, I don't give a damn" /"Tomorrow is another day"

Clark Gable and Vivien Leigh

"Gone With the Wind" (1939)
No. 1
"Here's lookin' at you kid" /"Play it Sam" /"Of all the gin joints in all the towns in all the world, she walks into mine" /"Round up the usual suspects" /"We'll always have Paris" /"Louie, I think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship"

Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman & Claude Rains

"Casablanca" (1942)
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