Top 25 movie lines of all time

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. 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)
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. 3
"You don't understand! I coulda had class! I coulda been a contender!"

Marlon Brandon

"On the Waterfront" (1954)
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. 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. 6
"You're gonna need a bigger boat"

Roy Scheider

"Jaws" (1975)
No. 7
"Fasten your seatbelts. It's going to be a bumpy night."

Bette Davis

"All About Eve" (1950)
No. 8
"Do you feel lucky, punk?" /"Go ahead, make my day"

Clint Eastwood

"Dirty Harry" (1971) /"Sudden Impact" (1983)
No. 9
"I'll have what she's having"

Estelle Reiner

"When Harry Met Sally" (1989)
No. 10
"You talkin' to me?"

Robert DeNiro

"Taxi Driver" (1976)
No. 11
"You can't handle the truth!"

Jack Nicholson

"A Few Good Men" (1992)
No. 12
"Alright, Mr. Demille, I'm ready for my close-up."

Gloria Swanson

"Sunset Blvd." (1950)
No. 13
"I'm mad as hell and I'm not gonna take this anymore!"

Peter Finch

"Network" (1976)
No. 15
"My precious!!"

Andy Serkis

"The Lord of the Rings" (2001-2003)
No. 16
"What we've got here is a failure to communicate."

Strother Martin

"Cool Hand Luke" (1967)
No. 17
"Here's Johnny!"

Jack Nicholson

"The Shining" (1980)
No. 18
"I'm walking here! I'm walking here!"

Dustin Hoffman

"Midnight Cowboy" (1969)
No. 19
"Bond, James Bond" /"A martini, shaken not stirred"

Sean Connery

"Dr. No" (1962) /"Goldfinger" (1964)
No. 20
"Rosebud"

Orson Welles

"Citizen Kane" (1941)
No. 21
"I love the smell of Napalm in the morning."

Robert Duvall

"Apocalypse Now" (1979)
No. 22
"If you build it, he will come"

Phil Alden Robinson

"Field of Dreams" (1989)
No. 23
"I'll be back" /"Hasta la vista baby"

Arnold Swarzenegger

"The Terminator" (1984) /"T2: Judgment Day" (1991)
No. 24
"Surely you can't be serious." "I am serious, and don't call me Shirley."

Robert Hays & Leslie Nielsen

"Airplane!" (1980)
No. 25
"A boy's best friend is his mother"

Anthony Perkins

"Psycho" (1960)
Top 25 movie lines of all time
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