# Most quotable movies of all time **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 25, 2011, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-quotable-movies-of-all-time/575931 "2011-03-25T04:30:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![devilsknew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/4da419/32.png) [@devilsknew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/devilsknew)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2011, 6:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-quotable-movies-of-all-time/575931/21 "2011-03-25T06:09:17Z")
[Redpill](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Redpill) or Bluepill? The Matrix. Seems like a lot of Roald Dahl’s Charlie and the Chocolate factory would be instantly recognizable. ---
**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2011, 6:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-quotable-movies-of-all-time/575931/22 "2011-03-25T06:24:09Z")
_Star Wars_? ---
**Author:** ![Sage\_Rat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sage_rat/32/399_2.png) [@Sage\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sage_Rat)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2011, 6:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-quotable-movies-of-all-time/575931/24 "2011-03-25T06:31:37Z")
The Long Kiss Goodnight +1 The Princess Bride +1 Army of Darkness ---
**Author:** ![Ostrya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/35a633/32.png) [@Ostrya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ostrya)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2011, 6:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-quotable-movies-of-all-time/575931/25 "2011-03-25T06:49:55Z")
I’ve heard “say hello to my little friend” a lot over the years. So I submit _Scarface_. ---
**Author:** ![PlainJain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/5daacb/32.png) [@PlainJain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PlainJain)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2011, 6:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-quotable-movies-of-all-time/575931/26 "2011-03-25T06:58:25Z")
> [@statsman1982](#): > > _Fletch_ Mr. Cock-toast-n? ---
**Author:** ![Crawlspace](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/d6d6ee/32.png) [@Crawlspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crawlspace)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2011, 7:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-quotable-movies-of-all-time/575931/27 "2011-03-25T07:01:35Z")
> [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](#): > > What’s the most quotable movie of all time? The movie that has delivered up the most commonly recognized quotes? > > My nominee - **The Big Lebowski**. Just _endlessly_ fucking quotable. More quotable than _Hamlet_. Your example runs contrary to your question. **The Big Lebowski** is still a cult film. Very few people will recognize, “There’s a beverage involved.” or “Mark it a 0.” The same is true for **Monty Python and the Holy Grail** , “Alright, we’ll call it a draw.” and “I fart in your general direction.” would be lost on most people. Right now the movie with the most commonly recognized quotes is probably **Forrest Gump**. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2011, 7:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-quotable-movies-of-all-time/575931/28 "2011-03-25T07:10:54Z")
The Wizard of Oz “Ding dong, the witch is dead.” “Follow the yellow brick road.” “I am the great and powerful Oz.” “I do believe in spooks.” “I’ll get you, my pretty, and your little dog, too!” “I’m melting!” “I’ve a feeling we’re not in Kansas any more.” “Lions, and tigers, and bears! Oh, my!” “Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain.” “Somewhere over the rainbow.” “There’s no place like home!” “We’re off to see the wizard.” “What have they got that I ain’t got?” “Courage.” ---
**Author:** ![Horatio\_Hellpop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Horatio\_Hellpop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatio_Hellpop)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2011, 7:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-quotable-movies-of-all-time/575931/29 "2011-03-25T07:31:22Z")
Tim Burton’s **Batman** : “I’m you worst nightmare!” “Where does he get those wonderful toys?” “Dance with the devil in the pale moonlight!” “I’m Batman.” “Wait 'til they get a load of me!” "You can call me… Joker. And as you can see, I’m a lot happier. " ---
**Author:** ![eenerms](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/cdc98d/32.png) [@eenerms](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eenerms)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2011, 7:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-quotable-movies-of-all-time/575931/30 "2011-03-25T07:31:40Z")
> [@Superdude](#): > > _Star Wars_? Rebel scum ---
**Author:** ![devilsknew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/4da419/32.png) [@devilsknew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/devilsknew)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2011, 7:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-quotable-movies-of-all-time/575931/31 "2011-03-25T07:39:07Z")
> [@Krokodil](#): > > “Dance with the devil in the pale moonlight!” I like to think Prince had the greatest part in this meme. ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2011, 9:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-quotable-movies-of-all-time/575931/32 "2011-03-25T09:24:55Z")
_Aliens_ ---
**Author:** ![yojimbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yojimbo/32/232_2.png) [@yojimbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yojimbo)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2011, 11:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-quotable-movies-of-all-time/575931/33 "2011-03-25T11:15:13Z")
The main two for me and my friends for years were: Spinal Tap and Life of Brian. There was also a fair amount of Holy Grail and general Phyton stuff in general. ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2011, 11:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-quotable-movies-of-all-time/575931/34 "2011-03-25T11:18:03Z")
> [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](#): > > What’s the most quotable movie of all time? The movie that has delivered up the most commonly recognized quotes? > > My nominee - **The Big Lebowski**. Just _endlessly_ fucking quotable. More quotable than _Hamlet_. > > Other movies in the running: > > **Pulp Fiction > The Godfather > Office Space** > What else? Not even close. The most referenced movie, at least in America, is easily _The Wizard of Oz_ - it’s difficult to go through a typical media-saturated day without hearing at least one reference to the movie. ---
**Author:** ![Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e47c2d/32.png) [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2011, 11:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-quotable-movies-of-all-time/575931/35 "2011-03-25T11:21:09Z")
> [@Suburban\_Plankton](#): > > Casablanca This, no question. ---
**Author:** ![Small\_Clanger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9fc348/32.png) [@Small\_Clanger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Small_Clanger)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2011, 11:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-quotable-movies-of-all-time/575931/36 "2011-03-25T11:23:12Z")
Another vote for Aliens. [See here…](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=411819) ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2011, 12:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-quotable-movies-of-all-time/575931/37 "2011-03-25T12:08:44Z")
Absolutely \*The Wizard of Oz. \*This thread should be about the second most quotable movie. ---
**Author:** ![phantom\_lamb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/5f9b8f/32.png) [@phantom\_lamb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phantom_lamb)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2011, 12:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-quotable-movies-of-all-time/575931/38 "2011-03-25T12:13:35Z")
Apart from some of those mentioned, I could add _Napoleon Dynamite_. I hear lots of lines being quoted all the time… ---
**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2011, 12:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-quotable-movies-of-all-time/575931/39 "2011-03-25T12:17:26Z")
Another vote for _Casablanca_. My next choice would be _Princess Bride_ or _Spinal Tap_, but neither one has the broad appeal of \*Casablanca \*or _Wizard of Oz_. I think you’d have to throw _Gone with the Wind_ into the mix as well. ---
**Author:** ![thebenn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/dfb087/32.png) [@thebenn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thebenn)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2011, 12:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-quotable-movies-of-all-time/575931/40 "2011-03-25T12:22:28Z")
There is no movie with greater quotes than _Dr. Strangelove_. A very, very close second is _Blazing Saddles_ ---
**Author:** ![Sakuma\_Drops](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/50afbb/32.png) [@Sakuma\_Drops](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sakuma_Drops)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2011, 12:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-quotable-movies-of-all-time/575931/41 "2011-03-25T12:23:12Z")
Well, considering how much I’ve heard someone riff on some variation of “feeling lucky, punk?”, I’m gonna nominate _Dirty Harry_ as well. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-quotable-movies-of-all-time/575931.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-quotable-movies-of-all-time/575931.md?page=3)