# 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:** 3
**Author:** ![Nars\_Glinley](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nars_glinley/32/8177_2.png) [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2011, 12:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-quotable-movies-of-all-time/575931/42 "2011-03-25T12:26:48Z")
The winner is _The Wizard of Oz._ Your grandmother or your great grandmother knows quotes from it. If she’s really cool, she might know some from _Airplane_ or _Monty Python and the Holy Grail_ (which were the first two that I thought of) but she will definitely know where “There’s no place like home” and “We’re off to see the Wizard” are from. Yes, I am serious… ---
**Author:** ![Jim\_s\_Son](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e19adc/32.png) [@Jim\_s\_Son](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_s_Son)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2011, 12:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-quotable-movies-of-all-time/575931/43 "2011-03-25T12:31:14Z")
This is Spinal Tap Slapshot Casablanca Wizard of Oz There have to be a number of Shakespeare plays that have lots of quotes although the films of them don’t really count. ---
**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, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-quotable-movies-of-all-time/575931/44 "2011-03-25T13:54:17Z")
> [@Nars\_Glinley](#): > > but she will definitely know where “There’s no place like home” and “We’re off to see the Wizard” are from. And “We’re not in Kansas any more”, “And Toto, too?”, “Surrender Dorothy”, “Follow the yellow brick road”, “Are you a good witch or a bad witch”, “What about Dorothy?” ---
**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, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-quotable-movies-of-all-time/575931/45 "2011-03-25T14:04:22Z")
> [@Telemark](#): > > And “We’re not in Kansas any more”, “And Toto, too?”, “Surrender Dorothy”, “Follow the yellow brick road”, “Are you a good witch or a bad witch”, “What about Dorothy?” “Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain…” “I’ll get you my pretty… and your little dog too!” ---
**Author:** ![WordMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e8c25b/32.png) [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2011, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-quotable-movies-of-all-time/575931/46 "2011-03-25T14:10:35Z")
Casablanca, Wizard of Oz - old school ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2011, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-quotable-movies-of-all-time/575931/47 "2011-03-25T14:14:01Z")
> [@Suburban\_Plankton](#): > > Casablanca What’s so great about _Casablanca_? All they did was string a bunch of cliches together!😃 ---
**Author:** ![FoieGrasIsEvil](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foiegrasisevil/32/16638_2.png) [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2011, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-quotable-movies-of-all-time/575931/48 "2011-03-25T14:20:35Z")
_Dumb and Dumber. Spaceballs. Blazing Saddles._ And in my family, _History Of The World Part I._ ---
**Author:** ![x-ray\_vision](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/x-ray_vision/32/351_2.png) [@x-ray\_vision](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/x-ray_vision)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2011, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-quotable-movies-of-all-time/575931/49 "2011-03-25T14:21:35Z")
Just because it hasn’t been said yet - _Goodfellas_ > **[Goodfellas (1990) - Quotes - IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0099685/quotes/)** > > Goodfellas: Directed by Martin Scorsese. With Robert De Niro, Ray Liotta, Joe Pesci, Lorraine Bracco. The story of Henry Hill and his life in the mafia, covering his relationship with his wife Karen and his mob partners Jimmy Conway and Tommy DeVito. ---
**Author:** ![not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/not_what_you_d_expect/32/3246_2.png) [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2011, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-quotable-movies-of-all-time/575931/50 "2011-03-25T14:33:04Z")
For our family, Tombstone is up there. Well, ain’t that a daisy. I’ll be your huckleberry. I’ve got two guns, one for each of you. And Princess Bride, of course. My license plate frame is: wuv, twue wuv. ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2011, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-quotable-movies-of-all-time/575931/51 "2011-03-25T14:54:30Z")
> [@Suburban\_Plankton](#): > > Casablanca Definitely the winner. I’d put in a vote for the Marx Brother’s “Duck Soup.” ---
**Author:** ![Tom\_Scud](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f08c70/32.png) [@Tom\_Scud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Scud)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2011, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-quotable-movies-of-all-time/575931/52 "2011-03-25T16:09:02Z")
Since it hasn’t gotten a look-in yet, I’ll mention _The Producers_, mainly for _Springtime for Hitler_. ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2011, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-quotable-movies-of-all-time/575931/53 "2011-03-25T17:20:41Z")
Just as a reminder, we are nominating the most quotable, not the most frequently quoted. ---
**Author:** ![Enderw24](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ba9def/32.png) [@Enderw24](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enderw24)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2011, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-quotable-movies-of-all-time/575931/54 "2011-03-25T17:29:20Z")
“no” -Silent Movie. I think I win the thread. ---
**Author:** ![Roderick\_Femm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/roderick_femm/32/14875_2.png) [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2011, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-quotable-movies-of-all-time/575931/55 "2011-03-25T18:56:14Z")
My favorite quotable movie is “A Man for All Seasons”. It is full of beautifully written, eminently quotable speeches. This movie does not, however, have the pop culture cachet of “this one goes up to 11” or “Duuuude”. Roddy ---
**Author:** ![Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9de053/32.png) [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2011, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-quotable-movies-of-all-time/575931/56 "2011-03-25T19:19:17Z")
While I agree that most of the movies here are more often quoted than mine, here are the ones that my friends and I quote the most: New Jack City True Romance Do the Right Thing Goodfellas Casino Pulp Fiction Trainspotting Shawshank Redemption Not as popular: Bottle Rocket Straight Outta Brooklyn ---
**Author:** ![SpartanDC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b2d939/32.png) [@SpartanDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpartanDC)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2011, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-quotable-movies-of-all-time/575931/57 "2011-03-25T19:43:08Z")
I think there’s a difference between “quotable” and “recognizable.” I cannot even tell you how many situations have lent themselves to a quote from _The Big Lebowski_. Something about that movie’s script gives it an ability to be adapted to almost any situation. _The Wizard of Oz_, _Gone With The Wind_, _The Godfather_, _Star Wars_ and _Casablanca_ are probably the most recognizable, but most of the iconic lines from those movies only work in a few specific situations. ---
**Author:** ![BMalion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e274bd/32.png) [@BMalion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BMalion)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2011, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-quotable-movies-of-all-time/575931/58 "2011-03-25T19:43:46Z")
_ **The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoise** _ ? ---
**Author:** ![ShadowFacts](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shadowfacts/32/2934_2.png) [@ShadowFacts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShadowFacts)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2011, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-quotable-movies-of-all-time/575931/59 "2011-03-25T20:01:48Z")
Not nearly at the top of the list, but I’ll throw in an honorable mention for Real Genius: “There are lots of decaffeinated brands that are just as tasty as the real thing.” “Don’t you know that eating that stuff can give you very large breasts?” [looks down] “Oh, my God! I’m too late!” Hathaway: I want to see more of you around the lab. Knight: Fine. I’ll gain weight. “This? This is ice. This is what happens to water when it gets too cold. This? This is Kent. This is what happens to people when they get too sexually frustrated.” "I was thinking of the immortal words of Socrates, who said, “… I drank what?” ---
**Author:** ![Tom\_Scud](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f08c70/32.png) [@Tom\_Scud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Scud)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2011, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-quotable-movies-of-all-time/575931/60 "2011-03-25T20:07:13Z")
> [@ShadowFacts](#): > > "I was thinking of the immortal words of Socrates, who said, “… I drank what?” Huh. I never knew that was a movie quote. ---
**Author:** ![limegreen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/82dd89/32.png) [@limegreen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/limegreen)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2011, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-quotable-movies-of-all-time/575931/61 "2011-03-25T20:14:38Z")
Maybe I’m around teenagers too much, but…“Finding Nemo”. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-quotable-movies-of-all-time/575931.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-quotable-movies-of-all-time/575931.md?page=4)