Updated on Aug 19, 2020. Posted on Dec 11, 2014

How Many Classic Movie Quotes Can You Remember?

How much of a film buff are you? Featuring playing cards designed by creative agency Human After All.

by Patrick Smith

BuzzFeed News Reporter, UK

1. Black Swan

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I just want to be perfect.

I just want to be perfect.

But again, truth be told, if you're looking for the guilty you need only look into a mirror.

But again, truth be told, if you're looking for the guilty you need only look into a mirror.

Bad luck isn't brought by broken mirrors, but by broken minds.

Bad luck isn't brought by broken mirrors, but by broken minds.

Correct!

Wrong!

It was the one about being perfect!

Fox Searchlight Pictures
2. Pulp Fiction

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I can't kill a lot with one sword!

I can't kill a lot with one sword!

Would you give a guy a foot massage?

Would you give a guy a foot massage?

My ass may be dumb, but I ain't no dumbass.

My ass may be dumb, but I ain't no dumbass.

Correct!

Wrong!

It's the foot massage one!

It's from the scene where Vincent and Jules discuss foot massage technique. Also contains the line: "Don't be tellin' me about foot massages. I'm the foot fuckin' master."

Miramax Films
3. Short Circuit

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Welcome to America!

I know now why you cry. But it's something I can never do.

I know now why you cry. But it's something I can never do.

Johnny Five is alive!

Correct!

Wrong!

Of course Johnny Five is alive. You weren't around in the 80s if you didn't see this.

TriStar Pictures
4. The Shining

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I'm a messenger of God. You're doomed if you stay here!

I'm a messenger of God. You're doomed if you stay here!

Heeeeere's Johnny!

Oh, good Lord! So young. So pretty. Oh, what monster could have done this?

Oh, good Lord! So young. So pretty. Oh, what monster could have done this?

Correct!

Wrong!

One of the most famous lines in horror.

Warner Bros
5. The Royal Tenenbaums

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Of course it's dark. It's a suicide note.

Of course it's dark. It's a suicide note.

They're not scared of you. They're scared of what you represent to 'em.

They're not scared of you. They're scared of what you represent to 'em.

I love you, but you don't know what you're talking about.

I love you, but you don't know what you're talking about.

Correct!

Wrong!

It is quite a dark film isn't it?

Touchstone Pictures
6. The Third Man

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I know that Moscow has planted a mole, and I know it is one of five men.

I know that Moscow has planted a mole, and I know it is one of five men.

We are not so very different, you and I. We've both spent our lives looking for the weaknesses in one another.

We are not so very different, you and I. We've both spent our lives looking for the weaknesses in one another.

In Switzerland, they had brotherly love. They had 500 years of democracy and peace. And what did that produce? The cuckoo clock.

In Switzerland, they had brotherly love. They had 500 years of democracy and peace. And what did that produce? The cuckoo clock.

Correct!

Wrong!

It was the cuckoo clock one!

Carol Reed Production, London Film Productions
7. District 9

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If they’re mortal, they must have mortal weaknesses. They’ll be stopped, somehow.

If they’re mortal, they must have mortal weaknesses. They’ll be stopped, somehow.

We’d better get back, ‘cause it’ll be dark soon, and they mostly come at night… mostly.

We’d better get back, ‘cause it’ll be dark soon, and they mostly come at night… mostly.

Get your fokkin' tentacle out of my face!

Get your fokkin' tentacle out of my face!

Correct!

Wrong!

It's the one about the fokkin tentacle!

TriStar Pictures
8. Oldboy

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Laugh and the world laughs with you. Weep and you weep alone..

Laugh and the world laughs with you. Weep and you weep alone..

The bad image kidnappers get is because of kids getting killed. But we're different. Give us the money and we'll return the kid pronto.

The bad image kidnappers get is because of kids getting killed. But we're different. Give us the money and we'll return the kid pronto.

Listen carefully. Everyone make mistakes. But if you committed a sin, you have to make an atonement for that sin.

Listen carefully. Everyone make mistakes. But if you committed a sin, you have to make an atonement for that sin.

Correct!

Wrong!

It was the first one! Dae-su Oh says that during one of many bleak scenes.

Egg Films
9. Se7en

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This is a game. All of this is for you. You're not investigating anything. You're a fucking rat in a maze.

This is a game. All of this is for you. You're not investigating anything. You're a fucking rat in a maze.

What's in the box?!

Sanity's not a choice, Marshall. You can't just choose to get over it.

Sanity's not a choice, Marshall. You can't just choose to get over it.

Correct!

Wrong!

Brad Pitt's detective Mills really wanted to know what was in that box.

New Line Cinema
10. Scarface

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Okay. You wanna play rough? Say hello to my little friend!

Okay. You wanna play rough? Say hello to my little friend!

I have stones to sell, fat to chew and many different men to see about many different dogs, so if I am not rushing you…

I have stones to sell, fat to chew and many different men to see about many different dogs, so if I am not rushing you…

In Sicily, women are more dangerous than shotguns.

In Sicily, women are more dangerous than shotguns.

Correct!

Wrong!

It turns out Al Pacino's friend... was a big gun.

Universal Pictures
11. Candyman

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They will say that I have shed innocent blood. What's blood for, if not for shedding?

They will say that I have shed innocent blood. What's blood for, if not for shedding?

We just cut up our girlfriend with a chainsaw. Does that sound 'fine'?

We just cut up our girlfriend with a chainsaw. Does that sound 'fine'?

I'm your number one fan. There's nothing to worry about. You're going to be just fine. I will take good care of you. I'm your number one fan.

I'm your number one fan. There's nothing to worry about. You're going to be just fine. I will take good care of you. I'm your number one fan.

Correct!

Wrong!

It was the one about innocent blood! Creepy.

PolyGram Filmed Entertainment
12. A Clockwork Orange

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Hate to tell you this buddy, but you have to wear clothes to work. There's a law or something.

Hate to tell you this buddy, but you have to wear clothes to work. There's a law or something.

We gotta win that fight tonight. We gotta get even with those Socs! Let's do it for Johnny, man. We'll do it for Johnny!

We gotta win that fight tonight. We gotta get even with those Socs! Let's do it for Johnny, man. We'll do it for Johnny!

It's funny how the colors of the real world only seem really real when you viddy them on the screen.

It's funny how the colors of the real world only seem really real when you viddy them on the screen.

Correct!

Wrong!

Obviously it was the one with "viddy"!

Warner Bros
13. Drive

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You give me a time and a place, I give you a five minute window. Anything happens in that five minutes and I'm yours. No matter what.

You give me a time and a place, I give you a five minute window. Anything happens in that five minutes and I'm yours. No matter what.

Take comfort in knowing you never had a choice.

Take comfort in knowing you never had a choice.

I can't drive you around while you're killing folks. It ain't my job!

I can't drive you around while you're killing folks. It ain't my job!

Correct!

Wrong!

It was the first one! The driver is yours for five minutes only.

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14. Top Gun

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That flying stunt today was pure madness. If there wasn't a lady present, I'd tear you apart like Christmas goose.

That flying stunt today was pure madness. If there wasn't a lady present, I'd tear you apart like Christmas goose.

You can be my wingman any time.

You can be my wingman any time.

You risked the lives of some damn fine pilots... and that's *my* job!

You risked the lives of some damn fine pilots... and that's *my* job!

Correct!

Wrong!

It was the wingman one! The ultimate bromance / Navy-recruitment film.

Paramount Pictures
15. King of Comedy

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Better to be king for a night than schmuck for a lifetime.

Better to be king for a night than schmuck for a lifetime.

Loneliness has followed me my whole life, everywhere. In bars, in cars, sidewalks, stores, everywhere. There's no escape. I'm God's lonely man.

Loneliness has followed me my whole life, everywhere. In bars, in cars, sidewalks, stores, everywhere. There's no escape. I'm God's lonely man.

Thank God for the rain to wash the trash off the sidewalk.

Thank God for the rain to wash the trash off the sidewalk.

Correct!

Wrong!

It was the one about being a schmuck for a lifetime!

20th Century Fox
16. 2001: A Space Odyssey

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There is no more beauty, and there's no more imagination. And there are no frontiers left to conquer.

There is no more beauty, and there's no more imagination. And there are no frontiers left to conquer.

On Earth, everywhere you go, the temperature is 75 degrees. Everything is the same; all the people are exactly the same. Now what kind of life is that?

On Earth, everywhere you go, the temperature is 75 degrees. Everything is the same; all the people are exactly the same. Now what kind of life is that?

I'm sorry, Dave. I'm afraid I can't do that.

I'm sorry, Dave. I'm afraid I can't do that.

Correct!

Wrong!

It was the last one! Super-intelligent computer HAL was not to be messed with.

MGM
17. Monty Python and the Holy Grail

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Three shall be the number thou shalt count, and the number of the counting shall be three. Four shalt thou not count, neither count thou two, excepting that thou then proceed to three. Five is right out.

Three shall be the number thou shalt count, and the number of the counting shall be three. Four shalt thou not count, neither count thou two, excepting that thou then proceed to three. Five is right out.

He's not the Messiah. He's a very naughty boy! Now, piss off!

He's not the Messiah. He's a very naughty boy! Now, piss off!

Look, I don't think it should be a sin, just for saying "Jehovah".

Look, I don't think it should be a sin, just for saying "Jehovah".

Correct!

Wrong!

It was the first one! These are the instructions for the Holy Hand Grenade.

Monty Python