Cinema

Lines that echo long after the credits roll.

28 entries

2001: A Space Odyssey

United States / United Kingdom · 1968

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

Amelie

France · 2001

“Times are hard for dreamers.”

Before Sunrise

United States / Austria · 1995

“If there's any kind of magic in this world, it must be in the attempt of understanding someone, sharing something.”

Blade Runner

United States · 1982

“All those moments will be lost in time, like tears in rain.”

Blade Runner 2049

United States · 2017

“Every civilization was built off the back of a disposable workforce. We lost our stomach for slaves unless engineered. But I can only make so many.”

Breaking Bad

United States · 2008–2013

“I am the one who knocks.”

Casablanca

United States · 1942

“Here's looking at you, kid.”

Chungking Express

Hong Kong · 1994

“如果记忆也是一个罐头的话,我希望这罐罐头不会过期。如果一定要加一个日子的话,我希望是一万年。”

“If memories could be canned, would they also have expiry dates? If so, I hope they last for centuries.”

Cinema Paradiso

Italy / France · 1988

“Life isn't like in the movies. Life is much harder.”

Dead Poets Society

United States · 1989

“Carpe diem. Seize the day, boys. Make your lives extraordinary.”

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

United States · 2004

“I could die right now, Clem. I'm just... happy. I've never felt that before.”

Fight Club

United States · 1999

“It's only after we've lost everything that we're free to do anything.”

Forrest Gump

United States · 1994

“My mama always said life was like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're gonna get.”

Good Will Hunting

United States · 1997

“It's not your fault.”

Her

United States · 2013

“The past is just a story we tell ourselves.”

In the Mood for Love

Hong Kong · 2000

“如果有多一张船票,你会不会跟我走?”

“If there is an extra ticket, would you go with me?”

Interstellar

United States / United Kingdom · 2014

“We used to look up at the sky and wonder at our place in the stars. Now we just look down and worry about our place in the dirt.”

Solaris

Soviet Union · 1972

“Мы не хотим завоёвывать космос, мы просто хотим расширить границы Земли до пределов космоса. Нам не нужны другие миры. Нам нужны зеркала.”

“We don't want to conquer the cosmos, we simply want to extend the boundaries of Earth to the frontiers of the cosmos. We don't need other worlds. We need mirrors.”

Spirited Away

Japan · 2001

“Once you've met someone you never really forget them. It just takes a while for your memories to return.”

Stalker

Soviet Union · 1979

“Weakness is a great thing, and strength is nothing. When a man is just born, he is weak and flexible. When he dies, he is hard and insensitive.”

The Godfather

United States · 1972

“I'm gonna make him an offer he can't refuse.”

The Grand Budapest Hotel

United States / Germany · 2014

“You see, there are still faint glimmers of civilization left in this barbaric slaughterhouse that was once known as humanity.”

The Seventh Seal

Swedish · 1957

“Är det så grymt otänkbart att fatta Gud med sina sinnen? Varför ska han gömma sig i ett dis av halvkvädna löften och osedda under?”

“Is it so cruelly inconceivable to grasp God with the senses? Why should He hide Himself in a mist of half-spoken promises and unseen miracles? How can we have faith in those who believe when we can't have faith in ourselves? What is going to happen to those of us who want to believe but aren't able to?”

The Shawshank Redemption

United States · 1994

“I guess it comes down to a simple choice, really. Get busy living, or get busy dying.”

The Truman Show

United States · 1998

“Good morning, and in case I don't see ya, good afternoon, good evening, and good night!”

Tokyo Story

Japan · 1953

“Isn't life disappointing?”

True Detective

United States · 2014

“Once there was only dark. If you ask me, the light's winning.”

Yi Yi

Taiwan · 2000

“我只能看到前面,看不到后面。所以我只能知道一半的事实,对不对?”

“I can only see what's in front. I can't see what's behind. So I can only know half of the truth, right?”