100+ Movie Quote Examples in MLA Format: Ultimate Guide for Students & Writers

"Here's looking at you, kid." – Casablanca (1942)

"I'm gonna make him an offer he can't refuse." – The Godfather (1972)

"You can't handle the truth!" – A Few Good Men (1992)

"May the Force be with you." – Star Wars (1977)

"There's no place like home." – The Wizard of Oz (1939)

"I'll be back." – The Terminator (1984)

"Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn." – Gone with the Wind (1939)

"Houston, we have a problem." – Apollo 13 (1995)

"Keep your friends close, but your enemies closer." – The Godfather Part II (1974)

"Life is like a box of chocolates." – Forrest Gump (1994)

"You talking to me?" – Taxi Driver (1976)

"Show me the money!" – Jerry Maguire (1996)

"I wish I knew how to quit you." – Brokeback Mountain (2005)

"They used to say every man dies twice: once when his body goes, and once when his name is spoken for the last time." – Logan (2017)

"I am not afraid to die anymore… I’m afraid of not living." – Dead Poets Society (1989)

"Every man dies, not every man really lives." – Braveheart (1995)

"I feel like I’m just waiting to live." – Garden State (2004)

"I love that you get cold when it’s 71 degrees out." – The Spectacular Now (2013)

"To me, you are perfect." – Love Actually (2003)

"I carry your heart with me (I carry it in my heart)." – Moonrise Kingdom (2012)

"It was only ever you, Rory." – About Time (2013)

"If you’re a bird, I’m a bird." – The Notebook (2004)

"I will always love you." – The Big Sick (2017)

"I didn’t know what I had until it was gone." – Slumdog Millionaire (2008)

"Carpe diem. Seize the day, boys." – Dead Poets Society (1989)

"Just keep swimming." – Finding Nemo (2003)

"Whether you think you can, or you think you can’t—you’re right." – The Pursuit of Happyness (2006)

"Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall." – Invictus (2009)

"Do or do not. There is no try." – Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back (1980)

"It’s not who I am underneath, but what I do that defines me." – Batman Begins (2005)

"Hope is a good thing, maybe the best of things." – The Shawshank Redemption (1994)

"You must be the change you wish to see in the world." – Gandhi (1982)

"Success is no accident. It’s hard work, perseverance, learning, studying, sacrifice and most of all, love." – Rocky Balboa (2006)

"Don’t let anyone tell you what you can’t do." – The Pursuit of Happyness (2006)

"Even if we’re not the smartest, we can still win." – Moneyball (2011)

"The future is whatever you make it." – Back to the Future Part II (1989)

"I’m not even mad. That’s amazing." – The Dark Knight (2008)

"Nobody puts Baby in a corner." – Dirty Dancing (1987)

"I drink your milkshake!" – There Will Be Blood (2007)

"That rug really tied the room together." – The Big Lebowski (1998)

"I’m king of the world!" – Titanic (1997)

"I have had it with these motherf***ing snakes on this motherf***ing plane!" – Snakes on a Plane (2006)

"You had me at hello." – Jerry Maguire (1996)

"I’m gonna need a bigger boat." – Jaws (1975)

"I see dead people." – The Sixth Sense (1999)

"Say hello to my little friend!" – Scarface (1983)

"I’m walking here! I’m walking here!" – Midnight Cowboy (1969)

"Why so serious?" – The Dark Knight (2008)

"We accept the love we think we deserve." – The Perks of Being a Wallflower (2012)

"Sometimes the wrong choices still lead us to the right places." – The Breakfast Club (1985)

"The best things in life are free." – The Shawshank Redemption (1994)

"We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars." – An Ideal Husband (1999)

"What we do in life echoes in eternity." – Gladiator (2000)

"Not all those who wander are lost." – The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)

"Fear is the mind-killer." – Dune (1984)

"All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us." – The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)

"Is anyone really who they appear to be?" – Shutter Island (2010)

"The harder you fall, the heavier your heart; the heavier your heart, the stronger you climb." – Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010)

"You either die a hero, or you live long enough to see yourself become the villain." – The Dark Knight (2008)

"We’re all stories in the end. Just make it a good one." – Doctor Who (referenced in various films)

"You had me at hello." – Jerry Maguire (1996)

"I love you more than anything in the whole wide world." – Sleepless in Seattle (1993)

"I would rather share one lifetime with you than face all the ages of this world alone." – The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)

"You complete me." – Jerry Maguire (1996)

"I came here tonight because when you realize you want to spend the rest of your life with somebody, you want the rest of your life to start as soon as possible." – When Harry Met Sally (1989)

"I will follow you into the dark." – (Lyric referenced in films like Juno)

"No matter what happens, I will always love you." – E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)

"Love means never having to say you're sorry." – Love Story (1970)

"You’re my person." – Grey’s Anatomy (often quoted in romantic contexts)

"If I know what love is, it is because of you." – Herman’s Head (referenced in multiple films)

"I choose you. And I’ll choose you over and over." – (Inspired by various romances)

"Whatever our souls are made of, his and mine are the same." – Wuthering Heights (adapted in film)

"I find your lack of faith disturbing." – Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope (1977)

"Why so serious?" – The Dark Knight (2008)

"I’m going to make him an example." – The Godfather (1972)

"I’ll have what she’s having." – When Harry Met Sally (1989) [used ironically]

"I’m not wearing pants!" – Austin Powers (parody, but often misused as threat)

"Say hello to my little friend!" – Scarface (1983)

"There is no mercy in me." – Conan the Barbarian (1982)

"I’m your number one fan." – Misery (1990)

"I’m going to enjoy watching you die." – GoldenEye (1995)

"You can’t kill me. I’m already dead inside." – Joker-inspired dialogue

"I’m not crazy. I’m just ahead of my time." – Various villains

"You think darkness is your ally?" – The Dark Knight (2008)

"You’re gonna need a bigger gun." – Parody of Jaws

"I’d agree with you, but then we’d both be wrong." – The West Wing (often quoted)

"I’m not arguing, I’m just explaining why I’m right." – Unknown origin, widely used

"Well, I never!" – Classic sarcastic retort

"I’m not lazy. I’m on energy-saving mode." – Internet meme

"If I agreed with you, we’d both be wrong." – Common variant

"Your face makes onions cry." – Roast-style comeback

"I’m not short. I’m concentrated awesome." – Humorous defense

"I’d explain it to you, but I don’t have any crayons with me." – Sarcastic jab

"You’re not stupid. You just have bad luck when thinking." – Playful insult

"I’m not ignoring you. I’m just prioritizing my peace." – Modern retort

"I’m not late. Everyone else is early." – Defiant quip

"Who am I? And if so, how many?" – Referencing philosophical identity

"I think, therefore I am." – Referenced in sci-fi films like The Matrix

"We are such stuff as dreams are made on." – Adapted from Shakespeare in Blade Runner

"Am I a man or a machine?" – RoboCop (1987)

"Is this real? Or has this been happening inside my head?" – Donnie Darko (2001)

"What is real? How do you define 'real'?" – The Matrix (1999)

"Nothing is real. And nothing to get hung about." – Referenced in Across the Universe (2007)

"If a tree falls in the forest…" – Explored in philosophical films

"I contain multitudes." – Whitman quote used in Her (2013)

"Death is the destination we all share." – Steve Jobs speech, quoted in documentaries

"Are we just patterns of information?" – Transcendence (2014)

"Maybe we’re just background characters in someone else’s story." – Meta-cinematic thought

"With great power comes great responsibility." – Spider-Man (2002)

"It’s not the years in your life that count. It’s the life in your years." – Quote used in films like The Bucket List

"Everyone fails. The key is getting back up." – Rocky Balboa (2006)

"Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle." – Often attributed to Plato, used in Wonder (2017)

"The best way to predict the future is to invent it." – Used in The Social Network (2010)

"Happiness can be found even in the darkest of times, if one only remembers to turn on the light." – Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)

"Don’t cry because it’s over, smile because it happened." – Dr. Seuss, quoted in Inside Out (2015)

"You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough." – Used in Eat Pray Love (2010)

"It does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live." – Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (2001)

"The greatest teacher, failure is." – Yoda, Star Wars: Episode VIII (2017)

"Change the world by being yourself." – Used in The Perks of Being a Wallflower (2012)

"Try not to become a person of success, but rather try to become a person of value." – Einstein quote, used in Good Will Hunting (1997)