50 Famous Movie Quotes Quiz: How Many Can You Name?

The Art of the Movie Quote

Some lines transcend the films they come from. They enter everyday language, get printed on t-shirts, and become cultural touchstones. But how well do you really know your movie quotes?

Below are 50 famous quotes grouped by difficulty. Try to name the movie for each one before scrolling to the answers at the bottom.

Easy (1-15)

These quotes are so iconic that even non-movie fans might recognize them:

1. "May the Force be with you."
2. "I'll be back."
3. "Here's looking at you, kid."
4. "Houston, we have a problem."
5. "You talking to me?"
6. "To infinity and beyond!"
7. "I see dead people."
8. "Life is like a box of chocolates."
9. "I'm the king of the world!"
10. "There's no place like home."
11. "You can't handle the truth!"
12. "E.T. phone home."
13. "My precious."
14. "I am your father."
15. "Why so serious?"

Medium (16-30)

You'll need solid film knowledge for these:

1. "After all, tomorrow is another day."
2. "You had me at hello."
3. "I'm going to make him an offer he can't refuse."
4. "Here's Johnny!"
5. "Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn."
6. "I feel the need... the need for speed."
7. "Nobody puts Baby in a corner."
8. "It's alive! It's alive!"
9. "Say hello to my little friend!"
10. "I wish I knew how to quit you."
11. "Keep your friends close, but your enemies closer."
12. "Elementary, my dear Watson."
13. "They call me Mister Tibbs!"
14. "Wax on, wax off."
15. "I drink your milkshake!"

Hard (31-50)

True cinephile territory:

1. "All those moments will be lost in time, like tears in rain."
2. "What we've got here is failure to communicate."
3. "Forget it, Jake. It's Chinatown."
4. "Leave the gun. Take the cannoli."
5. "We'll always have Paris."
6. "I'm as mad as hell, and I'm not going to take this anymore!"
7. "You know how to whistle, don't you, Steve?"
8. "One morning I shot an elephant in my pajamas."
9. "Rosebud."
10. "La-dee-da, la-dee-da."
11. "I love the smell of napalm in the morning."
12. "Open the pod bay doors, HAL."
13. "Badges? We ain't got no badges!"
14. "Attica! Attica!"
15. "Soylent Green is people!"
16. "I'm walking here!"
17. "Of all the gin joints in all the towns in all the world, she walks into mine."
18. "As if!"
19. "You're gonna need a bigger boat."
20. "Made it, Ma! Top of the world!"

Answers

Easy: 1. Star Wars 2. The Terminator 3. Casablanca 4. Apollo 13 5. Taxi Driver 6. Toy Story 7. The Sixth Sense 8. Forrest Gump 9. Titanic 10. The Wizard of Oz 11. A Few Good Men 12. E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial 13. The Lord of the Rings 14. The Empire Strikes Back 15. The Dark Knight Medium: 16. Gone with the Wind 17. Jerry Maguire 18. The Godfather 19. The Shining 20. Gone with the Wind 21. Top Gun 22. Dirty Dancing 23. Frankenstein 24. Scarface 25. Brokeback Mountain 26. The Godfather Part II 27. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes 28. In the Heat of the Night 29. The Karate Kid 30. There Will Be Blood Hard: 31. Blade Runner 32. Cool Hand Luke 33. Chinatown 34. The Godfather 35. Casablanca 36. Network 37. To Have and Have Not 38. Animal Crackers 39. Citizen Kane 40. Annie Hall 41. Apocalypse Now 42. 2001: A Space Odyssey 43. The Treasure of the Sierra Madre 44. Dog Day Afternoon 45. Soylent Green 46. Midnight Cowboy 47. Casablanca 48. Clueless 49. Jaws 50. White Heat

How Did You Score?

• 40-50 correct — You're a true cinephile
• 25-39 correct — Solid movie knowledge
• 15-24 correct — Good foundation, keep watching
• Under 15 — Time to expand your watchlist!

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