55 English Movie Phrases – with translation
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Each year, some movies stand out and go down in history and so do the movie phrases in english, never leave our memory. They are surprising in summarizing a moment in a few words. Or for his irreverence and surprise. Some romantic phrases stay famous for extolling an ideal of the perfect moment.
Movie Phrases in English (Classic until 1950)
Gone With the Wind, 1939
Frankly, my dear, I don’t give a damn.
Frankly, my dear, I don’t give a damn.
The Wizard of Oz, 1939
Toto, I’ve got a feeling we’re not in Kansas anymore.
Toto, I get the feeling we’re not in Kansas anymore.
Casablanca, 1942
Here’s looking at you, kid.
Here’s looking at you, boy.
Sunset Blvd, 1950
All right, Mr. DeMille, I’m ready for my close-up.
All right, Mr. DeMille, I’m ready for my close-up. (Norma approaches the camera in this scene).
All About Eve, 1950
Fasten your seatbelts. It’s going to be a bumpy night.
Fasten your seat belts. It’s going to be a tumultuous night.
The Maltese Falcon, 1941
The stuff that dreams are made of.
The things dreams are made of.
White Heat, 1949
Made it, Ma! Top of the world!
I got there, Ma! Top of the world! (Note that the expression to make it, means reaching a goal)
Casablanca, 1942
Louis, I think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship.
Louis, I think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship.
The Wizard of Oz, 1939
There’s no place like home.
There is no place in the world like our home.
Sunset Blvd, 1950
I am big! It’s the pictures that got small.
I am big! It was the photos that were small.
She Done Him Wrong, 1933
Why don’t you come up sometime and see me?
Why don’t you come over once in a while to see me?
Casablanca, 1942
Play it, Sam. Play ‘As Time Goes By’.
Play it, Sam. Touch ‘As Time Goes By’.
Grand Hotel, 1932
I want to be alone.
I want to be alone.
Gone With the Wind, 1939
After all, tomorrow is another day!
After all, tomorrow is another day!
To Have and Have Not, 1944
You know how to whistle, don’t you, Steve? You just put your lips together and blow.
You can whistle, don’t you, Steve? You just put your lips together and blow.
The Pride of the Yankees, 1942
Today, I consider myself the luckiest man on the face of the earth.
Today, I consider myself the luckiest man on the face of the earth.
Animal Crackers, 1930
One morning I shot an elephant in my pajamas. How he got in my pajamas, I don’t know.
One morning I shot an elephant in my pajamas. How he got into my pajamas I don’t know.
Gone With the Wind, 1939
As God is my witness, I’ll never be hungry again.
As God is my witness, I will never be hungry again.
Sounds of the Desert, 1933
Well, here’s another nice mess you’ve gotten me into!
Well, here’s another mess you got me into!
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, 1929
Elementary, my dear Watson.
Elementary my dear watson.
The Jazz Singer, 1927
Wait a minute, wait a minute. You ain’t heard nothin’ yet!
Wait a minute, wait a minute. You haven’t heard anything yet!
Dracula, 1931
Listen to them. Children of the night. What music they make.
Listen to them. The children of the night. The music they make?
King Kong, 1933
Oh no, it wasn’t the airplanes. It was Beauty killed the Beast.
Oh no, it wasn’t the planes. It was Beauty that killed the Beast.
42nd Street, 1933
Sawyer, you’re going out a youngster, but you’ve got to come back a star!
Sawyer, you go like a young man, but you have to come back like a star!
Yankee Doodle Dandy, 1942
My mother thanks you. My father thanks you. My sister thanks you. And I thank you.
My mother thanks you. My father thanks you. My sister thanks you. And I appreciate it.
The Wizard of Oz, 1939
I’ll get you, my pretty, and your little dog, too!
I’ll get you, my pretty, and your puppy too!
Movie Phrases in English (1951 to 2000)
After all, when does a movie become a classic? Do you have to age like a wine? At movie phrases stay famous as soon as they are shown in the cinema. If they mark a generation, they become classics, no?
A League of Their Own, 1992
There’s no crying in baseball!
There is no crying in baseball!
Psycho, 1960
A boy’s best friend is his mother.
A boy’s best friend is his mother.
wall street, 1987
Greed, for lack of a better word, is good.
Greed, for lack of a better word, is a good thing.
The Godfather II, 1974
Keep your friends close, but your enemies closer.
Keep your friends close, but your enemies closer.
Scarface, 1983
Say hello to my little friend!
Say hello to my little friend!
The Graduate, 1967
Mrs. Robinson, you’re trying to seduce me. Aren’t you?
Mrs Robinson, you are trying to seduce me. It is not?
Dr Strangelove, 1964
Gentlemen, you can’t fight in here! This is the War Room!
Gentlemen, you cannot fight here! This is the war room!
Mommie Dearest, 1981
No wire hangers ever!
No wire hangers ever!
A Streetcar Named Desire, 1951
I have always depended on the kindness of strangers.
I always depended on the kindness of strangers.
Goldfinger, 1964
The martini. Shaken, not stirred.
A martini. Beaten, not stirred.
Auntie Mame, 1958
Life is a banquet, and most poor suckers are starving to death!
Life is a feast, and most poor suckers are starving!
Top Gun, 1986
I feel the need – the need for speed!
I feel the need – the need for speed!
Dead Poets Society, 1989
Carpe diem. Seize the day, boys. Make your lives extraordinary.
Carpe Diem. Enjoy the day, boys. Make their lives extraordinary.
Dirty Dancing, 1987
Nobody puts Baby in a corner.
no one puts Baby cornered in a corner.
Titanic, 1997
I’m king of the world!
I am the king of the world!
The Godfather, 1972
I’m going to make him an offer he can’t refuse.
I’m going to make him an offer he can’t refuse.
Sudden Impact, 1983
Go ahead, make my day.
Go ahead, make my day.
Star Wars, 1977
May the Force be with you.
May the force be with you.
Taxi Driver, 1976
Are you talking to me?
Are you talking to me?
Apocalypse Now, 1979
I love the smell of napalm in the morning.
I love the smell of gasoline in the morning.
Love Story, 1970
Love means never having to say you’re sorry.
Love means never having to say you’re sorry.
ET The Extra-Terrestrial, 1982
ET Phone Home
ET phone my house.
Jerry Maguire, 1996
Show me the money!
Show me the money!
A Few Good Men, 1992
You can’t handle the truth!
You can’t handle the truth!
When Harry Met Sally, 1989
I’ll have what she’s having.
I will want what she wants.
The Terminator, 1984
I’ll be back.
I will be back.
Field of Dreams, 1989
If you build it, he will come.
If you build it, it will come.
Forrest Gump, 1994
Mama always said life was like a box of chocolates. You never know what you’re gonna get.
Mom always said life was like a box of chocolates. You never know what you’re going to get.
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