The Official GOAT List: Ranking the Greatest Movie Quotes of All Time

Movie Quotes

Some movie lines stay inside the film.

Others escape into the real world.

These are the quotes people repeat for decades—the lines that instantly bring back a character, a scene, or an entire movie the moment you hear them.

But recognition alone isn’t enough.

Some quotes are cooler.

Some are funnier.

Some hit harder.

Now they go head-to-head.

Fans vote. Arguments happen. One line climbs the bracket and earns its place at the top.

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All Time ranks by all-time win rate across every head-to-head battle. Latest ranks by latest fan sentiment, updated as new battles are voted on.

1. MAY THE FORCE BE WITH YOU (STAR WARS)

63.2% win rate

#1 Greatest Movie Quotes of All Time

2. I’LL BE BACK (TERMINATOR)

60.8% win rate

#2 Greatest Movie Quotes of All Time

3. BOND. JAMES BOND (DR. NO)

57.5% win rate

#3 Greatest Movie Quotes of All Time

4. YOU CAN’T HANDLE THE TRUTH (A FEW GOOD MEN)

56.7% win rate

#4 Greatest Movie Quotes of All Time

5. OFFER HE CAN’T REFUSE (THE GODFATHER)

55.9% win rate

#5 Greatest Movie Quotes of All Time

6. "I AM YOUR FATHER" (EMPIRE STRIKES BACK)

50.5% win rate

#6 Greatest Movie Quotes of All Time

7. LIFE IS LIKE A BOX OF CHOCOLATES (FORREST GUMP)

49.9% win rate

#7 Greatest Movie Quotes of All Time

8. "SAY HELLO TO MY LITTLE FRIEND" (SCARFACE)

47.4% win rate

#8 Greatest Movie Quotes of All Time

9. YOU TALKING TO ME (TAXI DRIVER)

45.8% win rate

#9 Greatest Movie Quotes of All Time

10. "HERE’S JOHNNY" (THE SHINING)

41.6% win rate

#10 Greatest Movie Quotes of All Time

11. MY PRECIOUS (LORD OF THE RINGS)

34.1% win rate

#11 Greatest Movie Quotes of All Time

12. WHY SO SERIOUS (THE DARK KNIGHT)

22.2% win rate

#12 Greatest Movie Quotes of All Time