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The Neil McCauley “A Book about Metals” Award for Best Line from the Movie

A favorite line of dialogue; distinct from how it is delivered.

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Edge of Tomorrow

Edge of Tomorrow

"On your feet, maggot!"; "There's a dead guy in it."; "Have I got something on my face, soldier?"; "We've never gotten this far."; "I've never been with two girls at the same time."; "Battle is the great redeemer."; "Come find me when...

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Cast Away

Cast Away

"I have made fire."; "I know what I have to do now. I have to keep breathing. Tomorrow the sun will rise. Who knows what the tide will bring."

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The Godfather Part III

The Godfather Part III

"Treachery is everywhere"; "Finance is a gun. Politics is knowing when to pull the trigger"; "It's dangerous to be an honest man"; "Never hate your enemies. It affects your judgment"; "He who builds on the people builds on mud"; "I don't...

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Vision Quest

Vision Quest

"His own father has to use a live wire to keep him from fucking the fireplace"; "I loved your piece on the clitoris. I showed it to my mother."; "A cooze doctor in outer space"

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Heat

Heat

"I am alone. I'm not lonely."; "If it rains, you get wet."; "You can get killed walking your doggy."

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King of New York

King of New York

"I'm going downtown, find me a girl, and get my knob polished"; "Who wanted to see you in a cage, man?"; "You don't sell drugs, my brother. You shoot people."; "The test came back negative"; "I thought about you every time I jerked off"

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Unstoppable

Unstoppable

"It's a train, Dewey, not a chipmunk"; "Mr. Galvin, this is Will Colson, your conductor, letting you know we're going to run this bitch down"; "Was I worried? Nah, not really. It's all about precision"

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Dunkirk

Dunkirk

"Well done."; "Men my age dictate this war. Why should we be allowed to send our children to fight it?"; "You can practically see it from here." "What?" "Home."; "I'm staying. For the French."; "Then it's good that you're Army and I'm...

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