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Dead Poets Society (1989)
Dir. Peter Weir
"No matter what anyone tells you, words and ideas can change the world."
Dir. Peter Weir
"No matter what anyone tells you, words and ideas can change the world."
Mommy (2014)
Dir. Xavier Dolan
"Loving people doesn't save them."
Dir. Xavier Dolan
"Loving people doesn't save them."
The Florida Project (2017)
Dir. Sean Baker
"You know why this is my favourite tree? Because it tipped over, and it's still growing."
Dir. Sean Baker
"You know why this is my favourite tree? Because it tipped over, and it's still growing."
Honey Boy (2019)
Dir. Alma Har'el
"I've missed you for a long time, dad."
Dir. Alma Har'el
"I've missed you for a long time, dad."
Zodiac (2007)
Dir. David Fincher
"Just because you can't prove it, doesn't mean it's not true."
Dir. David Fincher
"Just because you can't prove it, doesn't mean it's not true."
Get Out (2017)
Dir. Jordan Peele
"It's not what he says, it's how he says it."
Dir. Jordan Peele
"It's not what he says, it's how he says it."
Memories of Murder (2004)
Dir. Bong Joon-Ho
"I only beat you up because I care about you."
Dir. Bong Joon-Ho
"I only beat you up because I care about you."
The Lighthouse (2019)
Dir. Robert Eggers
"If I had a big bloody steak right now...I'd fuck it."
Dir. Robert Eggers
"If I had a big bloody steak right now...I'd fuck it."
Stand By Me (1986)
Dir. Rob Reiner
"I never had any friends later on like the ones I had when I was twelve. Jesus, does anyone?"
Dir. Rob Reiner
"I never had any friends later on like the ones I had when I was twelve. Jesus, does anyone?"
Blindspotting (2018)
Dir. Carlos Lopez Estrada
"You monsters got me feeling like a monster in my own town."
Dir. Carlos Lopez Estrada
"You monsters got me feeling like a monster in my own town."
All the President's Men (1976)
Dir. Alan J. Pakula
"Nothing's riding on this except the first amendment to the Constitution, freedom of the press, and maybe the future of the country."
Dir. Alan J. Pakula
"Nothing's riding on this except the first amendment to the Constitution, freedom of the press, and maybe the future of the country."
Moonlight (2016)
Dir. Barry Jenkins
"You're the only man who's ever touched me...the only one."
Dir. Barry Jenkins
"You're the only man who's ever touched me...the only one."
I Killed My Mother (2009)
Dir. Xavier Dolan
"We shouldn't be able to kill ourselves in our heads...and then be reborn."
Dir. Xavier Dolan
"We shouldn't be able to kill ourselves in our heads...and then be reborn."
12 Angry Men (1957)
Dir. Sidney Lumet
"It's always difficult to keep personal prejudice out of a thing like this. And wherever you run into it, prejudice always obscures the truth."
Dir. Sidney Lumet
"It's always difficult to keep personal prejudice out of a thing like this. And wherever you run into it, prejudice always obscures the truth."
Good Time (2017)
Dir. Josh & Benny Safdie
"Cross the line if you've ever been blamed for something you didn't do."
Dir. Josh & Benny Safdie
"Cross the line if you've ever been blamed for something you didn't do."
Doubt (2008)
Dir. John Patrick Shanley
"A dog that bites is a dog that bites."
Dir. John Patrick Shanley
"A dog that bites is a dog that bites."
Mystic River (2003)
Dir. Clint Eastwood
"It's like vampires. Once it's in you...it stays."
Dir. Clint Eastwood
"It's like vampires. Once it's in you...it stays."
Enemy (2013)
Dir. Denis Villeneuve
"Chaos is order yet undeciphered."
Dir. Denis Villeneuve
"Chaos is order yet undeciphered."
Before Sunset (1995)
Dir. Richard Linklater
"If there's any kind of magic in the world, it must be in the attempt of understanding someone, sharing something."
Dir. Richard Linklater
"If there's any kind of magic in the world, it must be in the attempt of understanding someone, sharing something."
Léon: The Professional (1994)
Dir. Luc Besson
"I haven't got time for this Mickey Mouse bullshit."
Dir. Luc Besson
"I haven't got time for this Mickey Mouse bullshit."
Strangers on a Train (1951)
Dir. Alfred Hitchcock
"My theory is that everyone is a potential murderer."
Dir. Alfred Hitchcock
"My theory is that everyone is a potential murderer."
Pan's Labyrinth (2006)
Dir. Guillermo Del Toro
"I am the mountain, the forest, and the earth."
Dir. Guillermo Del Toro
"I am the mountain, the forest, and the earth."
God's Own Country (2017)
Dir. Francis Lee
"I want you to come back. With me. And I want us to be together."
Dir. Francis Lee
"I want you to come back. With me. And I want us to be together."
Clue (1985)
Dir. Jonathan Lynn
"Capitalism was just a red herring."
Dir. Jonathan Lynn
"Capitalism was just a red herring."
Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2019)
Dir. Céline Sciamma
"Do all lovers feel they're inventing something?"
Dir. Céline Sciamma
"Do all lovers feel they're inventing something?"
Coraline (2009)
Dir. Henry Selick
"You know you could stay forever...if you want to."
Dir. Henry Selick
"You know you could stay forever...if you want to."
Brokeback Mountain (2005)
Dir. Ang Lee
"I wish I knew how to quit you."
Dir. Ang Lee
"I wish I knew how to quit you."
Spotlight (2015)
Dir. Tom McCarthy
"They knew and they let it happen. To kids. It could have been you, me, it could have been any of us."
Dir. Tom McCarthy
"They knew and they let it happen. To kids. It could have been you, me, it could have been any of us."
Annihilation (2018)
Dir. Alex Garland
"Isn't self destruction coded into us?"
Dir. Alex Garland
"Isn't self destruction coded into us?"
The VVitch (2015)
Dir. Robert Eggers
"Wouldst thou like to live deliciously?"
Dir. Robert Eggers
"Wouldst thou like to live deliciously?"
BlacKKKlansman (2018)
Dir. Spike Lee
"All power to all people."
Dir. Spike Lee
"All power to all people."
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018)
Dir. Rodney Rothman, Peter Ramsey, & Bob Persichetti
"Remember: what makes you different is what makes you Spider-Man."
Dir. Rodney Rothman, Peter Ramsey, & Bob Persichetti
"Remember: what makes you different is what makes you Spider-Man."
The Favourite (2018)
Dir. Yorgos Lanthimos
"Because I will not lie. That is love."
Dir. Yorgos Lanthimos
"Because I will not lie. That is love."
Cléo de 5 à 7 (1962)
Dir. Angès Varda
"Everybody spoils me. Nobody loves me."
Dir. Angès Varda
"Everybody spoils me. Nobody loves me."
The Shape of Water (2017)
Dir. Guillermo Del Toro
"He sees me for what I am, as I am."
Dir. Guillermo Del Toro
"He sees me for what I am, as I am."
Lord of the Rings: Return of the King (2003)
Dir. Peter Jackson
"My friends, you bow to no one."
Dir. Peter Jackson
"My friends, you bow to no one."
Se7en (1995)
Dir. David Fincher
"Ladies and gentlemen, we have ourselves a homicide."
Dir. David Fincher
"Ladies and gentlemen, we have ourselves a homicide."
Thoroughbreds (2017)
Dir. Cory Finley
"I have a perfectly healthy brain...that just doesn't contain feelings."
Dir. Cory Finley
"I have a perfectly healthy brain...that just doesn't contain feelings."
Do the Right Thing (1989)
Dir. Spike Lee
"Fight the power."
Dir. Spike Lee
"Fight the power."
Nightcrawler (2014)
Dir. Dan Gilroy
"What if the problem wasn't that I don't understand people, but that I don't like them?"
Dir. Dan Gilroy
"What if the problem wasn't that I don't understand people, but that I don't like them?"
Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017)
Dir. Rian Johnson
"We are what they grow beyond."
Dir. Rian Johnson
"We are what they grow beyond."
Ladybird (2017)
Dir. Greta Gerwig
"Mom, were you emotional the first time you drove through Sacramento?"
Dir. Greta Gerwig
"Mom, were you emotional the first time you drove through Sacramento?"
Superbad (2007)
Dir. Greg Motolla
"By the time college rolls around, I'll be like the iron chef of pounding vag."
Dir. Greg Motolla
"By the time college rolls around, I'll be like the iron chef of pounding vag."
Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)
Dir. George Miller
"I live. I die. I live again."
Dir. George Miller
"I live. I die. I live again."
Parasite (2019)
Dir. Bong Joon-Ho
"If I had money, I'd be nice too."
Dir. Bong Joon-Ho
"If I had money, I'd be nice too."
10 Things I Hate About You
Dir. Gil Junger
"But mostly I hate the way I don't hate you, not even close, not even a little bit, not even at all."
Dir. Gil Junger
"But mostly I hate the way I don't hate you, not even close, not even a little bit, not even at all."
Prisoners (2014)
Dir. Denis Villeneuve
"Pray for the best, prepare for the worst."
Dir. Denis Villeneuve
"Pray for the best, prepare for the worst."
