25 Movies With Absolutely Brilliant Opening Lines

Author image for Ada Elder
Ada Elder
Oct 10, 2017 12:30 PM EDT

First impressions are important - and these films show us how it's done. 

Advertisement
  • 01

    Scott Pilgrim vs. The World

    Font - NOT SO LONG AGO IN THE MYSTERIOUS LAND OF TORONTO, CANADA SCOTT PILGRIM WAS DATING A HIGH SCHOOLER ADDTEXT COM
    via RedactedComments
  • 02

    Fight Club

    Cuisine - PEOPLE ARE ALWAYS ASKING ME IFI KNOW TYLER DURDEN
    via RedactedComments
  • 03

    Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas

    Photo caption - WE WERE SOMEWHERE AROUND BARSTOW ON THE EDGE OF THE DESERT WHEN THE DRUGS BEGAN TO TAKE HOLD ADDTEXT.COM
    via RedactedComments
  • 04

    The Big Lebowski

    Youth - WAY OUT WEST THERE WAS THIS FELLA FELLAIWANNA TELL YOU ABOUT FELLA BY THE NAME OF JEFF LEBOWSKI 23
    via RedactedComments
  • 05

    Stand By Me

    People - IWAS 12 GOING ON 13 THE FIRST TIME ISAWADEAD HUMAN BEING ADDTEXT.COM
    via RedactedComments
  • 06

    The Wolf Of Wall Street

    Photo caption - 6 5 THE YEAR I TURNED 26, AS THE HEAD OF MY OWN BROKERAGE FIRM, I MADE 49 MILLION DOLLARS 6 5 HONG YONG NEW YORK LONDON CENEVA WHICH REALLY PISSED ME OFF BECAUSE IT WASTHREE SHY OFAMILLION A WEEK ADDTEXT.COM
    via RedactedComments
  • 07

    Reservoir Dogs

    White-collar worker - LET ME TELL YOUWHAT LIKEAVIRGINSABOUT
    via RedactedComments
  • 08

    American Beauty

    Text - My name is Lester Burnham. This is my neighbourhood; this is my street; this is my life. I am 42 years old; in less than a year I will be dead. Of course I don't know that yet, and in a way, I am dead already.
    via RedactedComments
  • 09

    The Prestige

    Movie - ARE YOU WATCHING CLOSELY?
    via RedactedComments
  • 10

    Kill Bill Vol. 1

    Font - DO YOU FIND MESADISTIC? YKNOW I BET ICOULD FRY AN EGG ON YOUR HEAD RIGHT NOW IFIWANTED TO- COONER ADOTEXT COM
    via RedactedComments
  • 11

    Goodfellas

    Conversation - AS FAR BACK AS I CAN REMEMBER IALWAYS WANTED TO BE A GANGSTER
    via RedactedComments
  • 12

    Adaptation

    Font - DOI HAVEAN ORIGINAL THOUGHT IN MY HEAD? MY BALD HEAD. MAYBE IF I WERE HAPPIER MY HAIR WOULDN'T BE FALLING OUT LIFE IS SHORT ADOTEXTCOM
    via RedactedComments
  • 13

    A Clockwork Orange

    Photo caption - THERE WAS ME, THAT IS ALEX, AND MY THREE DROOGS THAT IS PETE, GEORGIE AND DIM, es AND WE SAT IN THE KOROVA MILKBAR TRYING TO MAKE UP OUR RASSOODOCKS WHAT TODO WITH THE EVENING ADOTEXT COM
    via RedactedComments
  • 14

    Rounders

    Poker - LISTEN HERE'S THE THING: IF YOU CAN'T SPOT THE SUCKER IN THE FIRST HALF HOUR AT THE TABLE THEN YOU ARE THE SUCKER
    via RedactedComments
  • 15

    Mad Max: Fury Road

    Action-adventure game - MY NAME IS MAX. MY WORLD IS FIRE AND BLOOD
    via RedactedComments
  • 16

    Eternal Sunshine Of The SPotless Mind

    Text - RANDOM THOUGHTS FOR VALENTINE SDAY, 2004 TODAY ISA HOLIDAY INVENTED BY GREETING CARD COMPANIES TO MAKE PEOPLE FEEL LIKE CRAP
    via RedactedComments
  • 17

    High Fidelity

    Musician - GRAFT WHAT CAME FIRST THE MUSICORTHE MISERY?
    via RedactedComments
  • 18

    The Godfather

    Photograph - IBELIEVE IN AMERICA ADDTEXT.COM
    via RedactedComments
  • 19

    Gangs Of New York

    Photo caption - NO SON, NEVER. THE BLOOD STAYS ON THE BLADE. ONE DAY YOU'LL UNDERSTAND. ADOTEXT COM
    via RedactedComments
  • 20

    Braveheart

    Internet meme - I SHALL TELL YOU OF WILLIAM WALLACE HISTORIANS FROM ENGLAND WILL SAY IAM A LIAR, BUT HISTORY IS WRITTEN BY THOSE WHO HAVE HANGED HEROES. ADDTEXT.COM
    via RedactedComments
  • 21

    Apocalypse Now

    Water - SAIGON SHIT HM STILL ONLY IN SAIGON EVERY TIME ITHINKIM GONNA WAKE UP BACK IN THE JUNGLE ADURT.COM
    via RedactedComments
  • 22

    Drive

    Text - THERE ARE A HUNDRED THOUSAND STREETS IN THIS CITY YOU DON'T NEED TO KNOW THE ROUTE YOU GIVE ME A TIME AND A PLACE IGIVE YOU A FIVE MINUTE WINDOW ANYTHING HAPPENS INSIDE THAT FIVE MINUTE WINDOW AND I'M YOURS NO MATTER WHAT
    via RedactedComments
  • 23

    Manhattan

    Text - CHAPTER ONE. HE ADORED NEW YORK CITY.HE IDOLIZED IT ALL OUT OF PROPORTION EH, UH, NO, MAKE THAT HE ROMANTICIZED IT ALL OUT OF PROPORTION. BETTER. ADOTEXT.COM
    via RedactedComments
  • 24

    Raging Bull

    Fictional character - IREMEMBER THOSE CHEERS. THEY STILL RING IN MY EARS ADDTEXT.COM
    via RedactedComments
  • 25

    Raiders Of The Lost Ark

    Sky - THE HOVITOS ARE NEAR. THE POISON IS STILL FRESH, THREE DAYS. THEY'RE FOLLOWING US. AOECOM
    via RedactedComments

Want More? Follow Us and Add Us as a Preferred Source on Google.

Tags

movies film matt damon quentin tarantino
Scroll Down For The Next Article