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Star Wars: "I am your father!"1475
The Lord of the Rings: "You shall not pass!"1359
Toy Story: "To infinity and beyond!"1329
Spider-Man: "With great power comes great responsibility"1326
Back to the Future: "Great Scott!"1318
Taxi Driver: "You talkin' to me?"1294
Die Hard: "Yippie-ki-yay, motherfucker!"1266
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: "You see, the world is divided into two kinds of people: those with loaded guns and those who dig. You dig."1264
Forrest Gump: "Life is like a box of chocolates: you never know what you're gonna get."1262
Les Visiteurs: "OKAYYYY!!!"1254
Astérix et Obélix: Mission Cléopâtre: "You know, I don't think there's such a thing as a good or bad situation. If I had to sum up my life..."1252
E.T.: "E.T. phone home."1251
The Lord of the Rings: "My precious..."1248
Braveheart: "They may take our lives, but they'll never take... our freedom!"1245
Lethal Weapon: "I'm too old for this shit."1239
Apollo 13: "Houston, we have a problem."1224
Terminator: "I'll be back!"1221
The Mask: "Sssmokin'!!"1221
James Bond: "Bond, James Bond."1217
Jaws: "You're gonna need a bigger boat."1215
The Godfather: "I'm gonna make him an offer he can't refuse."1205
Le Dîner de Cons: "His name is Just Leblanc."1205
Invasion USA: "I go where I want Little John, and it's usually in the face!"1204
Joker: "I used to think my life was a tragedy. Now I realize it's a comedy."1203
Fight Club: "The first rule of Fight Club is: you do not talk about Fight Club. The second rule of Fight Club is: you do NOT talk about Fight Club."1190
La Guerre des Boutons: "If I would've known, I wouldn't have came."1189
Some Like It Hot: "– I'm a man! – Well... nobody's perfect."1177
La Cité de la Peur: "Want a whisky? – Just a finger. – Don't you want a whisky first?"1173
Raging Bull: "Did you fuck my wife?"1154
Rocky: "Adrian!"1140
Blade Runner: "Time to die."1127
Once Upon a Time in the West: "I saw three dusters waiting for a train. Inside the dusters were three men. Inside the men were three bullets."1098
300: "Spartans! Eat hearty, for tonight, we dine in hell!"1098
Mars Attacks: "We come in peace."1070
Le Pacha: "When you talk money, past a certain number, everyone listens."1054
Reservoir Dogs: "Here are your names: Mr. Brown, Mr. White, Mr. Blonde, Mr. Blue, Mr. Orange and Mr. Pink. – Why am I Mr. Pink? – Because you are."1034
Les Morfalous: "It's the first time he's made sparks with his dick."1024
Breathless: "If you don't like the sea... If you don't like the mountains... If you don't like the city... Go fuck yourself!"1004
La Vérité si je Mens: "Tell me Patrick, what's this thing for? – What's it for? Nothing, he's stupid, it's art..."979116 ELO points separate Star Wars: "I am your father!" from The Lord of the Rings: "You shall not pass!" at the top of the Iconic movie quotes ranking, after 15327 duels.
The gap between the podium's first and second positions is clear: Star Wars: "I am your father!" claims 1475 ELO points with a 77% win rate across 176 duels, while The Lord of the Rings: "You shall not pass!" trails at 1359 ELO. Third place goes to Toy Story: "To infinity and beyond!" with 1329 ELO over 272 duels. The bottom of the ranking reveals a sharp divide in taste: where anglophone blockbusters dominate the top, French cinema occupies the lowest positions. La Vérité si je Mens: "Tell me Patrick, what's this thing for? – What's it for? Nothing, he's stupid, it's art..." sits at rank 39 with 979 ELO, just below Breathless and Les Morfalous. The community prefers the mythic declarations of Hollywood franchises over the irreverent wit of French dialogue.
This ranking draws from 15327 duels judged by 109 players across 39 contenders, updated on 10 October 2026. Each voter chose between two quotes in head-to-head matchups, and those choices built the ELO scores that determine every position here. The result is a snapshot of collective memory: which lines stick, which fade, and which franchises wrote themselves into the language. Cast your own vote and shift the order.
Updated on October 10, 2026
Every duel won lifts a contender and every loss drops them, by an amount that depends on the opponent's strength: beating the leader is worth more than beating the last. It is an ELO, the same principle as in chess. Duels are not drawn at random — an adaptive entropy sort puts the least predictable match-ups first, which settles the ranking far faster than a full round robin. A worldwide ranking is only published past 30 completed plays. Known limit: a contender who has faced few opponents keeps an approximate score, and the bottom of the table moves more than the podium.
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Niveau · Cygne
Rôle · Membre du staffIconic movie quotesStar Wars : « Je suis ton père ! »Spider-Man : « Un grand pouvoir implique de grandes responsabilités »Le Seigneur des Anneaux : « Vous ne passerez pas ! »
Niveau · DindonIconic movie quotesStar Wars : « Je suis ton père ! »
Niveau · PoussinIconic movie quotesStar Wars : « Je suis ton père ! »Astérix et Obélix: Mission Cléopâtre : « Vous savez, moi je ne crois pas qu’il y ait de bonne ou de mauvaise situation. Moi, si je devais résumer ma vLe Dîner de Cons : « Il s’appelle Juste Leblanc. »
Niveau · CoqIconic movie quotesAstérix et Obélix: Mission Cléopâtre : « Vous savez, moi je ne crois pas qu’il y ait de bonne ou de mauvaise situation. Moi, si je devais résumer ma vTaxi Driver : « You talkin’ to me ? »Le Bon, la Brute et le Truand : « Tu vois, le monde se divise en deux catégories ceux qui ont un pistolet chargé et ceux qui creusent. Toi tu creuses.Niveau · PoussinIconic movie quotesLe Seigneur des Anneaux : « Vous ne passerez pas ! »Seigneur des Anneaux : « Mon précieux… »Les Visiteurs : « OKAYYYY !!! »
Niveau · ÉclosionIconic movie quotesIl était une fois dans l’ouest : « J’ai rencontré trois gabardines qui attendaient un train. Dans les gabardines se trouvaient trois hommes. Dans ces Les Morfalous : « C’est bien la première fois qu’il fait des étincelles avec sa bite. »Le Bon, la Brute et le Truand : « Tu vois, le monde se divise en deux catégories ceux qui ont un pistolet chargé et ceux qui creusent. Toi tu creuses.No comments yet
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