About MQDB

MQDB — short for Movie Quote Database — is a home for the sentences that outlive the closing credits. Each article takes one famous movie line and looks at where it came from, what it means, and how it's lived on since — the scene, the subtext, and the afterlife in pop culture.

Every quote is attributed to its film, character, actor, director, and year. The commentary is original writing, not a copy of the screenplay — a short line wrapped in analysis, not a reproduction of it.

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