The Top 100 Best Action Movie One-Liners

The 100 Best Action Movie Lines

The Schwarzenegger Specials

1. "I'll be back." – The Terminator (1984)
2. "Hasta la vista, baby." – Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
3. "Get to the choppa!" – Predator (1987)
4. "Stick around." – Predator (1987) (After pinning a guy to a post with a machete)
5. "Consider that a divorce." – Total Recall (1990)
6. "You're luggage." – Eraser (1996)
7. "Let off some steam, Bennett." – Commando (1985)
8. "I let him go." – Commando (1985) (After dropping a man off a cliff)
9. "Remember when I said I'd kill you last? I lied." – Commando (1985)
10. "If it bleeds, we can kill it." – Predator (1987)
11. "See you at the party, Richter!" – Total Recall (1990)
12. "Rubber baby buggy bumpers!" – Last Action Hero (1993)
13. "You’re fired." – True Lies (1994) (Firing a villain strapped to a missile)
14. "Allow me to break the ice." – Batman & Robin (1997)
15. "To be or not to be? Not to be." – Last Action Hero (1993)

The Stallone Survival Guide

16. "You’re a disease, and I’m the cure." – Cobra (1986)
17. "They drew first blood, not me." – First Blood (1982)
18. "Yo, Adrian!" – Rocky (1976)
19. "If he dies, he dies." – Rocky IV (1985)
20. "I am the law!" – Judge Dredd (1995)
21. "To survive a war, you gotta become war." – Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985)
22. "I’m your worst nightmare." – Rambo III (1988)
23. "I'll wrap that sign around your head." – Demolition Man (1993)
24. "Keep your mouth shut." – Cliffhanger (1993)

Die Hard & The Bruce Willis Sarcasm

26. "Yippee-ki-yay, motherf***."** – Die Hard (1988)
27. "Welcome to the party, pal!" – Die Hard (1988)
28. "Now I have a machine gun. Ho-ho-ho." – Die Hard (1988)
29. "Nine million terrorists in the world and I kill one with feet smaller than my sister." – Die Hard (1988)
30. "Wrong place, wrong time!" – Die Hard 2 (1990)
31. "Zed's dead, baby. Zed's dead." – Pulp Fiction (1994)
32. "I’m too old for this sh*t." – Lethal Weapon (1987) (The Danny Glover classic)
33. "Anyone else want to negotiate?" – The Fifth Element (1997)

The Bond Bureau

34. "Bond. James Bond." – Dr. No (1962)
35. "A martini. Shaken, not stirred." – Goldfinger (1964)
36. "No, Mr. Bond, I expect you to die!" – Goldfinger (1964)
37. "Shocking. Positively shocking." – Goldfinger (1964)
38. "Keeping the British end up, sir." – The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)
39. "I think he got the point." – Thunderball (1965) (After using a spear gun)

The Clint Eastwood "Make My Day" Era

40. "Go ahead, make my day." – Sudden Impact (1983)
41. "Do I feel lucky? Well, do ya, punk?" – Dirty Harry (1971)
42. "A man’s got to know his limitations." – Magnum Force (1973)
43. "Dying ain't much of a living, boy." – The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976)
44. "Get off my lawn." – Gran Torino (2008)

High-Octane Martial Arts & Brawlers

45. "Boards don't hit back." – Enter the Dragon (1973)
46. "I’m gonna kick that son of a b**** Bison’s ass so hard..." – Street Fighter (1994)
47. "Always bet on black." – Passenger 57 (1992)
48. "I’m gonna take you to the bank, Senator Trent... the blood bank." – Hard to Kill (1990)
49. "I don't step on toes, I step on necks." – Braddock: Missing in Action III (1988)
50. "Finish him!" – Mortal Kombat (1995)

Sci-Fi & Fantasy Badasses

51. "Get away from her, you b****!" – Aliens (1986)
52. "Game over, man! Game over!" – Aliens (1986)
53. "I have come here to chew bubblegum and kick ass... and I'm all out of bubblegum." – They Live (1988)
54. "Dead or alive, you’re coming with me." – RoboCop (1987)
55. "I’d buy that for a dollar!" – RoboCop (1987)
56. "May the Force be with you." – Star Wars (1977)
57. "I know." – The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
58. "This is the way." – The Mandalorian (2019)
59. "There is no spoon." – The Matrix (1999)
60. "Dodge this." – The Matrix (1999)
61. "I am Iron Man." – Iron Man (2008)
62. "Avengers... assemble." – Avengers: Endgame (2019)
63. "Puny god." – The Avengers (2012)
64. "He’s a friend from work!" – Thor: Ragnarok (2017)
65. "Witness me!" – Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)

Historical & Epic Warriors

66. "This is Sparta!" – 300 (2006)
67. "Tonight, we dine in hell!" – 300 (2006)
68. "I will have my vengeance, in this life or the next." – Gladiator (2000)
69. "Are you not entertained?" – Gladiator (2000)
70. "They may take our lives, but they'll never take our freedom!" – Braveheart (1995)
71. "My name is Inigo Montoya, you killed my father, prepare to die." – The Princess Bride (1987)

Modern Classics (Post-2000)

72. "I will find you, and I will kill you." – Taken (2008)
73. "I’m the Juggernaut, b****!" – X-Men: The Last Stand (2006)
74. "Why so serious?" – The Dark Knight (2008)
75. "You either die a hero or live long enough to see yourself become the villain." – The Dark Knight (2008)
76. "I’m vengeance." – The Batman (2022)
77. "John is a man of focus, commitment, sheer will..." – John Wick (2014)
78. "Yeah, I'm thinking I'm back!" – John Wick (2014)
79. "Be seeing you." – John Wick (2014)
80. "Kingsman: Secret Service. Manners maketh man." – Kingsman (2014)

The Snarky & Stylized

81. "Say hello to my little friend!" – Scarface (1983)
82. "Keep the change, ya filthy animal." – Home Alone (1990)
83. "You’re gonna need a bigger boat." – Jaws (1975)
84. "Badges? We ain't got no badges! We don't need no badges!" – The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)
85. "Diplomatic immunity! ... It's just been revoked." – Lethal Weapon 2 (1989)
86. "Welcome to Earth!" – Independence Day (1996)
87. "I feel the need—the need for speed!" – Top Gun (1986)
88. "Snake Plissken... I thought you were dead." – Escape from New York (1981)
89. "That’s not a knife. THAT’S a knife." – Crocodile Dundee (1986)
90. "Multipass." – The Fifth Element (1997)

The Final Countdown (Miscellaneous Hits)

91. "To infinity and beyond!" – Toy Story (1995) (Action-adjacent!)
92. "Stay frosty." – Aliens (1986)
93. "Houston, we have a problem." – Apollo 13 (1995)
94. "Forgiveness is between them and God. It's my job to arrange the meeting." – Man on Fire (2004)
95. "Go ahead, skin it! Skin that smoke wagon and see what happens!" – Tombstone (1993)
96. "Pain heals. Chicks dig scars. Glory lasts forever." – The Replacements (2000)
97. "I'm your Huckleberry." — Val Kilmer, Tombstone (1993)
98. "You can't handle the truth!" – A Few Good Men (1992)
99. "English, motherf***, do you speak it?" – Pulp Fiction (1994)
100. "Little hand says it's time to rock and roll." – Point Break (1991)
101. "One of us is going to die... I just hope it’s you." – The Last Boy Scout (1991)