Best Film Speeches and Monologues: Film speeches are normally delivered orally and directed at an audience of three or more people, although there can be exceptions, such as voice-over narrations. They are usually persuasive-type speeches, either designed to promote or to dissuade, and they are highly quotable. Many of them are available for listening with .wav files - when you see this symbol:

Video store chain Blockbuster Video (in the UK) held a series of polls in late 2003 with its customers to determine the Top 20 Best Film Speeches and Monologues in cinematic history. Although there were some excellent choices in their poll, the results almost completely ignored early films, and entirely disregarded films with speeches made by female characters. Greatest Films has provided this expanded listing of Best Film Speeches and Monologues here, in multiple parts, of deserving, best film monologues and speeches. Entries in Blockbuster Video's Top 20 Best Film Speeches and Monologues are marked with a ranking number (#) and with this icon:

Note: The films that are marked with a yellow star are the films that "The Greatest Films" site has selected as the 100 Greatest Films.