Top 10 Hardest Movie Monologues to Perform
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- The hardest movie monologues to perform pretty much guarantee Oscars. Our countdown includes "Good Will Hunting," "Little Women," "Hidden Figures," and more! What's the hardest monologue you've ever performed? Let us know in the comments!
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I still cannot believe Taraji was never nominated for an Oscar for Hidden Figures, she ate that role up.
One of the best scenes eveeerrrr!!! “And i work like a doooggg!!!”
SHE KILLED IT!!! You were her in that moment….she pulled you in. & you felt those feelings deep down to the core.
It made me cry cause you know this shit really happened and at some point Katherine probably wanted to blow!
@@dvafosho yes!!! That part! All of it!
And Left No Crumbs!!!!!
Taraji’s performance on Hidden Figures breaks my heart. She should at least be nominated for an Oscar.
That was an amazing scene, I remember my class saw the movie middle school on a flied trip
Preach, Taraji deserved to be nominated, at least, such a moving, emotional scene! 👏🏾😍
I thought she was….
@@passiveagressive4983 She was nominated for "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button", I think, not "Hidden Figures".
I remembered everyone in theatre speechless during her monologue, and when She's done everyone clapping
"I work like a dog, day and night. Living off coffee from a pot, none of you want to touch!" Taraji's performance hits me in the gut, the stomach and the heart. She deserved every accolade going for Hidden Figures.
Made me cry!
Piiss inna pot you instantly DRINK stawp lying
“There’s no bathroom for me” made me cry so hard. This was so well executed!
@@jamescutler2736 thanks autocorrect kicked me.
I'm thankful it didn't really happen, but sadly was true enough at the time.
@@EatMyPixles I mean of the issues Katherine Johnson had to deal with, having to take a long trip to the bathroom wasn't one of them. It was either invented for the book or the movie.
@@morethanmoth hmmmm…that is interesting I did not know that. Thanks for the info!
One of those movies that I cry every time
When Taraji P. Henson ripped through that monologue I felt every consonant and every vowel as if I was giving that speech. It was soo powerful.
When I saw "Hidden Figures" in the theater, you could have heard a pin drop during that scene. The entire audience was captivated, and Taraji's performance was so powerful and moving!
I'm so delighted that Viola Davis FINALLY nabbed her long awaited Oscar for her powerful monologue in "Fences." Such an inspiring, phenomenal actress. 😍🏆
She's legendary
That monologue she did in "The Help" was also amazing! She should have won her first Academy award with that film in my opinion
Im in the Viola Davis SUPREMASY 🛐
A fan of Ms. Davis since her brief but memorable appearance in "Doubt."
She really deserved the best actress Oscar for The Help though. Even Meryl Streep herself admitted that she deserved it more.
"You can't handle the truth!" Everyone knows this quote even though most of them have probably never even seen the film.
SHARK TALE 😂😂🤣🤣
@@justnikole6476 shark tale?
@@TheW0lfgirl If you’ve seen the movie, you’d get the reference.
And most don't know what was not actually the lines jack Nicholson was supposed to say
Dude this is mee
Ok you missed one of the most important ones
“All my life I had to fight” from The Color Purple
Yes that was brilliant!
Also when Celie calls out Mr. when she finally leaves.
Both excellent moments from one of my favorite movies ever!
How that scene was not mentioned is definitely criminal.
Agreed!!
Fun fact. Nicholson had to perform his incredible monologue several times so they could film him from multiple angles. He reportedly delivered it each time with the exact same passion and fire. What an actor!!!
I’m your 200th like
@@synia9053your very existence was his 200th like
@@synia9053 just kiddin
@@johnsandeep9046 mmmmmm ok
Nicholson nailed it on the first take. They asked him to do it again so they could get other angles and it was perfect every time.
“Who’s gonna love me” by monique on precious its the most powerfull performance I had ever seen
That Steel Magnolias monologue brings me to tears every time. The wail she gives out sounds exactly like the wail my mom gave when she was told my oldest sister had passed away.
The playwright said he based the story on his mother and her friends so it’s basically biographical.
It's a primal scream, of a parent losing a child.
“It goes against the natural order of things...” is one of the oldest, constant echos in my mind
Shelby was stubborn. She wanted to have her own way, and it cost her, her life.
I'm sorry for your loss
That monologue from Hidden Figures was AMAZING, my heart broke listening to Taraji detail those awful aspects of segregation and even trying to imagine how spirit-breaking it had to have been for so many people. It made me incredibly ashamed of my race and what they (we) did to our fellow human beings, all because of something as stupid as the color of their skin.
Your statement brought tears to my eyes! I thought "He gets it!" Thank You. You are like so many of my friends & colleagues that have an understanding of the unfathomable inequities of being born with more melanin in my skin than some. Its greatly appreciated!
The first one I thought of was the scene in The Help where Aibileen tells Skeeter the story of how her son died, and how the white people around him neglected to do anything to save his life. Breaks my heart every single time. Again... Viola Davis is fucking brilliant. She brought me to tears so many times in that movie.
She is phenomenal and a force of nature. She truly deserved an Oscar for "The Help"
🥺 yes
Florence Pugh’s monologue in Little Women about women not allowed to own anything deserves to be mentioned. Also the “I’m mad as hell” speech from Network and Emma Stone’s rant towards Michael Keaton in Birdman.
Precisely! Apparently, this speech wasn't in the original script, but Meryl Streep suggested that it be written in to convey to a contemporary audience how a woman wasn't considered to be her own person apart from her husband, and that everything she had would automatically belong to him.
@@trinaq Wow! I didn’t know that. That’s why Meryl is a true queen ❤️
I'd put Amy's monologue in the list instead of Jo's
@ totally, it has more impact in my opinion.
Honestly I thought that speech was more powerful and impactful than the one they put.
Matthew McConaughey's closing statement in A Time to Kill was PERFECTION.
I was looking for this comment!!!!
I love that one!!!
I was thinking the same
God I love that speech!
All of it captivating, but that last line... knife through the heart.
Monique in Precious, ‘who was going to love me’ is also one of my favourites
Yeh that was a tough role she took on and yet she made it feel so real 🙏🙏
I thought this would be number one. One of the most deserved Oscars of all time.
YES
Once Viola Davis shouted “Well I’ve been standing with you!” it was obvious she was winning the Oscar
I can’t believe Taraji didn’t get an Oscar nomination for Hidden Figures.
Viola Davis could read the Nutritional Facts on the back of cereal box and kill it. She's that fucking good. Her monologue in "Fences" was a master class in acting. Same with the one she did in "Doubt" (which is her best performance on screen IMO)! This woman should be #1 on every list!❤
Yes Doubt.
When I was in high school, my drama teacher was the biggest bitch you could ever meet. So beyond arrogant. She thought she was God's gift to theater. Our final project was having to pick a stage play and perform a monologue from it in front of the school. I chose M'lynn's funeral monologue from Steel Magnolia's. When I chose that, my drama teacher looked at me in front of the entire class, laughed and said "You should pick something else. I played M'lynn in college... You don't want to do this monologue in front of me." So I took it as a personal challenge. Performance day comes, I do the monologue flawlessly, even got a standing ovation. My drama teacher was SO pressed and upset that I did well, that she failed me for "sounding too rehearsed".
People like that should not be teachers. I’m sorry that happened to you.
@@kaylako7 Agreed! Everyone really disliked her. Even her fellow teachers lol.
That is some BS right there...if I was your mom that teacher would of heard an earful from me!!
Literally aren’t you supposed to rehearse in order to properly deliver pft and she calls her self a teacher
@@codenamekii9792 Exactly lol. She claimed it sounded over rehearsed to the point of "overacting". I'm thinking... Damn, for someone who played the role of M'Lynn and did this scene herself, her performance must have ben totally lackluster, cold and stiff lol. That scene is meant to be "overacted" in a sense because of all the emotion it calls for, and the total loss of control M'Lynn has in that moment.
Hidden Figures should have won the Oscars. Rarely do I hear clapping after a movie but this one did! I loved this scene!
Taraji deserved an Oscar nom for that performance, that monologue had so much meaning & impact... makes me tear up every time
Taraji was ROBBED of that Oscar, I was so disappointed!!
I agree ,She was amazing in Hidden figures
I haven’t seen Fences yet, but it doesn’t surprise me that Viola Davis killed with a monologue. She has been underrated in Hollywood for so long, actually way too long. She is one of the greatest actresses of this generation of Hollywood.
Even her acceptance speeches for her genius acting are amazing. Her skin is perfection.
Underrated? Really?
She won an Emmy for Lead Actress in a Drama Series...Shes the first Black actress to reach that goal...
Shes been in many movies, not every gig is going to result in a Oscar nomination.. She's also a u spokesmodel for Loreal..
Its was her small supporting role in the film 'Doubt' that skyrocketing her career and that was in 2009 or so..
Shes not underrated at all..
It's a phenomenal stage play as well. An exaggeration I know, but it is so well written it would be difficult for an actor to screw it up. A good actor anyway. Check it out on stage if you can when things open up. I was fortunate to see James Earl Jones perform it on Broadway. Soooo good. 😊💙🖤✨
@@courtneywalmsley8284 her acceptance speeches are AMAZING. She really does not fail to amaze. Gosh her acceptance when she won at the Oscar for her movie fences was exceptional
She has been hugely successful in film, television and on the stage for quite a while, hardly underrated seeing as she has won Oscar, Emmy and Golden Globe awards.
What about Helen's monologue from Diary of A Mad Black Woman. That was so powerful. Helen had Charles shook. He didn't even have a response. She needed to release all those years of anger and resentment. She did nothing wrong and was literally thrown out of her like some old shoe. Great acting from Kimberly Elise. So many women could relate to that scene. What about Hilary Swank's monologue from Freedom Writers. That scene when she used a drawing to teach the class about the Holocaust. That was some powerful acting. I will never understand how Hilary Swank did not get an Oscar nomination for that performance.
I adore both of those monologues.
Freedom writers, one of my favourite movies. True story too which makes it better.
The way Helen was dragged out her house, I'm sure an old, thrown out shoe has been given more dignity.
@@matxalenc8410 Yes. His mistress’ clothes and shoes were shown dignity when he moved them into the house.
I loved both of those
Taraji's was on point. She started it so low with the rage burning inside of her and climaxing rapidly. And after the rage her low toned excuse is touching. My God
You missed Morgan Freeman as Red in Shaw Shank Redemption....His scene when talking to the parole board. Absolutely masterful!
Loved him in that movie. He was the narrator, so it went beyond monologue.
Oh this one too! ❤
People should reference this clip when others say “Acting is Easy.”
Acting IS easy. It's being a good performer that's not common
@@kylew7180 if acting is so easy why aren’t you an actor?
@@BrooklynDaDon1 I couldn't deal with fame. I'd be too good
@@BrooklynDaDon1 did you not read their full comment?
PREACH
Taraji nails it everytime!!! Sis definitely knows how to fill your eyeballs up
Taraji and Sally brought so much emotion that you can feel it!
The Green Mile, after John shows Paul what really happend to the 2 girls and monologues about how this is how it is every day, all over the world. This and basically everything after that, gets me every. damn. time.
"There's no bathroom for me" was heart-wrenching. She truly deserves an oscar for that (NO CAP). Another monologue I also like the most was in Maleficent. The main character was acted by Angelina Jolie. It's the battle part for the Moors where Malificent converses with the King; where she shouts "GO NO FURTHER!" and "YOU ARE NO KING TO ME!". It literally gave me goosebumps. It's mindblowing and unforgettable. Whenever you mention "best lines acted VERY WELL by actors" , this one and Taraji's performance in Hidden figures will be the first to mention.
One of the hardest monologues I've learned was V's alliterative monologue from "V for Vendetta". Lots of valorous words one has to say that all start with "V" and to keep Hugo Weavings' pace to keep the feel of the scene is hard too. But one of the best monologues though.
I expected that monologue to be on this list. It was brilliantly performed.
Agreed
without a doubt, the most technically difficult monologue ever !
In Call me by your name when Samuel, Elios father talk about the love between Elio and Oliver and how he hasn’t experienced the same thing is the most beautiful thing I have ever seen in a movie. Can not stop crying when I see it:
This movie is heartbreaking!!
Yes! That father role should have been nominated an Oscar for the actor. He was excellent delivering the speech. 👍🏽
@@adrijonoruddie3467 Agree!
So many of the monologues in this list are huge displays of emotion, which yes, take a lot of commitment to act. I think that one from Call Me By Your Name is difficult because it has to be delivered so quietly, calculated not to scare off the kid or cause him to shut down, yet deliver a hugely impactful emotional lesson. Michael Stuhlbarg gave an acting masterclass in the application of restraint while simultaneously baring his soul.
People just don’t realize just how amazing Sally Field really is. Her performance in Sybil was 🤯
yeah she is amazing!
Sally Fields in "Sybil" was hard to watch especially as the child being abused by that mentally ill mother.
One of my favorite monologues is from Diary of a Mad Black Woman when Helen yells at Charles for mistreating her during their 18 year marriage. I am also a Kevin Costner fan and I loved his monologue from the movie “The Guardian”.
I don't know how that monologue didn't make the list. That was some grear acting from Kimberly Elise. I was feeling everything she was saying. She did nothing go deserve what Charles did to her.
@@RealTalk1411 Kimberly Elise should have at least been nominated for some type of award. Tyler Perry’s movies don’t get the credit that they deserve
@@kiaraeijo Another monologue that should be here is The "You're gonna tell her" monologue from Madea's Family Reunion. That was pretty good. Everyone in that scene deserved some kind of award. Another one is Janet Jackson's monologue from For Colored Girls where she revealed her contracted AIDS from her gay husband.
Girrll I just commented this lol 😂😂 we have taste baby. That monologue gets me every time!!! I felt the pain
that's a GREAT one
Dang! Viola delivered that on a silver platter. I watched the movie and I am brought to tears even now. Man, I have never been married and those words still run deep in my being. Dang Viola. You did that!
I cry every! Single! Time! I watch the scene from Steel Magnolias! So powerful. And Taraji's monologue breaks my heart every time. she was truly amazing in that movie.
I love this list. I’m going to have to add Sidney Poitier as Walter Lee’s speech about being a man in A Raisin in the Sun. And Whoopi Goldberg as Celie, her speech to Mister when she finally leaves “until you do right by me” sends chills down your spine.
The monologue from Kimberly Elise In a diary of mad black woman deserves to be in this list.
Saiorse & Taraj’s monologues are truly beautiful, plus I’d wish they’d included Florence’s monologue in Little Women as well👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
I was waiting for Amy marchs monolouge
Viola's monologue in Doubt deserves at least an honorable mention. :)
She's just amazing.
Great performance.
Even the sermon Gossip was delivered nicely!! That whole damn movie
Sometimes it's the quiet moments that are the most difficult and the most powerful. Meryl Streep - Sophie's monologue in Sophie's Choice when she finally tells the truth.
That one gets me every single time!! I can't even imagine or comprehend something like that.... and she does it effortlessly!
John Singleton’s silent closeup of the “Stop” sign in Boyz in the Hood-chilling and effective.
Yep, it’s called “negative space”, at least in music it is.
and Meryl in Devil Wears Prada
These scenes are good for those who want to practice monologues in acting class.
How did Al Pacino’s “You want to know about God” Monologue rant from “The Devil’s Advocate” not get at least an honorable mention. They can’t even get a remake off the ground because no one wants to try recreate the perfection of that Monologue.
Al Pacino is amazing. I just watched The Insider and he has an amazing monologue in which he talks about the presses' responsibilities to the public.
I was shocked as well! That was the first thing that popped into my head. Gives me chills every time. I could see an actor being intimidated by following in Pacino’s shoes for that scene. Too epic.
From my point of view some films shouldn't be remade..though I'll ask Keanu what he thinks. If I can get an answer I'll post it here.
It is phenomenal.
@@larisalynnortiz8979 I love a good rant. Us women are pretty good at it too. 🤩
That scene should've been enough to nominate and hell even win Taraji the Oscar.
I hate that the Oscars has been incredibly racist throughout its history, but I'm happy that Viola Davis got what she truly deserves. She's one of the greatest actresses in history and has deserved the award more than just once.
Well, she keeps repeating the same scene and monologue over and over: suffering Black woman, and she cries and snot runs down her nose.
I want to see her be more versatile.
@@mamadouaziza2536 She is incredibly talented, but also insanely one dimensional. There are a lot of actors like that. Mariska Hargitay is one. Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sylvester Stallone, Keira Knightley, Channing Tatum, Jason Statham… Drives me nuts. Slipped into one character too deep then fell into the typecast arena, and now they can’t dig their way out. When they do anything else, it’s cringey… Makes me so uncomfortable. Like, if Jesse Eisenberg isn’t talking a million miles a minute and performing a con of some sort, why’s he in the movie? I have a hard time picturing Viola Davis doing anything other than crying (or being aggressive) and speaking in that harried, monotonous tone.
@@kwilliams8440
You hit the nail right on the head
The USA is incredibly racist so also the Oscars
The Oscar's not giving Cynthia Orivo the best actress award for "Harriet. " it was so wrong! Her performance was phenomenal.
I would like to included Whoopi Goldberg( Celie) in The Color Purple, when she finally told off (Albert) Mister . Great video!😀
EVERYTHING YOU TOUCH
I felt that
yeah that was a definitely a good one
@8:01 "I work like a Dog, day and night, living off on coffee from a pot none of you wanna touch!" Gets me, I feel it in my soul.
Don’t forget Denzel’s monologue in “Training Day” ☺️
"Okay...alright...I'm putting cases on all you bitches!"
Exacctlyyy 🤣
"I'm King Kong..."
KING KONG AINT GOT SHIT ON ME!
The monologues in Jaws called “Eleven hundred men went into the water, 316 men came out and the sharks took the rest.” is an amazing monologue and incredibly spine chilling. I am so angry that they include that one.
One hundred percent agree!
That monologue was almost totally improvised by Robert Shaw. Roy Scheider and Richard Dreyfuss were completely awed by it, and it shows in how intently they were listening to it.
Viola Davis is a phenomenal actress
She was amazing in that Doubt scene and has had several great performances.
I’m a film student and this week we were learning about monologues so this came at a perfect time for me 😃
There was a breathtaking performance by David Tennant when he performed Hamlet. The main soliloquy was jaw-dropping. Also, Charlie Chaplin’s speech from The Great Dictator was extraordinary.
Matthew McConoughy's monologue in A Time to Kill should have been on this list.
And Michael Douglas' monologue in AMERICAN PRESIDENT
ABSOLUTELY. I was hoping it would be in here cause no matter how many times I watch it, that scene will always break me down.
Matthew McConoughy seriously felt every word of his closing words as the defense lawyer. He felt them so much that half of what he said after he choked up in tears was from his feelings in real life. The tears were genuine not scripted and how he felt after he felt the pain of what happened to Samuel's daughter and the anger that he felt at the 2 racists that did it wasn't scripted that way either he was feeling that. When he says after having everyone close their eyes "Now imagine she was white", was so genuine that everyone there in the theatre watching him on that screen felt such sadness, anger, and shock because, we all knew no matter what race you were, that at the end of the day on that day, there was never going to be any justice for that beautiful babygirl other than her father murdering the nasty men who attempted to murder her after r*ping and urinating on, beating, and hanging her so brutally that at age 10, they had taken away from her the chance of ever being a mother. They still had to imagine that it happened to a white babygirl. It was an Oscar performance.
Ms Viola Davis’s performance here (Fences), is truly heart rending. Amid layers of disenfranchisement, I believe she crystallises a core of misogyny which saps her very soul. Along with Ms Davis’s brief but iconic appearance in the movie adaptation of ‘Doubt’, these are two of the finest performances of any actor that I am privileged to have witnessed.
The dinner scene in Hereditary and the cerulean sweater scene from Devil Wears Prada deserved a mention
Viola Davis is truly one of the best actresses I've ever seen. her acting is all around amazing
Sally Fields just wow! I felt her and went through each emotion with her. I have never seen Hidden Figures definitely will now. I started crying when she yelled, I drink coffee from a pot none of y'all want to touch!. She delivered with such strength and emotion, because even though no one wants to admit it, she still has to deal with that kind of ignorance.
Fences was so good! I saw it in theaters, and when she gave this monologue the whole theater was silent
The dinner monologue of Hereditary is SUPERIOR ✨
And the monologue of Ellen Burstyn in Pieces of a Woman.💫
Toni Colette KILLED it!
Agreed. Should have been an Oscar. No contest.
I'm surprised that Monique's monologue from 'Precious' where she talks about her love preferring her daughter and not her, her 'Who is gonna love me?' speech wasn't here. THat's so uncomfortable to watch when she delivers it. Fantastic performance.
As a black woman in STEM, even in 2023, Taraji’s monologue is felt deep in my bones. It’s my #1 of this list by far.
I honestly would put taraji performance before the others. Only because I didn’t expect that from taraji. I never thought she could act because she played the same role over and over. She proved me wrong with hidden figures. My mom didn’t want to watch it for the same reason. I showed her the movie and she wanted me to play it again as soon as ended. Viola always brings it. One of my favorite actresses.
I agree, Taraji is a great actress. Her Oscar nominated performance in "Benjamin Button" is just amazing.
Michelle Pfeiffer gives a speech at the end of The Story of Us that never fails to bring me to tears.
Sally Field's monologue in Steel Magnolias has been great catharsis when I experience a loss of someone I loved or a pet I have loved since they were young because it mirrors what I feel perfectly. From sadness to anger at the unfairness while I am sobbing my heart out.
I can't believe Miranda Priestly's monologue in The Devil Wears Prada is not even in the honorable mentions.
Because it doesn't come with the same gravitas, nuance, or emotional stabbing as these do. It's a damn good monologue, but not for this list.
I agree Rene...now that is a great monologue...about the cerulean belt
Which monologue are you talking about she has so many great ones in that movie
Lupita should have been nominated for her "Us" performance.
I full agreed 😤 but you know how the academies always ignore Horrors and SciFi💔
Lupita killed it
The Eve’s Bayou monologue where the Aunt was retelling her past was also a powerful monologue.
Yes ! That whole movie is grossly underrated!
Taraji absolutely slayyyed. That scene made me feel like i got shot with an emotional bullet. My absolute favorite on the list. Also i know Grey's isn't a movie but Meredith's "conflict of interest " monologue was fire
There were 2 scenes in the movie Fences which contained monologs by Viola Davis that I felt with every fiber of my being (my being married to the same man for 29 years, his death, & then having to help my youngest son deal with things). Very well written and well delivered!
What about Gregory Peck's closing argument in To Kill a Mockingbird???
Adam Driver’s in marriage story: “everyday I wake up and hope that you are dead” that’s a masterpiece
Ugly cry each time.
I actually performed the Robin Williams in Good Will Hunting one for a drama exam. Passed with a distinction 😄
Three movies that I hoped to have a mention. Men of honor, color purple, and doubt.
Men of Honor!!!
I am surprised that the scene with Oprah from the Color Purple was not on this list ... so powerful
Notable absence: the “you got two wrong feet and ugly shoes…”.
Excuse me, it's "two wrong feet and F***ING ugly shoes!" 🤣🤣 Better than that scene, is when they go to "intimidate" opposing counsel at the office and she ends with, "by the way, we brought in that water especially for you folks. It came from a well in Hinkley." Dead stare. Glass down. Periodt. There's a reason Julia won that Oscar. 😁
My first thought when I read the list title was Bill Pullman’s "We will not go quietly into the night!" speech as President Whitmore in Independence Day. It definitely doesn’t beat Sally Field or Viola Davis, and for sure not Taraji P. Henson, but it is a brilliant speech that sticks with you, and should definitely be on the list!
Heath Ledger's role as the Joker from "The Dark Knight" had some good monologues.
Chadwick Bozeman’s snub for that 10 minute monologue in “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” is a crime.
I have to mention Meryl Streep's monologue about the blue sweater in The
Devil Wears Prada, Bill Pullman's monologue in Independence Day and
Whoopy Goldberg and Danny Glover's exchange in The Color Purple when he
found out she was finally going to leave him...
There is an awesome monologue in Amistad performed by Anthony Hopkins that he made in one shot a seven minutes speech. The guy is a legend!
Glenn close in dangerous liaisons with her "virtuoso of deceit" monologue is one of my favourites
Sally Field should have been way higher. She ripped my heart out in that scene.
Instant teary eyes 🥺
I’d throw in Tom Hanks final monologue as Forrest Gump and Steve Martins monologue to John Candy in Planes Trains and Automobiles when Steve gets annoyed by John in the hotel room. John does deliver a monologue back that rivals Steves actually.
Steve Martin’s f-bomb laden tirade in Planes, Trains, and Automobiles towards the woman working at the car rental booth at the airport is hilarious. Totally profane, not for the kiddies, but very funny.
I feel like the monologue of Elio's father in CMBYN should at least be in the honorable mentions!
"our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure".
Coach Carter....you're right, Danilo, that poem is beautifully delivered. It's a recitation of a poem though, not considered a monologue.
Anything from James Spader...in ANY series. That men know how to deliver his lines!
"Suede shoes!"
"Asparagus."
What an underappreciated actor! So effortless.
I would probably add Mark Ruffalo’s monologue in Spotlight. Amazing!
Not a movie, but Elisabeth Moss' character June from The Handmaid's Tale gave such an amazing performance with a monologue! I cannot watch that and not cry
What about Lupita Nyong'o's, award winning performance in 12 years a slave? It was just as powerful as Taraji's. In fact it's the reason why I feel Taraji should have won an Oscar too.
Viola Davis is so good in everything, whether its a dirty school resource officer back in “Law and Order Criminal Intent,” a faithful but frustrated wife in Fences, or an unscrupulous bureaucrat in The Suicide Squad.
Great in that Doubt scene. Awesome actress.
Sean Penn in mystic river, when he's screaming is that my daughter, will forever haunt me until I die. The other one is mel Gibson in ransom, when he's screaming at the kidnapper to give him back his son.
Not really a monologue
One of the reasons why I love Mystic River but cannot watch it again because of that exact scene. I get way too emotional and then I get a big headache from the crying.
From "Network" Beatrice Straight's monologue after learning of her husband's affair. It's brilliant. No wonder she won the Oscar.
Great movie, great performances...maybe William Holden's monologue when he leaves Faye Dunaway might be a competitor for Beatrice Strait, that was a movie full of greatness. Peter Fitch, Ned Beatty etc...
@@debbiesuesteele9639 Absolutely! Max's kiss-off to Diana was my second choice. The script is a masterpiece and nearly every character is eminently quotable.
I think Laureen Hobbs’ various monologues like “blow the seminal prisoner class infrastructure OUT YOUR ASS/I’m not giving him my distribution charges!” was excellent
Toni Collette's Table Scene in Hereditary remains one of the most spine-chilling monologues I have ever seen. She did it so well that it felt so real I have to calm myself after.
I cannot believe Mo'nique's monologue from the end of Precious wasn't mentioned, or anything from Precious for that matter!!!!!!
I bought Hidden Figures on CZcams just to watch Taraji's monologue every month
Nicole Kidman as Virginia Woolf at the train station scene is BREATHTAKINGLY AMAZING!!!
Poor Michelle Williams… I feel like this was not acting for her… or at the very least she can very much draw from very close experience. rip Heath ledger