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Because I love movies so much, I love reminiscing on the absolute BEST opening movie lines of all time. Recently, I came across this post on the popular “movies” subreddit from a now-deleted user in which they asked, “What’s your favorite opening line of a movie?” and I thought, wow, these need to be shared. (I also supplemented with answers from this post by user epicluca.) So, without further ado, here are some of the greatest opening movie lines of all time:

New Line Cinema / Via youtube.com

New Line Cinema / Via youtube.com
2. Stand by Me

Columbia Pictures
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3. Terminator 2: Judgement Day

Tri-Star Pictures
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Miramax Films
5. The Outsiders

Warner Bros.
6. Goodfellas

Warner Bros.

Universal Pictures
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8. Apocalypse Now

United Artists

Columbia Pictures
10. Fight Club

20th Century Fox
11. The Departed

Warner Bros. Pictures
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12. Rebecca

United Artists
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13. Star Wars

20th Century Fox
14. Scott Pilgrim vs. the World

Universal Pictures
15. Adaptation

Columbia Pictures
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16. Romeo + Juliet

20th Century Fox
17. Mean Streets

Warner Bros.
18. The Last Man on Earth

American International Pictures
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19. The Godfather

Paramount Pictures
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20. American Beauty

DreamWorks Pictures
21. In Bruges

Focus Features
22. Casino

Universal Pictures
23. And finally: The Bee Movie

DreamWorks Pictures
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What opening lines didn’t make the list? Let me know in the comments or the anonymous form below!
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