These Movie Pickup Lines Put Tinder Flirting to Shame
These Movie Pickup Lines Put Tinder Flirting to Shame
In an age where meet cutes seldom occur in coffee shops, but rather when somebody swipes right, mastering an intriguing pick-up line has never been so important. Luckily, we have Hollywood to turn to as a source of inspiration for how to subtly convey attraction or brazenly sweep somebody off their feet. Here, a list of some of the greatest pickup lines in film history—and ideas for your dating app matches if you’re feeling brave.
<i>An Education</i> (2009)
“Look if you had any sense, you wouldn’t take a lift from a stranger, but I’m a music lover and I’m worried about your cello.” —Peter Sarsgaard as David
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<i>Claire’s Knee</i> (1970)
“Come to my house. I have great books.” —Jean-Claude Brialy as Jér?me Montcharvin
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<i>Charade</i> (1963)
“I don’t bite, you know… unless it’s called for.” —Audrey Hepburn as Regina Lampert
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<i>Lost in Translation</i> (2003)
“Can you keep a secret? I'm trying to organize a prison break. I'm looking for, like, an accomplice. We'd have to first get out of this bar, then the hotel, then the city, and then the country. Are you in or are you out?” —Bill Murray as Bob Harris
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<i>Blue Valentine</i> (2010)
“Go away? That’s a weird name.” —Ryan Gosling as Dean Pereira
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<i>Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind</i> (2004)
“Is it okay if I sit closer? How far are you going?” —Kate Winslet as Clementine Kruczynski
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<i>Moonlight</i> (2016)
“So, where you gonna stay tonight, man?” —André Holland as Kevin
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<i>A Beautiful Mind</i> (2001)
“I don’t exactly know what I am required to say in order for you to have intercourse with me. But could we assume that I said all that? I mean, essentially, we are talking about fluid exchange, right? So, we could just go straight to the sex?” —Russell Crowe as John Nash
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<i>The Sure Thing</i> (1985)
“How would you like to have a sexual encounter so intense, it could conceivably change your political views?” —John Cusack as Walter ‘Gib’ Gibson
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<i>Juno</i> (2007)
“You’re, like, the coolest person I’ve ever met and you don’t even have to try.” —Ellen Page as Juno MacGuff
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<i>No Strings Attached</i> (2011)
“You give me premature ventricular contractions. You make my heart skip a beat.” —Natalie Portman as Emma
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<i>Blue Velvet</i> (1986)
“Are you the one that found the ear?” —Laura Dern as Sandy Williams
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<i>Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me</i> (1999)
"Let's hop on the good foot and do the bad thing." —Mike Myers as Austin Powers
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<i>Knocked Up</i> (2007)
“You’re prettier than I am.” —Seth Rogen as Ben
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<i>The Rocky Horror Picture Show</i> (1975)
“There’s no crime in giving yourself over to pleasure.” —Tim Curry as Dr. Frank-N-Furter
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<i>Walk the Line</i> (2005)
“Tell me you don’t love me.” —Joaquin Phoenix as Johnny Cash
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<i>Cruel Intentions</i> (1999)
“…Please give me another chance. I’m a wreck without you.” —Ryan Phillippe as Sebastian Valmont
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<i>Casablanca</i> (1942)
“Was that cannon fire, or is my heart pounding?” —Ingrid Bergman as Ilsa Lund
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<i>Bridget Jones' Diary</i> (2001)
“I don't think you're an idiot at all. I mean, there are elements of the ridiculous about you. Your mother's pretty interesting. And you really are an appallingly bad public speaker. And, um, you tend to let whatever's in your head come out of your mouth without much consideration of the consequences... But the thing is, um, what I'm trying to say, very inarticulately, is that, um, in fact, perhaps despite appearances, I like you, very much. Just as you are.” —Colin Firth as Mark Darcy
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<i>Up</i> (2009)
“You and me, we’re in a club now.” —Elie Docter as Ellie
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<i>In the Mood for Love</i> (2000)
“It’s me. If there’s an extra ticket… would you go with me?” —Tony Leung Chiu-wai as Chow Mo-wan
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<i>My Blue Heaven</i> (1990)
“You know, it's dangerous for you to be here in the frozen foods section—because you could melt all this stuff.” —Steve Martin as Vincent ‘Vinnie’ Antonelli
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<i>Dirty Dancing</i> (1987)
“Now, you’ll hurt me if you don’t trust me, all right?” —Patrick Swayze as Johnny Castle
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<i>Stranger Than Fiction</i> (2006)
“I ogled you. Sorry.” // “Okay, apology accepted. But only because you stammered.” —Will Ferrell as Harold Crick and Maggie Gyllenhaal as Ana Pascal
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<i>Face/Off</i> (1997)
“I hate to see you go, I love to watch you leave." —John Travolta as Sean Archer/Castor Troy
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<i>Wedding Crashers</i> (2005)
“You know how they say we only use ten percent of our brains? I think we only use ten percent of our hearts.” —Owen Wilson as John Beckwith
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<i>Top Gun</i> (1986)
“Take me to bed or lose me forever.” —Meg Ryan as Carole Bradshaw
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<i>Gone with the Wind</i> (1939)
"You need kissing badly. That's what's wrong with you. You should be kissed often, and by someone who knows how." —Clark Gable as Rhett Butler
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<i>Napoleon Dynamite</i> (2004)
“I see you’re drinking 1%. Is that ‘cause you think you’re fat? ‘Cause you’re not. You could be drinking whole if you wanted to.” —Jon Heder as Napoleon Dynamite
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<i>Hitch</i> (2005)
“I couldn't help but notice that you look a lot like my next girlfriend.” —Will Smith as Hitch
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