50 Greatest Movie Title-Drops

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Kingdom Of Heaven (2005)

Gone Baby Gone (2007)

The Title-Drop: “And if that girl's only hope is you, well I pray for her. 'Cause she's gone, baby. Gone.”

If They Wanted To Avoid It: “Basically, I don’t think you’re gonna find her.”

Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001)

The Title-Drop: “Well, you’re the tomb raider!”

If They Wanted To Avoid It: “You steal for a living, right?”

A Bridge Too Far (1977)

The Title-Drop: “Well, as you know, I always felt we tried to go a bridge too far."

If They Wanted To Avoid It: “Yeah, this was never going to work.”

Goodfellas (1990)

The Title-Drop: “They’re people like us… they’re goodfellas.”

If They Wanted To Avoid It: “They’re people like us… criminals.”

Unthinkable (2010)

The Title-Drop: “What I am about to do… is unthinkable.”

If They Wanted To Avoid It: “What I am about to do will be extremely painful. You might not be able to conceive just how painful…”

Death Proof (2007)

The Title-Drop: “Are you sure your car is safe?” “It’s better than safe. It’s death proof.”

If They Wanted To Avoid It: “Are you sure your car is safe?” “Well it had its MOT last month…”

Total Recall (1990)

The Title-Drop: “He could have total recall within the hour.”

If They Wanted To Avoid It: “We’ve got an hour before he starts remembering stuff. Quick!”

The Matrix (1999)

The Title-Drop: “We call it The Matrix.”

If They Wanted To Avoid It: “We call it the green-tinged thingy with all the numbers that float down. TGTTWATNTFD for short."

Groundhog Day (1993)

The Title-Drop: “That’s right woodchuck-chuckers, it’s Groundhog Day!”

If They Wanted To Avoid It: “Phil Connors, welcome to your living nightmare.”

George Wales
George Wales

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