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We first noticed her in Mystic Pizza but her star was launched with the 1990 release of Pretty Woman.  Julia Roberts’ engaging and vulnerable characters have paved the way for romantic comedies to return to popularity.  Nominated three times for an Academy Award, she took home the Oscar in 2000 for her gripping performance as activist Erin Brockovitch.  How many of her movies can you identify from the following eleven quotes?

What is it about a superhero that fascinates our culture?  Perhaps we are disillusioned by the discovery that real heroic people aren’t perfect.  Maybe we’re all worn out by pop culture’s tendency to build a person up so we can collectively tear them apart.  If superhero films are escapes to a place we wish was true, then our life has needed a lot of escapism over the past 20 years.  More superfilms are coming with movies in production about Captain America, Thor, Iron Man, The Flash, and the inevitable Dark Knight.  Can you name the superhero films from which the following quotes were taken?

 

Movie quote from: The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999) - Tom Ripley (Matt Damon)

When a person is faced with a sense of their own insignificance, as everyone is now and again, they have a choice.  They can become more involved with life, bouncing themselves off a variety of human experiences until they discover a meaningful identity for themselves or they can pretend to be someone else.  In the 1999 film, The Talented Mr. Ripley, Matt Damon's title character chooses the latter, assuming a variety of people-pleasing impersonations along the way.  As always, the consequences of the false path don't reveal themselves in the short term.  But they do come. 

Some call it Remembrance Day (eg. Canada, Australia, United Kingdom), some call it Armistice Day (eg. France, New Zealand), and others call it Poppy Day (eg. South Africa, Malta).  In the U.S., it’s called Veteran’s Day.  No matter what it is called, most countries pay respect to the soldiers of history on November 11^th.  Rather than offer quotes about war, here are the five best movie quotes about the importance of remembering.  Consider them as you remember those brave men and women who have served their country in war.

There are 65 topics in the Reel Life Movie Quote Directory.  They are organized into four sections, three that are ways to make your own life's movie great and one that features Random Bits of Wisdom.  Over 400 people visit the site each day to review the hand-picked collection of inspirational, thought-provoking, and funny movie quotes.  It is interesting to see which topics were most visited in the last 60 days.  It reveals what most concerns us when we set about directing our own unfolding life.

As the entertainment world awaited the potential strike by 12,000 members of the Writers Guild of America, we thought it timely to remember the importance of screenwriters to the film industry.  Great movies begin with a great story, constructed from the experiences and imagination of a talented wordsmith.  This website is dedicated to their collective wisdom.  In their honor, here are the 14 best quotes about the fine art of quality writing. 

Children are taught to never take candy from strangers, except on Hallowe’en when their parents send them out to beg for it.  Annually, a parade of little goblins and ghouls shout “Trick or Treat!” at our doors, having no real interest in resorting to the tricky part.  As we pass out the candy kisses, peanuts, and shrunken Kit Kats in our doorway, we have the opportunity to mention a few movie quotes for their consideration.  Here are the 10 best movie quotes that can add an extra treat to the traditional Hallowe’en doorway experience.

Some argue that Jack Nicholson is the best actor of his time.  His characters electrify the screen.  He has chosen excellent movies and memorable roles in his long career, one that was launched with his colorful portrayal of George Hanson in the 1969 film Easy Rider.  Since then, Jack has been nominated for 12 Academy Awards and won three of them.  Can you name the movies associated with the following 11 quotes from Jack Nicholson films? 

Our first Eleven Quote Quiz features the best lines from Will Ferrell in the movies.  Your job is to guess the movie each quote is from.  The ‘Easy’ quotes are each worth 1 point, the ‘Harder’ quotes are worth 2 points, and 3 points are awarded for each of the ‘Hardest’ quotes.  Any score over 10 is good.  A score of 15 or higher makes you an expert in all things Will Ferrell. 

Over the past 60 days, more than 20,000 people have viewed over 100,000 pages on our new and improved Reel Life Wisdom site.  Since adding the Movie Quote Directory in the middle of August, usage of the site has tripled.  So, which of the more than 700 movie pages do you think were most visited during those days?  Before clicking to see the answers, guess 10 movies that might be the most popular for those seeking meaningful quotes on the Reel Life Wisdom site.  The picture on the left is a clue for #1.