The top 30 phrases from Oscar-winning films quoted by British people

‘There’s no place like home’ from The Wizard of Oz and ‘Run, Forrest, run!’ from Forrest Gump among most-quoted lines

The study found that the average British person uses a film quote up to three times a week in their day-to-day life (Getty iStock)

“Houston, we have a problem”, from the film Apollo 13, is the one Britons like to quote the most out of all the movies ever to have won an Oscar, a survey claims.

A poll of 2,000 adults found the words spoken by Tom Hanks in the 1995 Academy Award-winning film have been used in conversation by 35 per cent of people in the UK.

However, the famous line is different to the words spoken in real life by astronaut Jim Lovell (“Okay, Houston, we’ve had a problem here”) during the real-life space mission in 1970, upon which the movie was based.

Three in 10 of those surveyed said they often use the phrase “There’s no place like home”, spoken by Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz.

And more than a quarter said they regularly say “May the Force be with you”, like the Jedis from the Star Wars films.

Other frequently-quoted lines from Oscar winners include “Show me the money” from the 1996 Tom Cruise film Jerry Maguire and “I’m going to make him an offer he can’t refuse” from The Godfather.

The study was commissioned ahead of Sunday’s Oscars ceremony by Sky Cinema to reveal the impact the prize-winners have on our lives.

Ian Lewis, group director at Sky Cinema, said: “One sign of a truly great classic is winning an Oscar, but another is how much it enters people’s lives and we often see that phrases from great films of generations gone are still used by Brits in everyday life situations.”

According to the survey, one of the most common lines used on dates is “I’ll be back”, spoken by Arnold Schwarzenegger in The Terminator.

And when facing a stressful situation, 13 per cent of those surveyed said they tell themselves to “Just keep swimming” like Dory in Finding Nemo.

The study also found the average British person uses a film quote up to three times a week in their day-to-day life, to entertain themselves and others. And nearly four in 10 said go "all-out" when quoting their favourite films, bringing in accents and physical gestures.

Some 15 per cent said they use film quotes despite having never actually seen the film in question.

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The 30 Oscar-winning quotes British people use most in everyday life

1. “Houston, we have a problem”, Apollo 13, 1995

2. “There's no place like home”, The Wizard of Oz, 1939

3. “Run Forrest, run”, Forrest Gump, 1994

4. “May the Force be with you”, Star Wars, 1977

5. “Hasta la vista, baby”, Terminator 2: Judgment Day, 1991

6. “Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn”, Gone With the Wind, 1939

7. “E.T. phone home”, E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial, 1982

8. “Keep your friends close, but your enemies closer”, The Godfather: Part II, 1974

9. “Show me the money!”, Jerry Maguire, 1996

10. “Nobody puts Baby in a corner”, Dirty Dancing, 1987

11. “Mama always said life was like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're gonna get”, Forrest Gump, 1994

12. “I'm going to make him an offer he can't refuse”, The Godfather, 1972

13. “You're gonna need a bigger boat”, Jaws, 1975

14. “I am your father”, Star Wars Episode V, The Empire Strikes Back, 1980

15. “Just keep swimming”, Finding Nemo, 2003

16. “Here's looking at you, kid”, Casablanca, 1942

17. “Why so serious?”, The Dark Knight, 2008

18. “A martini. Shaken, not stirred”, Goldfinger, 1964

19. “I feel the need - the need for speed!”, Top Gun, 1986

20. “I'm the king of the world!”, Titanic, 1997

21. “I feel pretty, oh so pretty”, West Side Story, 1961

22. “They may take our lives, but they'll never take our freedom!”, Braveheart, 1995

23. “Of all the gin joints in all the towns in all the world, she walks into mine”, Casablanca, 1942

24. “Carpe diem. Seize the day, boys. Make your lives extraordinary”, Dead Poets Society, 1989

25. “Yo, Adrian!”, Rocky, 1976

26. “I love the smell of napalm in the morning”, Apocalypse Now, 1979

27. “Roads? Where we're going we don't need roads”, Back to the Future, 1985

28. “I think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship”, Casablanca, 1942

29. “Love means never having to say you're sorry”, Love Story, 1970

30. “Hey, I'm walking here!”, Midnight Cowboy, 1969

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