169 Movie Quotes about Punishment (+ Sound Clips) - page 3

Updated: May 1, 2026

Memorable quotes about punishment, selected from famous or less known movies by Movie-Sounds.org's visitors, accompanied by short mp3 and wav audio samples.

21 Now... are you ready for your sentence?

Quote from Alice in Wonderland (1951)

22 A pity they let the old punishments die. There was a time detention would find you hanging by your thumbs in the dungeons.

Quote from Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

23 Fine. So, instead of subtracting two years from your sentence, hey, I'm gonna add two on, okay?

Quote from Hercules

24 You know the penalty if you fail.

Lucille La Verne as Evil Queen in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)

25 It was all over. I was dead. What would it be? The guillotine? Hanging? The chair? The rack? The Chinese water torture?

Quote from A Christmas Story (1983)

26 You do that, you go to the box, you know. Two minutes by yourself, and you feel shame, you know. And then you get free.

Yvon Barrette as Denis Lemieux in Slap Shot (1977)

27 Those who did it know their blame. And I'm sure that the guilt you feel is far worse than any punishment you might receive.

Quote from A Christmas Story (1983)

28 Rubbish! What is your reason? You must have a reason. If you don't tell me, you'll be severely punished!

Quote from Shaolin vs. Lama (1983)

29 We do not punish in hate, only in sorrow. I have spoken.

Ernest Graves as Zeus in Hercules In New York

30 You know, by the time this guy gets out of Sing Sing, this head will grow a long beard.

Quote from House of Wax (1953)