30 Schadenfreude Quotes from Movies (+ Sound Clips)

Updated: Jun 15, 2025

A selection of schadenfreude quotes with sound bites from famous or less known movies, as rated by our visitors, accompanied by short MP3 or WAV audio samples.

1 I hope that hurt, lizard boy!

John Goodman as James P. "Sulley" Sullivan in Monsters, Inc.

2 And I won? -You won! -That means there were losers. -I guess.

Jim Carrey as The Grinch; Taylor Momsen as Cindy Lou Who in How the Grinch Stole Christmas

3 Since it's impossible in this world we live in to empathize with others, we can always empathize with ourselves.

Christian Bale as Patrick Bateman in American Psycho

4 I enjoy collecting protection money, putting whores to work, loan sharking. I enjoy planting bombs in people's cars. These are a few of my favorite things.

Joe Piscopo as Danny Vermin in Johnny Dangerously

5 What he's got is an Acme dynamite kit. It's going to blow up in his face. And I'm going to be there when it does.

Robert Downey Jr. as Tony Stark Iron Man in The Avengers (2012)

6 They just want to see a little misery out there so they can feel a little better, maybe. They're entitled to that.

Gig Young as Rocky Gravo in They Shoot Horses, Don't They?

7 Gee, you all act as though you're glad I got that crack on my head.

Bobby Driscoll as Alan in The Future Is Yours (1948)

8 Well, I hope you all have a really miserable time. -Don't worry, they will. -Come on.

David Learner as Marvin The Paranoid Android; Simon Jones as Arthur Dent in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

9 I don't mind the rejection. It's the smile that bugs me.

Melissa Guzzi as Lucy Van Pelt in Happy New Year, Charlie Brown!

10 How gratifrying to see satisfried customers.

Paul Winchell as Tigger in The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh

30 Schadenfreude Quotes from Movies (+ Sound Clips)

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