513 Simile Quotes from Movies (+ Sound Clips) - page 35

Updated: Mar 16, 2026

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

341 You're about as much fun as a divorce. Which is not a bad idea.

David Hasselhoff as Michael Knight in Knight Rider (1982)

342 This place is locked up tighter than a drum.

Frank Welker as Fred Jones in Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! (1969)

343 I wish it were as easy as that, but trying to remember a dream is like... How shall I put it? Being out at night in a thunderstorm. There's a flash of lightning, and for one brief moment, everything stands out vivid and starkly.

Mervyn Johns as Walter Craig in Dead of Night (1945)

344 Hey, you old war horse. You look terrific. Just like the lights of Broadway on a dark night.

Mervyn Johns as Walter Craig in Dead of Night (1945)

345 Oh, man! Live ones smell worse than the dead ones.

Kevin Bacon as Val in Tremors (1990)

346 If only your feet were as fast as your mouth.

Bob Hoskins as Boris Goosinov in Balto (1995)

347 What is it, Maxie? Why, you look like Santy Claus put a lump of coal in your stocking.

Bill Farmer as Goofy in Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas

348 Well, for heaven's sake, I don't care what you wear. If you wanna look like a pony in the circus, it's alright.

James Stewart as Alfred Kralik in The Shop Around the Corner (1940)

349 Well, that's very nicely put. Yes, comparing my intellect with a cigarette lighter that doesn't work.

James Stewart as Alfred Kralik in The Shop Around the Corner (1940)

350 And when she wanted to arouse a man's interest she treated him like a dog. -Yes, well, you treated me like a dog. -Yes, but instead of licking my hand, you barked.

James Stewart as Alfred Kralik; Margaret Sullavan as Klara Novak in The Shop Around the Corner (1940)