The Best 'Brightburn' Quotes, Ranked

Updated April 30, 2024 25 items

This is your opportunity to vote for the best Brightburn quotes. This horror movie twists the idea of a superhero origin story into something scary. A spacecraft carrying an alien infant crash-lands in a rural Kansas field. A nice couple, Tori and Kyle Breyer (Elizabeth Banks and David Denman), discovers it. They choose to raise the child as their own son. When he gets a little older, it's revealed that Brandon (Jackson A. Dunn) has special powers, including flight, super-strength, and the ability to shoot laser beams out of his eyes. Any similarity to the origin of Superman is intentional. The difference is that Clark Kent used his powers for good. Brandon, on the other hand, is undeniably evil.

This unnerving and chilling movie was directed by David Yarovesky and produced by James Gunn, best known for writing and directing Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy pictures. The screenplay was written by Gunn's brother Mark Gunn and his cousin Brian Gunn. Reviews for the film have been mostly positive, with critics praising the original spin on superhero cinema, interesting characters, and Banks' emotional performance as a mother who's in denial about her son's wickedness.

What are the most memorable Brightburn quotes? Vote up your favorites from the list below. Some are spoilers, so beware if you haven't already seen the film!

Most divisive: He's Not Our Son

Over 70 Ranker voters have come together to rank this list of The Best 'Brightburn' Quotes, Ranked

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1
33 VOTES
Take the World
Brandon Breyer: Take the world. Take the world! (Screams)

33 votes
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2
12 VOTES
Home
Brandon Breyer (after going on a deadly rampage): I'm home, Mom.

12 votes
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3
5 VOTES
For A Reason
Tori Breyer: We believe you came here for a reason.

5 votes
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5 VOTES
Drawn To It
Tori Breyer: He was in the barn.

Kyle Breyer: Did he find it?

Tori Breyer: No, it was like he was drawn to it.

5 votes
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5
11 VOTES
Good Inside You
Tori Breyer: Whatever you've done, I know there is good inside you!

11 votes
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6
14 VOTES
I Want To Do Good
Brandon Breyer: I want to do good, Mom. I do.

14 votes
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7
12 VOTES
Know My Name
Brandon Breyer: You will all know my name.

12 votes
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8
8 VOTES
He's A Creep
Teacher: Caitlyn, give him a hand up.

Caitlyn: He’s a creep.

8 votes
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8 VOTES
Brought You Flowers
Brandon Breyer (having broken into Caitlyn's bedroom in the middle of the night): I brought you flowers.

8 votes
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10
10 VOTES
Baby Boy
Tori Breyer (as she prepares to stab Brandon): You will always be my baby boy.

10 votes

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11
6 VOTES
His Real Mother
Caitlyn’s Mother: Do you even know who his real mother is?

Tori Breyer: I’m his real mother.

6 votes
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12
7 VOTES
Something Wrong
Kyle Breyer: Maybe there is something wrong with Brandon.

7 votes
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13
7 VOTES
Nope!
Noah McNichol (upon seeing Brandon levitating): No! No! Nope!

7 votes
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14
8 VOTES
Someone Listened
Tori Breyer: You are a gift. I know it's been difficult for you lately, that you feel different from other kids. You are different. After your dad and I got married, we prayed for a baby for so long. One night, someone listened.

8 votes
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4 VOTES
Okay
Tori Breyer: Last night, your uncle Noah...

Kyle Breyer: He died last night.

Brandon Breyer: Okay.

4 votes
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16
4 VOTES
Creepy Mask
Noah McNichol: What the f*ck are you doing in my closet wearing this creepy mask?

Brandon Breyer: It's not creepy.

Noah McNichol: You scared the sh*t out of me, you weirdo!

4 votes
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6 VOTES
Certain Urges
Kyle Breyer: All I'm saying is, you're a guy, you know? And you're going to have certain urges about girls you see in films, or in class, or whatever. And I'm saying that it's okay to give into that now and again.

Brandon Breyer: Like now?

Kyle Breyer: What?

Brandon Breyer: Like now?

Kyle Breyer: No, no, not -- not right now, no. (Awkward pause) Good talk.

6 votes
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18
2 VOTES
Wolf
Kyle Breyer (pointing out slaughtered chickens): This isn't a wolf. This isn't an animal. I think...I think this might be Brandon.

2 votes
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19
11 VOTES
He's Not Our Son
Tori Breyer: I will never turn against our son.

Kyle Breyer: He's not our son!

11 votes
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20
3 VOTES
Handcuffs
Caitlyn's Mom: I want him in handcuffs and I want him gone!

3 votes

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4 VOTES
Sound Of My Voice
Sheriff Deever: Tori, come to the sound of my voice!

4 votes
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22
1 VOTES
All Out There
The Big T: Just like that half-man/half-sea creature capsizing fishing vessels in the South China sea! Like what we covered here last week -- some kind of witch woman, choking people out with whips and cords! They are all out there. They are all waiting. And they're all going to eat us for breakfast unless we get our sh*t together and do something!

1 votes
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23
3 VOTES
Messing With Me
Erica (upon hearing a suspicious sound in the restaurant where she works): Hey, who's messing with me?

3 votes
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24
4 VOTES
How Special I Am
Brandon Breyer (to Caitlyn): You're one of the only people in the world that knows how special I am. But someday they will all know.

4 votes
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25
5 VOTES
Don't Hurt Me
Kyle Breyer: Look, Brandon, please stop! Stop! Don't hurt me. Please, please. Don't, don't. I'm sorry.

5 votes