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OneLiner — August 4, 2026

Three movie quotes from this date. Featuring Bolt (2008), Cast Away (2000), Prisoners (2013).

Matinee

You're one of a kind, Bolt.

Answer: Bolt ()

Disney's 2008 animated adventure about a TV-star dog convinced his powers are real. John Travolta voices the title role; Miley Cyrus voices his co-star. Nominated for Best Animated Feature.

Primetime

We live and we die by time.

Answer: Cast Away ()

Tom Hanks's Chuck Noland, the FedEx executive on the island. Robert Zemeckis's 2000 film. Hanks lost 55 pounds during a year-long production hiatus to show four years' passage. Oscar nomination for Hanks.

Midnight

Pray for the best but prepare for the worst.

Answer: Prisoners ()

Hugh Jackman's Keller Dover, the desperate father. Denis Villeneuve's 2013 English-language debut. Roger Deakins was Oscar-nominated for the cinematography — the film's grays and rains define the mood.

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