Here’s a collection of quotes from the American film, Damsel (2024):
“There are many stories of chivalry where the heroic knight saves the damsel in distress. This is not one of them.” – Elodie
- “First impressions are everything.” – Elodie / Floria
- “You’re Elodie. You can do anything.” – Floria
“In truth, it is beating too loudly for me to hear much of anything, Your Majesty.” – Elodie
“You seem disinterested at best, which is your prerogative, but I’d like to know if the person I’m being guilted into marrying truly likes me or not.” – Elodie
- “My happiness is a small price to pay for the future of my people.” – Elodie
- “My greatest wish is to see the world. Really set out and see it, you know?” – Prince Henry
“Your family needs money. My family needs a bride. What we don’t need is more family.” – Queen Isabelle
“They may be royalty, but that doesn’t make them good people.” – Lady Bayford
“I hope I’m half as beautiful someday as you are today.” – Floria
“The price is dear, but so too the reward.” – Queen Isabelle
- “Let our two lines mingle and fast become one.” – Queen Isabelle
- “To ensure that our kingdom thrives forevermore, pay your due to the realm. Toss the coin into the chasm.” – Queen Isabelle
- “Give me strength, mother.” – Elodie
“I want what is promised, what is owed. Every generation, your kind must pay.” – Dragon
“The scent of royalty betrays you. It’s in your blood.” – Dragon
“You hide now, like all the others. It makes no difference. This story always ends the same.” – Dragon
- “Three were taken. Three must be given.” – Dragon
- “It’s not my mercy that you should seek. Call her.” – Dragon
“I am not one of them!” – Elodie
- “Accept your fate as I have mine. We are to die alone.” – Dragon
- “I’m through doing what I’m told.” – Elodie
- “You know nothing of what we’ve been through. You know nothing of our story.” – Queen Isabelle
- “Take your family and run.” – Elodie
“It’s not me you should fear. This is the end of your story.” – Elodie

Genre: Dark fantasy
Synopsis: A young woman’s marriage to a charming prince turns into a fierce fight for survival when she’s offered up as a sacrifice to a fire-breathing dragon.
Running time: 1 hour, 45 minutes
Maturity rating: 13+
Cast: Millie Bobby Brown, Ray Winstone, Nick Robinson, Shohreh Aghdashloo, Angela Bassett, Robin Wright
Writer: Dan Mazeau
Director: Juan Carlos Fresnadillo
Production: Roth/Kirschenbaum Films
Distributor: Netflix
Release date: March 8, 2024
Subtitle / Images: Netflix