20 Most Cringe-Worthy One-Liners In Movie History

18. "I'm The King Of The World!" - Titanic

Say what you will about James Cameron's period disaster epic, but it's a magnificent technical achievement and beloved by tens if not hundreds of millions of people.

That said, it's hard not to turn your nose up at poor Leo's early line, where he stands on the ship's bow and excitedly declares himself "the king of the world!"

Leo sells it about as earnestly as humanly possible, but that doesn't stop it being the movie's most embarrassing moment. Still, it was nowhere near as bad as Cameron's own utterance of the phrase when he won the Best Director Oscar. Brace yourself...

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