The words from the 1984 blockbuster "The Terminator", uttered by Arnold Schwarzenegger in the title role, topped the poll.
"Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn", Rhett Butler's closing line in the 1939 epic "Gone With The Wind", came second in the survey of 2,000 people conducted by the myfilms.com website, the UK Film Council's cinema and film finder.
"Beam me up, Scotty" from "Star Trek" is third -- even though it was never actually said in any episode of the television series or the spin-off films.
The eighth most used, "Do you feel lucky, punk?", attributed to Clint Eastwood's character Harry Callahan in "Dirty Harry" (1971), is also a misquotation.
All the top 10 most commonly used lines were spoken by men.
Elsewhere in the survey, men said they would most like to have starred in the James Bond films and the "Star Wars" and "The Lord of the Rings" sagas.
Women opted for "Dirty Dancing", "Pretty Woman" and "Gone With The Wind".
Top 10 must used film lines:
1. "I'll be back." ("The Terminator")
2. "Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn." ("Gone With The Wind")
3. "Beam me up, Scotty." ("Star Trek")
4. "May the force be with you." ("Star Wars")
5. "Life is like a box of chocolates." ("Forrest Gump")
6. "You talking to me?" ("Taxi Driver")
7. "Show me the money." ("Jerry Maguire")
8. "Do you feel lucky, punk?" ("Dirty Harry")
9. "Here's looking at you, kid." ("Casablanca")
10. "Nobody puts Baby in the corner." ("Dirty Dancing")
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