Movie Scripts Online To Read
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10 Things I Hate About You by Karen McCullah Lutz, Kirsten Smith & William Shakespeare 1999 12 And Holding by Anthony S. Cipriano 2005 12 Monkeys by David Webb Peoples & Janet Peoples 1995 13 Days by David Self 2000 13 Ghosts by Neal Marshall Stevens (based on the screenplay by Robb White) revised by Richard D'Ovidio 2001 15 Minutes by John Hertzfeld 2001 16 Blocks by Richard Wenk 2006 25th Hour by David Benioff 2002 3 Kings by David O. Russell & John Ridley 1999 3 Kings by David O. Russell (story by John Ridley) 1999 3 Kings (Spoils of War) by John Ridley 1999 40 Year Old Virgin by Judd Apatow & Steve Carell 2005 8 Mile (aka Untitled Detroit Project) by Scott Silver 2002 8 Millimeter by Andrew Kevin Walker 1999 84 Charlie MoPic by Patrick Sheane Duncan 1989 Above the Law by Steven Pressfield & Ronald Shusett & Andrew Davis 1988 Absolute Power by William Goldman (based on the book by David Baldacci) 1997 The Abyss by James Cameron 1989 Ace Ventura: Pet Detective by Jack Bernstein, Tom Shadyac, Jim Carrey 1994 The Addams Family by Larry Wilson and Caroline Thompson (rewrite by Paul Rudnick based on the characters by Charles Addams) 1991 The Adventures of Ford Fairlane (Ford Fairlane ) by Dan Waters (story by Jay Cappe & Dave Arnott; based on a character created by Rex Weiner) 1990 An Affair to Remember by Alfred Hayes 1957 Affliction by Paul Schrader (based on the book by Russell Banks) 1997 The African Queen by James Agee, John Huston and Peter Viertel, based on a novel by C.S. Forester 1951 Airforce One by Andrew W. Marlowe 1997 Airplane II: The Sequel by Ken Finkleman 1982 Airplane! by Jim Abrahams, David Zucker, Jerry Zucker 1980 Alfie by Elaine Pope & Charles Shyer (based on the screenplay by Bill Naughton based on the play by Bill Naughton) 2004 Ali by Stephen J. Rivele & Christopher Wilkinson and Eric Roth & Michael Mann (story by Gregory Allen Howard) 2001 Alien by Dan O'Bannon & Ronald Shusett 1979 Alien by Walter Hill and David Giler 1979 Alien Nation by Rockne O'Bannon & James Cameron 1988 Alien vs. Predator by Shane Salerno 2004 Aliens by David Giler & Walter Hill and James Cameron 1983 Aliens by James Cameron 1986 All About Eve by Joseph Mankiewicz 1950 All About Eve by Joseph Mankiewicz 1950 All The King's Men by Robert Rossen (based on the novel by Robert Penn Warren) 1949 All The President's Men by William Goldman 1976 All The President's Men by William Goldman 1976 Almost Famous by Cameron Crowe 2000 Almost Famous by Cameron Crowe 2000 Amadeus by Peter Shaffer 1984 American Beauty by Alan Ball 1999 American Beauty by Alan Ball 1999 American Graffiti by George Lucas, Gloria Katz & Willard Huyck 1973 American Madness by Robert Riskin 1932 American Outlaws by Roderick Taylor and John Rogers 2001 American Pie by Adam Herz 1999 American Psycho by Mary Harron and Guinevere Turner 2000 American Psycho by Matthew Markwalder 2000 American Splendor by Robert Pulcini & Shari Springer Berman 2003 An American Werewolf In London by John Landis 1981 An American Werewolf In Paris by John Landis 1981 Analyse That by Peter Steinfeld & Harold Ramis & Peter Tolan 2002 Analyse This by Peter Tolan & Harold Ramis & Kenneth Lonergan 1999 Anatomy of a Murder by Wendell Mayes 1959 Angel Eyes by Gerald DiPego 2001 Annie Hall by Woody Allen & Marshall Brickman 1977 The Anniversary Party by Alan Cummings & Jennifer Jason Leigh 2001 Antitrust by Howard Franklin 2001 Antz by Todd Alcott, Chris Weitz & Paul Weitz 1998 Any Given Sunday by Jamie Williams & Richard Wiener, John Logan, Daniel Pyne 1999 The Apartment by Billy Wilder & I.A.L. Diamond 1960 Apocalypse Now: Redux by John Milius and Francis Ford Coppola 1979 Arac Attack (Released as Eight Legged Freaks) by Jesse Alexander & Ellory Elkayem 2002 As Good As It Gets by Mark Andrus and James L. Brooks 1987 Assassins by Larry and Andy Wachowski 1995 Assassins by Brian Helgeland, Larry and Andy Wachowski 1995 The Assignment by Dan Gordon & Sabi H. Shabtai 1997 Asylum (Batman Vs Superman) by Andrew Kevin Walker (revised by Akiva Goldsman) 2002 Austin Powers 2: The Spy Who Shagged Me by Mike Myers 1999 Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery by Mike Myers 1997 Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery by Mike Myers 1997 Autumn In New York by Allison Burnett 2000 The Avengers by Don Macpherson 1998 Awakenings by Steven Zaillian (based on the book by Oliver Sacks) 1990 Babel by Guillermo Arriaga 2006 Bachelor Party by Neal Israel and Pat Proft (story by Bob Israel) 1984 Backdraft by Gregory Widen 1991 Bad Boys by Michael Barrie & Jim Mulholland and Doug Richardson 1995 Bad Day At Black Rock by Don McGuire and Millard Kaufman (Based on the story 'Bad Day At Hondo' by Howard Breslin 1955 Bad Lieutenant by Abel Ferrara & Zoë Lund 1992 Bad Lieutenant by Abel Ferrara amd Zoë Lund 0 Bad Santa by John Requa & Glenn Ficarra revisions by Ethan Coen & Joel Coen Polish by Terry Zwigoff 2003 Badlands by Terrence Malick 0 Barry Lyndon by Stanley Kubrick 1975 Barton Fink by Joel & Ethan Coen 1991 Barton Fink by Joel & Ethan Coen 1991 Basic by Jamie Vanderbilt 2003 Basic Instinct by Joe Eszterhas 1992 Batman by Sam Hamm 1989 Batman by Sam Hamm revised by Warren Skaaren 1989 Batman 2 (Unproduced) by Sam Hamm 1992 Batman Begins by David S. Goyer 2005 Batman Returns by Daniel Waters 1992 Batman Returns by Daniel Waters with revisions by Wesley Strick 1992 The Battle of Algiers by Gillo Pontecorvo & Franco Solinas 1966 The Battle of Shaker Heights by Erica Beeney 2003 Beauty Shop by Kate Lanier 2005 Beavis and Butt-head Do America by Mike Judge and Joe Stillman 1996 Beetle Juice by Michael McDowell (based on a story by Michael McDowell & Larry Wilson) 1985 Beetle Juice by Warren Skaaren (from an original screenplay by Michael McDowell, based on a story by Michael McDowell and Larry Wilson 1986 Beetle Juice by Warren Skaaren (from an original screenplay by Michael McDowell, based on a story by Michael McDowell and Larry Wilson 1987 Being Human by Bill Forsyth 1993 Being John Malkovich by Charlie Kaufman 1999 Being There by Jerzy Kosinski and Robert C. Jones 1979 Being There by Jerzy Kosinski and Robert C. Jones 1979 Being There by Jerzy Kosinski and Robert C. Jones 0 The Believer by Henry Bean (story by Henry Bean & Mark Jacobson) 2001 Beloved by Richard LaGravenese (based on the novel by Toni Morrison) 1998 Below by Darren Aronofsky & Lucas Sussman with revisions by David Twohy. 2002 Beowulf & Grendal by Andrew Rai Berzins (based on the epic poem Beowulf by Anonymous) 2005 The Big Blue by Luc Besson & Robert Garland 1988 The Big Easy by Jack Baran & Jim McBride (Original screenplay by Daniel Petrie, Jr. 1987 Big Fish by John August 0 The Big Lebowski by Ethan & Joel Coen 1998 The Big Sleep by William Faulkner, Leigh Brackett, Jules Furthman (from the novel by Raymond Chandler) 1946 Big Trouble in Little China II by Charles Proser (story by Charles Proser and Peter David) 0 The Bijou by Michael Slone 2001 The Birds by Daphne Du Maurier & Evan Hunter 1963 The Birds by Daphne Du Maurier & Evan Hunter 1963 Birthday Girl by Tom Butterworth and Jezz Butterworth 0 The Black Dahlia by Josh Friedman (from the novel by James Ellroy) 2006 The Black Dahlia by Josh Friedman (from the novel by James Ellroy) 2006 Black Snake Moan by Craig Brewer 2007 Black Snake Moan by Craig Brewer 2007 Black Snake Moan by Craig Brewer 0 Blade by David S. Goyer 1998 Blade II by David S. Goyer 2002 Blade Runner by Hampton Fancher 1982 Blade Runner by Hampton Fancher & David Webb Peoples 1982 Blair Witch II By Dick Beebe (original story by Joe Berlinger & Dick Beebe) 2000 Blood Diamond by Edward Zwick & Marhsall Herskovitz 2006 Blood Simple by Joel Coen and Ethan Coen 1984 Blood Simple by Joel Coen and Ethan Coen 1984 Blood Work by Brian Helgeland (based on the novel by Michael Connelly) 2002 Blow by David McKenna and Nick Cassavetes 2001 Blue Hotel by James Agee 1949 Blue Velvet by David Lynch 0 The Blues Brothers by John Landis & Dan Aykroyd 1980 Bodies, Rest & Motion by Roger Hedden (Based on a play by Roger Hedden 1993 Body Heat by Lawrence Kasdan 1981 The Body Snatcher by Philip MacDonald & Carlos Keith 1945 The Bodyguard by Lawrence Kasdan 1992 Bonfire of the Vanities by Michael Cristofer, Based on the novel by Tom Wolfe 1990 The Boondock Saints by Troy Duffy 1999 The Boondock Saints by Troy Duffy 1999 Born on the Fourth of July (part 1) by Oliver Stone and Ron Kovic (based on the book my Ron Kovic) 1989 Born on the Fourth of July (part 1) by Oliver Stone and Ron Kovic (based on the book my Ron Kovic) 1989 Born on the Fourth of July (part 2) by Oliver Stone and Ron Kovic (based on the book my Ron Kovic) 1989 Born on the Fourth of July (part 2) by Oliver Stone and Ron Kovic (based on the book my Ron Kovic) 1989 Bottle Rocket by Owen Wilson & Wes Anderson 1996 Bottle Rocket by Owen Wilson and Wes Anderson 0 The Bourne Identity by Tony Gilroy (based on the novel by Robert Ludlum) 2002 Bourne Identity, The by Tony Gilroy and William Blake Herron 0 The Bourne Supremacy by Tony Gilroy and Brian Helgeland (based on the novel by Robert Ludlum) 2004 Bourne Supremacy, The by Tony Gilroy and Brian Helgeland (uncredited) 0 The Boy Next Door by Barbara Curry 2015 Boy Who Never Slept by Solomon Rothman 0 Braveheart by Randall Wallace 0 Break by Oliver Stone 1969 Breakdown by Jonathan Mostow 1997 The Breakfast Club by John Hughes 1985 The Breakfast Club by John Hughes 1985 Bringing Out the Dead by Paul Schrader 1999 Bringing Out The Dead by Paul Schrader 0 Broadcast News by James L. Brooks 1987 Bruce Almighty by Steve Koren & Mark O'Keefe, Rewrite by Steve Oedekerk 2003 The Bucket List by Justin Zackham 2007 Buffy the Vampire Slayer by Joss Whedon 1992 Bull Durham by Ron Shelton 0 Butterfly Effect, The by J. Mackye Gruber and Eric Bress 0 Call Northside 777 (part 1) by Jay Dratler 1947 Call Northside 777 (part 2) by Jay Dratler 1947 El Cantante by Leon Ichaso 2007 Capote by Dan Futterman (based on the book 'Capote: A Biography' by Gerald Clarke) 2005 Carnivore by Larry and Andy Wachowski ?? Casablanca by Julius Epstein, Philip Epstein, Howard Koch 1942 Casablanca by Julius Epstein, Philip Epstein, Howard Koch 1942 Casino by Nicholas Pileggi & Martin Scorsese 1995 Casino by Nicholas Pileggi & Martin Scorsese 1995 Catwoman by John D. Brancato, Michael Ferris & John Rogers 2004 The Cell by Mark Protosevich 2000 Cellular by Larry Cohen, revised by Chris Morgan, revised by J. Mackye Gruber & Eric Bress 2004 Cellular by Larry Cohen 2004 Charade by Peter Stone 0 Charlie's Angels by Ed Soloman & John August, with revisions by Zak Penn 2000 Chasing Amy by Kevin Smith 1997 Chasing Sleep by Michael Walker 2000 Children of Men by Alfonso Cuarón & Timothy J. Sexton 2006 Chinatown by Robert Towne 1974 The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (formerly The Hundred Year Winter) by Christopher Markus & Stephen McFeely (revised by Andrew Adamson) based on the book The Lion, The Witch & The Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis) 2005 The Cider House Rules by John Irving 1999 The Cider House Rules by John Irving 1999 The Cincinnati Kid by Ring Lardner Jr. and Terry Southern (based on the novel by Richard Jessup) 1965 Cinema Paradiso by Giuseppe Tornatore 1988 Citizen Kane by Herman J. Mankiewicz, Orson Welles 1941 City of Joy by Gerald Brach and Roland Joffe Based on the book by Dominique LaPierre 1992 Clerks by Kevin Smith 1994 Cliffhanger by Michael France 1993 Cliffhanger by Michael France, revision by Terry Hayes 1993 Cliffhanger by Michael France, Terry Hayes, Sylvester Stallone 1993 A Clockwork Orange by Stanley Kubrick 1971 Cobb by Ron Shelton Based on material by Al Stump 1994 Code Of Silence by Michael Butler, Dennis Shryack & Mike Gray 1985 Cold Mountain by Anthony Minghella (based on the book by Charles Frazier ) 2004 Collateral by Stuart Beattie, revised by Frank Darabont, revised by Michael Mann 2004 Collateral by Stuart Beattie, revised by Frank Darabont, revised by Michael Mann 2004 Collateral by Stuart Beattie, revised by Frank Darabont 2004 Collateral Damage by Ronald Roose 2002 Committed (filmed as Crazylove) by Carol Watson 2005 Committed (filmed as Crazy Love) by Carol Watson 2005 Confidence by Doug Jung 2003 Confidence by David Jung 0 Conspiracy Theory by Brian Helgeland 1997 The Cooler by Frank Hannah & Wayne Kramer 2003 Copycat by Frank Pierson, Ann Biderman & Jay Presson Allen 1995 Courage Under Fire by Patrick Sheane Duncan 1996 Cradle to the Grave by John O'Brian & Channing Gibson 2003 Crank by Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor 2006 Crash (1996) by David Cronenberg 0 Crazy Love (was Committed) by Carol Watson 2005 Crazylove (was Committed) by Carol Watson 2005 Crime Spree by Brad Mirman 2003 Cross of Iron by Julius Epstein (based on the novel The Willing Flesh by Willi Heinrich) 1977 Croupier by Paul Mayersberg 1998 Cruel Intentions by Roger Kumble 1999 The Crying Game by Neil Jordan 1992 The Crying Game by Neil Jordan 1992 Curse of the Cat People by DeWitt Bodeen 1944 Dances With Wolves by Michael Blake 1990 Dark City by Alex Proyas 1998 Dark City by Alex Proyas & Lem Dobbs 1998 Dark Star by John Carpenter and Dan O'Bannon 1974 Dark Star by John Carpenter and Dan O'Bannon 0 Darkman By Joshua and Daniel Goldin, Sam and Ivan Raimi and Chuck Pfarrer (Story by Sam Raimi) 1990 The Day The Earth Stood Still by Edmund H. North 1951 The Day the Clown Cried by Charles Denton & Jerry Lewis 1972 The Day the Clown Cried by Charles Denton & Jerry Lewis 1972 Days of Heaven by Terrence Malick 1978 Dead Poets Society by Tom Schulman 1989 Dead Poets Society by Tom Schulman 1989 Death to Smoochy by Adam Resnick 2002 Deep Cover by Michael Tolkin and Henry Bean (story by Michael Tolkin) 1992 The Deer Hunter by Deric Washburn 1978 Deliverance by James Dickey and John Boorman 1972 Demolition Man by Peter M. Lenkov 1993 Demolition Man by Daniel Waters and Jonathan Lemkin 1993 The Departed by William Monahan (based on Infernal Affairs) 2006 Detroit Rock City by Carl V. Dupré 0 Devil In a Blue Dress by Carl Franklin (based on the novel by Walter Mosley) 1995 The Devil Wears Prada by Peter Hedges; Revisions by Howard Michael Gould, Paul Rudnick, Don Roos; current revisions by Aline Brosh McKenna (based on the novel by Lauren Weisberger) 2006 The Devil's Advocate by Jonathan Lemkin and Tony Gilroy (based on the novel by Andrew Neiderman) 1997 Die Hard 2 by Doug Richardson revisions by Steven E. de Souza 1990 Diner by Barry Levinson 1982 The Distinguished Gentleman by Adam Resnick 1992 Disturbia by Christopher Landon (revised by Carl Ellsworth) 2007 The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (Le Scaphandre et le papillon) by Ronald Harwood (based on the novel by Jean-Dominique Bauby ) 2007 Doctor Zhivago by Robert Bolt 1965 Dog Day Afternoon by Frank Pierson 1975 Domino by Richard Kelly 2005 Donnie Brasco by Paul Attanasio 1997 Donnie Darko by Richard Kelly 2001 Donnie Darko by Richard Kelly 0 Doom by Christpher Cleveland 2005
The Doors by Randall Jahnson and Oliver Stone 1991 The Doors of Perception by Paul Schrader 2000 Double Indemnity by Billy Wilder and Raymond Chandler 1944 Dragon Slayer by Hal Barwood and Matthew Robbins 1981 The Dragons of Krull by Stanford Sherman 1983 Drop Dead Gorgeous by Lona Williams 1999 Drop Dead Gorgeous by Lona Williams 0 A Dry White Season by Euzhan Palcy Based on the novel by Andre Brink 1989 Duck Soup by Bert Kelmer & Harry Ruby 1933 Dumb and Dumber by Peter Farrelly, Bobby Farrelly, Bennett Yellin 1994 Ed TV by Emile Gaudreault & Sylvie Bochard 1999 Ed Wood by Rudolph Grey, Scott Alexander & Larry Karaszewski 1994 Edward Scissorhands by Caroline Thompson 1990 The Egyptian by Casey Robinson 1954 Eight Legged Freaks (Originally Titled Arac Attack) by Jesse Alexander & Ellory Elkayem 2002 Eight Legged Freaks (Originally Titled Arac Attack) by Jesse Alexander & Ellory Elkayem 2002 Eight Legged Freaks (Originally Titled Arac Attack) by Jesse Alexander & Ellory Elkayem 2002 Eight Millimeter by Andrew Kevin Walker 1999 Eight Scenes from the life of Hank Williams by Paul Schrader 1990 Eight Scenes from the life of Hank Williams by Paul Schrader 1990 Eight Scenes from the life of Hank Williams by Paul Schrader 1990 El Cantante by Leon Ichaso 2007 El Laberinto del Fauno by Guillermo del Toro 2006 El Laberinto del Fauno by Guillermo del Toro 2006 El Mariachi by Robert Rodriguez 1992 Election by Alexander Payne & Jim Taylor 1999 The Electric Horseman by Robert Garland (draft by Alvin Sargent) 1979 Elephant Man, The by Christopher De Vore, Eric Bergren and David Lynch 0 Elf by David Berenbaum 2003 Elizabethtown by Cameron Crowe 2005 Enemy of the State by David Marconi 1998 The English Patient by Anthony Minghella 1996 Entrapment by Ronald Bass (story by Ronald Bass and Michael Herzberg) 1999 Entrapment by Ronald Bass (story by Ronald Bass and Michael Herzberg) Revisions by Don Macpherson 1/19/98 and Revisions by William Broyles 2/22/98 ) 1999 Entrapment by Ronald Bass and Don Macpherson (story by Ronald Bass and Michael Herzberg) 1999 Equilibrium by Kurt Wimmer 2002 Erik the Viking by Terry Jones 1989 Erik The Viking by Terry Jones 0 Erin Brockovich by Susannah Grant 2000 Erin Brockovich by Susannah Grant revisions by Richard LaGravenese 2000 Erin Brockovich by Susannah Grant 0 Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind by Charlie Kaufman 0 Even Cowgirls Get The Blues by Gus Van Sant (based on the novel by Tom Robbins) 1993 Event Horizon by Philip Eisner 1997 Excalibur by John Boorman & Rospo Pallenberg 1981 Executive Decision by Jim Thomas & John Thomas 1996 The Fabulous Baker Boys by Steven Kloves 1989 The Fabulous Baker Boys by Steven Kloves 1989 Face/Off by Mike Werb & Michael Colleary 1997 Face/Off by Mike Werb & Michael Colleary 1997 The Faculty (a.k.a The Feelers) by Kevin Williamson 1998 Fallen by Nicholas Kazan 1998 The Family Man by David Diamond & David Weissman 2000 The Fantastic Four by Mark Frost and Michael France (based on the Marvel comic book by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby) {note: Simon Kinberg was the final writer on this draft.} 2005 Fantastic Four by Mark Frost and Michael France 0 Fargo by Joel & Ethan Coen 1996 Fargo by Joel & Ethan Coen 1996 Fast Times at Ridgemont High by Cameron Crowe 1982 Fast Times At Ridgemont High by Cameron Crowe 0 Fatal Instinct by David O'Malley 1993 Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter S. Thompson, Terry Gilliam, Tony Grisoni, Tod Davies & Alex Cox 1998 Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas by Alex Cox & Tod Davies (based on the book by Hunter S. Thompson) 1998 Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas by Terry Gilliam, Tory Grisoni, Tod Davies and Alex Cox 0 Feast - early draft by Patrick Melton and Marcus Dunston 2004 Feast - revised draft by Patrick Melton and Marcus Dunston 2004 Fifty Violins (filmed as Music of the Heart) by Pamela Gray 1999 Final Analysis by Wesley Strick (story by Robert Berger and Wesley Strick) 0 Final Destination by James Wong and Glen Morgan 2000 Final Destination 2 By J. Mackye Gruber and Eric Bress 2003 Final Destination 2 By J. Mackye Gruber and Eric Bress 2003 The Fisher King by Richard LaGravenese 1991 The Fisher King by Richard LaGravenese 1991 Five Easy Pieces by Carole Eastman (as Adrien Joyce) 1970 Five Easy Pieces by Carole Eastman (as Adrien Joyce) 1970 Five Easy Pieces by Carole Eastman (as Adrien Joyce) 1970 Five Feet and Rising by Peter Sollett 1999 Five Feet and Rising by Peter Sollett 1999 Five Feet and Rising by Peter Sollett 1999 Fletch by Phil A. Robinson & Andrew Bergman 1985 Fletch by Phil A. Robinson & Andrew Bergman 1985 Flight Plan by Peter Dowling (revisions by Larry Cohen & Terry Hayes, current revisions by Billy Ray) 2005 The Flintstones by Steven E. de Souza 1994 Ford Fairlane (The Adventures of Ford Fairlane) by Dan Waters (story by Jay Cappe & Dave Arnott; based on a character created by Rex Weiner) 1990 Forrest Gump by Eric Roth & Winston Groom 1994 Foundation by Jeff Vintar (based on the novels Foundation, Foundation and Empire, and Second Foundation By Isaac Asimov) 2004 Four Feathers by Michael Schiffer revised by Hossein Amini 2002 Four Rooms by Allison Anders, Alexandre Rockwell, Robert Rodriguez, &Quentin Tarantino 1995 Fracture by Dan Pyne (revisions by Tom Pabst, Glenn Gers, E. Max Frye, Howard Franklin, Jeffrey Fiskin. current Revisions by Glenn Gers) 2007 Frances by Eric Bergren, Christopher De Vore and Nicholas Kazan 1982 Frankenstein (1994) by Steph Lady and Frank Darabont 0 Freddy vs. Jason by Lewis Abernathy 2003 The French Connection by Ernest Tidyman (based on the book by Robin Moore) 1971 Frequency by Toby Emmerich 2000 Friday The 13th Part 8: Jason Takes Manhatten by Rob Hedden 1989 Friday the 13th Part 10: Jason X by Todd Farmer 2001 Friday the 13th Part 10: Jason X by Todd Farmer 2001 Friday The 13th by Victor Miller and Ron Kurz (uncredited) 0 From Dusk Till Dawn by Quentin Tarantino 0 From Russia With Love by Richard Maibaum, Adapted by Johanna Harwood, Based on the novel by Ian Fleming 1963 The Fugitive by David Twohy 1993 The Game by John Brancato & Michael Ferris revised by Larry Gross & Andrew Kevin Walker 1997 The Game by John Brancato & Michael Ferris 1997 Game 6 by Don DeLillo 2005 Game 6 by Don DeLillo 2005 Gandhi by John Briley 1982 Gang Related by Jim Kouf 1997 Garden State by Zach Braff 2004 Gateway by Jeff Vintar (based on the novel by Frederik Pohl) 2006 Gattaca by Andrew Niccol 1997 Get Carter by David Mckenna 2000 Get Carter by Mike Hodges (based on the novel Jack's Return Home by Ted Lewis) 1971 Get Rich or Die Trying (aka Untitled 50 Cent Project) by Terence Winter 2005 Get Shorty by Scott Frank 0 The Getaway by Walter Hill 1972 The Getaway by Walter Hill 1972 Ghost by Bruce Joel Rubin 1990 The Ghost and the Darkness by William Goldman 1996 The Ghost and the Darkness by William Goldman 1996 Ghost Ship by Mark Hanlon 2002 Ghost Ship by Mark Hanlon 2002 Ghost World by Daniel Clowes 2001 Ghost World by Daniel Clowes 2001 Giant by Fred Guidol & Ivan Moffat (based on the novel by Edna Ferber) 1956 Glengarry Glen Ross by David Mamet 1992 Glory Road by David Callaham, Revisions by Wesley Strick 2006 The Godfather by Mario Puzo, Francis Ford Coppola 1972 The Godfather Part 2 by Mario Puzo and Francis Ford Coppola 1974 Gods and Monsters by Bill Condon 1998 Gods and Monsters by Bill Condon 1998 Goldfinger by Richard Maibaum & Paul Dehn, Based on the novel by Ian Fleming 1964 Gone in Sixty Seconds by Scott Rosenberg 2000 Good Fellas by Nicholas Pileggi & Martin Scorsese 1990 Good Fellas by Nicholas Pileggi & Martin Scorsese 1990 Good Luck Chuck by Josh Stolberg (based on the short story by Steve Glenn) 2007 Good Night, and Good Luck by George Clooney & Grant Heslov 2005 Good Will Hunting by Matt Damon and Ben Affleck 1997 A Good Year by Marc Klein (based on the novel by Peter Mayle) 2006 A Good Year by Marc Klein (based on the novel by Peter Mayle) 2006 Gothika by Sebastian Gutierrez 2003 Graduate, The by Calder Willingham and Buck Henry 0 Le Grand bleu by Luc Besson & Robert Garland 1988 Grand Hotel by Béla Balázs, based on the play 'Menschen im Hotel' by Vicki Baum, American version by William A. Drake 1932 The Grapes of Wrath by Nunnally Johnson 1940 The Grapes of Wrath by Nunnally Johnson 1940 The Great Train Robbery by Edwin S. Porter 1903 The Grifters by Donald E. Westlake 1990 Grosse Pointe Blank by Tom Jankiewicz, D.V. De Vincentis, S.K. Boatman & John Cusack 1997 Grosse Pointe Blank by Tom Jankiewicz, D.V. De Vincentis, S.K. Boatman & John Cusack 1997 Groundhog Day by Danny Rubin (revisions by Harold Ramis) 1993 The Grudge by Stephen Susco (based on Ju-on by Takashi Shimizu 2004 Halloween by John Carpenter & Debra Hill 1978 Halloween by John Carpenter and Debra Hill 0 Halloween 6: The Curse of Michael Myers (HALLOWEEN 666: THE ORIGIN OF MICHAEL MYERS) by Daniel Farrands 1995 Hannah and Her Sisters by Woody Allen 1986 Hannah and Her Sisters by Woody Allen 1986 Hannibal - Mamet by David Mamet 2001 Hannibal - Mamet by David Mamet 2001 Hannibal - Zaillian by Steven Zaillian 2001 Hannibal - Zaillian by Steven Zaillian 2001 Happy Birthday, Wanda June by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. 1971 Happy Campers by Daniel Waters 2001 Hard Day's Night, A by Alun Owen 0 Hard Rain by Graham Yost 1998 Hard to Kill by Steven Pressfield & Ronald Shusett & Steven Seagal 1990 Hardcore by Paul Schrader 1977 Harold and Kumar go to White Castle by Jon Hurwtiz & Hayden Schlossberg 2004 The Haunting (The Haunting of Hill House) by David Self & Michael Tolkin 1999 The Haunting of Hill House (The Haunting) by David Self & Michael Tolkin 1999 Havoc 2: Normal Adolescent Behavior by Beth Schacter 2007 Heat by Michael Mann 1995 Heathers by Daniel Waters 1989 Heathers by Daniel Waters 1989 The Hebrew Hammer by Jonathan Kesselman 2003 Heist by David Mamet 2001 Hellbound: Hellraiser II by Peter Atkins 1988 Hellbound: Hellraiser II by Peter Atkins 0 Hellboy by Peter Briggs & Guillermo del Toro (based on the comic by Mike Mignola) 2004 Hellraiser by Clive Barker 1987 Hellraiser by Clive Barker 1987 Hellraiser by Clive Barker 0 Henry Fool by Hal Hartley 1997 Hero by David Webb Peoples (story by Laura Ziskin & Alvin Sargent and David Peoples) 1992 Heros: Genesis by Tim Kring 2006 He's Just Not That Into You by Abby Kohn & Marc Silverstein (based on the book by Greg Behrendt & Liz Tuccillo) 0 Hider In The House by Lem Dobbs 1989 High Fidelity by D. V. DeVincentis, Steve Pink, John Cusack and Scott Rosenberg 0 Highlander 4 by Gillian Horvath, William N. Panzer & Joel Soisson 2000 His Girl Friday by Charles Lederer (based on the play 'Front Page' by Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur 1940 Hope and Glory by John Boorman 1987 Hope And Glory by John Boorman 0 Horse Whisperer, The by Eric Roth and Richard LaGravenese 0 The Hospital by Paddy Chayefsky 1971 Hotel Rwanda by Keir Pearson & Terry George 2004 Hotel Rwanda by Keir Pearson & Terry George 2004 House Of 1000 Corpses by Rob Zombie 0 House on Haunted Hill by Dick Beebe 1999 Hudson Hawk by Steven E. de Souza, Revisions by Daniel Waters, Story by Bruce Willis & Robert Kraft 1991 Hudson Hawk by Steven E. de Souza Revised by Daniel Waters 1991 The Hudsucker Proxy by Joel Coen & Ethan Coen and Sam Raimi 1994 The Hudsucker Proxy by Joel Coen & Ethan Coen and Sam Raimi 1994 The Hudsucker Proxy by Joel Coen & Ethan Coen and Sam Raimi 1994 Human Nature by Charlie Kaufman 0 The Hundred Year Winter (filmed as The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe) by Christopher Markus & Stephen McFeely (revised by Andrew Adamson) based on the book The Lion, The Witch & The Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis) 2005 The Hunt For Red October by Larry Ferguson 0 Hustle & Flow by Craig Brewer 2005 Hustler, The by Sidney Carroll and Robert Rossen 0 I Am Legend (Omega Man) by John William Corrington 1971 I am Sam by Kristine Johnson & Jessie Nelson 2001 I Think I Love My Wife by Chris Rock & Louis CK 2007 I Walked with a Zombie by Curt Siodmak & Ardel Wray 1943 I, Robot by Jeff Vintar (Based on his original screenplay, “Hardwired,” and the robot stories of Isaac Asimov) 2004 I, Robot by Hillary Seitz 2004 The Ice Storm by James Shumas 1997 I'll Do Anything by James L. Brooks 1994 Independence Day by Dean Devlin & Roland Emmerich 1996 Independence Day by Dean Devlin and Roland Emmerich 0 Indiana Jones And The Last Crusade by Jeff Boam, George Lucas & Menno Meyjes 1989 Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom by Willard Huyck, Gloria Katz & George Lucas 1984 Indiana Jones And The Last Crusade by Jeff Boam, George Lucas & Menno Meyjes 1989 Indiana Jones and the Raiders Of The Lost Ark by Lawrence Kasdan 1981 Innerspace by Jeffrey Boam 1987 Inside Man by Russel Gewirtz 2006 The Insider by Eric Roth and Michael Mann 1999 Insider, The by Eric Roth and Michael Mann 0 Insomnia by Hillary Seitz 2002 Interview with the Vampire by Anne Rice, based on the novel by Anne Rice 1994 Intolerable Cruelty by Robert Ramsey, Matthew Stone, Ethan Coen, Joel Coen 2003 Inventing the Abbotts by Ken Hixon 1997 Investigation by Paul Schrader 1987 The Island by Caspian Tredwell-Owen 2005 The Island of Dr. Moreau by Richard Stanley & Michael Herr, based on the novel by H. G. Wells 1996 Isle of the Dead by Ardel Wray & Josef Mischel 1945 It Happened One Night by Robert Riskin, based on a story by Samuel Hopkins Adams 1934 It Happened One Night by Robert Riskin 1934 Italian Job by Donna Powers & Wayne Powers 2003 Italian Job, The by Donna Powers and Wayne Powers 0 It's a Wonderful Life by Frank Capra, Frances Goodrich, Albert Hackett, Jo Swerling 1946 The Jacket by Massy Tadjedin (based on a previous screenplay by Marc Rocco) 2005 The Jacket by Massy Tadjedin (based on a previous screenplay by Marc Rocco) 2005 Jackie Brown by Quentin Tarantino 0 The Jackie Robinson Story by Arthur Mann & Lawrence Taylor 1950 Jacob's Ladder by Bruce Joel Rubin 1990 Jacob's Ladder by Bruce Joel Rubin 0 Jade by Joe Eszterhas 1995 Jason X by Todd Farmer 2001 Jason X by Todd Farmer 2001 Jason X by Todd Farmer 0 Jaws by Peter Benchly & Carl Gottlieb 1975 Jaws 2 by Howard Sckler & Dorothay Tristan 1978 Jay And Silent Bob Strike Back by Kevin Smit 2001 Jennifer Eight by Bruce Robinson 1992 JFK by Jim Marrs & Jim Garrison 1991 Jimmy and Judy by Randall K. Rubin & Jon Schroder 2006 John Q. by James Kearns 2002 The Jolson Story by Stephen Longstreet adaptation by Harry Chandlee & Andrew Solt 1946 Juno by Diablo Cody 0 Jurassic Park 3 by Peter Buchman and is revised by Alexander Payne, John August, and Jim Taylor. 2001 K-2 by Scott Roberts (based on screenplay by Patrick Meyers) 1991 Kafka by Lem Dobbs 1991 Kalifornia by Tim Metcalfe 1993 Kate and Leopold by James Mangold and Steven Rogers 2001 Kids by Harmony Korine 0 King Kong by Frances Walsh, Philippa Boyens & Peter Jackson (based on a story by Merian C. Cooper and Edgar Wallace) 2006 The Kingdom of Heaven by William Monahan 2005 Kiss of the Spider Woman by Leonard Schrader 1985 Kiss, Kiss, Bang, Bang (You'll Never Die In This Town Again) by Shane Black 2005 Klute by Andy Lewis & David Lewis 1971 Kramer Vs. Kramer by Robert Benton (Based on the novel by Avery Corman) 1979 Kramer Vs. Kramer by Robert Benton (Based on the novel by Avery Corman) 1979 Kundun by Melissa Mathison 1997 Kundun by Melissa Mathison 0 L.A. Confidential by Brian Helgeland 1997 L.A. Confidential by Brian Helgeland 1997 The Ladykillers by William Rose (original movie 'The Ladykillers', Joel Coen & Ethan Coen 2004 Lake Placid by David E. 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My marker of a fantastic film is when I leave the theater without any clue of the current time of day or what responsibilities I left behind when I walked into the building three hours prior. Lately I've been obsessed with the process of getting to that point—starting with the script.
The Instagram account @script.to.screen is to blame for my recent fascination with finding scripts and following along with my favorite films or television shows. It's a straightforward account that shows iconic scenes from the vast canon of film—but with the script scrolling below.
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At first, it feels a bit distracting to read a script while watching a clip. But the split screen forces you to watch the Instagram videos a few times and hone in on different aspects of each scene. The way an actor makes dialogue their own is riveting. The body language played out based on a few short and simple action lines is mind-blowing. And the work that it takes to really piece the elements together is apparent with each video the account posts.
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A stand out for me was a pivotal scene from Get Out in which Chris, our protagonist, falls under Missy's hypnosis. It's one thing to read the script on its own and appreciate it for the good writing. It's another to watch the movie and enjoy getting lost in the world Jordan Peele brought to life. But it's entirely something else when you realize how exactly actor Daniel Kaluuya took the words of the movie's director and screenwriter and made it into something that evokes so much emotion, no matter how many times you've seen the film. The isolated clip shown on the @script.to.screen account highlights that even more.
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In The Shape of Water, the main character Elisa has no speaking lines, which makes this exercise of watching her breathe life into Guillermo del Toro's script even more engrossing.
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Heath Ledger's performance in The Dark Knight will go down in history books, and in this scene, virtually no lines are changed—but witnessing the Joker leap off the page in the hands of the late Ledger is unlike anything else.
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And the same goes for Samuel L. Jackson's legendary role in Pulp Fiction. It's an electrifying monologue, and everyone knows at least one line by heart. But it's enjoyable to witness it in a new light with the script and directions right there. This reveals what Jackson brought to the table that no one else could.
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The account also credits the director, writer and cinematographer for each film—a great entry point for someone (ahem, me) who is woefully ignorant to these facts but always wanting to learn more. The tidbits about each movie provided in the captions are fun as well, and provide even more context to the filmmaking process.
For a film noob like myself, @script.to.screenis a thrilling find. I've begun searching online data bases for scripts and reading them casually, or as I watch television shows. Experiencing the magic of movies in an accessible and different way that still manages to enthrall and transport me like a great film is my new favorite pastime—and it's made the experience of kicking back in a theater even more enjoyable.