Produced Screenplays
Check out our links to FREE downloadable screenplays. Here you will find some of the best of current and classic scripts. Reading produced screenplays is an excellent way to improve your own craft. See what it takes to get your script made into a movie!
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1966 Fahrenheit 451 Frank Darabont
Genre: Classics, Classic Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Sci-Fi Dramas, Dramas Based on Classic Literature, Dramas Based on the Book, Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Synopsis: Ray Bradbury's cautionary near-future parable of a society where books are banned and firemen start fires was the only English-language film from French auteur François Truffaut. Oscar Werner is the conflicted fireman Montag, and Julie Christie has a dual role. The score is by Truffaut favorite Bernard Hermann, of Psycho fame. For an extra level of subtle satire, look closely at the carefully chosen book titles.
Actors: Cyril Cusack, Julie Christie, Anton Diffring, Jeremy Spenser, Oskar Werner
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2009 Fantastic Mr. Fox Roald Dahl
Genre: Children & Family, Family Animation, Book Characters, Blu-ray, Fox Home Entertainment
Synopsis: When Mr. Fox's nightly raids on three nearby farms raise the ire of the selfish farmers, he must outwit the men's increasingly outrageous plans to catch him in this animated adaption of the Roald Dahl book. As the farmers' schemes take a toll on his hungry family, Mr. Fox must find a new way to get his paws on the bounty. Wes Anderson directs, and George Clooney, Cate Blanchett, Bill Murray and Anjelica Huston lend their voice-over talents in this Golden Globe nominee.
Actors: George Clooney, Meryl Streep, Jason Schwartzman, Bill Murray, Wallace Wolodarsky, Eric Anderson, Michael Gambon, Willem Dafoe, Owen Wilson, Jarvis Cocker, Cate Blanchett, Anjelica Huston
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1996 Fargo Joel Coen & Ethan Coen
Genre: Drama, Crime Dramas, Dark Humor & Black Comedies, Indie Dramas, Blu-ray
Synopsis: Frances McDormand earned an Oscar for her turn as pregnant Sheriff Marge Gunderson, who's sharper than her Northern Minnesota dialect suggests. The intrepid Gunderson bangs on doors and asks questions to unravel a kidnapping plot and the string of murders it provokes. McDormand receives grand support from William H. Macy as a car dealer who conspires with hotheaded kidnappers Steve Buscemi and Peter Stormare.
Actors: Frances McDormand, Steve Buscemi, William H. Macy, Peter Stormare, Harve Presnell, Steve Park, John Carroll Lynch, Kristin Rudrud, Jose Feliciano
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1986 Ferris Bueller's Day Off John Hughes
Genre: Comedy, Teen Comedies, Paramount Home Entertainment, Blu-ray
Synopsis: Take the day off and watch John Hughes's uproarious ode to skipping school! Ferris Bueller (Matthew Broderick) knows every trick to faking an illness (and offers a point-by point primer). With everyone convinced he's at death's door, Ferris grabs his girlfriend (Mia Sara) and best friend (Alan Ruck) and hits the streets of Chicago! But will the evil Dean of Students (Jeffrey Jones) put a premature end to Ferris's mental health day?
Actors: Matthew Broderick, Alan Ruck, Mia Sara, Jeffrey Jones, Jennifer Grey, Cindy Pickett, Lyman Ward, Edie McClurg, Charlie Sheen, Ben Stein, Kristy Swanson
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1992 A Few Good Men Aaron Sorkin
Genre: Drama, Military & War Dramas, Courtroom Dramas, Blu-ray, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Synopsis: When cocky military lawyer Lt. Daniel Kaffee (Tom Cruise) and his co-counsel, Lt. Cmdr. JoAnne Galloway (Demi Moore), are assigned to a murder case, they uncover a hazing ritual that could implicate high-ranking officials such as shady Col. Nathan R. Jessep (Jack Nicholson). Director Rob Reiner's probing drama earned four Oscar nominations, and Nicholson's line, "You want the truth? You can't handle the truth!" became a '90s catchphrase.
Actors: Tom Cruise, Jack Nicholson, Demi Moore, Kevin Pollak, Kevin Bacon, Kiefer Sutherland, J.T. Walsh, James Marshall, Wolfgang Bodison, Christopher Guest, J.A. Preston, Matt Craven, Xander Berkeley, Noah Wyle, John M. Jackson, Cuba Gooding Jr., Joshua Malina
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2008 Forgetting Sarah Marshall Jason Segel
Genre: Comedy, Romantic Comedies, Cult Comedies, Blu-ray, Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Synopsis: After his TV star girlfriend, Sarah Marshall (Kristen Bell), breaks his heart, Peter (Jason Segel) wants nothing more than to enjoy his vacation in Hawaii. One problem: Sarah's vacationing at the same resort he is, and even worse, she's bringing her new beau. Produced by Judd Apatow (Knocked Up, Superbad), this hilarious comedy also stars Mila Kunis, Paul Rudd and Bill Hader.
Actors: Jason Segel, Kristen Bell, Mila Kunis, Paul Rudd, Bill Hader, Russell Brand, Jonah Hill, Kristen Wiig
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1994 Forrest Gump Eric Roth
Genre: Drama, Blockbusters, Tearjerkers, Romantic Dramas, Dramas Based on the Book, Dramas Based on Contemporary Literature, Paramount Home Entertainment
Synopsis: You'll never view the world the same way after seeing it through the eyes of Forrest Gump (Tom Hanks), a simpleminded man who finds himself in the middle of nearly every major event of the 1960s and '70s. Along the way, he makes friends, changes lives and searches for a soul mate. Winner of six Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Actor (Hanks).
Actors: Tom Hanks, Robin Wright Penn, Gary Sinise, Mykelti Williamson, Sally Field, Rebecca Williams, Michael Conner Humphreys, Harold G. Herthum, George Kelly, Bob Penny, Haley Joel Osment
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2000 Frequency Toby Emmerich
Genre: Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Fantasy, Sci-Fi Thrillers, Sci-Fi Dramas, Suspense
Synopsis: Ever since he was a kid, John Sullivan (Jim Caviezel) has dreamed of changing the events that took his fireman father's (Dennis Quaid) life on October 12, 1969. Then, through a series of miraculous events, John communicates with his dad and attempts to change the grisly outcome of that fateful day. But by entwining the past, present and future, John gets much more than he bargained for. ...
Actors: Dennis Quaid, Jim Caviezel, Shawn Doyle, Elizabeth Mitchell, Andre Braugher, Noah Emmerich, Jordan Bridges, Melissa Errico, Stephen Joffe, Daniel Henson, Marin Hinkle, Richard Sali, Jack McCormack, Peter MacNeill, Michael Cera
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2001 From Hell Terry Hayes
Genre: Horror, Slashers and Serial Killers, Mystery, Dramas Based on the Book, Dramas Based on Contemporary Literature, Period Pieces, Pre-20th Century Period Pieces, Blu-ray, Fox Home Entertainment
Synopsis: A movie that posits the true identity of Jack the Ripper, From Hell stars Johnny Depp as an opium-huffing inspector from Scotland Yard who falls for one of the Ripper's prostitute targets (Heather Graham). The directing Hughes brothers laudably attempt to break out of their pigeonhole as "black directors" and demonstrate (like Ang Lee) that they can genre-bend with the best of them. Not for the squeamish!
Actors: Johnny Depp, Heather Graham, Ian Holm, Paul Rhys, Joanna Page, Katrin Cartlidge, Robbie Coltrane, Jason Flemyng, Susan Lynch
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2008 Frost/Nixon Peter Morgan
Genre: Drama, Political Dramas, 20th Century Period Pieces, Period Pieces, Dramas Based on the Book, Dramas Based on Contemporary Literature, Dramas Based on Real Life, Blu-ray, Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Synopsis: Ron Howard directs this Oscar-nominated adaptation of Peter Morgan's popular Broadway play, a drama centering on a series of revelatory television interviews between British talk show host David Frost and former President Richard Nixon. Frank Langella reprises his Tony Award-winning stage role as Nixon with a stellar cast that includes Michael Sheen, Toby Jones, Sam Rockwell, Kevin Bacon and Oliver Platt.
Actors: Frank Langella, Michael Sheen, Kevin Bacon, Rebecca Hall, Matthew Macfadyen, Sam Rockwell, Oliver Platt, Toby Jones, Max Elliott Slade
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