Best Drama Screenplays
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DESCENDANCYAmidst a hostile takeover attempt, a billionaire enlists the aid of a noted genealogist to map his Nigerian ancestry, but when the trail leads to a remote African village, his attempts to help the locals pit him and his estranged son against corrupt security contractors, both abroad and at home. Script Excerpt |
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The PUZZLE MAKERA career driven NSA analyst gifts his autistic daughter an antique jigsaw puzzle, but when she begins to assemble the pieces, it conjures the evil spirit of its creator, a dark entity who plagues their family. Script Excerpt |
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SCOPE CREEPAfter her mentor's suspicious death, a driven project manager inherits the rebuild of a notorious private prison, only to find herself stalked by a mysterious entity hellbent on sabotaging her at every turn. |
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FAUSTIANAfter a string of suspicious celebrity deaths, an obsessed detective must protect a fragile pop starlet and other notable targets of an eccentric stalker who claims to be able to cancel deals with the devil they've unknowingly made. Script Excerpt |
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WEBINARDuring a pandemic lockdown, a reluctant research assistant must take her father's place for a critical online meeting, but when the CDC Director is murdered on camera, it becomes a web-based whodunit and a race against the clock to save her parents and fellow citizens infected by a deadly variant. Script Excerpt |
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COURTROOM SKETCHESWhen a reclusive artist is assigned to cover the high-profile trial of a notorious ex-president, she gains sudden fame and reinvigorates her dreams, but is soon targeted by a serial killing stalker who draws her into his twisted game of revenge. Script Excerpt |
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POLLING PLACEWhen a bitter family feud escalates, a rebellious tech exec and his girlfriend head to a remote firehouse during a blizzard to defiantly vote against his father's mayoral bid, only to be trapped by a masked axe-wielding killer. Script Excerpt |
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MASSAGE PARLOREager to bond with his white-collar colleagues, a newlywed man accompanies them on a celebratory trip to a seedy spa, but when masked assailants emerge to drug, kidnap, and blackmail them, he must team with a plucky masseuse to thwart the twisted game of their mysterious captors. Script Excerpt |
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God's Work: Devil's in the DetailsA poker game between old friends turns deadly when their childhood priest shows up, convinced one of them is possessed, but after an impromptu exorcism escalates, it becomes unclear just who is doing the devil's bidding and who is doing-- God's Work. |
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The NITE LOOPSearching for his missing brother, an obsessed drifter must infiltrate a tightly knit band of commuters onboard a mysterious bus route to gain the trust of their charismatic leader and find the truth. Script Excerpt |
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CONNECTING FLIGHTA cutthroat tech entrepreneur must confront faces from his past, present, and future in a busy airport, where he's forced to reconcile prior misdeeds and reforge alliances, as he races to thwart a catastrophic time-space anomaly. Script Excerpt |
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The FORTUNATE ONEAfter assassins wipe out his family, a gambling addict cop wins the lottery playing numbers from a fortune cookie and uses his newly won millions to become an eccentric vigilante, guided by fortune cookie wisdom. |
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EXITAn alcoholic cop on the edge struggles to maintain his sanity when confronted by the wheelchair bound ex-con he shot and crippled for life years earlier. |
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Under My SkinAn ex-con tattoo artist snags a job inking seductive beauties for a shady businessman, but when the newly illustrated models turn up dead, he must solve the mystery, clear his name, and stay one step ahead of the cop who once put him away. |
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Smith Corona BluesA terminally ill Seattle cop is teamed up with a brash young Scotland Yard inspector to probe the murder of an eccentric writer. |
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CONSCIENCEA newlywed man discovers that his elderly father-in-law is actually a cunning sociopath planning to kill him before the weekend is over. |
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Accelerated DragonsWhen a homeless former chess champion is recruited to tutor a wealthy businessman, he gets a new lease on life, but after assassins target his new employer, he becomes embroiled in an overseas espionage mission. Script Excerpt |
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The SOMMELIERAt his family's secluded vineyard, a restaurateur must outwit a sociopathic wine expert, solve his father's murder, and rescue his fellow guests, after a tasting event turns into a deadly game of revenge. Script Excerpt |
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CREATURES of HABITAfter changing therapists, an OCD afflicted mythology professor sheds his repetitive routines, but when monsters emerge from the woods and abduct his friends, he suspects his compulsive behaviors may actually be rituals intended to ward off an ancient supernatural force. Script Excerpt |
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Post Your Script Here!The Chain - Francisco Pizarro
A West Indies Native and a Franciscan Friar embark on an Amazon expedition with legendary conquistador Francisco Pizarro in search of a city of gold.
Roadside Picnic
A truck driver picks up a hitchhiker on the anniversary of the girl's mother's roadside murder.
Supernatural - I Got You, Babe
When a John Lennon impersonator gets killed by the doppelganger of Mark David Chapman, Sam and Dean step in to find out why on a cruise ship full of celebrity impersonators heading for Bermuda.
Supernatural - Intervention
Sam sets up an unusual intervention to address Dean's alcoholism.
Blindsided
A man goes on a blind date with a blind woman only to find the woman is not what she seems.
The Body and Blood
A priest who is losing his faith attempts to renew the faith of others at the dawn of the zombie apocalypse.
Pwned
A second rate musician acquires a pawn shop guitar for free, then learns the price he must pay for taking it.
Turf War
As Florida neighbors fall in love, their rival lawn ornaments start a war.
Spike
A Native American environmentalist is pitted against his logger brother after a botanist whistleblower is pushed too far in the struggle to maintain the forests of Northwestern Montana.
A Good Soul
A sitcom actor risks losing his soul for the chance to prove that he can be more than the lovable big brother he played on TV.