Action Screenplay Example
Die Hard
Fox- Die Hard (1988) - Bruce Willis stars as a cop who must stop terrorists in a skyscraper.
- Mad Max: Fury Road (2015) - Visually stunning action spectacle set in a post-apocalyptic wasteland.
Adventure Screenplay Example
Raiders of the Lost Ark
ParamountComedy Screenplay Example
Bridesmaids
Universal
- Annie Hall(1977) - Woody Allen's romantic comedy about a neurotic comedian.
- Bridesmaids (2011) - Hilarious and raunchy comedy about a group of bridesmaids.
Crime Screenplay Example
The Departed
Warner Bros.- The Silence of the Lambs (1991) - An FBI trainee seeks help from a cannibalistic serial killer to catch another.
- The Departed (2006) - A mole in the police and an undercover cop try to expose each other.
Drama Screenplay Example
Moonlight
A24- Moonlight (2016) - Coming-of-age story about a young black man growing up in Miami.
- Parasite (2019) - South Korean thriller with sharp social commentary.
Fantasy Screenplay Example
Lord of the Rings
New Line CinemaHistorical Screenplay Example
Lincoln
Universal- 12 Years a Slave (2013) - Based on the true story of Solomon Northup, a free black man sold into slavery.
- Lincoln (2012) - Focuses on Abraham Lincoln's efforts to abolish slavery.
- The Favourite (2018) - Period drama about Queen Anne and her court.
Horror Screenplay Example
Get Out
Blumhouse
- Hereditary (2018) - A family is haunted by a sinister presence after the death of their grandmother.
- The Evil Dead (1981) - A group of friends unleash evil forces in a cabin in the woods.
- A Quiet Place (2018) - A family must live in silence to avoid creatures that hunt by sound.
- Get Out (2017) - A young black man visits his white girlfriend's family for the weekend.
Mystery Screenplay Example
Rear Window
Paramount Pictures- Rear Window (1954) - A man confined to his apartment becomes obsessed with his neighbors.
- Gone Girl (2014) - A man is accused of his wife's disappearance, but something else is going on behind the scenes.
- Murder on the Orient Express (2017) - an Agatha Christie adaptation.
Romance Screenplay Example
Titanic
Paramount Pictures
Science Fiction Screenplay Example
2001: A Space Odyssey
Warner Bros. - 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) - A journey to Jupiter becomes a metaphysical exploration.
- Blade Runner (1982) - A detective hunts down replicants in a dystopian future.
- Arrival (2016) - Linguists try to communicate with aliens who have arrived on Earth.
Thriller Screenplay Example
Se7en
New Line Cinema
- Se7en (1995) - Two detectives hunt a serial killer who is killing people based on the seven deadly sins.
- The Usual Suspects (1995) - A twisty crime thriller with an unreliable narrator.
War Screenplay Example
Platoon
MGM- Platoon (1979) - A soldier confronts morality during the Vietnam War.
- Saving Private Ryan(1998) - A group of soldiers are sent to rescue a paratrooper behind enemy lines.
- Dunkirk (2017) - Tells the story of the evacuation of Dunkirk during World War II.
Western Screenplay Example
Unforgiven
WB
- True Grit (2010) - The Coen brothers' adaptation about a girl going to get revenge.
- Unforgiven (1992) - An aging outlaw takes on one last job.
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