Best Biographical Screenplays
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PIRANDELLO'S WIFEQuiet, passive, obedient, a wonderful mother to her children and perfect wife to her Nobel Prize winning husband. Then, when it was time, she was locked away in an insane asylum for the final 40 years of her life. Here, she attempts to tell her story. https://pirandelloswife.com/ Script Excerpt |
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JebIn the wake of Stonewall, Yale professor John Boswell races against time and his own mortality to unearth secrets buried within the historical record, igniting a struggle for truth and acceptance that will outlive him. |
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Doors of MiraclesA young businesswoman in thanking God encounters disasters. Still, and in that anticipation trembling, she utters, "Thank You My Dear Lord", then the sky suddenly opens, Light pours down to the pit of her stomach and fills the room as it projects her beyond the Universe to Heaven, to return with supernatural powers, miracles, and God speaks. Script Excerpt |
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and The Devil called!The Devil visits God‘s chosen-one five times, gives dates the world will end, "and you will be my bride". But she rejects him. So with his tri-stepped-headed charcoaled alien goons with long razor-sharp finger-nails, they examine her brain for answers. Script Excerpt |
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Misguided IllusionsIn the world of Drag Queens, there's a fine line between fantasy and reality. When the two collide not even a serial killer can decide. |
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Murder in Emergency!A dedicated nurse fights to save her beloved hospital from closure until, she discovers it is murdering patients and on her having gained that knowledge, escalates a war against it. Script Excerpt |
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Untouchable!A blonde bombshell in stainless steel becomes a femme fatale, a relentless tiger with razor-sharp-toothed-pen spilling blood across the pages, leaving nowhere for the perpetrators of the nation's greatest corporate crime to turn, or hide - no 'out'. Script Excerpt |
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The Benefactor!A young business woman attracts the wrath of bankers when she makes interest-free loans to farmers, in her attempt to stem the flow of murder/suicides on the land. Script Excerpt |
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THE GREAT QUESTBased on the true story of the Buddha: The battles of a Prince who rejects riches and power, risking insanity and death, in a quest to find ultimate freedom. |
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The Dumb Ox BellowsA 13th-century friar struggles to revitalize Christian theology using logic and reason, but intellectual opposition from peers, malicious slander by envious brethren, and “slavery of the pen” under two Popes drive him to mental collapse and loss of faith in his life’s work -- until God intervenes miraculously to affirm its merit. The extraordinary, true story of Saint Thomas Aquinas.- Script Excerpt |
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The Man Who Beat Mark SpitzTrue story of the first Texan ever to win an individual Olympic Gold medal in swimming, overcoming a multiple of obstacles on the physical, mental & spiritual worlds. |
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Fast FadeBiopic of the 1950s film noir starlet Barbara Payton. The dazzlingly beautiful and talented blonde bombshell quickly ascended to leading roles in Hollywood. But her wild partying ways, alcoholism, and scandalous romances brought her career crashing down to back alley prostitution. |
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Not About MoneyA competent late forties corporate gal gets promoted into management, is soon demoted, and faced with a battle of resilience, justice, and a lawsuit while an unexpected ally attempts to redeem himself and discloses the unscrupulous ruler behind the scheme to oust her. |
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The Redemption of John ParkerAn embittered former slave risks life and limb as an Underground Railroad “conductor” until, targeted for death by angry slave owners and a sociopathic slave hunter, he must confront and resolve his inner rage or bring tragedy on his family. Based on a true story. |
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Tech Me OutFleeing Soviet Ukraine with his mother and grandmother, a quiet teenage immigrant builds a new life in America, where the resilience and kindness of those around him help shape the man who co-founded WhatsApp. Script Excerpt |
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I Am a Witness – Script-BASED FILM BUDGETVFX Shots: ~200 Genre: Spiritual Sci-Fi / Supernatural Drama Estimated Runtime: 110 min Budget Level: Independent Mid-Range Shoot: 25 Days / 30 Locations / 110 Script Pages Script Excerpt |
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I Am a Witness CHARACTER BREAKDOWNS“Truth is a heavy burden, but silence is heavier sill. I Am A Witness explores the courage it take to stand along against the shadows of history-providing that even in a world of mirrors, one voice can shatter the silence of ages” Script Excerpt |
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I Am a Witness TITLE PAGEThe Title Page and Main Manuscript have been uploaded as separate files to meet the specific metadata and formatting requirements of different platform. This ensures that all author identification, institutional affiliations, and acknowledgments are removed from the main manuscript to maintain the integrity of the blinded review. Script Excerpt |
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Hello, my name is James and I'm an alcoholicA suicidal alcoholic living with his parents finds love at the job center and runs away to live in a tent with his new girlfriend—only to discover she’s not the angel he thought, dragging him into an even darker spiral in this morbidly funny and heartbreaking tale of love, addiction, and survival. Script Excerpt |
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Lucky's Betrayal-- From Rat to Boss“From Rat to Boss”—Before he became the infamous Mafia kingpin, Lucky Luciano made a secret betrayal to save himself—an act that, years later, threatens to destroy his empire and the myth of his loyalty." |
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RUNNING FROM DEATHTrials and tribulations of the notorious John Wesley Hardin, 1800’s Texas gunfighter, who’s gunfighting abilities are tested while he runs from death throughout his life. Script Excerpt |
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PITTSBURGH PHILBiopic of Harry Strauss, a.k.a. Pittsburgh Phil, notorious mafia hitman in the 1930’s, who rises from the streets of Brooklyn to become one of the most ruthless killers in Murder Incorporated. Script Excerpt |
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CONFESSIONS OF AN ACCIDENTAL ALIENFictionalized autobiographical dark comedy about a UFO fanatic turned screenwriter on a rollercoaster ride of Hollywood success, failure and a nightmarish marriage that nearly destroys his career. The existential journey of an "alien" stranded on earth, from his teenage years raised by lesbians in the 50's to his adult struggles to survive in the film industry of the 70's through the 90's, to his globetrotting adventures as a miniseries writer from London to Morocco. All based on true events. Names have been changed to protect the guilty. Script Excerpt |
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SnooksThe extraordinary true life story of Nate "Snooks" Gulliver, dancer and drummer extraordinaire, who played with Cab Calloway and other greats and was Billie Holliday's childhood sweetheart. |
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"Xanadu Shores - The Pilot". A spy thriller unfolds as four friends become entrapped after one is kidnapped in a compromising situation, during a gold heist leading to an adventurous crime story encompassing fraud, greed and lustful revenge, alertly pursued by an agent along with his comely banker by land air and sea, explosively culminating on the island of Xanadu Shores.
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Proof of Concept; introduces the eight central characters in an intense office situation before the action unfolds after a pilot’s girlfriend gets kidnapped during a gold heist, leaving clues for his friends to follow, unknowingly chased by a capricious agent and his comely accomplice by land, air and sea explosively culminating on the island of Xanadu Shores.
Xanadu Shores - The Pilot
"Xanadu Shores - The Pilot". A spy thriller unfolds as four friends become entrapped after one is kidnapped in a compromising situation, during a gold heist leading to an adventurous crime story encompassing fraud, greed and lustful revenge, alertly pursued by an agent along with his comely banker by land, air and sea, explosively culminating on the island of Xanadu Shores.
Contortions
A man dying on a sofa confronts a procession of ghostly figures—his wife and friends—whose surreal, contorted interactions reveal a hidden chain of guilt, betrayal, and family catastrophe.
The Cajun
When a notorious pirate, made immortal by the curse of a Voodoo Queen, is invited to a mysterious poker game in modern day New Orleans, he discovers a clue to find the treasure that can set him free.
Brit Out of Water
A broke London accountant inherits a crumbling Southern inn — and accidentally inherits everything that comes with it.
Dark Latitude
When a young woman uncovers a hidden photograph tied to a murdered WWII survivor, her search for the truth exposes a forgotten escape—and those determined to keep history buried.
The Sky’s Edge
At the dawn of the aviation age, America's greatest daredevil aviator recounts his meteoric rise from working-class mechanic to national hero as fierce rivalries, personal tragedy, and an obsession with conquering the impossible drive him toward one final, calculated defiance of death.
