Best Romantic Comedy Screenplays
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The GotawaysA successful producers world is turned upside down when she's given the unexpected news that her hit TV show has been canceled. Now at a cross roads, she's forced to revisit her own "gotaways" from the past. |
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Lover Haters ClubA bold group of teens band together to form a unique and quickly growing movement against relationship games that captures the attention of a teen icon. |
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Curbside ServiceA recently separated couple finds themselves stranded in the desert on their way to a family holiday function. |
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Heartbreak HotelAfter discovering a bag of money, two down-on-their-luck men set about improving their lives, unaware that other people are on their trail, including a small-time crook who needs to pay off his debts and a pair of crooked cops who want the money for themselves. Script Excerpt |
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Less TraveledA well-known celebrity falls for a girl, unknowingly below his social status. He's torn between honoring his familial traditions and societal expectations regarding relationships or following his heart and true desires regardless of the consequences. |
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Midnight BlueAn introverted teen dives into the world of love, loss and an unexpected unique ability that she must harness and embrace in this unfolding coming of age, fantasy. |
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Under No CircumstancesA grounded, independent survivalist, swearing off parenthood, is forced to venture outside of his comfort zone when he reluctantly falls for a lively single mother. |
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UNCLE FRANCO'S BIRTHDAY SUITPaolo’s relatives, including his zany Uncle Franco, are determined to reunite their nephew with his teenage love, Magdalena. To succeed, they must overcome a scheming coworker, Martin, and his gold-digging sister, Sarah, with her false claims of pregnancy. |
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RODEOA wealthy, widowed New York socialite, and a know-it-all preacher enters the unfamiliar world of rodeo, determined to “rescue” the widow’s wayward daughter who has fallen for a young bull rider. But plans go comically awry. Eventually the rodeo and unlikely romances win the day. Script Excerpt |
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JIMMY AND JARA FROM OUTTA SPACEA twisted sci-fi road comedy with heart, a la “Little Miss Sunshine” with aliens, an interspecies romance and a spoof on classic sci-fi films and the American Southwest’s UFO subculture. JIMMY, a Venice Beach boardwalk hustler, discovers beautiful alien JARA and her two intergalactic circus performers stranded on Earth. He cons them into his “family” of misfit street performers and takes them to Las Vegas. Along the way, sweet-tempered aliens touch jaded human hearts. Ultimately Jimmy must save Jara and her E.T.’s from a ruthless Las Vegas casino kingpin, with the help of Nevada UFO buffs. Script Excerpt |
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The L.A. KidA homeless but hustling teen poses as a Reed College lit. major to impress the girls but winds up in trouble with the law instead. |
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THE RUINS OF OZWhen burned-out ruins appear in a Kansas cornfield, an archeology professor discovers that the Wicked Witch of the West has returned and now threatens the Earth as well as Oz. Script Excerpt |
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THE SECOND LOVE OF MY LIFETo procure funds for a new business, a fashion photographer babysits the famous actress he saved from an embarrassing photo/film scandal over Christmas but didn't expect to fall in love. Script Excerpt |
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Shake Up ChristmasStranded on route to his hometown, a notorious member of a famous boy band is rescued by a working-class woman that has no clue of his reputation. Longing for a ‘normal” lifestyle, he imposes himself on her and her six-year-old son’s tranquil life. |
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KETCHUPA daredevil young woman mixed up with the drug trade enlists a mild-mannered burned-out DEA agent as her wingman for one last foray to Mexico. |
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Heat of the MomentA former comedian and out-of-work chef gets invited to cook for some old friends, and he soon realizes you can't stop the heart's utmost desire in a weekend filled with love, drama, and betrayal. Script Excerpt |
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BRAVE EARSBRAVE EARS (Rom-Dramedy, 110 pages)?When a big-city schoolgirl, obsessed with being a broadcast DJ, must move to a tiny town, she lies to win a radio license - by claiming to be Native American. When the truth gets out, she must then redeem herself with the local tribe, charm the rock-and-roller son of the tribe's chief executive, AND outfox the FCC to stay on the air. |
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Burning Old ManA group of grade school friends reconnect to throw a communal sixty-fifth birthday party for one another - leading to a Burning Man type celebration. |
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He Loves Me KnotShianna, a resilient woman in her thirties, has endured a toxic relationship that left deep emotional scars. After finally breaking free, she's determined to focus on healing and finds love in the process. |
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StuffedA petite Chinese girl who is a competitive eater fears she'll lose her new-found love if he discovers her gluttonous career. |
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Have you met my sister?When a morbidly shy Alice-in-Wonderland-type young lady finds herself dropped into an embarrassing situation, she invents an outrageous and opinionated twin, who, armed with repressed emotions and stinging sarcasm, sabotages both her dream job and her love life. |
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The Money ShotDesperate for money after a financial aid screw-up, Kenny and his college buddies attempt to make an adult film on-campus and sell it for a quick buck. |
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BATTER UPScreenplay Festival 2007, Honorable Mention for Comedy. When a minor leaguer falls for the ace pitcher in college softball, he finds that success in the majors and in love requires more than hitting the ball, he also needs to grow up. Script Excerpt |
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Everything I Have Is YoursThirteen-year-old Haylee stumbles on her father's affair with her mother's friend, who has come to stay after her home was burglarized. |
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Sandy MillsWhen a Hollywood starlet returns to North Carolina to attend college, she finds that keeping her identity secret is hard, but falling in love is easy. Finalist in family, semifinalist in comedy, 2008 Screenplay Festival, Finalist in 2009 SkyFest I. Script Excerpt |
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Rod KnockA newly single man establishes himself as a handyman and becomes friends with two buddies, but he doesn’t realize he has grown to love his new female friend until they all return from his heroic feat. Script Excerpt |
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Spaced OutA female writer suffering from writers block develops a romantic bond with a man who she thinks is perfect, unaware that he is the alien from her story. |
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Man(ny) Versus A.I.When an awkward ad exec named Manny beats up a coffee maker, every mechanical device goes after him thwarting his chances of winning a CLIO advertising award and destroying his relationship with the woman he loves. Script Excerpt |
| 29 |
One More DayA salesman sends a text message to God flippantly when he’s out for drinks with a co-worker, asking for an extra day that week to get ahead in a sales competition, he gets it, but he discovers that he’s cursed with an extra day every week until he learns how to treat people. Script Excerpt |
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Broken ClocksA rich real estate tycoon wants to divorce his wife after fifteen years of marriage. Refusing to lose half of his assets to her, an attractive and charismatic Frenchman is hired to seduce his wife into having an affair. What can go wrong? Script Excerpt |
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Home For The HolidaysWhen a career-focused New Yorker accidentally ends up in Chicago during the holiday season, he finds himself unexpectedly enchanted by the city—and a local artist who helps him rediscover the meaning of home. |
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Smoked Out Brothers (Polished Screenplay)Smoked Out brothers, Two brothers always stoned living in the same villa, two spoiled adult brothers who have everything paid for by their Rich parents, The two brothers constantly up to no good with their nepali friend, a bunch of stoner geek's call themselves the 3 mascateers the three virgin mascateers finally find their lovers. Script Excerpt |
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THE LIFE & TIMES OF NO ONE FAMOUSAfter plagiarising family dynamics into a comedic bestseller the author faces the consequences at his sister's wedding and encounters the anguish of the woman who broke his heart. Script Excerpt |
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Once Upon a Time in CtesiphonApran, a successful screenwriter, brings her actor fiancé to fame by writing a series called "Khosrow and Shirin." After gaining fame, her fiancé betrays her, leading Apran into endless nightmares. The final nightmare becomes a catalyst for her to understand what has happened to her and to seek revenge. Consequently, she changes the storyline of the series to her advantage. |
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Perfect BeauA Plain Jane clones her ideal boyfriend out of her girlfriends' boyfriends' DNA for her college senior class project. Everything doesn't come out as expected - the formula is more than a bit off! OMG! A mockery of scientific trial and error gone awry! Sorry, no "AI droids" for her! Honey, I Shrunk My Perfect Beau! (Copyright Wash. DC) Script Excerpt |
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End It On ThisDetermined to revive their failing relationship, a heedless couple's last ditch effort trip is interrupted when a sudden apocalypse begins to unfold around them. Script Excerpt |
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NORRISTOWNIn 1994, grieving brothers spend the weekend partying hard at an old friend's house, but an unexpected guest awakens past grudges and petty jealousies, unraveling their plans to start over. |
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Running Through the Snow in KhakisOn the last day of school before a private school winter break, a senior with complex opinions about stupid things denies his crush on the one junior girl who doesn't take his shit and also happens to deny her crush for him. |
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A Maladjusted StateA suicidal drug addict believes he’s found his reason for living in his dying father’s home nurse. |
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Makin' RoundsAs a wild cat freed from its cage, Alana lunges out in desperate pursuit of her Tarzan! Two husbands dead in their graves and weren't much better alive. Now her heart groans to experience the ecstasy of passionate love with no less delirium than that of a feeding frenzy of piranhas! |
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Louis A. Runs-AlongSTEALING SOBRIETY Louis has been sober for many years until he hops on a bus for a much-needed vacation where he meets a woman who steals his heart, and eventually his sobriety. |
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Parenting 101When a successful hair stylist and her goal-oriented husband determine they need to make a decision about starting a family, they struggle with a year-long parenting experiment starting with houseplants, then pets, and finally other people's children. Script Excerpt |
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Nothing's PromisedA determined young man, struggles to find his path as a writer, is pitted against the most unexpected trauma's and heartbreaks that life has to offer. Script Excerpt |
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ELECTRICAfter being electrocuted on the job, a woman suddenly has the power to make everyone around her fall in love... everyone, it seems, except the man of her dreams. Script Excerpt |
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THE GLAMOROUS LIFEA model whose career is fading gets a much-needed vacation and a new outlook on life when she hides out at a Florida beach house with an “odd couple” of twenty-something brothers who are 100% convinced she's a hooker. Things really go south when her rock star ex shows up. Script Excerpt |
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SanctuaryA hapless and socially detached attorney's life changes dramatically when he executes a will stipulating that a substantial fortune will be shared by all who attend the deceased's funeral mass. But no one shows up... except one mysterious homeless man seeking shelter from a raging storm. Script Excerpt |
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Light FingersLonely quirky teen falls for her lab partner in biology class, who happens to be the world's best shoplifter and begins to learn his ways. |
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Halo & HornsTwo centuries old enemies – a male angel and a female demon – compete to guide the relationship of a new young couple only to wind up falling in love with each other. A forbidden love. Script Excerpt |
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HE'S NO PIMP DADDYA lovable loser must face his top five fears with the well-intentioned but ill-advised help of his stoner friends if he is to have any chance of winning the girl of his dreams. |
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FLASHDRIVEWashington D.C. area copywriter, Alice, is having one of the worst days of her life. She has a terrible hot flash episode on the Metro, strips, and then gets stuck in the door when she tries to exit! When she gets to work things go even worse for her... Script Excerpt |
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JANIE LOVES BOLLYWOOD!!This is the kind of romantic, fantasy comedy that we all need right now! A fun and fresh reworking of "It's a Wonderful Life!" - but Bollywood style with a Goth girl and a hot Bollywood actor "angel" instead of George Bailey and Clarence. Script Excerpt |
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The Liberty Bell SweepstakesA dazzling young woman who claims she can “invent the future” leads three lovestruck guys on a zany quest to win a big pile of cash on the Fourth of July. Script Excerpt |
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WUNDERKIND: THE MOTION PICTUREAfter a series of professional missteps, a driven young filmmaker finally finds fulfillment at a Utah film festival - but not in the way he expected. |
ScriptLinks
Post Your Script Here!The Heart of Fire
When Shane's mother is poisoned, he desperately seeks out the truth.
Not Over Yet
Six young people may not escape the heinous crime they committed 10 years ago as children.
THE REDEEMER
A God-Fearing Navy SEAL Platoon Chief is forced to confront his murderous past while on a treacherous rescue mission in the Middle East.
MAGNANIMOUS
A young couple, circa 1960, spill their guts with the possibility of re-igniting their marriage that has fallen into complete utter despair.
ENTER THE SCREENWRITER
Poking fun of a long time Hollywood cliche stipulating that sleeping with a particular industry professional will catapult an aspiring actress to stardom.
TILL DEATH DO US PART
After killing one of their own for squealing to the Feds, three mafia wise-guys pursue their last victim with vigor while enduring each others character flaws that aid leading them to their own demise.
THE DISSIDENTS
An LAPD officer recognizes common ground in a very personal way with a poignant and uncompromising gang- banger.
VICTOR DANBERRY, THE NEWBIE SCREENWRITER
A newbie screenwriter grows as a writer after being apprehended in the Gulf of Aden by Somali Pirates who agree to spare his life if he can execute a simple agreed upon screenwriting request.
HAPPILY EVER AFTER
After shooting her husband during a brutal physical assault, a condition brought on by PTSD from his three tours fighting in the Middle East, a tormented woman struggles towards an uncertain future while also contemplating aborting their unborn child.
THE ESTRANGED
After being diagnosed with terminal cancer and learning that his DNA is a spot on match from a horrible crime committed fifty years earlier, a seventy five year old loner abruptly leaves his rural home town outside of Chicago for the west coast to live out his remaining days with the intent of eluding the FBI.
