Best Drama Screenplays
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THE MORNING WINDWhen Amy Patterson surprises husband Hank with a mountain cabin getaway weekend for his 40th birthday, little does she know that the lodge is run by the long-lost "other" love in Hank's life. Hank not only finds out what drove his first love away, but also finds himself literally caught in a trap that will change his life forever. Script Excerpt |
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The Loss of HeavenIn 1961, a guilt-ridden Catholic schoolboy convinced he has damned himself and his family by breaking "Divine Law" must confront fear, superstition, and a violent bully after a tragic church fire forces him to become the hero he never believed he could be. Script Excerpt |
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THE CHRISTMAS GUESTA homeless man seeking refuge from a storm finds shelter in a church where a funeral mass is being said; in so doing, as stipulated in the will, as the only attendee he inherits the deceased’s fortune and uses it during Christmas season to change the lives of all around him… except his own. Script Excerpt |
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MIRACLE BOYAfter dying from meningitis and glimpsing Paradise, a troubled seven-year-old mountain boy is sent back to Earth with a promise of eighty more years—but when he wakens with no memory of his past, he must struggle through a lifetime of doubt, hardship, and temptation to rediscover his purpose and fulfill a divine mission that could save not only his family, but his soul. Script Excerpt |
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in connectionAs Vietnam tears apart his family and identity, a working-class teen turned draft target becomes an FBI pawn and risks everything to escape a nation demanding sacrifice he no longer believes in. Script Excerpt |
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THE HEALINGTwin siblings diverge violently when one becomes a celebrated, Christ-like preacher and the other courts death through reckless desire—until their bond is tested by miracles, scandal, and the ultimate act of faith. Script Excerpt |
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WIZ KIDAn 11-year-old farm boy with a genius-level IQ leaves his wheelchair-bound mother and abusive home to attend a Big Ten university—where he finds friendship, first love, and an unlikely place on the football field, proving that greatness comes in all sizes. Script Excerpt |
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A HAPPY LIFEA gentle, hard-workiing man with a gift for communication with pelicans and talking smiley-face balloons reaches a breaking point when a houseful of freeloaders consumes his life—and his lifelong dream of opening a one-of-a-kind bed and breakfast—forcing him to attempt the only escape he can imagine: faking his own death. Script Excerpt |
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ELECTRICAfter a freak electrical accident gives a tough-as-nails lineman the power to spark instant love between anyone she touches, she becomes a media sensation — except the one man she wants is immune, forcing her to discover what her power really does before it stops her heart for good. Script Excerpt |
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OVERPASSWhen a workaholic cosmetic surgeon survives a highway catastrophe thanks to a cement truck driver’s fatal act of kindness, he’s rewarded not with gratitude—but with a dead man in the passenger seat, demanding apologies, confessions, and a crash course in how not to waste a life. Script Excerpt |
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I'll Sleep When I'm DeadWhen a veteran LAPD detective is framed for the murder of his lover and diagnosed with a fatal neurological disorder that will kill him the next time he sleeps, he has one sleepless stretch of Los Angeles night to uncover the truth, protect his family, and decide how much justice he can still live with... at least for one more night. Script Excerpt |
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WEIGHT of the WORLDAs seniors vanish and messages appear in mirrors, a skeptical detective is drawn into a parallel world where the forgotten are reborn—and learns she might just be the last warning before humanity is rewritten. Script Excerpt |
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STRANGEA man worried about his fading relevance agrees to the wrong favor for the wrong stranger, triggering a grimly comic nightmare that turns his anniversary celebration into a violent reckoning. (“Recommend” -- Baseline’s Spec Market) Script Excerpt |
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THE GLAMOROUS LIFE: A fading supermodel fleeing an abusive rock-star boyfriend hides out at a Florida beach house with two mismatched brothers who mistake her for a prostitute—an error that gives all three an unexpected crash course in love, reinvention, and growing up. Script Excerpt |
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DOWN WITH DADThree-time “Man of the Year” Dave McNabb tries to teach his teenage son Lincoln a simple life lesson: do good things, good things happen. But when the old man's past missteps and Lincoln's mischief collide, Dave’s world spirals into chaos—much to Lincoln’s delight—as his lesson backfires spectacularly. Script Excerpt |
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TAKEN AWAYWhen a devoted man kidnaps two teenagers to restore a fractured family, he ignites a deadly chain of secrets, betrayals, and revelations that blur the line between salvation and obsession. Script Excerpt |
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PEEPWhen two teen boys spying on a beautiful neighbor witness her brutal murder at the hands of a rising local politician, their attempt to expose the crime through blackmail spirals into a deadly game that puts their families—and their own lives—at risk. Script Excerpt |
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Last Train HomeFresh off the electric chair, a murderer is sent back to his youth to confront the angry teen he once was—and discover whether redemption means changing the past or paying for it. Script Excerpt |
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ARMED:STAYTrapped in her home with a wounded fugitive, a widow frozen by grief must choose between hiding from life or reentering it to save her fractured family. Script Excerpt |
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WhirlaboutA New York actor returns to his decaying hometown to care for his father, who is riding a downwards Alzheimer's spiral. Once home he uncovers dark family secrets, confronts a lifetime of abuse, and faces a harrowing moral reckoning that could either destroy—or finally heal—his fractured family. Script Excerpt |
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Post Your Script Here!A Bullet For God's Bounty
In a small Arizona town in the 1880s, a righteous French bounty hunter agrees to track down a violent fugitive, only to discover he has been hunting the wrong man.
Greenman
A rising rock star strikes out for Iceland in search of inspiration, only to discover a centuries-old horror that threatens to use her gifts to take over the world.
Morbidly
A young physical therapist slowly loses his grip on reality as he succumbs to the seductiveness of his only patient, a morbidly obese woman with a grisly secret.
Restoration
As an introverted art restorer succumbs to the evil temptations of an ancient painting, otherworldly forces attempt to stop her from unleashing the painting's unholy power.
Misfortune Cookies
Accidentally killing an elderly Chinese chef during a botched robbery, an oafish redneck teenager and her misfit friends begin dying one by one when the chef's ghost returns from the grave, killing them in gruesome fortune cookie-themed ways.
Consumed
Trapped in a basement after an apocalyptic earthquake, a grieving wife fights off a horde of parasitic monsters, unaware that her God-fearing husband has already decided her fate.
Splashdown
A mysterious space capsule adrift in the Pacific Ocean pulls a disillusioned Air Force pilot into battle against a shadowy paramilitary force hell bent on utilizing the astronauts' otherworldly cargo to enslave humanity.
Pretty Baby: The Tragic Death Of Marion Parker
Based on a shocking 1927 crime, a grieving woman exposes the decades-old truth about her twin sister's murder to prevent the killer's lawyer from publishing his own skewed account of the tragedy.
Tar Pits
Forced to take sides in a centuries-old intergalactic war, a veteran soldier and her scientist ex-wife bond with giant alien warriors in a final battle that will decide the fate of humanity.
Euthanized
A grieving animal control officer becomes an unlikely social media hero when she embarks on a vigilante crusade against animal abusers, but her violent actions trap her between friends on the police force and the leader of a citywide dogfighting ring.
