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Best Romantic Comedy Screenplays
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Curbside ServiceA recently separated couple finds themselves stranded in the Arizona desert on their way to a family holiday function. |
| 2 |
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 the teen icon, Hayley Kiyoko. |
| 3 |
Violent DelightsA group of feisty, fed-up coworkers devise a plan to utilize their clientele privileges to potentially boost their lifestyle up a notch, by copying the MO of a group of infamous thieves. |
| 4 |
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 |
| 5 |
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. |
| 6 |
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. |
| 7 |
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. |
| 8 |
Operation MomAn Indian-American teen conspires to become her mother's matchmaker instead of the other way around, but only to find love herself. Script Excerpt |
| 9 |
CHARMERCHARMER is a fast-moving female-driven romantic adventure/comedy. When a young woman, jilted by the leader of a small drug cartel, who pulls a mild-mannered laid-off DEA agent into the adventure of a lifetime when she takes him on a road trip to Mexico to relieve her ex-lover of his stash. |
| 10 |
In the CardsA down to earth, girl next door, piques the interest of a rough around the edges, men's club president. |
| 11 |
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. |
| 12 |
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. Script Excerpt |
| 13 |
KAY SERAAn ambitious musician's tidy life is derailed when she's lured back to her dysfunctional family to care for a teenage sibling while wooing a record contract and dating someone who desires more than a casual hookup. |
| 14 |
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. |
| 15 |
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 |
| 16 |
OHIO FINCHA midwestern prude summoned to Europe to settle her estranged son's estate learns tolerance and unconditional love when she meets her son's true family. |
| 17 |
OPEN YOUR EYES, DUDEConfronted with the choice between happy bachelorhood and old job, or marriage with eyes toward the Senate and President, a playboy surgeon has one week to find the right woman. (Previously titled, TRICIARELLA, WHO ARE YOU?) |
| 18 |
Silver DazeAfter 25 years of marriage to a guy who seems more in love with getting high than with her, she plans a romantic anniversary trip in hopes of rekindling their long-lost romance. |
| 19 |
Russian RomanceOn tour with the visiting Russian Circus During the Cold War, a carefree American jazz pianist romances a beautiful Russian high-wire artiste, but the comic clash of cultures turns serious when the vindictive KGB tour director sends her home in shame, and the American must fly to Russia to bring her back Script Excerpt |
| 20 |
Mate Matcher's MatchWhen a godless, seemingly carefree bachelor sets course to win a feisty, virginal Christian matchmaker, he collides with a righteous blockade that buckles only when she uncovers the personal trauma that cracked his moral compass. Script Excerpt |
| 21 |
FLINCHWhen a womanizing indie-rocker meets his match in a heart-wrecking femme fatale, it spirals into a modern Dangerous Liaisons to see who will “flinch” first. A bitingly funny dramedy-noir with an indie-rock soundtrack. Top Ten finalist - Table Read My Screenplay 2022 |
| 22 |
StuffedA petite Chinese girl turned competitive eater fears she'll lose her new found love if he discovers her gluttonous career. |
| 23 |
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. |
| 24 |
IT NEVER RAINSA recently divorced DEA agent is laid off from his job prior to Christmas. His ex-wife has left him with nothing. A hot female "criminal" who is a pilot and has been delivering "medical supplies"(aka "drugs") across the border from the States catches his eye and he decides to roll the dice and tag along. |
| 25 |
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. Haylee develops an unlikely friendship with the woman who is betraying her mother. Script Excerpt |
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Childhood IssuesA fun-loving bachelor crippled with anxiety over his upcoming wedding resorts to a wild whirlwind series of hypnotic therapy sessions to confront the issues of his youth that keeps him from saying, “I do.” |
| 27 |
The Road to ShambalaWhen a hapless American musician is kicked out of his own band, he travels to exotic China where he crosses paths with a sexy superstar Singer proving love is an international language assuming her jealous Fiancé and Crime Syndicate Boss doesn't kill him first. |
| 28 |
GodmotherA young and extremely dedicated, modern-day, fairy godmother may be offered the career opportunity of a lifetime, if she can turn her back on a handsome, pure-hearted university student, that has brought her the happiness she usually brings others. |
| 29 |
Rod KnockWhile comical mishaps in his work and social life give rise to ridicule, this newly single man finally proves himself worthy to his deriding buddies and Latino lady friend. Script Excerpt |
| 30 |
Heaven SpentA lonely young man, Micah Cohen, considers suicide, only to be visited by an “agent for the afterlife” who mistakenly thinks he’s already gone through with it. Rejuvenated by his new lease on life, Micah's determined to set things right…but when he discovers that Death itself is hunting him down, it’s up to Micah’s guardian angel – a rookie -- to save him. A dark reverse spin on Capra’s IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE. |
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Star Crossed LoversA contemporary Romeo and Juliet story about a budding romance that becomes complicated for two young lovers from rival New York mafia families. |
| 32 |
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 |
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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 |
| 34 |
In God's ImageFaith in God is being tested for Clergyman / Zoo Keeper Zeke after multiple disasters and now the tragic death of his chimp friend Flo, when he suddenly has a chance at love and redemption culminating in a wild debate pitting Evolution vs. Creationism for schools, his savior coming from a VERY unexpected place, the spirit of his wise-cracking chimp friend Flo.. |
| 35 |
Two Machine GunsWanting to escape her mundane existence and family problems, an intellectually curious but naive high school senior seeks acceptance and asks out a withdrawn loner at the urging of a popular clique, but the independence she achieves comes at a horrible price. |
| 36 |
Gold FishTae gets the hook up he deserves after an encounter with Josh at the beach. He is introduced to Natalie and things get fishy from then on. |
| 37 |
MISS EVABurdened by her own heartbreak, a gifted young teacher comes to work for a family that has been beset by tragedy and changes all their lives for the better |
| 38 |
Lovers and FriendsDre's heart led him down a path of bisexual lust, love, and secrets. He didn't think exposing himself to any of them would lead to his demise. |
| 39 |
Just In Time for ChristmasLance and Heather denied their love for each other since they were kids. Being home for The Christmas put them in the spirit of love and exposes their long-lived façade. |
| 40 |
Second ChancesA once commitment phobic man finds himself in a race with his male biological clock when he’s told his first true love is back in town. |
| 41 |
The Spirit WorldA woman falls in love with a spirit she unleashed from a magical mask |
| 42 |
Christmas Under the MistletoeLogline: When a beautiful marketing pro learns her boyfriend/boss has betrayed her, she must find a way to trust men again in order to find love at Christmas, while trying to make a million dollars for her new boss. Pitch: Christmas Under the Mistletoe is a family-friendly rom-com with several socially relevant themes that has Christmas everywhere, a little bit of magic, a little bit of music, and an uplifting ending. It keeps production costs low by being set in the present day, being primarily set in one location, having only 10 speaking parts, and no CGI. Script Excerpt |
| 43 |
We Need To Talk Before You DieA quirky teacher with a fantasy-prone personality, and his therapist wife, get more than they bargained for in their whimsical quest to get closure with people before they die. |
| 44 |
Sibling CousinsA quirky contained dramedy about an agoraphobic writer who unknowingly fathers three daughters with three sisters in the same year, thus producing sibling cousins. Script Excerpt |
| 45 |
KETCHUPKETCHUP is a fast-moving light-hearted romantic/action comedy with a strong female lead and a male (fish-out of -water) co-lead. A recently divorced DEA agent that leaves him with nothing is laid off just before Christmas. When a hot female pilot embarks on a drug-related heist to Mexico catches his eye, he decides to roll the dice and tag along. |
| 46 |
Can't TalkAn advertising agency creative suffering from a crippling public speaking phobia is subjected to an unusual "cure" that complicates her love life. |
| 47 |
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 |
| 48 |
Livia's SummerThe prodigal son returns to to his hometown of Pisa, Italy and discovers that his mother is dying from a rare disease, and in an attempt to fulfill his mother’s last wish he rushes to find a wife. |
| 49 |
ELECTRICAfter being electrocuted on the job, a woman has the power to make everyone around her fall in love... everyone, it seems, except the man of her dreams. Script Excerpt |
| 50 |
My Father's Worst Nightmare (inter-racial version)With his African American boyfriend in tow, a college sophomore takes a weekend trip home for the express purpose of COMING OUT to his family and all hell breaks loose until a near tragedy triggers a father’s journey towards acceptance. |
| 51 |
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. Script Excerpt |
| 52 |
Light FingersLonely teen, uprooted from Minnesota to Santa Monica, falls for her lab partner in biology class, who happens to be the world's best shoplifter. Script Excerpt |
| 53 |
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 |
| 54 |
SunnysideQuirky young woman gets drunk on her high-tech job and ends up in a strange rehab where she must come to terms with her choices and history. Adapted from my published short story. Script Excerpt |
| 55 |
FlushAmbitious young Wall Street wannabe travels to take an internship with a crypto firm. He idolizes Sam Bankman-Fried like a rock star. But the company turns out to be a floundering home repair business whose owner wants a financial whiz aboard. About to leave in disgust, the wannabe meets the receptionist, a runaway who dreams of becoming a cabaret singer. He decides to stay and ends up falling in love and abandoning his mercenary values. Script Excerpt |
| 56 |
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 |
| 57 |
Your Honor, Please!Raymond Gransom went from an attorney to an out of luck cabby with a court date. A judge saves his life, and Christmas for a ward full of children, by sentencing him to community service at a Chicago hospital where he stops feeling sorry for himself and learns to love those who may never see another Christmas. |
| 58 |
Fitzgerald WhispersF. Scott Fitzgerald's excesses catch up with him... fifty years after his death. The granddaughter of one of his past flings needs his help and he returns to his room at The Grove hotel to give it. |
| 59 |
An Author's TaleMardi Harper is a novelist with a penchant for the extraordinary... or so she thought until she met the ghost of Socrates. Besides trying to not sound crazy, she muddles through the hilarious quandries that go along with being an author. |
| 60 |
The Golden FanChinese, American Julie Lee buys a Ch'ing Dynasty story fan in Hong Kong and returns to her home in Los Angeles. When she arrives home she is kidnapped, threatened, robbed and finally, in the end, she is persuaded to help a family of art thieves discover the resting place of a three hundred year old family treasure whose map is painted on the face of Julie's fan. This is a romantic comedy about art, art thieves, forgeries and fakes and takes place between Hong Kong and Los Anageles. Script Excerpt |
ScriptLinks
Post Your Script Here!The Cowbird
Marion Duke always struggled to overcome poor life decisions - some inherited, some self-inflicted.
Kibou
A tenacious young Japanese-American's loyalties, duties, and illicit interracial relationship are tested to the limits when his family is separated by the US government and imprisoned during a time of fear and paranoia surrounding WWII.
The Wayward Son
Orphaned after his father and other Chinese are murdered in the Rock Springs Massacre of 1885, Bo helps his adopted family of sheep ranchers fight for their land in bloody range wars while struggling with his identity and reigniting a dangerous love affair.
THE SOCIAL POLICE
Twenty years from now, an FBI agent patrols the social media.
Visions
A teenager is haunted by visions of classmates' murders.
The Paper Route
On the eve of his 16th birthday, a teenager makes a discovery that could be his ticket out of his hellish small town life, but it means leaving his younger brother behind.
Memories of You
After his wife's death, a distraught man undergoes a radical procedure to be injected with her memories only to learn surprising things about her past even as he is targeted by the corrupt company his wife was investigating.
Child of the Disappeared
Maria Waite is dying and has little time left to come to terms with a tragic past and to find the child that was stolen from her at birth.
IN A PICKLE
PETS, PICKLEBALL AND PAST ROMANCE AWAIT FOUR CAREFREE FRIENDS WHO ARE ENJOYING THE RESORT LIFESTYLE OFFERED BY GRANDE WATERS RESORT, A WORLD-CLASS, 55+ ACTIVE COMMUNITY LOCATED IN THE BEAUTIFUL ARIZONA SONORAN DESERT.
AT THE MERCY OF FAITH
In the wake of a terrifying and traumatic encounter with RUTHLESS characters, a 14 year old minister - mourns his twin sister, and scorns the GOD he once fervently praised.