Best Thriller Screenplays
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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 live with… while he’s still breathing. Script Excerpt |
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WEIGHT of the WORLDWhen elderly people begin vanishing without a trace, skeptical Detective Sandy Marone investigates—until a message appears in her mirror and she is pulled into a parallel world where the missing have been chosen to help reshape humanity’s future. Offered a place among them, Sandy chooses the one thing this new world cannot give her: her family. 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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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 NYC actor returns home to care for his aging father, uncovering dark family secrets and facing a moral fractured family reckoning, while dealing with his own failing marriage. WHIRLABOUT is an unforgettable, relatable family drama about profound memory decline (6.5 million+ US adults care for parents with dementia), generational trauma, with shockingly lighthearted moments and the painful realization that healing doesn’t always come from the answers we seek, but from the courage to face them. Script Excerpt |
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Post Your Script Here!Twisted
A young man scarred in a fire as an infant exhibits secretive behavioral problems, but must straighten out his twisted thinking at a rehabilitation facility whose head has his own twisted logic.
I Hear You
A belligerent boss struggles with his marriage and hearing impaired son, but after he is caught pilfering from the company, he must find a way to reconcile his relationships and save his career.
Many Happy Returns
Two simple-minded brothers work part time at a science lab and find machinery in an unauthorized area that unknowingly transports them to Spain years before their time.
Not About Money
A competent late forties corporate gal gets promoted into management, is soon demoted and faced with a battle of resilience, justice, and a lawsuit while her boss attempts to redeem himself and discloses the unscrupulous ruler behind the scheme to oust her.
Betrayal at the Wedding
A young couple gets married, but comedic elements build with their single, dating parents who become the main source of entertainment.
Rod Knock
A newly single man who trips over his own feet stumbles through one mishap after another in both his work and social life, but in trying to impress his mocking buddies and Latino lady friend, he accidentally trips headfirst into finding his real love.
Med Frenzy - A Conspiracy
A single woman encounters an internationally undiagnosed skin ailment and cannot get medical help, but in her desperate search for relief discovers the cause and a conspiracy between powerful government and industry entities—but who can she trust to investigate her claim? 9 locations
Trash to Triumph
Framed and imprisoned after his groundbreaking formula is stolen by a desperate couple and sold to a ruthless investor, a brilliant scientist must rely on his relentless sister and a fearless journalist to expose the truth-before his creation falls into the wrong hands forever.
Eternal Blessings
After suffering a head injury that leaves her suspended in an altered state, a woman with a troubled past time travels back to 1980 to warn her younger self of the dangers ahead.
Golden Arrow: Ahmose
Hatshepsut's Palace is a setting of love.
