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Best Thriller Screenplays
| Script Name | |
|---|---|
| 1 |
Charlie Chan Island MysteryThe great Chinese-Hawaiian detective, Charlie Chan, returns to solve several cases of murder on a tropical island. Script Excerpt |
| 2 |
Not Over YetSix young people may not escape the heinous crime they committed 10 years ago as children. Script Excerpt |
| 3 |
Twelve LessTwelve teenagers survive a plane crash, which at first was thought to be caused by a structural flaw. However, one-by-one the surviving teenagers are being killed. It is left to those still alive to find the saboteur before they too perish. Script Excerpt |
| 4 |
On BoardA "ship of fools" indeed: madcap teenagers, a lush head of security, a priest who loves riddles, a captain off death-row, a martial artist challenging a boxer — and a serial killer. Come on board for the cruise of a lifetime. Script Excerpt |
| 5 |
CounterchanceAn FBI agent goes to any length to save his family. Script Excerpt |
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Post Your Script Here!ISTANBUL CROSSING
A gay Syrian refugee in Istanbul, while juggling dangerous smuggling operations for both the CIA and Islamic State, falls in love with, and must decide between, two men who offer him very different futures.
AT THE MERCY OF FAITH
A former preacher, haunted by the tragic rape/murder of his twin sister, spirals into darkness as supernatural forces, both angelic and demonic, wage war for his soul.
DOWN WITH DAD
Three-time “Man of the Year” Dave McNabb tries to teach his teenage son Lincoln a simple life lesson: do good things, good things happen.
PEEP
When 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.
in connection
As 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.
Whirlabout
A New York actor returns to his decaying hometown to care for his father, who is riding a downwards Alzheimer's spiral.
ARMED:STAY
Trapped 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.
Last Train Home
Fresh 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.
TAKEN AWAY
When 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.
Lab Rats
An anonymous organization uses an ***AI Bot*** to moderate a Focus Group on the topic of ***Fake***.
