The 20 Best Screenplays to Learn From

1. Some Like it Hot 2. North by Northwest 3. Dr Strangelove OR: How I Learned To Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb 4. Network 5. Chinatown 6. The Breakfast Club 7. A Fish Called Wanda 8. The Thing 9. The Long Good Friday 10. Aliens 11. When Harry Met Sally 12. Thelma & Louise 13. Unforgiven 14. Trainspotting 15. Pulp Fiction 16. Before Sunrise 17. The Incredibles 18. Sexy Beast 19. In Bruges 20. Whiplash

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Stephen King said it best: “if you don’t have the time to read, you don’t have the time or the tools to write.“ It’s essential that screenwriters are not only regularly watching films and TV but reading movie scripts too. What’s on the page and what’s in the film can vary, and it’s vital for developing a writing style and honing your craft. “if you don’t have the time to read, you don’t have the time or the tools to

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