The 10th edition of "The Black List" features 70 screenplays. Here are the first 13, indexed alphabetically, from A to B.
Welcome back! While you were away, we sorted a few things out. Read and download all of the "Black List: 2014" screenplays. We have the 70 selected scripts from the 10th edition.
For Your Consideration, we have the first 13 scripts cataloged and indexed alphabetically, from A through B, for quick access. Including Krysty Wilson-Cairns' "Aether," Brandon and Philip Murphy's "The Bringing," and everything in between.
If you're a young writer looking for study guides, you've found the right place. These "Black List: 2014" scripts were chosen by more than 250 film-industry executives.
What is "The Black List" you ask? To find out how it all works, scroll down a little bit.
Unsure about exactly what is "The Black List"? Read on.
Consider the name ironic. This isn't a list of scripts written by those who are unwelcome in the industry. Rather, "The Black List" is a compilation of "most liked" unproduced screenplays from a certain year. Screenwriters, young and old, repped or voiceless, submit their works for consideration.
Annually, since 2005, film industry executives read hundreds of screenplays and choose which ones are their favorite. Referred to as a "mention" (a vote, basically), favored scripts with the most mentions are featured on, in this regard, the "Black List: 2014." And, you may have already noticed that a great number of screenplays featured on The List have since been produced.
Past picks include "Crazy, Stupid, Love," and "Source Code."
Aether
Written by: Krysty Wilson-Cairns
Mentions: 24 (8th overall in 2014)
In near future London, a revolutionary technology has been invented that can record sounds hours after they were made. Detective Harry Orwell, inventor of this technology, is part of a pilot program where investigators record and analyze past sound waves and finds himself the prime suspect while investigating a string of brutal murders.
The Babysitter (2017)
Written by: Brian Duffield
Mentions: 34 (4th overall in 2014)
A lonely twelve year old boy in love with his babysitter discovers some hard truths about life, love, and murder. IMDb
A Beautiful Game
Written by: Zander Lehmann
Mentions: 6
A high school soccer star’s personal life becomes complicated leading up to his championship game as he develops a relationship with his soccer coach.
Beauty Pageant
Written by: Evan MirziShea Mirzai
Mentions: 8
After they unwittingly get their daughters disqualified from the child beauty circuit, two warring stage-mothers are forced to go head to head in an adult beauty pageant.
Beef
Written by: Jeff Lock
Mentions: 11
The manager of a fast food chain in Muncie, Indiana gets in over his head with some bookies.
Berliner
Written by: F. Scott Frazier
Mentions: 14
As the Berlin Wall is being constructed at the height of the Cold War, a veteran CIA agent searches for a Soviet mole who has already killed several fellow agents, including a young agent he’s mentored.
Big Time Adolescence (2019)
Written by: Jason Orley
Mentions: 10
A sixteen year old virgin with a growth deficiency slowly gets corrupted by his hero, an aimless college dropout. IMDb
Bird Box (2018)
Written by: Eric Heisserer
Mentions: 13
A woman tries to lead her children to safety after the world is invaded by monsters who turn you insane upon sight. IMDb
Bismarck
Written by: Jared Cowie
Mentions: 8
As Britain struggles through the darkest hours of World War II, a naval officer, raw from the loss of his ship during the evacuation of Dunkirk, is thrust into the thick of the hunt for the Nazi super-battleship, Bismarck. Based on a true story.
Black Winter
Written by: Jonathan StewartJake Crane
Mentions: 11
On the eve of a US-Soviet disarmament treaty, a British scientist and a NATO medical investigator discover a secret Soviet plot to unleash a terrifying biological weapon.
Blink
Written by: Hernany Perla
Mentions: 7
Years after being fully paralyzed during an infamous bank robbery, a man is taken hostage for the secrets in his head. His only form of communicating with the outside world - and outsmarting his captors – is his ability to blink.
Boston Strangler
Written by: Chuck MacLean
Mentions: 7
In the 1960s, a determined detective puts his life and career on the line to solve the case of the Boston Strangler.
The Bringing
Written by: Brandon MurphyPhilip Murphy
Mentions: 8
A private investigator investigates a mysterious murder at a downtown Los Angeles hotel and uncovers its dark supernatural history. Based on true events.
