2013 Top Unproduced Screenplays (Part 5: M to P)
The top scripts written by new and emerging writers. The next 11 indexed M to P.
Welcome to 2013 Top Unproduced Screenplays (Part 5 of 7), curated from industry reader feedback and year-end lists. This page includes 11 titles, indexed from M to P for quick access.
Highlights on this page include Make a Wish, Nicholas, and Pure O. Use the table of contents to jump straight to a script block.
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Make a Wish
Written by: Zach Frankel
Votes: 7
A 14-year-old boy with terminal cancer has one last wish - to lose his virginity - and convinces his reluctant football star Make-A-Wish partner to help him score.
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Man of Sorrow
Written by: Neville Kiser
Votes: 7
Based on true events, the story centers on Oscar Wilde who goes from renowned playwright to losing everything personally & professionally.
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Mayor of Shark City, The
Written by: Nick Creature & Michael Sweeney
Votes: 13
When a difficult film shoot spirals hopelessly out of control into a living nightmare, an ambitious young director must face his greatest fears to turn a troubled production into the biggest movie of all time. Set on Martha’s Vineyard during the summer of 1974, this is the untold story of the making of JAWS.
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Mississippi Mud
Written by: Elijah Bynum
Votes: 6
In the middle of major financial problems, a down on his luck southerner’s life begins to unravel when he accidentally runs over and kills a runaway girl.
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Monster Calls, A
Written by: Patrick Ness
Votes: 27 (4th overall in 2013)
An adolescent boy with a terminally ill single mother begins having visions of a tree monster, who tells him truths about life in the form of three stories, helping him to eventually cope with his emotions over his dying mom.
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Nicholas
Written by: Leo Sardarian
Votes: 7
With the Roman empire on the brink of collapse, a 4th century bishop takes up arms to lead the armies of Constantine the Great into battle against the ruthless emperor, changing the face of Rome and begetting one of the greatest legends in history.
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Pan
Written by: Jason Fuchs
Votes: 6
A prequel to JM Barrie’s Peter Pan. When an orphan is taken to the magical world of Neverland, he becomes a hero to the natives and leads a revolt against the evil pirates.
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Patient Zero
Written by: Mike Nguyen Le (as Mike Le)
Votes: 6
In a post-apocalyptic world full of zombies, a man who speaks their language questions the undead in order to find a cure for his infected wife.
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Politician, The
Written by: Matthew Bass & Theodore Bressman
Votes: 8
A disgraced Governor and his underachieving accomplice go on the run from the FBI, US Marshals and a gang of hardened drug dealers.
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Pox Americana
Written by: Frank John Hughes
Votes: 20 (9th overall in 2013)
In the Old West, a group of soldiers go on a mission to slaughter a peaceful tribe in retaliation for another tribe’s attack on a white settlement, only to suffer at the hands of a devastating disease.
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Pure O
Written by: Kate Trefry
Votes: 7
In order to overcome violent visions brought on by OCD, a promising young writer is urged by family and friends to step outside her comfort zone to experience the excitement and vulnerability of truly living.
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