Featuring 72 screenplays. Here are the final 14, indexed alphabetically, from S to Z.
We're back, and continue our look at some of the best unproduced screenplays from 2013.
For Your Consideration, we have the final 14 scripts that made The List, indexed alphabetically, from S through Z. Including Chris Sparling's "The Sea of Trees," Alexander Felix's "Where Angels Die," and everything in between.
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A word about voting... and other important stuff about the "best of" 2013 Unproduced Screenplays.
Some of the scripts listed here may have since been optioned and produced. However, at the time of "voting" they were not.
Also, like all of the screenplays on this site, copyrights remain with the writer(s). 8FLiX does not claim ownership of any screenplay, nor were we involved in voting for, or choosing what makes them the "best of" a particular year.
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The Sea of Trees (2015)
Written by: Chris Sparling
Votes: 7
An American man takes a journey into the infamous "Suicide Forest" at the foothills of Mount Fuji with the intention of taking his own life. When he is interrupted by a Japanese man who has had second thoughts about his own suicide, and is trying to find his way out of the forest, the two begin a journey of reflection and survival. IMDb
Section 6
Written by: Aaron Berg
Votes: 44 (2nd overall in 2013)
An exploration of the formation of Great Britain’s secret intelligence agency, Military Intelligence, Section 6, known more commonly as MI6.
Seed
Written by: Christina Hodson
Votes: 10
After suffering a devastating miscarriage a young woman and her fiancé travel to Italy where she meets his family for the first time, but her grief turns to shock when the local doctor declares that she’s still pregnant. And while her fiancé and his family seem delighted by the news, she begins to suspect their true motives are quite sinister.
Shovel Buddies (2016)
Written by: Jason Mark Hellerman
Votes: 22 (8th overall in 2013)
Over twenty four hours, four teenage friends try to complete the "Shovel List" (a will/bucket list) left for them by their best friend before he died of Leukemia. IMDb
Sovereign
Written by: Geoff TockGreg Weidman
Votes: 24 (7th overall in 2013)
A man goes to space to destroy the ship that, upon going sentient, killed his wife.
The Special Program
Written by: Debora Cahn
Votes: 25 (5th overall in 2013)
The true story of Jack Goldsmith, a young attorney who took charge of the White House’s Office of Legal Counsel, then courageously took on Vice President Cheney and his powerful inner circle when he discovered they were running a number of illegal activities through their so-called Special Program.
Spotlight (2015)
Written by: Josh SingerTom McCarthy
Votes: 8
The true-life account of the Boston Globe’s breaking of the Catholic Priest scandal in 2003. IMDb
Sugar in My Veins
Written by: Barbara Stepansky
Votes: 7
A 14 yr. old female prodigy finds companionship for the first time when she befriends an older handsome man.
Superbrat
Written by: Eric SlovinLeo Allen
Votes: 17
Temperamental tennis champion John McEnroe is sucked into a dangerous and ludicrous law enforcement sting during Wimbledon in 1980.
Sweetheart
Written by: Jack Stanley
Votes: 18
A young hit woman tries to escape the business but finds herself in more danger after a high school reunion and a one night stand.
Tchaikovsky's Requiem
Written by: Jonathan W. Stokes
Votes: 9
A conductor investigates the great composer's seemingly unnatural death and unlocks the mysteries of the man himself while preparing to debut Tchaikovsky’s final symphony.
The Shark Is Not Working
Written by: Richard Cordiner
Votes: 10
When his big break finally arrives, an idealistic young movie director, Steve Spielberg, risks failing to complete the movie JAWS when his 25 foot mechanical shark stops working.
Time & Temperature
Written by: Nick Santora
Votes: 8
Based on a true story, TIME & TEMPERATURE chronicles how Dale Julin (a low-level Fresno affiliate morning-show host) stumbled upon the biggest story of his life - and though he had reached the mid-point of his career without ever being a "real journalist" - risked his career, his safety and his marriage to uncover the truth that a small Atomic bomb exploded in Central Valley California during the Korean War - a secret that had been hidden for decades.
Where Angels Die
Written by: Alexander Felix
Votes: 13
A street-tough, white, social worker in the slums of Detroit acts on a dangerous and violent personal vendetta when he protects a young girl and her mother from her recently incarcerated, AIDS-infected boyfriend, after he abruptly massacres a seedy strip club in a rage.
