2018 Top Unproduced Screenplays (Part 5: O to R)
Top scripts written by new and emerging writers. The next 9 indexed O to R.
Welcome to 2018 Top Unproduced Screenplays (Part 5 of 7), curated from industry reader feedback and year-end lists. This page includes 9 titles, indexed from O to R for quick access.
Highlights on this page include One Night in Mississippi, Queen, and Rub & Tug. Use the table of contents to jump straight to a script block.
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One Night in Mississippi
Written by: Michele Atkins
Votes: 7
An elderly black man in present day with onset dementia must confront the secrets of his past in order to pursue a man, thought deceased, involved in the white supremacist killing of his brother in 1964 Mississippi.
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Our Condolences
Written by: Greg Kalleres
Votes: 13
A couple navigates their relationship after another couple, with whom they’re close, tragically loses their child.
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Popular
Written by: Hannah Hafey & Kaitlin Smith
Votes: 8
A story of power, betrayal, scandal, and deceit – you know, high school.
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Promising Young Woman
Written by: Emerald Fennell
Votes: 30 (6th overall in 2018)
Still hurting years later from the suicide of her mistreated best friend, a woman is torn between seeking vengeance on the lost friend’s behalf and moving on with her life.
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Queen
Written by: Harry Tarre
Votes: 8
Based on the inspiring true story of the world’s first openly transgender high school Prom Queen, Corey Rae.
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Queen & Slim
Written by: Lena Waithe
Votes: 9
The story of a black man and a black woman whose first date goes awry after they are pulled over by a police officer at a traffic stop. After killing the police officer in self-defense, they decide against turning themselves in and go on the run.
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Queens of the Stoned Age
Written by: Elyse Hollander
Votes: 13
Forced out of a fashion industry that exploited her, former model Honey stumbles into dealing weed to make ends meet – and soon discovers a gift for it. Hiring all her model friends to work with her, they quickly become one of the biggest weed dealers in New York City, knowing all the right people and using their looks and charm to avoid detection. But their success soon brings all the wrong kinds of attention... and they find themselves in a fight for their lives. Based on a true story.
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Ride
Written by: Krystin Ver Linden
Votes: 7
The story of NASA’s least likely female candidate, Sally Ride, as she becomes America’s most likely hero as the first American woman in space.
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Rub & Tug
Written by: Gary Spinelli
Votes: 14
In 1970s Pittsburgh, Dante 'Tex' Gill (fka Jean Marie Gill) runs a massage parlor and steroids operation that challenges the mob, rising to power with the support of the gay community and girlfriend Cynthia.
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