Top scripts written by new and emerging writers. The next 8 indexed S to T.
Welcome to 2019 Top Unproduced Screenplays (Part 6 of 7), curated from industry reader feedback and year-end lists. This page includes 8 titles, indexed from S to T for easy access.
Highlights on this page include Say Something Nice, Shut In, and Super Dad. Use the table of contents to jump straight to a script block.
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Say Something Nice
Written by: Erin Rodman
Votes: 9
After she catches her boyfriend cheating, Liv goes on a social media tirade that lands her in court for slander, and the judge forces her to make amends by composing one positive comment for every negative comment she posted, while under the supervision of a reclusive mediator also on the rebound from a failed relationship. Inspired by true events.
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Searchers, The
Written by: MacMillan Hedges
Votes: 8
An inside look at the unique relationship between John Wayne and John Ford on the set of THE SEARCHERS.
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Showrunner, The
Written by: Cosmo Carlson
Votes: 6
The unbelievable true story of the creation of the worlds first, longest running, and most notorious reality show "COPS." Based on "How 'Cops' Got Made — And What It Says About America" by Tim Stelloh.
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Shut In
Written by: Melanie Toast
Votes: 14 (8th overall in 2019)
A single mother is held captive by her violent ex, and her two young children are left at risk. She must do everything to protect them and survive.
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Sister
Written by: Azia Squire
Votes: 8
Following her mother’s sudden passing, a queer black woman returns to her southern town to assist her estranged sister plan the funeral. Her trip takes a turn when sleep deprivation manifests visions of her deceased mother.
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Stampede
Written by: Sontenish Myers
Votes: 6
Set on a southern plantation in the 1800s, a young slave girl named Lena has telekinetic powers she cannot yet control. Circumstances escalate when she’s separated from her mother to be a house girl, in close quarters with the mercurial Master’s wife: Elizabeth.
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Super Dad
Written by: Sean Tidwell
Votes: 8
A subversive superhero story about the world’s only superhero living a bachelor lifestyle, learning he has two very different teenage twins he never knew existed, and now has to figure out how to be a father.
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Swells, The
Written by: Rachel James
Votes: 8
A young woman, propelled by an unstoppable rage, begins inviting her victims to a summer lake house as revenge for past wrongs. But when one of her guests has been wronged as well, she passes on The Swells - bringing its wrath to the streets of New York.
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