People are always asking me about the best ways to learn screenwriting, and they get pretty annoyed when I tell them that the best way is just reading a bunch of scripts. If you want to unlock film genres and all the beats of a story, reading your favorite movie scripts is a great place to start. They'll give you a basic look at how a story unfolds on the page and how professionals format and collect their ideas. From there, the sky is the limit in your own writing. Today, I want to get into screenplay examples from many different genres and give you the opportunity to read and download them for your own edification. So, let's dive in. Action Screenplay ExampleDie Hard (1988) - Bruce Willis stars as a cop who must stop terrorists in a skyscraper.Mad Max: Fury Road (2015) - Visually stunning action spectacle set in a post-apocalyptic wasteland. Adventure Screenplay ExampleRaiders of the Lost Ark (1981) - An archeologist races to find the Ark of the Covenant before the Nazis.Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003) - A swashbuckling adventure on the high seas. Comedy Screenplay ExampleAnnie Hall (1977) - Woody Allen's romantic comedy about a neurotic comedian.Bridesmaids (2011) - Hilarious and raunchy comedy about a group of bridesmaids. Crime Screenplay ExampleThe Silence of the Lambs (1991) - An FBI trainee seeks help from a cannibalistic serial killer to catch another.The Departed (2006) - A mole in the police and an undercover cop try to...
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