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Sophieby  Jason K. Allen
Date Posted: 11 Feb 2025
A lonely boy finds solace by visiting the woods where his little sister died. (1 location, 2 characters. Award-winning screenwriter; see IMDB for writer's credits.)

Genre: Horror
1 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
The Usualby  Sarah Kennedy
Date Posted: 11 Dec 2024
A woman and her Korean church rescue a failing coffee shop owner who honors his dead mother by continuing her tradition of ruining coffee with a special ingredient. Award-winning produced screenwriter.

Genre: Romantic Comedy
12 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
The Prophetessby  Amrita Baines
Date Posted: 07 Apr 2025
Driven by nightmares and an obsession with the supernatural, a paranormal researcher seeks out a cryptic Prophetess —but the deeper he digs into her tragic lineage, the more reality fractures, until he’s no longer sure if he’s documenting madness… or becoming its next chapter.

Genre: Horror
21 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
It's a...by  Anthony Cawood
Date Posted: 11 Jan 2025
Two expectant mothers share their precious last moments together as they prepare for the end of the world.

Genre: Drama
2 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Rise of Tony Rainesby  Doug J Robbins
Date Posted: 04 Jul 2024
An escaped convict confronts a guy he plans on murdering and stealing his Halloween costume.

Genre: Horror
2 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Devious Desiresby  Melissa Diane Hudson
Date Posted: 07 Sep 2024
An unhappy married man wants out of his boring marriage and craves excitement in his life, so he begins online dating and meets a beautiful, but mysterious woman who only desires to rob and kill him.

Genre: Suspense/Thriller
10 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Dangerous Vocationby  Kline Fishborn
Date Posted: 08 Jul 2024
Three friends during outdoor activities witness the murder of a person by two unknown men, but the girls manage to escape. Two men who not long ago escaped from the police for murdering a married couple do not want to leave the girls alive as witnesses who saw them and start hunting them.

Genre: Action/Adventure
11 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
New Amendmentby  Bernard Antoine Mersier
Date Posted: 05 Nov 2024
One man's passionate monologue on law and religion unfolds, revealing the thin line between conviction and chaos—will his petition bring change, or simply the solitude he's chosen?

Genre: Drama
4 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
A Very Ordinary Dayby  Chris Fell
Date Posted: 08 Apr 2025
A young couple navigates a day filled with the man's anxiety and the woman's experiences of sexual harassment, painting a sobering picture of the psychological challenges and gender-based aggressions that constitute a "very ordinary day" for many.

Genre: Drama
6 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Dangerous Cargoby  Jason Kirman
Date Posted: 10 Jul 2024
Two girls throw out the driver and his car at gunpoint, not suspecting the valuable cargo in the car, more than ten kilograms of drugs which was supposed to be delivered to New York to a local drug dealer. After a drug dealer in New York learns about the disappearance of his goods he personally wants to find and kill the girls.

Genre: Action/Adventure
9 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Old Schoolby  Bernhard Riedhammer
Date Posted: 13 Jun 2024
An obsolete radio escapes into a world of drugs to find solace from a fast moving society he cannot keep up with.

Genre: Animation
5 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Nasty Nightby  Simon Parker
Date Posted: 29 Jan 2025
A young woman, excited for her blind date, finds herself kidnapped by a deranged taxi driver.

Genre: Suspense/Thriller
9 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Abel's Promiseby  Anthony Crossen
Date Posted: 23 Dec 2023
When a cop learns of his wife's affair with someone close to the family, his only choice to protect his family is outside the law.

Genre: Crime/Murder/Mystery
12 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
A Late Waitby  Elliot Stanton
Date Posted: 22 Dec 2023
If listening is so important, then it’s hardly surprising that turning a deaf ear to good advice creates an even greater problem.

Genre: Comedy
10 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Feed Geeseby  Steven Burton
Date Posted: 13 Jan 2025
A young man jogs and feeds geese as a diversion while he decides to come out as gay to his girlfriend.

Genre: Gay/Lesbian
12 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Date Posted: 10 Feb 2024
Marie and Tyler display a loving couple, and it's true, on one side of the relationship.

Genre: Drama
14 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Hellavisionby  Jason K. Allen
Date Posted: 13 Jan 2025
On Halloween night, a young man decides to stay home and watch a horror movie on television. Unfortunately he chooses the wrong channel on the wrong night. (Mostly 1 actor, limited dialogue, inspired by 70's horror. Produced writer; see IMDB for credits.)

Genre: Horror
5 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Rogue Gambleby  Michael Hayles
Date Posted: 21 Feb 2024
A small time punter is hired to back a horse owned by an underworld bigwig, but on his way to the track a chance encounter derails everything.

Genre: Drama
10 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
The House that Whispersby  Anthony Cawood
Date Posted: 24 Dec 2024
Two boys explore an abandoned house rumored to answer questions with eerie whispers, but a cruel prank turns deadly when the house reveals it has secrets—and a sinister voice—of its own

Genre: Horror
5 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Green Dangerby  John Witcher
Date Posted: 10 Mar 2025
A science experiment goes wrong and creates one of the most sinister villains of a lifetime.

Genre: Action/Adventure
11 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Pool Boyby  Joseph Anthony Francis
Date Posted: 09 May 2024
When an unemployed deaf man takes a job as a pool boy, he finds himself caught in a game of manipulation and seduction.

Genre: Drama
19 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
The Trouble with Bermudaby  PAUL BYRNE
Date Posted: 11 Nov 2024
Vacationing in Bermuda, an American woman is seduced by a dashing, dry-witted con artist who takes her on a run-for-your-life swindle of a narco-paramilitary general.

Genre: Comedy
40 pages
Cast Size: 7+ Main/Supporting Roles
The Pair of Brown Oxfords in the Middle Grey Boothby  Charles Webb
Date Posted: 17 Jun 2024
I hadn't really noticed it until I zipped up my pants.

Genre: Comedy
3 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Last Christmasby  Steven Pony Hill
Date Posted: 21 Dec 2024
Every child deserves to see Santa at least once... even if it means the end of the human race.

Genre: Horror
7 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Child Starby  Simon
Date Posted: 04 Sep 2024
When James discovers that his parents secretly uploaded every moment of his childhood to YouTube, amassing a fortune without his knowledge, he embarks on a journey to reclaim his money.

Genre: Drama
11 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Mercy Dashby  Anthony Cawood
Date Posted: 30 Dec 2024
A Soccer Mom undertakes a midnight mercy dash when she gets an unexpected call, but things aren't quite what they seem.

Genre: Crime/Murder/Mystery
7 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Queunityby  Kat Rollinson
Date Posted: 24 Nov 2023
A squabbling family summon their communal strength against their common enemies: a rollercoaster queue and simmering hormones.

Genre: Drama
10 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Imaginary Friendby  Simon Parker
Date Posted: 03 Nov 2023
A friendly ghost that likes to take on the role of ‘imaginary friend’ enters into random homes looking for lonely children to befriend, but inside this latest house he finds a beaten up housewife in desperate need of friendship.

Genre: Drama
5 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Dunkirk Spiritby  Elliot Stanton
Date Posted: 08 Nov 2023
Two strangers meet on the deck of a cross-channel ferry. One makes the other a business proposal, and with a little financial incentive, they agree on a deal. However, the chance meeting is not as random as it seemed for one of the pair.

Genre: Drama
10 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Attachmentby  Susan Adair Harris
Date Posted: 27 Mar 2024
Encountering the savvy young soul of a boy called Tiny brightens the space between life and death for a car crash victim until the parasitic spirit of a dead man marks her for possession.

Genre: Sci-Fi
7 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
The End Was Funby  Alexaner Meriakri
Date Posted: 03 Dec 2024
A hibernating hypochondriac wakes in a post-apocalypse frenzy, where absurd adventures teach him courage and camaraderie.

Genre: Comedy
26 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Maxby  Victor Titimas
Date Posted: 16 Jan 2024
You should always trust the dog. Note: This script features a dog.

Genre: Action/Adventure
3 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
The Chosenby  Paul Byrne
Date Posted: 24 Nov 2024
A troubled homicide cop must team up with his estranged father to stop a serial killer who mysteriously resurfaces after three decades before he butchers his next victim - his Holiness the Pope.

Genre: Crime/Murder/Mystery
40 pages
Cast Size: 7+ Main/Supporting Roles
Blue Blackby  Melissa Diane Hudson
Date Posted: 04 Jan 2024
From riches to rags, a very attractive African American city girl, has always been admired for her melanin-rich complexion and her towering, sculpted figure, but when she moved down south to accept a once-in-a-lifetime modeling gig, it was short-lived due to her "blue-black" skin tone until she met a retired photographer who helped boost her self-esteem and confidence that shaped her career.

Genre: Drama
10 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Hungerby  DJ Robbins
Date Posted: 16 Dec 2023
A spoiled child ignores his father's pleas to be good because Santa is watching.

Genre: Animation
3 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Utopian Tetragonby  S.C. Smith
Date Posted: 15 Sep 2024
In a meta twist of fiction, a struggling novelist pens a novel about his own attempts to gain representation in the cutthroat world of literary agents, all while contending with eccentric neighbors and a disinterested industry, blurring the lines between his fictional narrative and reality in Utopian Tetragon.

Genre: Comedy
10 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
The Hip-Hop villainous (Flo-Rebel)by  Gwendolen
Date Posted: 01 Mar 2024
Gwendolen Hayes is a multi-talented creative force in the entertainment industry. Starting her career as a music artist, producer, and engineer, Gwen quickly made a name for herself with her innovative sound and production techniques. Her work caught the attention of industry insiders, leading her to transition into writing music for movies and TV shows. With a natural talent for storytelling, Gwen Hayes found success as a scriptwriter for film and television. Her unique background.

Genre: Animation
4 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Bad Grannyby  Ange Fassinou
Date Posted: 15 Jun 2024
A female army veteran takes back gun to avenge her grandson.

Genre: Suspense/Thriller
45 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Crunch Timeby  Ron Brawer
Date Posted: 07 Jan 2025
When two octogenarian corporate honchos discover a 13-billion-dollar shortfall mere hours before the company’s annual Board meeting, the two Old Guys (or Women) must thrust aside their aluminum walkers and mutual hostility, and LEAP into action.

Genre: Comedy
17 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Snowbound Secretsby  Christine LARA
Date Posted: 03 May 2024
A man on the run after a desperate bank robbery finds himself trapped in a small isolated motel during a snowstorm. But he quickly discovers that the other motel guests also have secrets to hide, and they are all willing to do whatever it takes to keep them concealed.

Genre: Crime/Murder/Mystery
45 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
 
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