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Here are the scripts for Jurassic Park, Jurassic Park II: The Lost World, and Jurassic Park III. The first two were written by David Koepp, the third by Peter Buchman. Read the original script to learn how to build tension and master the use of the one-liner.
Here is the Oscar-nominated script for Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy. This script was written by Bridget O’Connor and Peter Straughan based on the novel by John le Carré.
This adaption of Shakespeare’s great (and incredibly bloody) play, Coriolanus, was written by John Logan.
Here is a draft of War Horse written by Lee Hall and Richard Curtis based on the novel by Michael Morpurgo.
Here’s a script that I am particularly excited to read. The Descendants was written by Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon, and Jim Rash based on the novel of the same name.
Thanks to awards season, lots of the year’s best scripts are now available online. Here is the script for My Week with Marilyn. This script was adapted by Adrian Hodges.
Here’s a draft of Sherlock Holmes. This script was written by Mike Johnson based on the novels by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
This script for Casablanca was made available by Screenplay Explorer. It is considered the best script ever written. Casablanca was written by Julius J. & Philip G. Epstein and Howard Koch based on the play “Everybody Comes to Rick’s” by Murray Burnett and Joan Alison.
This script for Jane Eyre was made available by the Focus Awards. The script was written by Moira Buffini based on Charlotte Bronte’s immortal novel.
Here’s the script for 1408 provided by myPDFscripts. The script was written by Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski based on the short story by Stephen King.
