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The Break Upby Chloe Humphreys
Why would a mediocre, unemployed, jam band musician, who still lives with his parents want to break up with Jenn, an intelligent, attractive woman with a career? That’s what Jenn desperately tries to find out but the harder she tries the more he retreats. After one year and several œcoincidental cafà meetings later, Jenn realizes that although there is nothing else she can do, there is still one last thing that he should know.
Genre: Comedy
15 pages
Genre: Comedy
15 pages
Hard Boiledby Matthew Biggin
A detective hunts down the mobster responsible for murdering his wife.
Genre: Crime/Murder/Mystery
20 pages
Genre: Crime/Murder/Mystery
20 pages
Disorganized Crimeby Tom Deiker
"Disorganized Crime " Romantic Comedy. A hopeless robber selects a hopelesser victim. Could this be love? 1-scene (bank lobby), 12 pages. Cast of 2: One man, one woman. No CGI/SFX. General audience. ©PAu3494658
Stageplay version performed at 7 theatres in 5 states.
Genre: Romantic Comedy
12 pages
Genre: Romantic Comedy
12 pages
Cool Nightsby Keylend Wright
Desmond Coolwater is the youngest, smoothest and most successful magazine executive in Denver, Colorado. He loves winning, prestige and women. He has never experienced defeat, until he loses it all to his sexy new co-worker Lyriq Moore who is determined to destroy him.
Genre: Romantic Comedy
25-3 pages
Genre: Romantic Comedy
25-3 pages
Fate Gets a Pushby Larry Postel
When a lonely, lovelorn man goes to a psychic for guidance, he finds the love of his life " with a little push from the psychic, who turns out to be part-Yenta. First place winner in the short screenplay category in Indie Film magazine’s screenplay competition.
Genre: Romantic Comedy
19 pages
Genre: Romantic Comedy
19 pages
A Shattering Revelationby Stanley Heisler
A young musician is mesmerized when he meets Darcy, a beautiful young singer at school. Told that she comes from a very wealthy, blue-blood family and is out of his class, does not deter him from spending a beautiful day with this girl of his dreams. On the very next day, the castle that he has built for Darcy, comes tumbling down with a shattering crash.
Genre:
9 pages
Genre:
9 pages
The Promiseby Robert Cox
Paul and his best gal pal Mac have been the closest of friends since kindergarten, but when Paul gets cold feet at the thought of marrying his boyfriend Richard, she tries to convince him that the two of them are in love and he should go through with the wedding as planned, since there is an important promise to her that he must keep.
Genre: Gay/Lesbian
12 pages
Genre: Gay/Lesbian
12 pages
Not Your Ordinary Snackby Alexandra Taylor
A wayward hemp farmer and his wife attempt to save the environment with a biodegradable packing peanut, and instead create a highly addictive global snack craze.
Genre: Comedy
15 pages
Genre: Comedy
15 pages
Live Fast, Die Funby Desiree Streamland
A new high school teacher teeters on the brink of inappropriate conduct versus mentorship, when he helps a directionless teen girl find her passion, by exposing her to various subjects and activities.
Genre: Drama
28 pages
Genre: Drama
28 pages
Queen of the Nerdsby Bill Wood
Keith left Trenton and became an underground punk legend. A gig forces him to visit his hometown after deliberately avoiding it for years. Once there, he finally has the opportunity to tell his high school crush how he felt about her. Unfortunately, she has not changed at all since high school and that completely turns him off.
Genre: Romantic Comedy
30 pages
Genre: Romantic Comedy
30 pages
Mirage Of Mecca's Meadowby Kevin Silva
A dissolute farmer and his mysterious friend discover their romantic destiny at a haunted campsite.
Genre: Fantasy
24 pages
Genre: Fantasy
24 pages
All the Time in the Worldby Mark Steven Weller
At the threshold of discovering time travel, Dr. Silvers and Dr. Rodrigues suddenly have their lab visited by a series of tourists, law enforcement officers and other strangers.
Genre: Sci-Fi
10 pages
Genre: Sci-Fi
10 pages
We Will Always Have Moviesby Tom Deiker
œWe Will Always Have Movies -- Classic Film Satire. A woman, a man, a waiter melodramatize favorite movie lines. 1-scene (outdoor cafe), 11 pages. Cast of 3: 1 woman, 2 men. Some adult language. ©WG1636320
Genre: Comedy
11 pages
Genre: Comedy
11 pages
The Picture Frameby Al Fritzke
A discouraged salesman, wanna-be writer, stumbles across a house and person that no longer exists, thus changing the direction of his life forever.
Genre: Sci-Fi
5 pages
Genre: Sci-Fi
5 pages
Billionsongby Gary Smiley
In a clandestine program, Liz develops a voice-deciphering software codenamed Billionsong. In the first test, an unseen person calls Liz and the software is able to piece together the unseen person's features. As the handlers roll out Billionsong, they spare over what to do with Liz, and her daughter, deployed in Afghanistan. Handler A wants Liz to 'disappear' yet Handler B, the subordinate, is growing remorseful.
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
15 pages
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
15 pages
The Economy Sucksby Janet Goodman-Clarke
To provide for his family, a cash strapped businessman makes a desperate deal. Wall Street isn't the only blood sucker out there...
Genre: Horror
5 pages
Genre: Horror
5 pages
The Oneby Nick Yeh
An innocent-looking taxi driver finds himself caught in a battle between two gangs after he comes to the rescue of one of the gangsters and comes out as the only one surviving the underground war with lots of take-home trophies and bonuses.
Genre: Action/Adventure
14 pages
Genre: Action/Adventure
14 pages
Expectingby John Keckhaver
Before James Williams can become the kind of father he longs to be, he must rid himself of the phantom of the man who abandoned him years ago.
Genre: Drama
14 pages
Genre: Drama
14 pages
Love and Miss Lilyby Ruth Baird
Joey wants to win the heart of kindergarten teacher, Miss Lily, but his arch nemeses, Jules, wants to beat him up, causing the humiliation of wet pants.
Genre: Comedy
5 pages
Genre: Comedy
5 pages
Brokenby Aaron Dobson
The final moments of former government agent Nathan Fischer’s life, as he tracks down those responsible for the fatal wounds he has already sustained...
Genre: Drama
10 pages
Genre: Drama
10 pages
testing romcom bug on newsiteby carl ward
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Genre:
10 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre:
10 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Fear the Nightby William Blackmon
A college student, studying myth and religion and angry with God for the loss of his soldier father a year earlier, has a supernatural encounter with a legendary creature after returning home for Thanksgiving.
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
16 pages
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
16 pages
Rock! Scissors! Zombie!by Skip Schwink
Two zombies roshambo for the brains of a helpless female human, but unbeknownst to the walking dead they are the ones being hunted.
Genre: Horror
4 pages
Genre: Horror
4 pages
Damnationby Sean Ryan
The devil uses a priest to do his dirty work, by using a young boy as temptation.
Genre: Drama
5 pages
Genre: Drama
5 pages
Buck and Meby Wayne E. Johnson
The philandering of a good-natured circus mechanic ultimately produces a double-barreled confrontation between him and his oversized, overbearing wife.
Genre: Comedy
16 pages
Genre: Comedy
16 pages
Hell Houndby Marina Albert
Two paranormal wanna-be investigators stumble upon a legendary
phantom hound that leads them to a dead church.
Genre: Horror
10 pages
Genre: Horror
10 pages
Grace Under Pressureby Niall Lacey
Comedy action siege: A nervous young woman finds her inner hero when two opportunistic old rogues try to rob her late Nana's ornaments.
Genre: Comedy
17.5 pages
Genre: Comedy
17.5 pages
SoCal Gun Girlsby CJ Walley
After buying drugs and debating the commercialization of cannabis in California, two female gang members stumble straight into a robber who's killed their beloved dealer.
Genre: Comedy
7 pages
Genre: Comedy
7 pages
GRANDPA FONZ-Cool Never Grows Oldby Frank Vespe
After he loses his wife to a drunk diver, Arthur "Fonzie" Fonzarelli plans to move into an Assisted Living Residence, but when his daughter's Air Force husband is shot down over Afghanistan, he's forced to move in to help raise her twin children, one of which is overweight, stutters, and bullied in school. When the principal of the local Middle School offers him a Security Guard position to squash the school's rampant bullying problem, Grandpa Fonz gladly joins the fight.
Genre: Family
33 pages
Genre: Family
33 pages
The Last Performanceby Christine Whitlock
Three costume mannequins create their own final drama on a theatre stage.
Genre: Comedy
3 pages
Genre: Comedy
3 pages
Destinyby John Clapp
A man flirts with destiny during a chance meeting with a dream girl named Destiny.
Genre: Drama
4 pages
Genre: Drama
4 pages
Los Quitados (the taken ones)by Alexander Lynch
Via video testimony a woman recalls her time as a pregnant captive during the Argentina ˜dirty war’, tragically unaware of close she is to her now adult daughter who was stolen from her.
Genre: Drama
10 pages
Genre: Drama
10 pages
Fall Backby Alan Barkley
Told in reverse chronological order, two undercover cops clash when confronted with drug dealer temptations
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
10 pages
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
10 pages
InBetween Friendsby Cheing Winston
A Teenaged girl who is a bully and the girl she bullies forges an unlikely friendship when they both struggle to overcome prescription drug usage only to find they have much in common with each other.
Genre: Family
44 pages
Genre: Family
44 pages
Ben Marksby Kimberly Jobe
A super summer shoe sale convinces a man on the verge of suicide that life is worth living, at least until he needs a new pair of shoes.
Genre: Comedy
9 pages
Genre: Comedy
9 pages
Dancing with the cannibals (short version)by fassinou ange j.v.
What will you do if you discover that all the people who are around you are cannibals?
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
45 pages
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
45 pages
Quest of the Ancientsby Warren Fast
A Dark Age warrior embarks on a journey to recover an ancient magic foretold to protect his people from all enemies only to find that it may be too powerful to control.
Genre: Fantasy
11 pages
Genre: Fantasy
11 pages
Fat Cheerleaderby Matthew Swartz
Abby is determined to be a freshman cheerleader this year, even if it means being the only fat girl on the squad.
Genre: Comedy
9 pages
Genre: Comedy
9 pages
Who Do You Love Betterby Nick Yeh
A female radical social activist discovers that the whole political activity is nothing but a hoax soon after she kills her fellow activist and lover.
Genre: Action/Adventure
7 pages
Genre: Action/Adventure
7 pages
A Day at the Officeby Mary Krell-Oishi
An overweight woman in love with her boss fantasizes about a romantic liason.
Genre: Romantic Comedy
3 pages
Genre: Romantic Comedy
3 pages
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