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Black List's Top Screenplays

The Black List's most "liked" yearly scripts within industry

The Black List is founded by Franklin Leonard. He got his starts previously working for Leonardo DiCaprio's production firm 12, created the Black List in 2005 The yearly survey of from agents, managers, and producers of popular unproduced screenplays making the rounds in Hollywood. In addition to providing a forum for established and up-and-coming writers to have their work converted to the screen by interested producers, the survey produces a list of excellent scripts that were never produced. Industry executives now use the list to locate screenplays that could be considered production or the next Diablo Cody of the world.

There Will Be Blood (2007)

Zodiac (2007)

Inglourious Basterds (2009)

The Prestige (2006)

Under the Skin (2013)

Arrival (2016)

The Social Network (2010)

Juno (2007)

Nebraska (2013)

Hell or High Water (2016)

Whiplash (2014)

The Imitation Game (2014)

Superbad (2007)

Edge of Tomorrow (2014)

History

Notable Black List Movies

Black List from Years Past

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BAD BOY

Travis Braun

A rescue dog suspects his loving new owner is a serial killer.

STAKEHORSE

Justin Piasecki

A racetrack veterinarian who runs an off-the-books ER for criminals finds his practice and life in jeopardy when he’s recruited for his patient’s heist.

SPOILER

Jordan Rosenbloom

After passing on a hot new screenplay, a studio executive finds himself trapped as the protagonist inside the film and must regain control before the credits roll.

HEAD GAMES

Colin Liddle

A corporate spy poses as a personal chef to the disgraced founder of a neuroprosthetics firm in order to steal his seismic-shifting new invention from his secluded villa in Greece

DIDIER

Jackson Kellard

The inspiring true story of international soccer icon Didier Drogba and his efforts to end a bloody civil war in his home country of Ivory Coast; not just with the skill of his feet, but also with the power of his voice.

HIGH CONCEPT

Alex Kavutskiy & Ryan Perez

In the early 2000s, two totally opposite best friends, Mike (an uptight lawyer) and BJ (a stoner slacker), awake one morning to find that they have swapped bodies, are stuck in a time loop, and are afflicted with many other high-concept comedy premises of that era. Drawing upon their knowledge of those type of movies, Mike & BJ must learn their lesson(s) and get their lives back to normal..

PATSY

Filipe Coutinho

The untold and unfiltered true story of legendary country singer Patsy Cline, from her humble beginnings in Virginia to her untimely death at the height of her fame.

FORBIDDEN FRUITS

Meredith Alloway & Lily Houghton

Free People employee Apple secretly runs a witchy femme cult in the basement of the mall store after hours with fellow fruits Cherry and Fig. But when new hire Pumpkin challenges their ‘girl boss’ ways, the women are forced to face their own poisons or succumb to a bloody fate. Based on Lily Houghton’s stage play: Of The Woman Came The Beginning Of Sin And Through Her We All Die.

RETURN TO SENDER

Russell Goldman

When a woman experiences delivery scams that grow increasingly personal and strange, she becomes hellbent on discovering her anonymous sender.

FIRST YOU HEAR THEM

Sean Harrigan

A group of twenty-somethings try the ‘perfect drug’ for the first time. It’s only when they come down from the euphoric high that the hauntings begin: First you hear them. Then you see them. Then they come for you.

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HIT ME, BABY

Kurt McLeod

After Liv, a world-class hitwoman, breaks up with her boyfriend, Martin, he puts out a massive contract on his own life to get her attention. What Martin doesn’t realize is that it’s an open contract with a 48-hour expiration, so now every assassin in the western hemisphere is coming after him. Liv makes a deal to keep him safe until the contract expires, if he pays her out the full bounty. With the clock ticking, the two must elude some of the world’s most prolific killers.

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FORAGERS

Sam Boyer

When the illegitimate daughter of a Portland billionaire goes missing, her loved ones turn to Juno and Andi, local homesteaders and members of The Foragers–a grassroots network of experts dedicated to finding the lost and bringing them home.

CAROUSEL

Rachel Lambert

A family doctor in East Cleveland juggles his personal life, as he reconnects with an old flame, deals with his teenage daughter’s problems, and selling his family’s medical practice

HOT MESS

Shanrah Wakefield

Sandy was once a formidable investigative reporter until a bungled story destroyed her credibility and forced her into the soul-sucking world of tabloid gossip–now her days are spent covering hot mess celebrity Margot Ford. When a disillusioned Sandy is called to Fiji to follow Margot’s latest hijinks, she discovers a surprise about Margot’s real identity, which sends her on an adventure she never imagined, as the two must team up to take down a massive, sinister corporate plot with global implications, all taking place at a luxury island resort.

POLO

Nika Burnett

When a young woman returns home from the Navy, she joins a local water polo team and finds herself fighting a new battle.

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THE NEST

Aaron Benjamin

Confined to “the nest,” a Secret Service Sniper gets a strange call on the radio from a deranged mastermind who’s holding his family hostage in a box suite during America’s biggest gameThe Super Bowl.

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WE GOT NEXT

Aaron Goldberg, Alex Goldberg, & Michael Goldberg

The true story of how one daring executive beat the odds to launch the longest-running league in women’s sports: the WNBA.

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10/24/02

Connor McKnight

On one rainy night in October, a man checks into the Mooncrest Motel. He never leaves. A real time, single-location thriller in the aftermath of a heist at Area 51

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THE PROFIT

Andrew Ferguson

The astonishing true story of how an unknown, evangelical Christian immigrant, Bill Hwang, suffered the greatest loss of wealth in American history, gambling away his $35 billion fortune and jeopardizing the entire financial system in under forty eight hours

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BETTER HALF

Gaelyn Golde

A codependent woman unravels when her best friend gets a boyfriend.

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LOVE AND WAR AND GUERNICA

Sam Zvibelman

Against the backdrop of a present-day, war-torn, America, Love and War and Guernica is a dark comedy about Neil Mudd, a reporter for the Union who is suffering from writer’s block ever since his break-up, and his engaging with a mysterious horse following him through war torn Los Feliz, California. When the Union recruits Neil for a top secret mission, he and the horse go on an epic journey that, emotionally, serves as a metaphor for the war going on inside Neil’s heart.

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THE GETAWAY

Mario Kyprianou & Becky Leigh

A couple on the brink of divorce sets off on a romantic getaway to save their marriage, but when they find that they have inexplicably traveled back in time, they decide to team up to stop their younger selves from ever getting married.

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RUNNER

Tommy White & Miles Hubley

High end courier, Hank Malone, has three hours to transport a liver from LAX to a Santa Barbara hospital for immediate transplant surgery. The recipient? A dying seven-year-old girl with the rarest blood type on the planet. If only the head of the Southland’s most dangerous crime syndicate didn’t need the organ too.

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THE MASQUE OF THE RED DEATH

Charlie Polinger

A grotesquely hilarious dark comedy based on Edgar Allen Poe’s short story “The Masque of the Red Death.”

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TOXOPLASMOSIS

Andrew Nunnelly

The classic story of boy meets girl, boy loses girl... boy forms unexpected bromance with girl’s cat, who may actually be an intergalactic emissary sent to save humanity from itself.

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U.P.S.E.T.

Ben Bolea

Two border cops in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula find themselves in the crosshairs of Canadian biker gangs, international drug cartels, and shady government agents after intercepting a drug deal gone bad–all the day after an awkward one-night stand.

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UNTITLED MISSING CHILD

Brenna Galvin

A mom-fluencer’s life unravels when her child goes missing and an unexpected discovery mires the investigation in a battle of perception. With buried secrets exposed, our mom is forced to take matters into her own hands, turning a simple missing person’s case into a story with twists that even the internet wouldn’t believe.

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UNTITLED MISSING CHILD

Brenna Galvin

A mom-fluencer’s life unravels when her child goes missing and an unexpected discovery mires the investigation in a battle of perception. With buried secrets exposed, our mom is forced to take matters into her own hands, turning a simple missing person’s case into a story with twists that even the internet wouldn’t believe.

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DICKENS VS. ANDERSEN

Henry Oscar Thaler

Clumsy, awkward Hans Christian Andersen invites himself over to the country home of his idol, Charles Dickens... and overstays his welcome.

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OUR HOUSE

Will Youmans

When she wins an essay competition, Leila Moseley is brought to Capitol Hill to be honored by the United States Congress, but her luck runs out when the ceremony intersects with a violent insurrection, and she must team up with a group of aides, interns, and nepo babies to battle for survival against a legion of protesters and a secret society.

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OUR HOUSE

Will Youmans

When she wins an essay competition, Leila Moseley is brought to Capitol Hill to be honored by the United States Congress, but her luck runs out when the ceremony intersects with a violent insurrection, and she must team up with a group of aides, interns, and nepo babies to battle for survival against a legion of protesters and a secret society.

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OUR MAN IN MIAMI

Ozzy Inguanzo

A Miami construction contractor transforms into a notorious sports agent when he hatches a high- stakes scheme to steal Fidel Castro’s most prized assets–Cuban baseball players–for the New York Yankees. Based on the wild true story.

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THE GREAT PRETENDER

Kirill Baru & Eric Zimmerman

When Tom Hanks, the nicest guy in Hollywood (and arguably the World), finds his life stolen by a Tom Hanks impersonator, the only way to get it back is to do the one thing he’s never been able to: stop being nice.

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THE PEASANT

Will Dunn

In the 14th Century, a lone shepherd rages against a company of mercenary knights after they ransack his peaceful peasant community, proving that he is more than he seems.

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THE GREAT PRETENDER

Jesse Quiñones

When a pentester with a perfect track record for breaching his clients’ security systems takes an unusually high-paying job, his success proves to be in vain as he finds himself in the middle of a deadly conspiracy where the only way out is forward.

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BACKCOUNTRY

Kevin Sheridan

Once the future of extreme skiing, Brooks Provence is approached to ski the mountain that nearly ended his life two decades ago–this time alongside a young skier on the brink of stardom. But when disaster falls, Brooks must overcome his past and accomplish the impossible in order to save the lives of those he loves most.

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BLOOD RUSH

Andrew Ferguson

In response to a mysterious rise in Miami gang violence, a meticulous FBI agent gets recruited by a covert operations unit, only to discover the enemy they are fighting may not be human.

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LAST RESORT

Laura Stoltz

When a grieving woman takes a trip to a posh, Icelandic resort designed to assist its guests with ending their lives, she meets people who finally force her to accept the things she cannot explain.

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SEA DOGS

Josh Woolf

After two down-on-their-luck lobster fishermen botch a hijacking attempt on the high seas, they are forced to confront the consequences of their actions as they struggle to navigate a world they no longer recognize.

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THE CROWD

Jack Heller

In a claustrophobic race against time, a woman must unravel the mystery behind a malevolent crowd before she succumbs to their relentless pursuit.

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THE FINAL SCORE

Will Hettinger

Two FBI agents are pitted against a crew of bank robbers–and each other–as they grapple with order and chaos inside their own department and home lives.

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THE LIGHT AT THE END

Arun Croll

When a solar event fills the sky with endless light that kills everything it touches, a young woman must find a way to escape the house where she is trapped with a doomsday cultist.

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THE WOLF IN CHIEFS CLOTHING

Adam Christopher Best

A lovable loser from a family of criminals becomes the Kansas City Chiefs’ most famous superfan. His newfound status is expensive, so he teams up with his imaginary friend–an anthropomorphic version of the team’s wolf mascot–and goes on a bank-robbing spree.

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WHAT’S MY AGE AGAIN

Jackson Kellard

The true story of Kansas teenager Jack Bergeson’s meteoric rise and fall after he discovered a loophole in the state’s constitution that allowed him to run for governor, inciting a statewide youth movement that changed politics forever.

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CHAPERONES

Sarah Rothschild

A single dad tries to bond with his teenage daughter by chaperoning her field trip, only to have to save the world (and possibly her virginity) when an ancient evil is unleashed.

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PERSONAL BEST

Ryan Hoang Williams

Based on the true story of James Hogue, a talented student and long-distance runner who was admitted to Princeton University under the false identity of “Alexi Indris-Santana”–an orphaned, self-educated, teenage ranch hand.

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THE LAST TOWER

Aaron Sala

When a disaster strikes, a family is trapped in their high-rise Miami hotel. With danger closing in fast, they’re left with only one way to go: Up.

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UNDYING

Ben Ketai

A woman, suffocated by motherhood, has an affair with a man she hasn’t seen since high school– only to discover he has been dead for years.