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A classic war mission plot structure with a traitor and change of plan.
Masterful example of a heist with thieves stealing the loot from each other. How do you find it and steal it back?
A straightforward plot about learning the importance of human connection and that coming-of-age can happen to adults. Interesting double narration.
(hide)Excellent structure for an innocent man being framed and then pursued whilst having to reveal the real perpetrators.
This is ideal model to model structure of an emotional drama. Ted is thrust immediately into his dilema and demands on him constantly escalate. He must gather new resources for each challenge until the final Act III confrontation with Joanne.
(hide)A natural extension of Alien: Sequence Scene Structure of Aliens according to the 19-Sequence Model.
Crash features several inter-related and independent stories that collide in this Well-structures screenplay that highlights racism.
A remarkably good biography and 'black humor' approach to an addict who manages to come through the experience alive. Excellent example of how to use additional characters to magnify the personality and challenges of the protagonist.
(hide)Like the two predicessors, The Bourne Ultimatum follows Bourne as he moves from clue to clue as he searches for his identity. There are key similarities to Mission Impossible, Minority Report, Chain Reaction and Three Days of the Condor.
(hide)The chase and pursuit structure begins again after Marie is murdered and Bourne is set-up.
Dead Poets Society is a great model for multiple story lines and the development of friendships.
Socially ostracized Finbar moves to a rural train station. There he meets insistent friend Joe and saddened Olivia. A perfect model screenplay of beautiful relationships.
(hide)This is an excellent 'trapped-rescue-escape' template that directly links the efforts of the trapped with the efforts of the rescuers. Distinct sequence structure.
(hide)This is a classic script to emulate for a, 'What if.....' premise. In this story, a boy wishes that his lawyer father would become unable to lie. We find out what happens.
(hide)Use the Screenplay Summary to see how Double Indemnity establishes the classic femme fatale-betrayal structure of a film noir. It is a lesson on the use of a voice-over narrative and making the flashback structure fit into the story conclusion.
(hide)Sequence Scene Structure of The Maltese Falcon according to the 19-Sequence Model of screenplay structure.
A quiet, calm comedy-drama about love and emergence from guilt and mental illness.