Screenplay Structure Summaries

A quiet, calm comedy-drama about love and emergence from guilt and mental illness.

Simple structure of a comedy-romance.

Well-organized struture of a Crime-Pursuit-Protection story. 

Gladiator has an ideal Sequence structure to model vengeance against a powerful foe.

A plot rich in characters who help or attack Bond. Note the delay in explaining what Goldeneye will be used for.

Classic Bond, perfectly structured to emulate pursuit of a mystery where the protagonist and antagonist continually cross paths.

A journey - quest - escape plot.

A straightforward well-structured plot around a fictitious informant and cover-up.

A classic war mission plot structure with a traitor and change of plan.

The Second Harry Potter movie uses excellent foreshadowing and flash-back Sequences.

A strong Sequence structure keeps the plot points of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire on track.

The Prisoner of Azkaban keeps danger closer to Harry in the form of the Dementors and the threat from Sirius Black.

A man faces overwhelming odds - alone. 

An excellent example of a romantic comedy structure.

Two interwoven stories of coming-of-age and a forbidden love tragedy. Unique setting and cultural context.