The AbyssĪ civilian diving team is enlisted to search for a lost nuclear submarine and faces danger while encountering an alien aquatic species. 2012Ī frustrated writer struggles to keep his family alive when a series of global catastrophes threatens to annihilate mankind.

2010: The Year We Make ContactĪ joint U.S.-Soviet expedition is sent to Jupiter to learn what happened to the Discovery. 2001: A Space OdysseyĪfter discovering a mysterious artifact buried beneath the Lunar surface, mankind sets off on a quest to find its origins with help from intelligent supercomputer H.A.L. In a future world devastated by disease, a convict is sent back in time to gather information about the man-made virus that wiped out most of the human population on the planet. Read ScreenCraft's The Differences Between Screenwriting Rules, Guidelines, and Expectations and Does Correct Screenplay Format REALLY Matter? to learn more about format guidelines and expectations! *Click on each image to read the script!* 12 Monkeys Some scripts follow a dated format while others are written by established professionals that have format leeway and are allowed to go beyond the general 90-120 page count guideline. When in doubt, always err on the side of using those guidelines and expectations. Also, some of the scripts don't adhere to the general contemporary guidelines and expectations that novice screenwriters should abide by. Note: Many of the screenplays will differ from the final cut of the movies due to film editing, shooting draft changes, and the fact that some are earlier drafts. Here we present one-hundred and thirty-one Sci-Fi screenplays that you can use as roadmaps to creating your own science fiction cinematic stories.

Have a great Sci-Fi or Fantasy Script? Check out the ScreenCraft Sci-Fi & Fantasy Competition Yes, there's a general format and structure to follow for most, but the best thing that you can do is read as many screenplays as you can to see what works best for you and your stories. Our partners at The Script Lab understand the importance of this and you'll find that most of the scripts available in this list are through them.Īs you read more scripts, you'll quickly see that there's no single way to write a screenplay. The best education you can receive to ready yourself for screenwriting greatness is to watch movies and - more importantly - read movie scripts.

Reading how-to books and articles about screenwriting can only take you so far. What are some of the best science fiction screenplays that screenwriters can learn from?

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