My Favorite Screenplays

Submitted by Oedipus on Thu, 01/19/2006 - 10:23
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  1. Dinner at Eight (1933): Written by Frances Marion, Herman J. Mankiewicz and Donald Ogden Stewart. Based on the Play by George S. Kaufman, and Edna Ferber.
  2. King Kong (1933): Written by James Ashmore Creelman and Ruth Rose. Based on a story by Merian C. Cooper and Edgar Wallace.
  3. Going My Way (1944): Written by Frank Butler, and Frank Cavett. Story by Leo McCarey.
  4. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (1945): Written by Frank Davis and Tess Slesinger. Based on the novel A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith.
  5. The Lady From Shanghai (1947): written by Orson Welles. Based on the Novel If I Die Before I Wake by Sherwood King.
  6. The Thing From Another World (1951): Written by Charles Lederer. Based on the novel Who Goes There? by John W. Campbell Jr.
  7. Singin' in the Rain (1952): written by Betty Comden, and Adolph Green.
  8. Seven Samurai (1954): Written by Akira Kurosawa, Shinobu Hashimoto, and Hideo Oguni.
  9. Rebel Without a Cause (1955): Written by Stewart Stern, and Irving Shulman. Story by Nicholas Ray.
  10. Smiles of a Summer Night (1955): written by Ingmar Bergman.
  11. The Diary of Anne Frank (1959): Written by Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett. Based on the Diary written by Anne Frank and the play written by Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett.
  12. La Dolce Vita (1960): written by Federico Fellini, Ennio Flaiano, Tullio Pinelli, and Brunello Rondi.
  13. Yojimbo (1961): Written by Ryuzo Kikushima, and Akira Kurosawa.
  14. A Fistful of Dollars (1964): Written by Víctor Andrés Catena, Jaime Comas, Sergio Leone and A. Bonzzoni. Based on the 1961 movie Yojimbo written by Ryuzo Kikushima and Akira Kurosawa.
  15. For A Few Dollars More (1965): Written by Luciano Vincenzoni, Sergio Leone and Fulvio Morsella.
  16. The Good, the Bad, the Ugly (1966): Written by Agenore Incrocci, Furio Scarpelli, Luciano Vincenzoni and Sergio Leone.
  17. Madigan (1968): Written by Abraham Polonsky and Henri Simoun. Based on the novel The Commissioner by Richard Dougherty.
  18. Once Upon A Time in The West (1968): Written by Sergio Donati and Sergio Leone. Story by Dario Argento, Bernardo Bertolucci, and Sergio Leone.
  19. Butch Cassiday and the Sundance Kid (1969): Written by William Goldman.
  20. The Godfather (1972): written by Mario Puzo and Francis Ford Coppola. Based on the novel The Godfather by Mario Puzo.
  21. Chinatown (1974): written by Robert Towne.
  22. The Godfather Part II (1974): written by Mario Puzo and Francis Ford Coppola. Based on the novel The Godfather by Mario Puzo.
  23. Dog Day Afternoon (1975): Written by Frank Pierson. Based on an article by P.F. Kluge, and Thomas Moore.
  24. Taxi Driver (1976): written by Paul Schrader.
  25. The Deer Hunter (1978): written by Deric Washburn. Story by Michael Cimino, Deric Washburn, Louis Garfinkle, and Quinn K. Redeker.
  26. Scarface (1983): written by Oliver Stone. Based on the novel by Armitage Trail and the 1932 screenplay by Ben Hecht and Howard Hawks.
  27. Platoon (1986): written by Oliver Stone.
  28. Stand By Me (1986): written by Raynold Gideon and Bruce A. Evans. Based on the Novella The Body by Stephen King.
  29. The Godfather Part III (1990): written by Mario Puzo and Francis Ford Coppola. Based on the novel The Godfather by Mario Puzo.
  30. GoodFellas (1990): written by Nicholas Pileggi and Martin Scorsese. Based on the Novel Wise Guy by Nicholas Pileggi.
  31. Unforgiven (1992): written by David Webb Peoples.
  32. Groundhog Day (1993): written by Danny Rubin, and Harold Ramis.
  33. Schindler's List (1993): Written by Steven Zaillian. Based on the Novel Schindler's List by Thomas Keneally.
  34. Ed Wood (1994): Written by Scott Alexander, and Larry Karaszewski. Based on the Book Nightmare of Ecstasy by Rudolph Grey.
  35. Léon (1994): Written by Luc Besson.
  36. The Shawshank Redemption (1994): written by Frank Darabont. Based on the novella Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption by Stephen King.
  37. Sling Blade (1996): Written by Billy Bob Thornton.
  38. Boogie Nights (1997): Written by Paul Thomas Anderson.
  39. Meet Joe Black (1998): Written by Ron Osborn, Jeff Reno, Kevin Wade, and Bo Goldman. Based on the play Death Takes a Holiday by Alberto Casella, and Walter Ferris, and the 1934 movie screenplay by Maxwell Anderson and Gladys Lehman
  40. Pleasantville (1998): Written by Gary Ross.
  41. The Boondock Saints (1999): Written by Troy Duffy.
  42. Following (1999): Written by Christopher Nolan.
  43. The Man Who Wasn't There (2001): Written by Joel Coen and Ethan Coen.
  44. Memento (2001): Written by Christopher Nolan. Based on the short story Memento Mori by Jonathan Nolan.
  45. Original Sin (2001): Written by Michael Cristofer. Based on the novel by Cornell Woolrich.
  46. Adaptation (2002): Written by Charlie Kaufman and Donald Kaufman. Based on the book The Orchid Thief by Susan Orlean
  47. Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (2002): Written by Charlie Kaufman. Based on the book by Chuck Barris
  48. The Pianist (2002): Written by Ronald Harwood. Based on the book by Wladyslaw Szpilman
  49. Dogville (2003): Written by Lars von Trier.
  50. Lost in Translation (2003): Written by Sofia Coppola.
  51. The Aviator (2004): written by John Logan.
  52. The Machinist (2004): Written by Scott Kosar.
  53. Mean Creek (2004): Written by Jacob Aaron Estes.
  54. Siblings (2004): Written by Jackie May.
  55. Sideways (2004): written by Jim Taylor, and Alexander Payne. Based on the Novel Sideways by Rex Pickett.
  56. Batman Begins (2005): written by Christopher Nolan and David S. Goyer. Based on Characters created by Bob Kane.
  57. King Kong (2005): written by Fran Walsh & Philippa Boyens & Peter Jackson. Based on a story by Merian C. Cooper and Edgar Wallace.
  58. Memoirs of a Geisha (2005): written by Robin Swicord. Based on the book by Arthur Golden.
  59. Sin City (2005): written by Frank Miller. Based on Sin City graphic novels by Frank Miller.
  60. Walk the Line (2005): written by Gill Dennis & James Mangold. Based on the book The Man in Black by Johnny Cash and the book Cash: An Autobiography by Johnny Cash with Patrick Carr.
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This list is based on the filmed version of the screenplay, unless otherwised noted.