Whether it ’s sowing suspense , enkindle laughter , or cause you to meditate life’sbig query , a bully screenplay is often the key to agreat pic . Over the last two decades , film buffs have been blessed with more than a few unforgettable ones .
AsDeadline reports , fellow member of theWriters Guild of America — both West and East — recently vote for their best-loved handwriting from the twenty-first hundred so far and amass the top 101 entries into one mammoth list .
The blue ribbon go to Jordan Peele for his twisty allegorical horror movieGet Out(2017 ) . Peele also earned the 2018Best Original Screenplay Oscarfor his work , making him the first Black screenwriter ever to win the laurels . Rounding out the top three were Charlie Kaufman for 2004’sEternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mindand Aaron Sorkin for 2010’sThe Social web — just edge out 2019’sParasite , written by Bong Joon Ho and Han Jin Won , which made all sort ofOscar historyin 2020 .
A cursory glance at the top 50 reveals many of Hollywood ’s most celebrated auteur , including Paul Thomas Anderson , theCoen pal , Sofia Coppola , Quentin Tarantino , Wes Anderson , Greta Gerwig , David Lynch , etc . Christopher Nolan ’s predilection for creating especiallyconfusing moviesdidn’t hold him back from praise at all ; three of his screenplay made the top 50 , including 2000’sMemento(based on his comrade Jonathan Nolan ’s short story ) , 2008’sThe Dark Knight(co - write with Jonathan ) , and 2010’sInception(which , each calendar month , move an average of 80,090 the great unwashed to require the internet toexplain the film to them ) .
The list also reveals thatPixarisn’t just an industry leader in animation — it produces first - charge per unit screenplays , too . An telling five Pixar flicks made the top 50 : The Incredibles(2004),WALL - E(2008),Up(2009),Toy Story 3(2010 ) , andInside Out(2015 ) .
A couple notableSaturday Night Livealums also get their due . Kristen Wiig’sBridesmaids(2010 ) , co - write with Annie Mumolo , took the twelfth spot ; and Tina Fey ’s 2004 teen classicMean Girlscame in thirty-fourth billet .
See the top 50 below , and check out the WGA ’s full tilt of 101 screenplayshere .
