christopher nolan – Scripts on Screen

Oppenheimer Script

celluloid — Mon, 02 Oct 2023 07:08:39 +0000

Year:2023

Director:Christopher Nolan

Written by:Christopher Nolan (Writer), Martin J. Sherwin (Book), Kai Bird (Book)

Script Synopsis:The story of J. Robert Oppenheimer’s role in the development of the atomic bomb during World War II.

Oppenheimer Script Resources:

Oppenheimer Script PDF at Script Slug
Oppenheimer Script PDF - [Nolan] [Undated] at Script Fly ($)
Oppenheimer Script PDF - SHOOTING SCRIPT. at Script City ($)
Oppenheimer Transcript at scrapsfromtheloft.com

Note: Multiple links are listed since (a) different versions exist and (b) many scripts posted become unavailable over time. Please notify me if you encounter a stale link.

Other Links:

Oppenheimer ( tt15398776 ) at IMDb
Oppenheimer ( 872585 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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Tenet Script

celluloid — Tue, 19 Jan 2021 09:22:24 +0000

Year:2020

Director:Christopher Nolan

Written by:Christopher Nolan (Writer)

Script Synopsis:Armed with only one word - Tenet - and fighting for the survival of the entire world, the Protagonist journeys through a twilight world of international espionage on a mission that will unfold in something beyond real time.

Tenet Script Resources:

Tenet Script PDF at google.com
Tenet Script PDF at Script Slug
Tenet Script PDF - UNDATED SCRIPT. at Script City ($)
Tenet Script PDF - [Nolan] [UNDATED] at Script Fly ($)
Tenet Transcript at scrapsfromtheloft.com
Tenet Transcript at subslikescript.com

Note: Multiple links are listed since (a) different versions exist and (b) many scripts posted become unavailable over time. Please notify me if you encounter a stale link.

Other Links:

Tenet ( tt6723592 ) at IMDb
Tenet ( 577922 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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Dunkirk Script

celluloid — Thu, 21 Feb 2019 14:52:41 +0000

Year:2017

Director:Christopher Nolan

Written by:Christopher Nolan (Writer)

Script Synopsis:The story of the miraculous evacuation of Allied soldiers from Belgium, Britain, Canada and France, who were cut off and surrounded by the German army from the beaches and harbour of Dunkirk between May 26th and June 4th 1940 during World War II.

Dunkirk Script Resources:

Dunkirk Script PDF at archive.org
Dunkirk Script PDF at Script Slug
Dunkirk Script PDF - REVISED DRAFT. at Script City ($)
Dunkirk Script PDF - [UNDATED] at Script Fly ($)
Dunkirk Transcript at subslikescript.com

Note: Multiple links are listed since (a) different versions exist and (b) many scripts posted become unavailable over time. Please notify me if you encounter a stale link.

Other Links:

Dunkirk ( tt5013056 ) at IMDb
Dunkirk ( 374720 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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The Plot Twist Gamble

montage — Sat, 18 Aug 2018 20:23:02 +0000

Nothing like a sudden turn of the wheel that leaves the audience in disbelief. But what happens when the audience actually disbelieves? Screenwriters are aware of the double edged sword quality of plot twists: they can make a story successful almost by themselves, but can also turn against it if they come off as predictable or implausible.

In some genres (horror, thriller) they have become an expected, almost mandatory device. Robert Wiene’s The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920) set the foundations for the use of narrative unreliability in films. And it’s already a great example of a twist that didn’t only aim for shock- it also tried to provide a solid justification for the visual and narrative styles of the film.

Night Shyamalan’s irregular career illustrates both the rewards and the risks of subjecting the story to a plot twist. The recent success of Split may have brought him to a second youth, but for many years, the ‘Shyamalan twists” served more as a burden than a perk, becoming the smoking gun that proves and defines the film’s failure.

So what makes a good plot twist? If Aristotle stated that good art should be both unexpected and inevitable, contemporary screenwriters like William Goldman have pinpointed a reality that Hollywood has exploited well: that a controversial ending may still work effectively if it’s at least satisfying.

Some examples of films with memorable plot twists are:

(1941) The Maltese Falcon

(1958) Vertigo

(1960) Psycho

(1968) Planet of the Apes

(1973) The Sting

(1973) Soylent Green

(1973) The Wicker Man

(1980) The Empire Strikes Back

(1987) Angel Heart

(1992) The Crying Game

(1995) The Usual Suspects

(1995) 12 Monkeys

(1996) Primal Fear

(1999) The Sixth Sense

(1999) Fight Club

(2000) Memento

(2004) Saw

(2006) The Prestige

(2016) Arrival

Interstellar Script

celluloid — Sat, 28 Feb 2015 13:49:55 +0000

Year:2014

Director:Christopher Nolan

Written by:Christopher Nolan (Writer), Jonathan Nolan (Writer)

Script Synopsis:Interstellar chronicles the adventures of a group of explorers who make use of a newly discovered wormhole to surpass the limitations on human space travel and conquer the vast distances involved in an interstellar voyage.

Interstellar Script Resources:

Interstellar Script PDF - Jonathan Nolan Early Version - March 12 2008 at archive.org
Interstellar Script PDF at Script Slug
Interstellar Script PDF - [Jonathan and Christopher Nolan][Final] at Script Fly ($)
Interstellar Script PDF - [Jonathan Nolan][3/12/2008] at Script Fly ($)
Interstellar Script - The Complete Screenplay with Selected Storyboards at Amazon ($)

Note: Multiple links are listed since (a) different versions exist and (b) many scripts posted become unavailable over time. Please notify me if you encounter a stale link.

Other Links:

Interstellar ( tt0816692 ) at IMDb
Interstellar ( 157336 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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Following Script

celluloid — Fri, 14 Feb 2014 05:49:58 +0000

Year:1998

Director:Christopher Nolan

Written by:Christopher Nolan (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:A struggling, unemployed young writer takes to following strangers around the streets of London, ostensibly to find inspiration for his new novel.

Following Script Resources:

Following Script PDF at Script Slug
Following Transcript at Script-O-Rama

Note: Multiple links are listed since (a) different versions exist and (b) many scripts posted become unavailable over time. Please notify me if you encounter a stale link.

Other Links:

Following ( tt0154506 ) at IMDb
Following ( 11660 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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The Dark Knight Rises

celluloid — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 19:24:52 +0000

Year:2012

Director:Christopher Nolan

Written by:Bob Kane (Characters), Jonathan Nolan (Screenplay), Christopher Nolan (Story), Christopher Nolan (Screenplay), David S. Goyer (Story)

Script Synopsis:Following the death of District Attorney Harvey Dent, Batman assumes responsibility for Dent's crimes to protect the late attorney's reputation and is subsequently hunted by the Gotham City Police Department. Eight years later, Batman encounters the mysterious Selina Kyle and the villainous Bane, a new terrorist leader who overwhelms Gotham's finest. The Dark Knight resurfaces to protect a city that has branded him an enemy.

The Dark Knight Rises Script Resources:

The Dark Knight Rises Script PDF at Script Slug
The Dark Knight Rises Script at IMSDb
The Dark Knight Rises Script PDF - [Undated] at Script Fly ($)

Note: Multiple links are listed since (a) different versions exist and (b) many scripts posted become unavailable over time. Please notify me if you encounter a stale link.

Other Links:

The Dark Knight Rises ( tt1345836 ) at IMDb
The Dark Knight Rises ( 49026 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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The Nolan Brothers Scripts

Margaret C. Waggoner — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 05:32:28 +0000

For some reason, the film industry loves family teams who direct and/or write screenplays. The Coen Brothers have created innumerable successful for their brother directing team, while the Nolan Brothers have done the same in the screenwriting industry.

True, these brothers have a much smaller career that has not brought their name notoriety. However, every film that they have written for has turned out to be a major successful. Their work is intricate, detailed and concise: all the things that make up a fanciful story that pleases audience.

In the newest addition to the Dark Knight series, the Nolan Brothers had to deal with the painstaking requirement of editing hundreds of pages of script into a script fit for the screen. In addition, they had to incorporate and base the finalized script on the classic Charles Dickens story, A Tale of Two Cities.

Upon release of The Dark Knight Rises (2012), the future of their career could skyrocket them into a household name. Only time will tell what their future has in hold for them.

(2012) The Dark Knight Rises
(2008) The Dark Knight Script
(2006) The Prestige Script
(2000) Memento Script

Insomnia

celluloid — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 02:39:49 +0000

Year:2002

Director:Christopher Nolan

Written by:Hillary Seitz (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:Two Los Angeles homicide detectives are dispatched to a northern town where the sun doesn't set to investigate the methodical murder of a local teen.

Insomnia Script Resources:

Insomnia Script PDF at nolanfans.com
Insomnia Script PDF at Script Slug
Insomnia Script - May 2, 2000 draft at The Daily Script
Insomnia Script - 2000-02 Draft at IMSDb
Insomnia Script PDF - 11/14/2000 at Script City ($)
Insomnia Script PDF at Script Fly ($)

Note: Multiple links are listed since (a) different versions exist and (b) many scripts posted become unavailable over time. Please notify me if you encounter a stale link.

Other Links:

Insomnia ( tt0278504 ) at IMDb
Insomnia ( 320 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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The Prestige

celluloid — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 07:45:03 +0000

Year:2006

Director:Christopher Nolan

Written by:Jonathan Nolan (Screenplay), Christopher Nolan (Screenplay), Christopher Priest (Author)

Script Synopsis:A mysterious story of two magicians whose intense rivalry leads them on a life-long battle for supremacy -- full of obsession, deceit and jealousy with dangerous and deadly consequences.

The Prestige Script Resources:

The Prestige Script PDF at The Daily Script
The Prestige Script PDF at Script Slug
The Prestige Script at IMSDb
The Prestige Script PDF - REVISED DRAFT. at Script City ($)
The Prestige Script PDF at Script Fly ($)

Note: Multiple links are listed since (a) different versions exist and (b) many scripts posted become unavailable over time. Please notify me if you encounter a stale link.

Other Links:

The Prestige ( tt0482571 ) at IMDb
The Prestige ( 1124 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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