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A Long Way Down Script

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Year:2014
Director:Pascal Chaumeil
Written by:Nick Hornby (Novel), Jack Thorne (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:Four lost souls—a disgraced TV presenter, a foul-mouthed teen, an isolated single mother and a solipsistic muso—decide to end their lives on the same night, New Year's Eve. When this disillusioned quartet of strangers meet unintentionally at the same suicide hotspot, a London high-rise with the well-earned nickname Topper's Tower, they mutually agree to call off their plans for six weeks, forming an unconventional, dysfunctional family and becoming media sensations as the Topper House Four and searching together for the reasons to keep on living.
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Juliet, Naked Script

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Year:2018
Director:Jesse Peretz
Written by:Tamara Jenkins (Screenplay), Jim Taylor (Screenplay), Nick Hornby (Novel), Evgenia Peretz (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:Annie is stuck in a long-term relationship with Duncan – an obsessive fan of obscure rocker Tucker Crowe. When the acoustic demo of Tucker's hit record from 25 years ago surfaces, its discovery leads to a life-changing encounter with the elusive rocker himself.
Juliet, Naked Script Resources:

  • Juliet, Naked Script PDF - [Jenkins-Taylor][Undated] at Script Fly ($)

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Brooklyn Script

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Year:2015
Director:John Crowley
Written by:Nick Hornby (Screenplay), Colm Tóibín (Novel)

Script Synopsis:In 1950s Ireland and New York, young Eilis Lacey has to choose between two men and two countries.
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Wild Script

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Year:2014
Director:Jean-Marc Vallée
Written by:Cheryl Strayed (Original Story), Nick Hornby (Writer)

Script Synopsis:A woman with a tragic past decides to start her new life by hiking for one thousand miles on the Pacific Crest Trail.
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High Fidelity

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Year:2000
Director:Stephen Frears
Written by:Nick Hornby (Author), D.V. DeVincentis (Screenplay), Steve Pink (Screenplay), John Cusack (Screenplay), Scott Rosenberg (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:When record store owner Rob Gordon gets dumped by his girlfriend, Laura, because he hasn't changed since they met, he revisits his top five breakups of all time in an attempt to figure out what went wrong. As Rob seeks out his former lovers to find out why they left, he keeps up his efforts to win Laura back.
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Fever Pitch

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Year:2005
Director:Bobby Farrelly, Peter Farrelly
Written by:Nick Hornby (Novel), Lowell Ganz (Screenplay), Babaloo Mandel (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:When relaxed and charming Ben Wrightman meets workaholic Lindsey Meeks she finds him sweet and charming, they hit it off and when it is winter Ben can spend every waking hour with Lindsey, but when summer comes around the corner Lindsey discovers Ben's obsession with the Boston Red Sox. She thinks it is perfect until everything goes downhill for them.
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An Education

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Year:2009
Director:Lone Scherfig
Written by:Nick Hornby (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:Despite her sheltered upbringing, Jenny is a teen with a bright future; she's smart, pretty, and has aspirations of attending Oxford University. When David, a charming but much older suitor, motors into her life in a shiny automobile, Jenny gets a taste of adult life that she won't soon forget.
An Education Script Resources:

  • An Education Script PDF at archive.org
  • An Education Script at IMSDb
  • An Education Script PDF - SHOOTING DRAFT. at Script City ($)
  • An Education Script PDF - [Production draft] at Script Fly ($)
  • An Education Script PDF - [4/4/2007] at Script Fly ($)

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About a Boy

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Year:2002
Director:Chris Weitz, Paul Weitz
Written by:Nick Hornby (Novel), Peter Hedges (Screenplay), Chris Weitz (Screenplay), Paul Weitz (Screenplay), Nick Hornby (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:Will Freeman is a hip Londoner who one day realizes that his friends are all involved with the responsibilities of married life and that leaves him alone in the cold. Passing himself off as a single father, he starts to meet a string of single mums, confident in his ability to leave them behind when they start to ask for a commitment. But Will's hope of a continued bachelorhood is interrupted when he meets 12-year old Marcus, in many ways his complete opposite.
About a Boy Script Resources:

  • About a Boy Script PDF - [Hedges][8-6-1998] at Script Fly ($)
  • About a Boy Script PDF - [Hedges][3-23-1999] at Script Fly ($)
  • About a Boy Script PDF - [Hedges-Weitz-Weitz][SHOOTING 6-11-2001] at Script Fly ($)
  • About a Boy Script PDF - 3/23/1999 at Script City ($)
  • About a Boy Script at Amazon ($)
  • About a Boy Transcript at Script-O-Rama

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Nick Hornby Movie Scripts

Although Nick Hornby is more largely recognized for his books rather than his films, the best-selling British author is quickly making his transition from  novelist to full-fledged screenwriter.

After landing his first screen writing credit for the Oscar nominated An Education (2009), Nick Hornby is proving that he’s got the chops to make it off the bookshelves and unto the big screen.

Check out his collection of adapted works, and his feature length work:

1. An Education Script (2009)
2. Fever Pitch Script (Dialogue Transcript) (2005)
3. About a Boy Script $ (for Purchase) (2003)
4. High Fidelity Script (2000)