as in script
the written form of a story prepared for film production
each actor will be given a copy of the screenplay to study
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Paul Thomas Anderson took home the best-director and best-screenplay awards for the film, which also triumphed in the category for best musical-or-comedy motion picture.
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Eve Batey, Vanity Fair, 12 Jan. 2026
The project marks the feature directorial debut of Mike Hatton, who also co-wrote the screenplay with Paul Sloan, and stars as a harried independent producer.
—Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 8 Jan. 2026
Rashida Jones and Will McCormack (Celeste and Jesse Forever) provide the raw, revelatory, and surprisingly funny screenplay, while the director and her illustrious co-stars let rip with reckless abandon.
—Radhika Seth, Vogue, 6 Jan. 2026
The screenplay is by Mark and his brother, Bob Weinberger, and filming will take place in Mission Beach, Pacific Beach and outside the San Diego Sports Arena.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Dec. 2025
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Eve Batey, Vanity Fair, 12 Jan. 2026
The project marks the feature directorial debut of Mike Hatton, who also co-wrote the screenplay with Paul Sloan, and stars as a harried independent producer.
—Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 8 Jan. 2026
Rashida Jones and Will McCormack (Celeste and Jesse Forever) provide the raw, revelatory, and surprisingly funny screenplay, while the director and her illustrious co-stars let rip with reckless abandon.
—Radhika Seth, Vogue, 6 Jan. 2026
The screenplay is by Mark and his brother, Bob Weinberger, and filming will take place in Mission Beach, Pacific Beach and outside the San Diego Sports Arena.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for screenplay
script
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The partnership aims to leverage Panorama’s distribution network and production expertise with Pauly’s star power and script selection abilities.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
7 Jan. 2026
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The script detects the operating system and browser.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
7 Jan. 2026
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“Screenplay.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/screenplay. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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