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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Emma Thompson is a two-time Oscar winner, taking home best actress for Howards End (1992) and best adapted screenplay for Sense and Sensibility (1995).
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Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Nov. 2025
With a screenplay by John Logan (Skyfall, Alien: Covenant), the movie traces key chapters in Jackson’s life from his childhood to his record-shattering solo career.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 6 Nov. 2025
Archer originally penned the story as a screenplay, and later adapted it for the novel form.
—Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 6 Nov. 2025
The screenplay was written by Irene Mecchi, Jonathan Roberts and Linda Woolverton.
—Barbara Ellis, Denver Post, 3 Nov. 2025
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Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Nov. 2025
With a screenplay by John Logan (Skyfall, Alien: Covenant), the movie traces key chapters in Jackson’s life from his childhood to his record-shattering solo career.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 6 Nov. 2025
Archer originally penned the story as a screenplay, and later adapted it for the novel form.
—Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 6 Nov. 2025
The screenplay was written by Irene Mecchi, Jonathan Roberts and Linda Woolverton.
—Barbara Ellis, Denver Post, 3 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for screenplay
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Fanning, too, is quirky and broadly likable and very much at home as a sassy sci-fi lead, even when working from an overly cute script.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
4 Nov. 2025
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Nothing in the script had changed, but the frame within which people would view it was now radically altered.—
Clare Mulroy,
USA Today,
4 Nov. 2025
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“Screenplay.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/screenplay. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.
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