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What makes a 'Best' script? Different ways to rank the Black List 2023 reader reviews

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Master data table
Blacklist 2023 rank
Script
Logline
Author(s)
Production status
Pages - including title
Genre
Promise of the Premise - Mode
Diversity (was the cast diverse)? - Average
Enjoyment (did you enjoy reading the script)? - Average
Style (did the writing style impress)? - Average
Dialogue (was the dialogue believable and original)? - Average
Characters (were the characters well developed and memorable)? - Average
Structure (did it make sense and flow)? - Average
Storyline (was the story engaging)? - Average
Premise (was it original?) - Average
Where in the script did you feel the story started? - Most common response
User rating at end of script
Average next page rating
First 10 pages - average rating
Last 10 pages - average rating
Difference between first and last 10 pages (percent points)
Consistency - Average
Number of reviews
1
Bad Boy
A rescue dog suspects his loving new owner is a serial killer.
Travis Braun
95
Horror, Thriller
86%
57%
100%
71%
86%
71%
100%
86%
100%
83%
81%
73%
82%
0.09
0.10
15
2
Stakehorse
A racetrack veterinarian who runs an off-the-books ER for criminals finds his practice and life in jeopardy when he’s recruited for his patient’s heist.
Justin Piasecki
117
Action, Crime, Drama
43%
86%
29%
71%
29%
29%
86%
43%
71%
60%
63%
60%
63%
0.03
0.10
9
3
Spoiler
After passing on a hot new screenplay, a studio executive finds himself trapped as the protagonist inside the film and must regain control before the credits roll.
Jordan Rosenbloom
112
Sci-Fi
43%
43%
57%
43%
57%
71%
57%
57%
57%
75%
71%
66%
71%
0.05
0.11
18
6
High Concept
In the early 2000s, two totally opposite best friends, Mike (an uptight lawyer) and BJ (a stoner slacker), awake one morning to find that they have swapped bodies, are stuck in a time loop, and are afflicted with many other high-concept comedy premises of that era. Drawing upon their knowledge of those type of movies, Mike & BJ must learn their lesson(s) and get their lives back to normal.
Alex Kavutskiy & Ryan Perez
111
Comedy
86%
86%
14%
57%
86%
43%
71%
71%
14%
57%
61%
63%
59%
-0.04
0.10
15
10
First You Hear Them
A group of twenty-somethings try the ‘perfect drug’ for the first time. It’s only when they come down from the euphoric high that the hauntings begin: First you hear them. Then you see them. Then they come for you.
Sean Harrigan
111
Horror
57%
43%
43%
43%
43%
43%
57%
43%
29%
45%
63%
64%
62%
-0.02
0.08
11
11
Foragers
When the illegitimate daughter of a Portland billionaire goes missing, her loved ones turn to Juno and Andi, local homesteaders and members of The Foragers–a grassroots network of experts dedicated to finding the lost and bringing them home.
Sam Boyer
106
Action
57%
29%
29%
29%
29%
29%
43%
43%
71%
40%
62%
66%
62%
-0.04
0.10
6
12
Carousel
A family doctor in East Cleveland juggles his personal life, as he reconnects with an old flame, deals with his teenage daughter’s problems, and selling his family’s medical practice.
Rachel Lambert
117
Drama
14%
29%
14%
43%
86%
14%
86%
29%
29%
55%
59%
67%
58%
-0.09
0.08
7
18
10/24/02
On one rainy night in October, a man checks into the Mooncrest Motel. He never leaves. A real time, single-location thriller in the aftermath of a heist at Area 51.
Connor McKnight
109
Sci-Fi, Thriller
43%
14%
29%
86%
43%
57%
43%
86%
71%
61%
70%
68%
70%
0.02
0.09
11
20
Better Half
A codependent woman unravels when her best friend gets a boyfriend.
Gaelyn Golde
99
Comedy
57%
14%
43%
71%
14%
100%
71%
86%
43%
60%
58%
63%
56%
-0.07
0.13
6
23
The Getaway
A couple on the brink of divorce sets off on a romantic getaway to save their marriage, but when they find that they have inexplicably traveled back in time, they decide to team up to stop their younger selves from ever getting married.
Mario Kyprianou & Becky Leigh
112
Comedy, Romance
71%
29%
29%
29%
71%
29%
29%
71%
43%
54%
63%
61%
64%
0.03
0.11
8
28
Untitled Missing Child
A mom-fluencer’s life unravels when her child goes missing and an unexpected discovery mires the investigation in a battle of perception. With buried secrets exposed, our mom is forced to take matters into her own hands, turning a simple missing person’s case into a story with twists that even the internet wouldn’t believe.
Brenna Galvin
105
Drama, Thriller
71%
86%
29%
71%
57%
57%
71%
43%
71%
59%
63%
59%
64%
0.04
0.09
8
29
Dickens Vs. Andersen
Clumsy, awkward Hans Christian Andersen invites himself over to the country home of his idol, Charles Dickens... and overstays his welcome.
Henry Oscar Thaler
104
Biographical, Comedy, Historical/period
57%
29%
86%
29%
14%
71%
29%
43%
57%
48%
54%
56%
53%
-0.02
0.09
9
33
The Peasant
In the 14th Century, a lone shepherd rages against a company of mercenary knights after they ransack his peaceful peasant community, proving that he is more than he seems.
Will Dunn
99
Action, Historical/period
14%
29%
14%
14%
14%
14%
71%
43%
14%
41%
59%
67%
56%
-0.10
0.14
9
37
Last Resort
When a grieving woman takes a trip to a posh, Icelandic resort designed to assist its guests with ending their lives, she meets people who finally force her to accept the things she cannot explain.
Laura Stoltz
115
Comedy, Drama
57%
86%
14%
14%
57%
57%
43%
43%
86%
49%
47%
52%
46%
-0.06
0.07
5
58
Ferocious
A team of financially desperate hotel employees embark on a deadly treasure hunt to recover priceless diamonds from a wrecked yacht in the middle of “The Red Triangle,” the world’s most dangerous hunting ground for great white sharks.
Marc Bloom
87
Action
14%
43%
14%
14%
43%
43%
29%
14%
29%
43%
52%
55%
51%
-0.04
0.10
7
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