18 Best Screenplay Books of All Time
Our goal: Find what the internet ranks as the best Screenplay books (instead of one person's opinion).
- Our process:
- Search for "best screenplay books" and study the top 5 articles.
- Add only the books mentioned 2+ times.
- Rank the results neatly for you here! 😊
(This took a long time, but we do the research so you don't have to!)
(Updated 2023)
- 5
Writing Movies for Fun and Profit
How We Made a Billion Dollars at the Box Office and You Can, Too!
Thomas Lennon
Appears in 4 articles1recommender - 7
The Screenwriter's Bible
A Complete Guide to Writing, Formatting, and Selling Your Script
David Trottier
Appears in 3 articles - 11Appears in 2 articles
- 12
The Hollywood Standard
The Complete and Authoritative Guide to Script Format and Style
Christopher Riley
Appears in 2 articles - 14
Lew Hunter's Screenwriting 434
The Industry's Premier Teacher Reveals the Secrets of the Successful Screenplay
Lew Hunter
Appears in 2 articles - 16Appears in 2 articles
Sources
- Best Screenwriting Books | IndieWirewww.indiewire.com
- Screenwriting Books You Need to Read - Top Ten List | Indie Film Hustle®indiefilmhustle.com
- 15 Best Screenwriting Books to Help You Break Into Hollywoodwww.studiobinder.com
- Top 16 Screenwriting Books - ScreenCraftscreencraft.org
- The 20 Best Screenwriting Books You Should Get Right Nownofilmschool.com
FAQ
How was this Screenplay books list created?
We searched for "best Screenplay books", found the top 5 articles, took every book mentioned in 2+ articles, and averaged their rankings.
How many Screenplay books are in this list?
There are 18 books in this list.
Why did you create this Screenplay books list?
We wanted to gather the most accurate list of Screenplay books on the internet.
