Compiling Script Recommendations: Narrative Voice

We are compiling lists of excellent screenplays per various categories as a resource for writers to read and analyze.

Today: Scripts notable for their narrative voice. What do I mean by narrative voice? You can go here to read an article I wrote on the subject for Screentalk magazine.

My recommendations:

48 Hours
A Clockwork Orange
Ace Ventura
Body Heat
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
Chinatown
Inglourious Basterds
Last Boy Scout, The
Notting Hill
Usual Suspects, The

What are your suggestions? Bear in mind, this about scripts, so whatever movie you reference, make sure that there is a script publicly available for reading.

Next Monday: Subplots.

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