Update: 30 Essential Movies for Screenwriters to Watch

For my original post, go here.

What I’d like to do today and probably tomorrow is solicit suggestions from the GITS community: What movies would you consider to be essential for us to watch?

This is not necessarily a Best Of list, but rather movies tied to the craft of screenwriting.

For example, here is a thought from Shaula Evans:

For a GITS-generated list, I’d love to see people suggest movies that they have learned from as screenwriters, along with what they’ve learned. That would supply the data to create a diverse set of movies that can teach us a broad set of writing lessons.

That’s a good place to start: What movies have you learned the most from in terms of your understanding of the craft?

Please post 3–5 movies in comments that you feel would best fit an Essential Movie list for screenwriters to watch.

Thanks for your help with this project!

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