Research Guides: Film and Television: Scripts: Plays and Screenplays

Find Scripts at SCAD Libraries

Search the library collections catalog search by typing the name of a script and one of the following key terms:

screenplay
script
"motion picture plays" (Scripts and screenplays are often cataloged as "motion pictures plays" or "motion picture scripts")
"motion picture scripts"

example: "Police" AND "motion picture plays"

Online Resources

Websites

Internet Movie Screenplay Database (IMSDB)
IMSDB is a free online database of scripts and screenplays.

Be careful when using this resource--while it has access to thousands of free plays, it is often difficult to verify their source.
BBC Script Library
Free downloadable scripts of BBC films, television shows, and radio shows.

Archives and Special Collections

New York State Archives Motion Picture Scripts Collection
The New York State Archives preserves the largest collection of film scripts in the world. Browse their collection and request scripts online.
UCLA Collection of Motion Picture Scripts
Finding aid for UCLA's collection of motion picture scripts dating from ca. 1921 to the present. Click to search and request scripts from their collection.
The Online Archive of California
Provides free public access to descriptions of primary resource collections maintained by more than 200 contributing institutions including the Academy of Motion Pictures and all 10 of the University of California campuses. Try searching for "motion picture play," "script," or "screenplay" in the search box.
The Script Lab
More recent screenplays with a front page that divides its library into the three most recent years of release.