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Featured Friday: 24 Hours or Less

August 30, 2024 News

Weekend Read, our app for reading scripts on your phone, features a new curated collection of screenplays each week.

This week, we look at movies that use the confines of a single day to their advantage, keeping characters constantly pushing against time and towards their goals.

Our collection includes:

  • All is Lost by J.C. Chandor
  • American Graffiti by George Lucas, Gloria Katz & Willard Huyck
  • Before Midnight by Richard Linklater, Ethan Hawke, Julie Delpy
  • Before Sunrise by Richard Linklater & Kim Krizan
  • Bodies Bodies Bodies by Kristen Roupenian
  • Booksmart by Emily Halpern and Sarah Haskins
  • Dazed and Confused by Richard Linklater
  • Die Hard by Jeb Stuart and Steven E. de Souza
  • Dog Day Afternoon by Frank Pierson
  • Ferris Bueller’s Day Off by John Hughes
  • Gravity by Alfonso Cuarón & Jonás Cuarón
  • Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle by Jon Hurwitz and Hayden Schlossberg
  • Locke by Steven Knight
  • Margin Call by J.C. Chandor
  • Snowpiercer by Bong Joon-ho
  • Superbad by Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg
  • Tangerine by Sean Baker & Chris Bergoch
  • Malcolm and Marie by Sam Levinson

Read these and other featured collections only on Weekend Read 2, available on all Mac and iOS devices. Download for free!

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