Outlaw & Gunslinger Movies: 4 Western Film Scripts Worth Reading (Script Library)
3:10 to Yuma (2007)
2007 | Western | Crime | Action | Based on the Book | Feature Film
A small-time rancher agrees to hold a captured outlaw who's awaiting a train to go to court in Yuma. A battle of wills ensues as the outlaw tries to outwit the rancher. [IMDb]
Written by Michael Brandt & Derek Haas
Based on the Short Story "3:10 to Yuma" by Elmore Leonard
Based on the Film "3:10 to Yuma" written by Halsted Welles
Script version: Final Shooting Script, Numbered Scenes, dated January 23, 2007 (for educational purposes only)
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
2007 | Crime | Western | True Story | Based on the Book | Feature Film
Robert Ford, who has idolized Jesse James since childhood, tries hard to join the reforming gang of the Missouri outlaw, but gradually becomes resentful of the bandit leader. [IMDb]
Written by Andrew Dominik
Based on the novel "The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford" by Ron Hansen
Script version: Final, dated November 3, 2005 (for educational purposes only)
True Grit (2010)
2010 | Western | Crime | Drama | Based on a Book | Feature Film
A stubborn teenager enlists the help of a tough U.S. Marshal to track down her father's murderer. [IMDb]
** Oscar-Nominated Script **
Written by Joel & Ethan Coen
Based on the novel "True Grit" by Charles Portis
Script version: Dated June 12, 2009 (for educational purposes only)
Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid
1969 | Western | Adventure | Drama | True Story | Feature Film
In 1890s Wyoming, Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid lead a band of outlaws. When a train robbery goes wrong, they find themselves on the run with a posse hard on their heels. [IMDb]
** Oscar-Winning Screenplay **
Written by William Goldman
Script version: Final Script, photocopy, dated July 15, 1968 (for educational purposes only)
