Prohibition & Gangsters in Film: 5 Movie Scripts Worth Reading (Script Library)
Public Enemies
2009 | Crime | Action | True Story | Based on the Book | Feature Film
The Feds try to take down notorious American gangsters John Dillinger, Baby Face Nelson, and Pretty Boy Floyd during a booming crime wave in the 1930s. [IMDb]
Written by Ronan Bennett and Michael Mann & Ann Biderman
Based on the book "Public Enemies: America's Greatest Crime Wave and the Birth of the FBI, 1933-34" by Bryan Burrough
Script versions (for educational purposes only):
- Goldenrod revisions, dated July 11, 2008
- Buff revisions, dated August 23, 2008
Lawless
2012 | Crime | Drama | True Story | Based on a Book | Feature Film
Set in Depression-era Franklin County, Virginia, a trio of bootlegging brothers are threatened by a new special deputy and other authorities angling for a cut of their profits. [IMDb]
Written by Nick Cave
Based on book "The Wettest County in the World" by Matt Bondurant
Script version: Photocopy, dated June 15, 2009 (for educational purposes only)
Bonnie & Clyde
1967 | Crime | Action | Drama | True Story | Feature Film
Bored waitress Bonnie Parker falls in love with an ex-con named Clyde Barrow and together they start a violent crime spree through the country, stealing cars and robbing banks. [IMDb]
** Oscar-Nominated Screenplay **
Written by David Newman & Robert Benton
Uncredited writer: Robert Towne
Script version: Final Script (photocopy), dated September 6, 1966 (for educational purposes only)
The Highwaymen
2019 | Crime | Drama | Contemporary Western | True Story | Feature Film
The untold true story of the legendary detectives who brought down Bonnie and Clyde. [IMDb]
Written by John Fusco
Script version: Draft dated May 28, 2008 with revisions by John Lee Hancock (for educational purposes only)
Live By Night
2016 | Action | Crime | Drama | Based on a Book | Feature Film
A group of Boston-bred gangsters set up shop in balmy Florida during the Prohibition era, facing off against the competition and the Ku Klux Klan. [IMDb]
Written by Ben Affleck
Based on the novel "Live By Night" by Dennis Lehane
Script version: Third Draft, dated May 6, 2013 (for educational purposes only)
