18 Scripts Wannabe Screenwriters Should Read Right Now

8. The Social Network (2010)

The Script: "Harvard student Mark Zuckerberg creates the social networking site that would become known as Facebook, but is later sued by two brothers who claimed he stole their idea, and the cofounder who was later squeezed out of the business." - IMDb What You'll Learn: From the very first scene, acclaimed screenwriter Aaron Sorkin lets his characters do the talking - and though one could easily argue that nobody is quite as witty as the people who fill his script in real life, you can't deny that it's endlessly entertaining to listen them going at it. So here's a screenplay that mostly uses dialogue to tell its story, which is often cited as something of a no-no in the "show, don't tell" schools of thinking. Whatever you thoughts, there's no denying that The Social Network is a gripping, enthralling read - take lessons from Sorkin in how to make seemingly boring stuff like websites and coding jump off the page. You can read Aaron Sorkin's script for The Social Network here.