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When his wife is murdered in Africa, his diplomat widow has to get to the bottom of an international conspiracy to find the truth. – Constant Gardener

April 8, 2018
When a prostitute of a wild west town is cut up, her friends hire an old formely retired gunslinger for vengance. – Unforgiven

April 8, 2018
Two women who had enough have to run from police when are involved in a killing incident. – Thelma and Louise

April 8, 2018
When an american civil war Lieutenant develops friendship with Lakota indians, he has to stand against his army to preserve his new way of life. – Dance with Wolves

March 27, 2018
When a local bank heist goes haywire with hostages, two clumsy friends have to run against the clock in to avoid going to jail. – Dog Day Afternoon

March 27, 2018
When en entomologist is trapped by local villagers, he must find a way out of the sand pit if he is to gain his freedom. – Woman in Dunes

March 27, 2018
When four men are hired to deliver nitroglyrcering shipment at a remote oil field, they can make no mistakes if they are to deliver the dangerous cargo alive. – Wages of Fear

March 24, 2018
When a pulp ficion novelis arrives at post war Vienna, he has to solve an intricate web of mystery to discover what really happened to an old friend.

March 24, 2018
When the catholic church misunderstand his intentions, a simple devout have to endure the aggravating opposition if he is to fulfill his vow. –The given word

March 24, 2018
When an American painter in Paris is discovered by an influential heiress, he has to deal with her and his rival friend if he is to date his true love.

March 22, 2018
When a simple life small town simple-hearted inherit a vast fortune, he must deal with opportunity city slickers if he is to follow his dreams and find true love.

March 22, 2018
When the body of a crook school director they killed disappear, his wife and lover have to solve their differences and unveil the truth to avoid going to jail.

March 22, 2018
When a low life trickster loses his partner, he must perform the great con with a once legendary con artist to escape the dangerous ganster he stole money from.

March 22, 2018
When a reserved accountant is condemned, he needs fight the corrupt prison system to prove his innocene or serve a life sentence.

December 13, 2017
When an ill girl appears to be cured by his master, an young monk needs to fight his lust to keep on his enlightment path.

December 13, 2017
When an exiled prince unexpectedly becomes ruler in a foreign kingdom, he must make dangerous alliances if he is to survive the vampire Emperor who murdered his parents.

November 2, 2017
When a famous tennis player have his wife murdered by a psychotic socialite he met on the train, he needs to prove his innocence in a crisscross murder he never agreed to.

October 31, 2017
When an innocent blackman is accused of raping a white girl in a depression-era south, an idealist lawyer must defend him, even when all society is certain of his guilt. – To kill a mockingbird.

October 29, 2017
When two young couple fall in love, they must fight their families rivalry if they are to live their romance.

October 29, 2017
After having her father killed, a farm girl must endure a journey with a tough US marshall to get her revenge.

October 29, 2017

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on When the catholic church misunderstand his intentions, a simple devout have to endure the aggravating opposition if he is to fulfill his vow. –The given word

He has to fulfill his vow, and carry heavy cross (like Jesus) to the church's altar.
on When an american civil war Lieutenant develops friendship with Lakota indians, he has to stand against his army to preserve his new way of life. – Dance with Wolves

Thanks dpg, learning a lot with your comments. Your revision makes sense regarding protagonist's original, intentional/objective goal. One thing that crossed my mind is that he must win their acceptance to survive, might be inaccurate story-wise (The might feel his…
on When the catholic church misunderstand his intentions, a simple devout have to endure the aggravating opposition if he is to fulfill his vow. –The given word

Hmmm this one is become trickier than I thought originally... When a stubborn Father block the church entrance, a simple devout have to make sense of the ensuing confusion with press, church and population if he is to fulfill his…
on When a low life trickster loses his partner, he must perform the great con with a once legendary con artist to escape the dangerous ganster he stole money from.

Indeed, a protagonist that isn't driving the plot forward (reactive) is not worth being the protagonist. That reminded me of Harrison Ford in the Fugitive. There is a constant 'survival' pressure on him, but still he is making all the…
on When four men are hired to deliver nitroglyrcering shipment at a remote oil field, they can make no mistakes if they are to deliver the dangerous cargo alive. – Wages of Fear

Nir, the obstacle standing is the rugged roads as dpg pointed out, but I think the biggest obstacle that was clear to me when watching the movie was the relationship between the drivers. That stood out with the resilience (and/or…
on When an American painter in Paris is discovered by an influential heiress, he has to deal with her and his rival friend if he is to date his true love.

Hmmm yes.. perhaps the proposed logline format won't do much good for this genre indeed. Or in the very least, it doesn't sound as catchy...
on When the catholic church misunderstand his intentions, a simple devout have to endure the aggravating opposition if he is to fulfill his vow. –The given word

This is based on "The Given Word", brazilian movie from the 60's. A simple man makes a vow to Santa Barbara to carry a heavy wooden cross up to the altar, but when reaching there, the Father do not let…
on When a pulp ficion novelis arrives at post war Vienna, he has to solve an intricate web of mystery to discover what really happened to an old friend.

Thanks Nir.. I was in doubt how much to put in from the plot. Obviously the inciting incident would be the killing of his friend, but then, should we give in the dilluted penicillin in the log line? I mean,…
on When a low life trickster loses his partner, he must perform the great con with a once legendary con artist to escape the dangerous ganster he stole money from.

hmmm good points.? Your logline makes absolute sense. One thing that crosses my mind tho, is that usually in filmes, when a character is seeking revenge, he is not (usually) in position of danger. In Unforgiven, does Munny feels in…
on When a simple life small town simple-hearted inherit a vast fortune, he must deal with opportunity city slickers if he is to follow his dreams and find true love.

Thanks Richiev... nailed it!
on When an American painter in Paris is discovered by an influential heiress, he has to deal with her and his rival friend if he is to date his true love.

dpg, good points. The more I try out to logline released movies and TV shows, the more I realize about the other script advantages as you mention. Some (like this) made me think for a while and still not sure…
on When the body of a crook school director they killed disappear, his wife and lover have to solve their differences and unveil the truth to avoid going to jail.

Yes! Les Diaboliques! :D
on When a reserved accountant is condemned, he needs fight the corrupt prison system to prove his innocene or serve a life sentence.

Sometimes I forget that the logline is a tool for producers, not audience. Giving away he is actually plotting his escape? in that case makes more sense indeed...
on When a reserved accountant is condemned, he needs fight the corrupt prison system to prove his innocene or serve a life sentence.

Shawshank redemption. This one gave me some work.. not sure if I should identify the protagonist as innocent... comments are welcome as usual...
on When an exiled prince unexpectedly becomes ruler in a foreign kingdom, he must make dangerous alliances if he is to survive the vampire Emperor who murdered his parents.

Yeah, but this context then should be in a summary-like text. The only thing I can think of to add to the logline without making it too long is change vampire for blood sucking emperor "When an exiled prince unexpectedly…
on When an exiled prince unexpectedly becomes ruler in a foreign kingdom, he must make dangerous alliances if he is to survive the vampire Emperor who murdered his parents.

Yes, that's what I meant, more closer to Vlad the Impaler than Bram Stoker's Dracula. No flying bats whatsoever LOL. As a fantasy, the intention was to keep similarities with European medieval times, but steer away from the classic chivalry/chivalric…
on When an exiled prince unexpectedly becomes ruler in a foreign kingdom, he must make dangerous alliances if he is to survive the vampire Emperor who murdered his parents.

Good question.. . the hook is the vampire as a ruler, in medieval fantasy context, while the most common scenario is post Bram Stoker?s era (1800-) Also, I used the word Vampire for simplicity sake but what I had in…
on When an exiled prince unexpectedly becomes ruler in a foreign kingdom, he must make dangerous alliances if he is to survive the vampire Emperor who murdered his parents.

Good question.. . the hook is the vampire as a ruler, in medieval fantasy context, while the most common scenario is post Bram Stoker's era (1800-)
on When an exiled prince unexpectedly becomes ruler in a foreign kingdom, he must make dangerous alliances if he is to survive the vampire Emperor who murdered his parents.

Agreed? but which version do you think is closer? To a sort of decent version, I mean...
on When an exiled prince unexpectedly becomes ruler in a foreign kingdom, he must make dangerous alliances if he is to survive the vampire Emperor who murdered his parents.

Agreed... but which version do you think is closer?