A brilliant, genetically engineered con-artist has three days to find the scientist who programmed her to die on her twenty first birthday.

lol thanks for the ideas! you certainly have an active imagination!

"...is in read..." should be "...is in red..." NEED MORE COFFEE...

That's what makes compelling movies. Anyone can come up with a thousand reasons why she should hate the guy. Finding the 'twist' as to why she doesn't is the fun part. Could be an E-date he arranges that she meets falls in love and then finds out about the expiration date. Maybe this is what he routinely does for those about to expire - to give them enough time to get things in order and also as a safety measure. They don't want them dying while they're driving a busload of school children. Of course, the better 'safety valve' would be that they die in their sleep, which could lead to some interesting possibilities (trying to extend the deadline and such).

Another scenario just crossed my eyeballs: The guy on the date has the I.D.I.O.T. job: "Immediate Delivery: Information of Official Termination". He doesn't know he's the company's inside joke. The "Immediate Delivery:" is in read and at a slant but the Information of Official Termination is in black and centered. So, he falls in love... has three days... yadda, yadda, yadda. Could be a drama, comedy, rom-com or dark comedy.

Ohhhh i get it... expiration DATE haha boy am i slow. Cool add on! but why would she love the scientist who programmed her to die?

The date is convenient as an expiration date. It just clicks with the concept (who ever schedules anything for a 32nd B'day?). Also it gives the actress' age right up front. That she isn't aware of the 'date' till three days before isn't a problem for me. Lots of ways, in the script, to make that 'discovery'.

The title, "Expiration Date" is simply a double entendre for her termination and how she might avoid it with a date. If the guy who can stop it falls in love with her then chances are he'll do everything he can to stop it. Here's a twist: He knows she's designed to be a con so he doesn't trust her enough to void the E-date (hmm, E-date... might be a better title) so he extends it two weeks at a time. Now she must convince him she really does love him, (which she does) to get a permanent extension. Of course, her genetic wiring works against her... and now we have a comedy.

Actually if I lose the 21st birthday idea, it does make the logline a lot simpler:

A bio-engineered con-artist has three days to find her maker before she self destructs.

Hmm... I'll keep tweaking...thanks for the input everyone!