noun
The written text for a movie, including the characters’ words and instructions for what happens on screen.
She is writing a screenplay about a young chef.
The director changed the ending of the screenplay.
Good to know
A screenplay is specifically for a movie. Script is a wider word and can also mean the written text for a TV show or play.
Common phrases & grammar
write a screenplay · original screenplay · adapted screenplay · award-winning screenplay
the screenplay for [a movie]
a screenplay about [a person or event]