Featured Friday: Christmas in the Background
Weekend Read, our app for reading scripts on your phone, features a new curated collection of screenplays each week.
This week, we look at movies that are deliberately set at Christmastime, but have nothing to do with the holiday itself. If you’ve ever wondered, “Wait, is that a Christmas movie?” we’re probably featuring that script!
Our collection includes:
- Babygirl by Halina Reijn
- Batman Returns by Daniel Waters
- Carol by Phyllis Nagy
- Die Hard by Jeb Stuart and Steven E. de Souza
- Eyes Wide Shut by Stanley Kubrick & Frederic Raphael
- Go by John August
- Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone by Steve Kloves
- In Bruges by Martin McDonagh
- Kiss Kiss Bang Bang by Shane Black
- L.A. Confidential by Brian Helgeland
- Spencer by Steven Knight
- Tangerine by Sean Baker & Chris Bergoch
- The Apartment Billy Wilder and I.A.L. Diamond
- The Green Knight by David Lowery
Read these and other featured collections only on Weekend Read 2, available on all Mac and iOS devices. Download for free!
Check out our previous screenplay collection of Dysfunctional Families!
Weekend Read 2 is the iPhone and iPad app that turns screenplays and text files into smooth, scrollable reading experiences. It automatically reformats PDFs, Highland, Final Draft, and Markdown files into a clean, mobile-friendly layout—no pinching or zooming required. You can browse curated screenplay libraries, import your own files from iCloud, Dropbox, and Google Drive, and organize everything with pins, filters, and custom lists. Highlight character dialogue, take notes, and use high-quality voices for read-aloud mode. Weekend Read 2 is designed for reading scripts anywhere, anytime.
