What are the 25 best American screenplays (not films) of the 21st century so far, according to indieWIRE's writers? Did Charlie make the list? How many times did he make the list, if he made the list? What screenplays of Charlie's made the list if he made the list? Where do Charlie's scripts place on the list, if he's on the list and if he has more than one screenplay on the list?

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You’ll often hear directors say that each movie is really three movies: The one on the page, the one you shoot, and the one you end up with in the final cut. That gives you three chances to get it right or mess it up even more, but nothing beats a solid foundation and well-crafted blueprint. At least with a great screenplay, you know it will be a lot harder to mess up the other two phases.

Any consideration of the best movies of the past 18 years takes on new context when considered exclusively in terms of their screenplays. There are some obvious masters of the form, such as Charlie Kaufman and Kenneth Lonergan, not to mention the clockwork-like precision of the Pixar story factory, which is why they all have two films on this list. Many of the films here were robbed of Oscar nominations, including from David Fincher’s “Zodiac” to Christopher Nolan’s “Memento,” but that doesn’t take anything away from their merits.

In that spirit, here is IndieWire’s list of the best American screenplays of the last two decades. Share your own in the comments. (Source)