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Plot Structures

Plot Structures

The Hero’s Journey

The Hero’s Journey

MythologyComing of AgeHero's JourneyAdventure

Save the Cat

Save the Cat

ScreenplayTV WritingCharacter-driven

Kishōtenketsu

Kishōtenketsu

Asian StorytellingManga & AnimeGame DesignSlice of Life

The Virgin’s Promise

The Virgin’s Promise

Character-drivenComing of AgeRomanceSelf-Realization

Character Archetypes

Character Archetypes

The Virgin

The Virgin

The Gatekeeper

The Gatekeeper

The Maverick

The Maverick

The Sidekick

The Sidekick

The Sage

The Sage

The Mentor

The Mentor

Devices

Devices

Red Herring

Red Herring

MysteryDetective & CrimePlot TwistSuspenseUnreliable Narrator

Stories

Stories

Working Girl

Working Girl

DramaRom-ComComedy

The Lion King

The Lion King

Kids & FamilyDisneyComing of AgeAnimation

Legally Blonde

Legally Blonde

Chick FlickComedyRom-Com

Toy Story

Toy Story

Kids & FamilyAnimationComedy

Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace

Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace

Action & AdventureWorldbuildingSci-FiFantasy

Spider-Man (2002)

Spider-Man (2002)

SuperheroAction & Adventure

Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope

Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope

Sci-FiAction & AdventureFantasyWorldbuilding

Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone

Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone

FantasyKids & FamilyYoung AdultWorldbuildingMovie Adaptation

Billy Elliot

Billy Elliot

DramaComing of Age

The Matrix

The Matrix

ThrillerSci-FiDystopianAction & Adventure

Oedipus Rex

Oedipus Rex

MythologyTragedy

Knives Out

Knives Out

MysteryDetective & CrimeThrillerPlot TwistSuspenseWhodunitComedy

Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery

Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery

MysteryDetective & CrimeWhodunitComedy

The Da Vinci Code

The Da Vinci Code

ThrillerMysterySuspenseMovie AdaptationAction & Adventure