Movie-Inspired Writing Prompts

There’s nothing quite like sitting in a darkened movie theater.

You’re in the dark with a room full of strangers. The air is filled with the smell of hot, buttered popcorn. Feet shuffle, chairs creak, and you can hear ice rattling around in plastic cups. The movie’s about to start.

Even though we have unlimited access to movies right from the comfort of our homes, theaters are still going strong, and for good reason. Seeing a movie in a theater is an experience.

Films have impassioned and inspired countless writers to craft poems, compose stories and songs, and write articles, essays, and even blogs. Today, let’s find out how the movies can inspire your writing.

Writing Prompts

You can use these writing prompts to write anything you want. Change them up or switch them around. Use one or use them all. Just have fun.

• It’s your all-time favorite movie. You know the one. You’ve seen it a million times and you can recite the dialogue by heart. You stop to watch it whenever it’s on, and just thinking about it makes you want to go watch it again right now. Now, imagine you are your favorite character in that movie.
• Indiana Jones carried a whip. Luke Skywalker had a lightsaber. Robin Hood — he had a crossbow. In your adventure story, what is the weapon of choice? How is it used? Who possesses these weapons?
• It all started in an old, abandoned movie theater…
• What if every moment of your life was on film, as seen from your own eyes? What if the camera’s perspective was pointed at you at all times?
• Some of the greatest books have been brought to life by filmmakers. But they say the book is always better than the movie. Is that true? Are there exceptions?

Choose the writing prompts that speak to you the most. Once you’re done, come back and tell us how it worked out for you.

Do you ever use writing prompts for your writing sessions? Have you found them helpful? Got any writing prompts of your own to share? Leave a comment!