Free Logline Generator tool
Screenwriters & novelists use this to get 9 professional loglines in 1 minute.
How it works:
Answer six quick questions about your story.
Get 9 professionally framed loglines in 3 different commercially proven styles.
Tweak or use as-is.
Hope it helps!
What is a logline?
A logline is a one- or two-sentence summary of your story that captures the core situation, the protagonist, the central conflict, and the stakes.
Writers use loglines to clarify the story for themselves, test ideas, pitch projects, and diagnose problems when a draft feels unfocused.
A strong logline doesn’t summarize absolutely everything. Rather, it distills the movie into a single dramatic engine so the reader just “gets it”.
Examples of loglines from famous movies
Classic goal-driven loglines
Jaws (1975)
When a massive great white shark terrorizes a small beach town, a fearful local sheriff must hunt it down before it kills again.
The Matrix (1999)
When an underground hacker discovers reality is a simulated prison, he must embrace his role as “The One” and lead a rebellion against the machines controlling humanity.
Get Out (2017)
When a young black man visits his white girlfriend’s family estate, he uncovers a horrifying secret and must escape before it’s too late.
Concept-first loglines
Little Miss Sunshine (2006)
When a dysfunctional family takes a road trip to get their young daughter to a beauty pageant, their personal failures and resentments collide inside a broken-down van.
Ratatouille (2007)
A rat with refined taste dreams of becoming a great chef and forms an unlikely alliance with a garbage boy inside a high-end Paris restaurant.
The Truman Show (1998)
A man unknowingly lives his entire life inside a fabricated TV show, until strange inconsistencies push him to uncover the truth.
Antagonistic pressure loglines
The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
An FBI trainee seeks the help of an imprisoned serial killer to catch another murderer, only to find herself psychologically ensnared by a far more dangerous mind.
Black Swan (2010)
An insecure but driven ballerina’s pursuit of perfection spirals into a psychological battle with a rival and herself, threatening her sanity and identity.
Misery (1990)
After a car crash, an injured novelist is rescued by a fan who soon reveals herself as a violent captor determined to control his work and his life.
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