Components
This Rulebook
160 Movie Title Cards
70 Studio Demand Cards
8 “Free Words” Reference Cards
1 Timer
Write the Best Movie!
4 The player who has most recently seen a movie in the
theater is the first Producer. The Producer takes the timer.
All other players are Writers for the first round. The game is
ready to begin!
Playing the Game
In each round, the Producer is looking for a certain type
of film for the studio. Writers create titles by flipping and
rotating the Movie Title cards in their hands to create
entertaining titles that are presented one at a time to the
Producer. The following section explains the steps in each
game round:
With the screenwriters on strike, Hollywood’s top producers
are searching for anything to bring in some money and
keep their studios running. Now is the time to pitch the title
of your best work and hope that attracts enough attention to
get the movie made. Fortunately, your odds are good since 1 Brainstorming – Writers bring their hands up to 7 cards.
Hollywood is running out of ideas!
2 Demands of the Studio – Producer flips over the top card
of the Studio Demand Deck.
Get Reelz is a party game for 3-8 players where, each
round, one player takes on the role of Producer while other 3 Deadline – Producer calls “Action!” and flips the timer.
players assume the roles of Writers trying to come up with
prospective movie titles. The title should try to match what
4 Title Creation – Writers create their movie titles.
you think the Producer is looking for. The Producer chooses
whichever title they like most and that Writer scores a point. 5 The Pitch – Writers show and read their titles out loud.
The first player to 5 points wins the game!
6 Film Production – Producer picks their favorite and that
winner scores a point.
Game Setup
7 Next Round - Pass the timer clockwise to the next player.
1 Take the Movie Title cards and shuffle them into a single This player is now the Producer for the next round.
stack. Deal 5 cards to each player then place the stack in the
If at the end Step 6, a player has scored 5 points (has had
center of the table so that all players can easily reach it.
five films produced) the game ends and that player is the
2 Take the Studio Demand cards and shuffle them
winner. Otherwise, complete Step 7 and repeat the steps
facedown into a single stack. Place the stack in the center of until a winner is declared.
the table so that all players can easily reach it.
Note: 5 points is recommended to keep the game within a
3 Give each player a Reference card showing the “free
reasonable time. However, feel free to play to fewer points
words” that players can insert into their title as they see fit. for a shorter game or more points for a longer one.
Brainstorming
The Pitch
During this step, all Writers take turns drawing Movie Title
cards to bring their hands up to 7 cards beginning with the
Writer on the left of the Producer and proceeding clockwise.
When the timer has run out, the Producer yells “Cut!” and
the Writers must set down all their cards. Beginning with the
Writer to the left of the Producer, each Writer in turn reads
out the title of the movie they want to create.
Tip: The Writer should immediately look at the word
choices on both sides of the cards in order to begin creating
potential word combinations.
Demands of the Studio
The Producer draws a Studio Demand card from the center
of the table and reads it aloud. The card is then placed face
up in the center of the table for all Writers to see. All Writers
can examine this card at any time.
Deadline
Lay down cards like this
when presenting the
title. This would be “The
Burrito Experiment”.
Film Production
After hearing the prospective movie titles, the Producer
selects their favorite. That Writer receives the Studio
Once the card is placed face up, the Producer counts to three Demand card face down as a point. If this player now has 5
and calls “Action!” and flips the timer. The Writers now have points, he or she is declared the winner!
two minutes to create their titles.
If nobody has won, discard all Movie Title cards used this
round, discard any unused Movie title cards you do not like
from your hand, pass the timer clockwise to the next player
who now becomes the next Producer, and proceed back to
While the timer is still running, Writers twist and flip their
step one.
Movie Title cards to try and create a movie title that they
think the Producer will pick. Each of the Writers must follow If at any time you run out of Movie Title cards, just reshuffle
these rules:
the discard pile and place the new stack in the center of the
table.
The movie title must be made of at least one Movie Title
card.
Title Creation
End of the Game
Movie titles can contain any number of “free words” from
the Reference card that each Writer has.
The game ends when any player earns five points.
The Writer can use different forms of the words on the
Movie Title cards. For instance, if the word “Attack” is on the
card, the Writer can choose to use the word “Attacker” or
“Attacking” or “Attacked” instead.
You may only use one word per card, but can use as
many cards from your hand as you like. The cards should be
placed in an overlapping column so it is clear what title is
going to be used.