John Ducey is a screenwriter and actor whose produced work spans studio, streaming, and independent releases. His specialty is relationships, blending emotional resonance with commercial appeal, whether his characters are racing trucks, solving crimes, or fighting evil spirits.
Genre: Romantic Comedy
Budget Estimate: $3–6 million
Logline: A hopeless romantic event planner and a pragmatic schoolteacher cross paths every Valentine’s Day and end up falling in, out, and back in love.
Comps: Four Weddings and a Funeral, When Harry Met Sally, Sliding Doors
View Project PageGenre: Dramedy / Magical Realism
Budget Estimate: $3–6 million
Logline: When a tightly-wound surgeon begins seeing a bold and playful imaginary friend, he must confront his grief and unresolved family tensions, whether he believes in magic or not.
Comps: Harvey, Lars and the Real Girl, A Man Called Otto
View Project PageGenre: Family Comedy / Magical Realism
Budget Estimate: $3–6 million
Logline: When a stressed-out lawyer dad wakes up acting like a five-year-old after his son makes a wish on a magical charm, his teenage daughter must take charge of the household—and her emotionally regressed father—until they can figure out how to bring the grown-up back.
Comps: Big, 13 Going on 30, Change Up
View Project PageGenre: Supernatural Thriller / Horror
Budget Estimate: $6–10 million
Logline: When a fractured family rents a lakeside cabin for the summer, the youngest children uncover a centuries-old curse tied to a violent colonial massacre—awakening spirits who want them to finish what was started.
Comps: Stranger Things, Sixth Sense, The Goonies
View Project PageGenre: Musical / Romantic Comedy / Ensemble Drama
Budget Estimate: $15–25 million
Logline: In the summer of 1975, a struggling yacht club becomes the setting for romantic sparks, buried secrets, and a quest for pirate treasure—all set to a killer soft rock soundtrack.
Comps: Mamma Mia!, Dirty Dancing, La La Land
View Project PageGenre: Holiday Ensemble Comedy
Budget Estimate: $3–6 million
Logline: When a snowstorm traps a planeload of passengers on Christmas Eve, unlikely connections form between strangers as they transform an empty airport into a magical holiday celebration.
Comps: Love Actually, The Holiday, The Terminal
View Project PageGenre: Horror / Supernatural Thriller
Budget Estimate: $4–8 million
Logline: A brash young YouTube car hunter and her reluctant sister stumble onto a derelict farm filled with classic muscle cars—and a vampire family determined to keep their blood-soaked secrets buried with the dead.
Comps: Let the Right One In, X, Lost Boys
View Project PageGenre: Romantic Holiday Comedy
Budget Estimate: $3–6 million
Logline: When a cutthroat corporate fixer arrives in a snowy New England town to evict a struggling cupcake shop owner right before Christmas, he doesn't expect to fall for her—nor does she expect to fall for the man trying to destroy her dreams.
Comps: The Princess Switch, Falling for Christmas, Sweet Home Alabama
View Project PageGenre: Thriller / Psychological Horror
Budget Estimate: $4–8 million
Logline: After a rap star collapses at an after-party, he’s treated by a soft-spoken nurse whose care turns obsessive—first in the hospital, then in a home he cannot leave.
Comps: Misery, Ma, Alone with Her
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