List of movie genres
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A film genre is a rough categorization of films into genres, which describe the typical subject matter—what the film is about: Western films are about the American West, love stories are about love, and so on. This is distinct from film styles, which describe filmic conventions which can be applied to any genre (see below). Of course, the more that genres are defined, the more likely that a filmmaker will try to combine, transcend and evade categories, so not every film can be neatly labeled.
Some of the most common film genres are:
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Film genres
- Aerospace film
- Biography
- Buddy Cop film
- Burlesque film
- Chick Flick
- Circus film
- Comedy film
- Coming-of-age films (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Coming-of-age_films).
- Comic Book film-superhero
- Concert film
- Courtroom drama film
- Current Events film
- Detective film
- Disaster film
- Drama film
- Educational film
- Ephemeral film
- Exploitation film
- Fantasy film
- Gangster film
- Gay movies
- Gothic film
- Heist film
- History film
- Horror film
- Jungle film
- Martial arts film
- Medieval film
- Military film
- Mountie film
- Mystery film
- Nature film
- Police film
- Politics film
- Pornographic film
- Prison film
- Propaganda film
- Psycho film
- Religion film
- Revolution film
- Road movie
- Romance film
- Science film
- Science fiction film
- Sex film
- Sitcom film
- Social guidance film
- Spiritual film
- Sports film
- Spy film
- Sword and Sandal film (aka Peplum film)
- Teen film
- Travelogue
- Variety film
- War film
- Western film
See also:
Film Style
A film style is a recognizable group of conventions used by filmmakers to add visual appeal, meaning, or depth to their work. It can encompass every aspect of film: dialogue, cinematography, attitude (i.e., seriousness or lack thereof).
Film style is distinct from film genre, which defines what a film is about. Although some styles are strongly associated with certain genres, a style can be applied to any genre -- Barbarella is a surrealistic science fiction film, for example.
Obviously each filmmaker develops their own film style, but certain styles that transcend individuals include:
- 3-D film
- Action
- Animated film
- Anime
- Art film
- Cinéma vérité
- Documentary film
- Dogme 95
- Exploitation film
- Expressionist film
- Family film
- Film noir
- Frame story
- Pinku eiga
- Machinima
- Musical film
- Portmanteau film
- Rubble film
- Short film
- Silent film
- Slapstick
- Socialist realism
- Story within a story
- Surrealist film (see also surrealism)
- Thriller
Film Format
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