| Action |
Action films usually include high energy, big-budget physical stunts and chases, possibly with rescues, battles, fights, escapes, destructive crises (floods, explosions, natural disasters, fires, etc.) |
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| Comedy |
Light-hearted plots consistently and deliberately designed to amuse and provoke laughter (with one-liners, jokes, etc.) by exaggerating the situation. |
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| Crime and Gangster |
Crime (gangster) films are developed around the sinister actions of criminals or mobsters, particularly bankrobbers, underworld figures, or ruthless hoodlums. |
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| Documentary |
Informational and educational films, usually with "reality"-style content or guerrilla film-making methods. |
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| Drama |
serious, plot-driven presentations, portraying realistic characters, settings, life situations, and stories involving intense character development and interaction. |
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| Epic/Historical |
Epics include costume dramas, historical dramas, war films, medieval romps, or 'period pictures' that often cover a large expanse of time set against a vast, panoramic backdrop. |
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| Horror |
Horror films are designed to frighten and to invoke our hidden worst fears, often in a terrifying, shocking finale, while captivating and entertaining us at the same time in a cathartic experience. |
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| Musical (Dance) |
Musical/dance films are cinematic forms that emphasize full-scale scores or song and dance routines in a significant way |
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| Romantic Comedy |
Also known as a "romcom," a comedic movie in which the main story resolves around a romance. |
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| Science Fiction |
Sci-fi films are often quasi-scientific, visionary and imaginative - complete with heroes, aliens, distant planets, impossible quests, improbable settings, fantastic places, great dark and shadowy villains, futuristic technology, unknown and unknowable forces, and extraordinary monsters |
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| Thriller |
A fast-paced, high stakes crime story in which the protagonist is generally in danger at every turn, with the most danger coming in the final confrontation with the antagonist. |
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| War (Anti-War) |
War films acknowledge the horror and heartbreak of war, letting the actual combat fighting (against nations or humankind) on land, sea, or in the air provide the primary plot or background for the action of the film. |
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| Western |
Westerns are the major defining genre of the American film industry - a eulogy to the early days of the expansive American frontier. |
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