film genres
Cinema classification system
Film genres are categories that classify movies by shared characteristics—narrative patterns, settings, moods, or subject matter.
Horror films aim to frighten, comedies to amuse, westerns unfold on the American frontier.
Genres help audiences find what they want and help filmmakers work within established conventions: She only watches romantic comedies.
Genre boundaries blur freely; a film can be a sci-fi thriller or a comedy-horror.
- actionProcess of doing
- mockumentarySatirical fake nonfiction film
- dramaTheatrical art or turmoil
- coming of ageReaching adult status
- animationTechnique creating movement illusion
surrealist · mystery · romantic comedy · adventure · road movie · horror · creature feature · science fiction · musical · fantasy · sword and sandal · experimental · dystopian · comedy · neo-noir · arthouse · exploitation · B-movie
- filmmovies, filmmaking, cinematography, editing, directing
- Filmmakingcamera, camcorder, directing, script, editing
- film studiesdrama, comedy, horror, documentary, Hollywood
film genresdirector's vision
Filmmaker's creative blueprint