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MOVIE GENRES
Categorizing the Movies You Watch
“Zhan-ruh”
The term “genre” is used a lot around the movie industry to break down the type of film
into categories.
It's difficult to place a lot of films in a single category. For this reason a lot of films have
multiple genres.
Main Film Genres Action Adventure Animation Biography Comedy Crime Detective/Courtroom Documentary Drama Epic Family Fantasy
Film-Noir History Horror Musical Mystery Romance Sci-Fi Sports Thriller War Western
Movie Narrative
All movies must have narrative, e.g., “tell a story.”
All movie stories must have a “central struggle.”
The central struggle is the problem with which the main
character is confronted
Action
Stories whose central struggle plays out mainly through a
clash of physical forces.
Action Movies
The Dark Knight 48 Hours Face/Off Die Hard Lethal Weapon Fight Club Bourne Ultimatum
Adventure
Stories whose central struggle plays out mainly through
encounters with new “worlds.”
Adventure Movies
Apollo 13 Indiana Jones and the Temple of
Doom Water World The Matrix Wizard of Oz Into the Wild
Animation
Animation is not a strictly-defined genre category, but rather a film technique, but it is large enough
to deserve its own category.
Animation Movies Snow White and
the Seven Dwarfs
WALL-E South Park The Incredibles Monsters, Inc. Shrek Watership Down Wallace &
Gromit Fantasia
Biography
Stories whose central theme focuses on an important
historical person, place or thing.
Biographical Movies
Ray Patton The Aviator Amadeus Gandhi Evita Citizen Kane Man on the Moon
Comedy
Stories whose central struggle causes hilarious results.
Comedy Movies
Ace Ventura, Pet Detective
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
The Big Lebowski
The Wedding Crashers
Caddyshack Meatballs
Crime
Also: GangsterStories whose central struggle is
about catching a criminal – or watching him or her get away.
Crime/Gangster Movies
48 Hours Fargo The Usual Suspects Pulp Fiction The Sting No Country for Old Men The Departed
Detective/Mystery
Also Courtroom and MysteryStories whose central struggle is to find out what really happened
and thus to expose the truth.
Detective/Courtroom Movies
A Few Good Men Caine Mutiny The Verdict Vertigo The Maltese
Falcon Chinatown Vantage Point JFK
Documentary
A movie that attempts to document reality.
Documentary Movies
Fahrenheit 9/11 Bowling for Columbine An Inconvenient Truth March of the Penguins Super Size Me Hoop Dreams
Drama
Stories whose central struggle involves intense realistic
characters and situations in conflict with either themselves,
others, or forces of nature.
Drama Movies
I Am Legend 21 Casablanca Memento Shawshank
Redemption Eternal Sunshine
of the Spotless Mind
Epic
Stories whose central struggle plays out in the midst of a clash of
great forces or in the sweep of great historical change.
Epic Movies
300 Star Wars The Ten
Commandments Ben Hur 2001: A Space
Odyssey Empire of the
Sun
Family
Also: Children’sStories whose central theme is primarily for children and
families.
Family Movies
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Home Alone Charlie and the Chocolate Factory A Bug’s Life Shrek Sky High
Fantasy
Stories which are animated, or whose central struggle plays out in two worlds - the "real" world
and an imaginary world.
Fantasy Movies
Big Ghostbusters Mary Poppins The Mask Who Framed Roger Rabbit? Lord of the Rings Groundhog Day
Film-Noir
Strictly speaking, film noir is not a genre, but rather the
mood, style, point-of-view, or tone of a film.
Film-Noir Movies
Citizen Kane Murder, My Sweet Notorious The Maltese Falcon Sunset Blvd. Double Indemnity The Third Man Touch of Evil
History
Stories which bring to life an actual historical event, place or person—usually not as grand as
an epic.
Historical Movies
Gettysburg Malcolm X Chaplin Nixon The Alamo Galipoli Ride With the Devil Wyatt Earp
Horror
Stories whose central struggle focuses on escaping from and eventually defeating a Monster (either human or non-human).
Horror Movies
Blair Witch Project Psycho Scream Tremors Saw The Grudge Amityville Horror The Exorcist
Musical
Stories that can revolve around any theme as long as the
narrative is significantly carried along by songs.
Musical Movies
Singin’ in the Rain Moulin Rouge! Chicago The Sound of Music Rocky Horror Picture Show West Side Story
Romance
Also: LoveStories whose central struggle is between two people who each want to win or keep the love of
the other
Romance Movies
Ghost Pretty Woman The Way We Were Titanic Sleepless in Seattle Sex and the City Annie Hall As Good As It Gets
Sci-Fi
Science-FictionStories whose central struggle is generated from the technology
and tools of a scientifically imaginable world.
Sci-Fi Movies
The Sixth Sense Star Wars series Back to the Future Iron Man The Truman Show The Prestige Twelve Monkeys Planet of the Apes
Sports
Stories whose central struggle is related to a sport or sports
figure.
Sports Movies
Miracle Remember the Titans The Natural Brian’s Song Cool Runnings Hoosiers Chariots of Fire Slap Shot
Thriller
Stories whose central struggle pits an innocent hero against a lethal enemy who is out to kill him or
her.
Thriller Movies
Three Days of the Condor The Dark Knight Silence of the Lambs Hotel Rwanda There Will Be Blood Reservoir Dogs Fatal Attraction
War
Stories whose central struggle deals with war or the impact
of war.
War Movies
Saving Private Ryan The Longest Day Platoon Full Metal Jacket M*A*S*H Gladiator Stalag 17 Kelly’s Heroes
Western
Stories whose central struggle deals with the
Western/cowboy era.
Western Movies
Red River Silverado Tombstone The Cowboys Outlaw Josie Wales Quigley Down Under High Noon