Film Genres Page 1 Film Genres include

Film Genres Page 1

Film Genres include the following: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Action Adventure Comedy Crime Dramas Fantasy 7. Horror 8. Musicals 9. Romance 10. Science fiction 11. Thriller 11. War 12. Westerns Page 2

Action films usually include high energy, bigbudget physical stunts and chases, possibly with rescues, battles, fights, escapes, races against time and crises featuring non-stop motion, breakneck rhythm and pacing. Page 3

Adventure films are exciting stories, with new experiences or exotic locales, very similar to or often paired with the Action film genre Page 4

Comedy Comedies are lighthearted plots deliberately designed to amuse and provoke laughter by exaggerating the situation, language, action, relationships and characters. Page 5

Crime films feature the sinister actions of criminals, mobsters, bank robbers, underworld figures, and ruthless hoodlums who operate outside the law, stealing and murdering their way through life. . Page 6

Dramas are serious, plot-driven films, portraying realistic characters, settings, life situations, and stories involving intense character development and interaction. . . Page 7

Fantasy films are films with fantastic themes, usually involving magic, supernatural events, make -believe creatures, or exotic fantasy worlds. Fantasy films often have an element of magic, myth, wonder, escapism, and the extraordinary. [ Page 8

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. Page 9

Musicals/dance films are cinematic forms that emphasize fullscale scores or song and dance routines in a significant way, or they are films that are centered on combinations of music, dance, song or choreography. Page 10

Romance/love story Traditionally, a story involving chivalry and adventure. In modern writing, a story about character's relationships, or engagements (a story about character development and interpersonal relationships rather than adventures). Page 11

Science fiction Sci-fi films are often quasiscientific, visionary and imaginative - complete with heroes, aliens, distant planets, quests, fantastic places, new technology, and extraordinary monsters. Page 12

Thriller Traditionally, a story involving chivalry and adventure. In modern writing, a story about character's relationships, or engagements (a story about character development and interpersonal relationships rather than adventures). Page 13

War Warfilms 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 action for the of the film. Page 14

Westerns are the major defining genre of the American film industry - a eulogy to the early days of the expansive American frontier. They are one of the oldest, most enduring genres with very recognizable plots, elements, and characters. Page 15

What genre of film is … ? Crime thriller Comedy-drama romance Page 16

fantasy romance fantasy adventure Page 17

war musical Page 18

epic romantic disaster horror Page 19

epic science fiction romantic drama Page 20

western action-comedy fantasy Page 21

action mystery science fiction action Page 22