Film Genres

Action

• Fast-paced movies that include a lot of fight scenes, chase scenes, and slow-motion shots. They can feature superheroes, martial arts, or exciting stunts. These high-octane films are more about the execution of the plot rather than the plot itself

• Movies where the protagonist goes on an epic journey, either personally or geographically. Often the protagonist has a mission and faces many obstacles in his way.

• A movie that is made up of a series of slightly different drawings of people, animals, and objects that make them move .

• Movies that are light-hearted; crafted to amuse, entertain, and provoke enjoyment and laughter.

Adventure

• Movies intended to be more serious than humorous. They follow a clearly defined plot structure with real-life and/or extreme situations with emotionally-driven characters.

• Movies that are made up of a series of slightly different drawings of people, animals, and objects that make them move .

• Movies where the protagonist goes on an epic journey, either personally or geographically. Often the protagonist has a mission and faces many obstacles in his way.

• Movies where the main character(s) solves a problem or a crime.

Animated

• Movies that have imaginative and fantastic themes usually including magical and/or supernatural events and make-believe creatures and/or locations.

• A movie that deals with futuristic concepts or technology such as advanced science, the exploration of outer space, time travel, and alien life.

• A type of suspense film that tends to be action-packed and fast-paced with moments full of tension, anxiety, and fear.

• Movies that are made up of a series of slightly different drawings of people, animals, and objects that make them move.

Comedy

• Movies that are primarily set in the American Old West that tell the stories of cowboys, settlers, and outlaws exploring the western frontier and taming the Wild West.

• A type of suspense film that tends to be action-packed and fast-paced with moments full of tension, anxiety, and fear.

• Movies that are light-hearted; crafted to amuse, entertain, and provoke enjoyment and laughter.

• Movies that make the love story or the search for love the main plot focus.

Drama

• A movie set in a real place, during a culturally recognizable time. The details and the action in the story can be a mix of actual events and ones from the author's imagination as they fill in the gaps.

• Movies intended to be more serious than humorous. They follow a clearly defined plot structure with real-life and/or extreme situations with emotionally-driven characters.

• A movie in which any particular sport plays a prominent role in the films plot or acts as its central theme.

• Fast-paced movies that include a lot of fight scenes, chase scenes, and slow-motion shots. They can feature superheroes, martial arts, or exciting stunts. These high-octane films are more about the execution of the plot rather than the plot itself.

Fantasy

• A movie that deals with futuristic concepts or technology such as advanced science, the exploration of outer space, time travel, and alien life.

• Movies that are made up of a series of slightly different drawings of people, animals, and objects that make them move.

• Movies that have imaginative and fantastic themes usually including magical and/or supernatural events and make-believe creatures and/or locations.

• A type of suspense film that tends to be action-packed and fast-paced with moments full of tension, anxiety, and fear.

Horror

• Movies where the main character(s) solves a problem or a crime.

• A type of suspense film that tends to be action-packed and fast-paced with moments full of tension, anxiety, and fear.

• A movie that deals with futuristic concepts or technology such as advanced science, the exploration of outer space, time travel, and alien life.

• Movies which are intended to frighten, scare, or disgust.

Musical

• A movie in which singing and dancing play  an essential part.

• Movies that make the love story or the search for love the main plot focus.

• Movies that have imaginative and fantastic themes usually including magical and/or supernatural events and make-believe creatures and/or locations.

• Movies that are made up of a series of slightly different drawings of people, animals, and objects that make them move.

Mystery

• Movies where the protagonist goes on an epic journey, either personally or geographically. Often the protagonist has a mission and faces many obstacles in his way.

• Movies where the main character(s) solves a problem or a crime.

• A movie that deals with futuristic concepts or technology such as advanced science, the exploration of outer space, time travel, and alien life.

• A type of suspense film that tends to be action-packed and fast-paced with moments full of tension, anxiety, and fear.

Romance

• Movies where the protagonist goes on an epic journey, either personally or geographically. Often the protagonist has a mission and faces many obstacles in his way.

• Movies that are light-hearted; crafted to amuse, entertain, and provoke enjoyment and laughter.

• A type of suspense film that tends to be action-packed and fast-paced with moments full of tension, anxiety, and fear.

• Movies that make the love story or the search for love the main plot focus.