Movie Genres

A film genre is a rough categorization of films into genres.

In general there are three types of genre:

Those of setting, such as westerns or science fiction films
Those of mood, such as comedy film or horror film
Those of format, such as musicals or non-fiction

Some have argued that there is a distinct difference from film styles, which describe filmic conventions which can be applied to any genre.

A genre is always a vague term with no fixed boundaries.

Some of the most common film genres are:

Art film

Biography

Buddy Cop film

Chick Flick

Comedy film

Black comedy

Gross-out film

Romantic comedy film

Screwball comedy film

Wacky Comedy film

Stoner film

Coming-of-age films.

Comic Book film-superhero

Courtroom drama film

Cult film

Disaster film

Drama film

Romantic Drama film

Educational film

Ephemeral film

Exploitation film

Blaxploitation

Fantasy film

Film fantastique

Gangster film

Gay movies

Heist film

History film

Horror film

Slasher film

Snuff film

Splatter film

Independent film

Martial arts film

Wu Xia film

Medieval film

Mystery film

Pornographic film

Propaganda film

Road movie

Romance film

Science fiction film

Sex film

Social guidance film

Spiritual film

Sports film

Baseball film

Spy film

Sword and Sandal film (aka Peplum film)

Teen film

Thriller

Travelogue

War film

Submarine film

Western film