Lists of films by genre
A film genre is a stylistic or thematic category for motion pictures based on similarities either in the narrative elements, aesthetic approach, or the emotional response to the film.[1] One can also classify films by the tone, theme/topic, mood, format, target audience, or budget.[2] These characteristics are most evident in genre films, which are "commercial feature films [that], through repetition and variation, tell familiar stories with familiar characters and familiar situations" in a given genre.[3]
A film's genre will influence the use of filmmaking styles and techniques, such as the use of flashbacks and low-key lighting in film noir; tight framing in horror films; or fonts that look like rough-hewn logs for the titles of Western films.[4] In addition, genres have associated film scoring conventions, such as lush string orchestras for romantic melodramas or electronic music for science fiction films.[4] Genre also affects how films are broadcast on television, advertised, and organized in video rental stores.[3]
General
General
- List of American children's films
- Lists of animated films
- List of apocalyptic films
- List of biker films
- List of blaxploitation films
- List of children's films
- List of children's animated films
- List of Christian films
- List of disaster films
- List of docufiction films
- List of dystopian films
- List of erotic films
- List of erotic thriller films
- List of feature films described as non-narrative
- List of film noir titles
- List of giallo films
- Lists of historical films
- List of hood films
- List of Independent Lens films
- List of independent short films
- List of Japanese sexploitation films
- List of live-action films based on cartoons and comics
- List of live-action puppet films
- List of melodrama films
- List of musical films by year
- List of mystery films
- List of neo-noir films
- List of nonlinear narrative films
- List of prison films
- List of punk films
- List of religious films
- List of romance films
- List of satirical films
- List of sex hygiene films
- List of skinhead films
- List of sports films
- List of stop motion films
- List of teen films
- List of terrorism films
Action
- List of action films of the 1960s
- List of action films of the 1970s
- List of action films of the 1980s
- List of action films of the 1990s
- List of action films of the 2000s
- List of action films of the 2010s
- List of action films of the 2020s
- List of martial arts films
- List of mixed martial arts films
- List of ninja films
Adventure
- List of adventure films before 1920
- List of adventure films of the 1920s
- List of adventure films of the 1930s
- List of adventure films of the 1940s
- List of adventure films of the 1950s
- List of adventure films of the 1960s
- List of adventure films of the 1970s
- List of adventure films of the 1980s
- List of adventure films of the 1990s
- List of adventure films of the 2000s
- List of adventure films of the 2010s
- List of adventure films of the 2020s
- List of pirate films and television series
Avant-garde
- List of avant-garde films before 1930
- List of avant-garde films of the 1930s
- List of avant-garde films of the 1940s
- List of avant-garde films of the 1950s
- List of avant-garde films of the 1960s
- List of avant-garde films of the 1970s
- List of avant-garde films of the 1980s
- List of avant-garde films of the 1990s
- List of avant-garde films of the 2000s
- List of avant-garde films of the 2010s
- List of avant-garde films of the 2020s
Biographical
- List of biographical films pre-1960s
- List of biographical films of the 1960s
- List of biographical films of the 1970s
- List of biographical films of the 1980s
- List of biographical films of the 1990s
- List of biographical films of the 2000s
- List of biographical films of the 2010s
- List of biographical films of the 2020s
- List of highest-grossing biographical films
Comedy
By decade
- List of comedy films before 1920
- List of comedy films of the 1920s
- List of comedy films of the 1930s
- List of comedy films of the 1940s
- List of comedy films of the 1950s
- List of comedy films of the 1960s
- List of comedy films of the 1970s
- List of comedy films of the 1980s
- List of comedy films of the 1990s
- List of comedy films of the 2000s
- List of comedy films of the 2010s
- List of comedy films of the 2020s
By nationality or subject
Crime
Documentary
Drama
- List of drama films of the 1900s
- List of drama films of the 1910s
- List of drama films of the 1920s
- List of drama films of the 1930s
- List of drama films of the 1940s
- List of drama films of the 1950s
- List of drama films of the 1960s
- List of drama films of the 1970s
- List of drama films of the 1980s
- List of drama films of the 1990s
- List of drama films of the 2000s
- List of drama films of the 2010s
- List of drama films of the 2020s
Fantasy
- List of fantasy films before 1930
- List of fantasy films of the 1930s
- List of fantasy films of the 1940s
- List of fantasy films of the 1950s
- List of fantasy films of the 1960s
- List of fantasy films of the 1970s
- List of fantasy films of the 1980s
- List of fantasy films of the 1990s
- List of fantasy films of the 2000s
- List of fantasy films of the 2010s
- List of fantasy films of the 2020s
- List of highest-grossing fantasy films
- List of sword-and-sorcery films
Horror
Before 1960
1960–present
Other
- List of analog horror media
- List of eco-horror films
- List of comedy horror films
- List of science fiction horror films
- List of natural horror films
LGBTQ
Before 1960
1960–present
Other
Science fiction
- List of science fiction films before 1920
- List of science fiction films of the 1920s
- List of science fiction films of the 1930s
- List of science fiction films of the 1940s
- List of science fiction films of the 1950s
- List of science fiction films of the 1960s
- List of science fiction films of the 1970s
- List of science fiction films of the 1980s
- List of science fiction films of the 1990s
- List of science fiction films of the 2000s
- List of science fiction films of the 2010s
- List of science fiction films of the 2020s
Superhero
Thriller
- List of thriller films before 1940
- List of thriller films of the 1940s
- List of thriller films of the 1950s
- List of thriller films of the 1960s
- List of thriller films of the 1970s
- List of thriller films of the 1980s
- List of thriller films of the 1990s
- List of thriller films of the 2000s
- List of thriller films of the 2010s
- List of thriller films of the 2020s
- List of science fiction thriller films
- List of conspiracy-thriller films and television series
War
- List of war films and TV specials
- List of war films and TV specials set between 3050 BC and AD 476
- List of war films and TV specials set between 476 and 1453
- List of war films and TV specials set between 1453 and 1775
- List of war films and TV specials set between 1775 and 1914
- List of war films and TV specials set between 1914 and 1945
- List of war films and TV specials set between 1945 and 2001
- List of war films and TV specials set between 2001 and the present
- List of Vietnam War films
Western
- List of Western films before 1920
- List of Western films of the 1920s
- List of Western films of the 1930s
- List of Western films of the 1940s
- List of Western films 1950–1954
- List of Western films 1955–1959
- List of Western films of the 1960s
- List of Western films of the 1970s
- List of Western films of the 1980s
- List of Western films of the 1990s
- List of Western films of the 2000s
- List of Western films of the 2010s
- List of Western films of the 2020s
- List of spaghetti Western films
- List of Euro-Western films
See also
References
- ↑ "film genres". Oxford Reference. Retrieved 2022-11-01.
- ↑ Hayward, Susan. "Genre/Sub-genre" in Cinema Studies: The Key Concepts (Third Edition). Routledge, 2006. p. 185–192
- 1 2 Grant, Barry Keith. Film Genre: From Iconography to Ideology. Wallflower Press, 2007. p. 1
- 1 2 Grant, Barry Keith. Film Genre: From Iconography to Ideology. Wallflower Press, 2007. p. 11
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