Primary Film Genres

Primary Film Genres Primary film genres include the following:

Drama Comedy Action Adventure Horror Science Fiction Animated/CARTOON Crime Fantasy Suspense

Documentary Musicals Family Westerns War

Film Genres- Drama

Dramas are serious, plot-driven films, portraying realistic characters, settings, and life situations.

Film Genres- Comedy

Comedies are light-hearted plots deliberately designed to amuse and provoke laughter.

Film Genres- Action

Action films usually include physical stunts and chases, possibly with rescues, battles, and crises featuring non-stop motion.

Film Genres- Adventure

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

Film Genres- Horror

Horror films are designed to frighten and to invoke our hidden worst fears, often in a terrifying, shocking finale.

Film Genres- Sci-Fi

Sci-fi films are complete with heroes, aliens, distant planets, new technology, and a bit of science.

Film Genres- CARTOONS (Animated)

Animated films are most widely-known as cartoons.

Film Genres- Crime

Crime films feature the actions of criminals, mobsters, bank robbers, and ruthless hoodlums.

Film Genres- Fantasy

Fantasy films deal with fairy tale adventures, or plots from the dark ages.

Film Genres- Suspense

Suspense films that keep a secret from the audience.

Film Genres- Documentary

Documentaries offer a report on a subject or issue, through narration, interviews, film clips, re-enactments, etc.

Film Genres- Musicals

Musicals/dance films are cinematic forms that emphasize full-scale scores or song and dance routines in a significant way.

Film Genres- Family

Family films contain subject mater suitable for all ages

Film Genres- Westerns

Westerns are a nostalgic way to remember the early days of growing America.

Film Genres- War

War films acknowledge the horror and heartbreak of war.

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