1. Drama
1.1. Focused on emotions and defined by conflict
1.2. Subgenres
1.2.1. Anthropological drama
1.2.1.1. Human behaviour and society at large
1.2.2. Docudrama
1.2.3. Legal drama
1.2.4. Medical drama
1.2.5. Melodrama
1.2.5.1. Plot over character
1.2.6. Political drama
1.2.7. Psychological drama
1.2.8. Religious drama
1.2.9. Teen drama
2. Experimental
2.1. Surrealist
2.2. Absurdist
3. Fantasy
3.1. Features situations that transcend natural laws and/or by settings inside a fictional universe
3.2. Subgenres
3.2.1. Contemporary fantasy
3.2.1.1. Occult detective fiction
3.2.1.2. urban fantasy
3.2.1.3. low fantasy
3.2.1.4. supernatural fiction
3.2.1.5. paranormal fiction
3.2.2. Dark fantasy
3.2.2.1. Disturbing
3.2.3. High/epic fantasy
3.2.4. Urban fantasy
4. Historical
4.1. Features representatiosn fo historical accounts or depict fictional narratives placed inside an accurate depiction of a historical setting
4.2. Subgenres
4.2.1. Alternate history
4.2.2. Biopic
4.2.3. Historical epic
4.2.4. Historical event
4.2.5. Historical fiction
4.2.6. Period Piece
5. Horror
5.1. Found footage
5.2. Ghost
5.3. Monster
5.3.1. Vampire
5.3.2. Werewolf
5.4. Slasher
5.4.1. killer/group of killer stalking & murdering a group of people
5.5. Splatter
5.5.1. gore & violence
5.6. Zombie
5.7. Supernatural
6. Noir
6.1. Stylish crime dramas, popular in 40-50s
6.2. Subgenres
6.2.1. Neo-noir
6.2.1.1. film noir revival - after wwii
6.2.2. Horror-noir
6.2.2.1. blends horror and noir
6.2.3. Tech-noir
6.2.3.1. blends noir and scifi
7. Romance
7.1. Emphasis on passion. emotion & affection
7.2. Subgenres
7.2.1. Historical romance
7.2.2. Paranormal romance
7.2.3. Romantic comedy
7.2.4. Romantic fantasy
7.2.5. Romantic thriller
8. Western
8.1. American West 19th century
8.2. Subgenres
8.2.1. Epic western
8.2.1.1. emphasize western elemeents
8.2.2. Empire western
8.2.2.1. creating largescale business
8.2.3. Marshal western
8.2.3.1. lawman trying to track down and punish gangsters
8.2.4. Outlaw western
8.2.4.1. follow criminals
8.2.5. Revenge western
8.2.5.1. Revenge
8.2.6. Revisionist western
8.2.6.1. Disproving notions of traditional western genre
8.2.7. Spaghetti western
8.2.7.1. Made in italy
9. Action
9.1. Associated with particular types of spectacle
9.2. Shows evolution of cinematic hero's journey and classic Hero vs Villain narratives
9.3. Subgenres
9.3.1. Disaster
9.3.2. Heroic Bloodshed
9.3.2.1. Themes such as duty, brotherhood, honour, redemption
9.3.3. Martial arts
9.3.4. Military
9.3.5. Spy
9.3.5.1. Episonage rather than political/psychological aspects
9.3.6. Superhero
9.3.7. War
10. Adventure
10.1. Narratives that are defined by journeys, and is usually located in a fantady or exoticized setting. Typically include quests
10.2. Subgenres
10.2.1. Pirate
10.2.2. Swashbuckler
10.2.3. Samurai
11. Animated
11.1. Film created by computer or hand Incorporates any genre/subgenres
11.2. Subgenres
11.2.1. Live-action animated
11.2.1.1. animation mixed with real life objects
11.2.2. CGI animation
11.2.3. Cutout animation
11.2.4. Stop motion
11.2.5. Claymation
11.2.6. Traditional animation
11.2.6.1. hand drawn
12. Comedy
12.1. Includes events that are intended to make the audience laugh
12.2. Subgenres
12.2.1. Action comedy
12.2.2. Buddy comedy
12.2.2.1. Two+ buddys with platonic relationship go on some kind of mission
12.2.3. Dark/black comedy
12.2.4. Mockumentary
12.2.5. Parody (spoof)
12.2.5.1. Mocks something / a genre
12.2.6. Romantic comedy
12.2.7. Screwball comedy
12.2.7.1. Satirizes the traditional story
12.2.8. Sitcom
12.2.8.1. situational comedy
12.2.9. Slapstick
12.2.9.1. Humor from physical movement, harm, or frustration
13. Crime
13.1. Deals with both sides of the criminal-justice system
13.2. Subgenres
13.2.1. Caper
13.2.1.1. Humorous, less serious, often non-violent
13.2.2. Heist
13.2.3. Gangster
13.2.4. Police
13.2.5. Detective
13.2.5.1. Whydunit - more concerned with "why" than "who"
13.2.6. Courtroom
13.2.7. Procedural
14. Musical
14.1. Musicals
14.2. Subgenres
14.2.1. Jukebox musical
15. Porn
15.1. Pornography - sex & nudity
15.2. Subgenres
15.2.1. Softcore
15.2.2. Hardcore
15.2.3. Erotic horror
16. Science Fiction
16.1. Combination of imaginative speculation & scientific premise
16.2. Subgenres
16.2.1. Dystopian
16.2.2. Post-apocalyptic
16.2.3. Military science
16.2.4. Steampunk
16.2.4.1. Victorian england - steam era
16.2.5. Tech noir
16.2.6. Utopian
16.2.7. Space opera
16.2.8. Cyberpunk
16.2.9. Contemporary
17. Thriller
17.1. Evokes excitement and suspense
17.2. Subgenres
17.2.1. Psychological thriller
17.2.1.1. unstabel psychological state of the characters
17.2.2. Mystery film
17.2.3. Techno-thriller
17.2.4. Political thriller