Types of Movies

a film with a fast-moving plot, usually containing scenes of violence
action film
Action films are high energy with lots of suspense, often including stunts, chase scenes, rescues, and battles.
Noun a play, movie, television program, novel, etc., that is meant to make people laugh
comedy
Comedy Films are "make 'em laugh" movies designed to entertain -- to get people to enjoy themselves!
a film that has an impending or ongoing disaster as its subject and primary plot device
disaster film
Such disasters include natural disasters like fires or floods, accidents like shipwrecks or plane crashes, worldwide diseases, or even alien attacks!
a film or TV program presenting the facts about a person or event
documentary film
Documentaries use pictures or interviews with people involved in real events to provide a factual record or report. Events can be filmed or re-enacted.
a film based upon historical events and famous people
historical drama
Some historical dramas attempt an accurate portrayal of a historical event or biography, while others are fictionalized tales based on persons or events.
motion picture calculated to cause intense repugnance, fear, or dread
Horror Films
Horror Films are unsettling films designed to frighten and panic, cause dread and alarm, and to invoke our hidden worst fears, often in a terrifying, shocking finale.
a film in which songs sung by the characters are mixed into the story
musical
The songs usually advance the plot or develop the film's characters. Dancing sometimes accompanies the singing.
a funny movie about a love story that ends happily
romantic comedy
The two lovers tend to be young, likeable, and apparently meant for each other, yet they are kept apart by some complicating circumstance until they ultimately come together.
a film that uses fictional science-based depictions of unproven phenomena and future tech
science fiction film
Science fiction films have numerous themes, including space and time travel, aliens, extrasensory perception, robots, cyborgs and future civilizations.
a film that uses suspense, tension, and excitement as its main elements
thriller
Thrillers give viewers a high level of anticipation and uncertainty about what will happen next, building excitement as the plot moves to a climax.
a film concerned with warfare
war film
War films are about combat, survivor and escape stories, tales of sacrifice, how war effects society, and the moral and human issues raised by war.
a film set primarily in the later half of the 19th century in the American Old West
western film
Westerns feature cowboys, bandits, lawmen, and American Indians, as well as spectacular mountain scenery, gunfights, and horse riding.