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.
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Film Genres- Comedy · Film Genres- Documentary Documentaries offer a report on a subject or issue, through narration, interviews, film clips, re - enactments, etc. Film Genres- Musicals
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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.