What are film genres?

From the website:

Film genres are various forms of identifiable types, categories, classifications or groups of films that are recurring and have similar, familiar or instantly-recognizable patterns, syntax, filmic techniques or conventions - that include one or more of the following: settings (and props), content and subject matter, themes, mood, period, plot, central narrative events, motifs, styles, structures, situations, recurring icons (e.g., six-guns and ten-gallon hats in Westerns), stock characters (or characterizations), and stars. Many films straddle several film genres.

Here's their list:

Action

Adventure

Comedy

Crime/Gangster

Drama

Epics/Historical

Horror

Musicals

Science Fiction

War

Westerns

The part you'll appreciate about this website is that it goes into detailed explanations of each major genre type and even discusses some sub-genres.

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