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Non-Genre Film Categories: (see examples below)
There are many non-genre film categories that cross-over many traditional genre film types, such as:
Animated Films British Films Childrens/Kids/Family Films Classic Films Cult Films Documentary Films Serial Films Sexual/Erotic Films Silent Films
These are some of the most common and identifiable film genre categories:
Action Adventure Comedy Crime/Gangster Drama Epics/Historical Horror Musicals Science Fiction War Westerns
They are identifiable sub-classes of the larger film genre, with their own distinctive subject matter, style, formulas, and iconography. Some are them are major sub-genres, such as:aviation films, buddy films, caper films, chase films, espionage films, "fallen" woman films, jungle films, legal films, martial arts films, medical films, military films, parody films, police films, political films, prison films, religious films, road films, slasher films, swashbucklers, and more.
NON-GENRE FILM CATEGORIES
Select an icon for a non-genre film category below, read about the development and history of the category, and view lists of selected greatest films for each one (with links to detailed descriptions of individual films). If you're interested in the chronological history of film by genre - visit the section on Film Genres and Sub-Genres, or by decade - visit the section on Film History.
Iconic symbols represent the different types of films
Film CategoriesAnimated Films
Animations are not a strictly-defined genre category, but rather a film technique, although they often contain genre-like elements. This section presents an historical overview of these kinds of films, noted for frame-by-frame creation. Also includes claymation (use of clay objects), anime (a style of animation with its roots in Japanese comic books, usually adult-oriented sci-fi and fantasy) or CGI (computer-generated animation). Animated films are often considered kids or family-oriented films, although they may be enjoyed by all ages. See also Film Milestones in Visual and Special Effects. British (UK Films)
A short section designed as a tribute to various memorable British (UK Films) with a link to the 100 Favorite British Films of the 20th Century. Childrens - Kids - Family-Oriented Films
These are non-offensive, wholesome, and entertaining films (usually rated G for 'suitable for general audiences') that do not include topics or scenes with violence, foul language and other profanity, religious issues, gratuitous sexuality and so on, and are specifically designed for children 12 and under (or for family viewing). Children's and family-oriented films may actually be suitable for all age groups, and cover a wide range of genre categories (comedy, adventure, fantasy, musicals, etc.). Classic films from Hollywood's 'Golden Era' may be very appropriate for this type of film audience. See a listing of 100 Recommended Children's Movies. Classic Films
This 'classic films' category, not a film genre, identifies many films from Hollywood's distinguished Golden Era and other 'classics' that have held up over time. Cult Films
Not a specific genre in itself, since cult films can be science fiction, horror, etc. Cult films have limited but special appeal, and are usually strange, quirky, offbeat, eccentric, oddball, or surreal, with outrageous and cartoony characters or plots, garish sets - and often considered controversial. Includes various camp films, B-movies (low-budget, with little-known actors and rough scripts), or other trashy or sleazy selections. Also included in this section is the listing of Entertainment Weekly's choices for Top 50 Cult Movies. Documentary Films
Strictly speaking, documentary films are non-fictional, factual works of art. Originally, the earliest documentaries were either short newsreels, instructional pictures, or travelogues (termed actualities) without any creative story-telling or staging. But they have branched out and taken many forms, and have sometimes become propagandistic and non-objective. Mockumentaries are comedic parodies of documentaries. Some documentaries have been considered propagandistic. Serial Films
One of the earliest forms of film that originated during the silent era and lasted to the 1950s, often episodic in form, that were shown over a period of weeks or years. Included attractive heroines, action heroes, comic-book characters, western figures, and villains in melodramatic sequences that often ended with a cliffhanger. Sexual or Erotic Films
A hybrid category of sexual/erotic films that focus on themes with either suggestive, erotic or sensual scenes or subjects, sometimes with depictions of human nudity and lovemaking, but not always of an extremely explicit, gratuitous or pornographic nature. A mini-history of Sex in Cinema is included in this category. This category may include films often directed at teen audiences, with gross-out sexual subjects. Also see this site's Sex in Cinema: Greatest and Most Influential Erotic / Sexual Films and Scenes. Silent Films
Films that have no synchronized soundtrack and no spoken dialogue, until the dawn of the talkies in the late 1920s. Films without dialogue featured titles for dialogue segments, and often were accompanied by live music. For additional information on the silent era, see Film History sections: the Pre-20s and the Decade of the 1920s. Find the film genre you're looking for at Movies Unlimited!
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