(Reworded) List Of Genres

Historical: A story about a real person or event. E.g, The Queen.
Biography: The story of somebodys life told by another person. E.g, Ray.
Autobiography: Somebodys life being retold themselves (about their own life). E.g.
Memoir: Somebody retelling a story from their own memory. E.g.
Historical Fiction: Set in real life with real people with only some fictionalised/made up factors. E.g Pride and Prejudice
Alternate history: Similar to Historical Fiction but more excessive and there is more fictional and fantasy things included. E.g.
Period Piece: Stories that are usually set in a historical time, but history isn’t the main focus and/or point of this story. E.g.
Costume drama: A drama where glamorous and different clothing is a big focus.E.g. Marie Antoinette.
Adventure: About a main character travelling far to gain and/ or achieve something. E.g. Spy Kids 2.
Action: Similar to Adventure but more intense. It often includes more danger and conflict and/or violence. E.g. The Fast and the Furious.
Superhero: A superhuman (usually male) who uses their abilities (usually super powers) to help people. E.g. Xmen.
Military: A story based on war, including what war was like and how the soldiers were treated and what they went through. Usually based on one soldier. E.g. Forest Gump.
Spy fiction: Stories about special agents getting sent on missions, using high-tech gadgets and technology and also includes fighting scenes. E.g. James Bond.
Swashbuckler: A story about someone who has conflict with villains. E.g. Zorro.
Martial arts Kung-Fu film: Stories about martial arts, including high forms of experience and well thought out fighting. E.g. Jackie Chan. Science fiction: Stories usually set in the future or space. Also includes fantasy scenes and fictional objects. E.g. Blade runner.
Military Science Fiction: Wars against aliens. E.g. Men in Black.
Space Opera: About time travel. E.g. Back to the Future.
Fantasy: Fictional story, based on magical/supernatural theme. E.g. Twilight.
Science Fantasy: A magical story that can be explained by science. E.g.
Sword & Sorcery: A fantasy story containing adventure and a hero who fights with someone or something else. E.g.
High Fantasy: A story that has nothing real in it, it is set in a different world. E.g.
Wuxia: Fantasy and/or Martial arts.
Romance: A story about relationships, includes love, a happy ending and engagement. E.g. The Notebook
Crime Fiction: A story with some form of crime. E.g. CSI.
Mystery: A dectective usually, figuring out some sort of crime.
Murder Mystery: A dectective finding a murderer. E.g. Cold Case.
Comedy: A story that tells a humourous story. Comical and lighthearted elements. E.g. Super Bad.
Comedy of manners: A story of social behavior and class. Charcters are usually highly stereotypical. E.g. Sydney White.
Parody: A mockery film which uses sarcasum and comedy to make fun of somethings flaws. E.g. Epic Movie.
Black comedy: A parody that plays on usually untapped subjects.
Romantic comedy: Love stories told comically. E.g. Hitch.
Comedic Science Fiction: Comedy’s with science fictional settings, alot of the time making fun of the science fiction genre. E.g.
Documentary: Retelling of events. E.g. Earth.
Mockumentary: Story that uses documentary form to tell fictional and comical events. E.g. The Office.
Horror: Stories made to cause fear mostly using violence, suspense and/or shock. E.g. Silent Hill.
Monster: A creature causing havoc. E.g. Water Horse.
Giant Monster: A giant creature causing havoc. E.g. Jurrassic Park.
Survival Horror: About someone who must endure something in order to survive. E.g. Castaway.
Thriller: A mix of fear and excitement.Usually has a serious story line. E.g. 28 Day Later.
Disaster-Thriller: Involves some form of disaster which must be overcome. E.g. The Day After Tomorrow.
Psychological-Thriller: About someones mental unstability. E.g. Hide and Seek.
Crime-Thriller: About criminal events that are exciting, also scary. E.g. S.W.A.T
Techno-Thriller: Involves technology and usually cyber terrorism. E.g. The Island.Western: Adventure and Action type movies set in the ‘wild’ West. E.g. Calamity Jane.