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Movie Genres Explained

In order for you guys not to get confused with the different movie genres that I have provided for my movie downloads, I have come up to an idea of providing you with short explanations about the different movie genres that is found in this site.

Movie Genre Description
Adventure involving danger, risk, and/or chance, often with a high degree of fantasy.
Animation the rapid display of a sequence of 2-D artwork or model positions in order to create an illusion of movement.
Biography also known as “biopic”, a format that tells the story of a historic figure or an inspirational story about real people. This genre is arguably the most controversial, because the majority of biopics show fictionalized events.
Comedy intended to provoke laughter.
Crime places its character within realm of criminal activity, or within organizations attempting to prevent said activity (or sometimes both).
Documentary a genre that portrays reality.
Drama depends mostly on in-depth character development, interaction, and highly emotional themes.
Family intended to be attractive for people of all ages and suitable for viewing by a young audience. Examples of this are Disney films.
Fantasy speculative fiction outside reality (i.e. myth, legend).
Foreign out of Hollywood movies.
Gangster characters, if not all, are involved in a gang.
Historical taking place in the past amidst notable historical circumstances.
Horror intended to provoke fear and/or revulsion in the audience.
Kids films for young children; as opposed to a family film, no special effort is made to make the film attractive for other audiences.
Musical songs are sung by the characters and interwoven into the narrative.
Mystery not understanding in full the plot of the movie until the end.
Remake a remake of a previous film.
Romance dwelling on the elements of romantic love.
Sci-Fi or Science Fiction is defined by the effects of speculative (not yet existing) technology (i.e. future space travel, time travel)
Sequel a movie that is complete in itself but continues the narrative of a previous work.
Sports sporting events and locations pertaining to a given sport.
Superhero film portraying the story of a superhero.
Suspense intended to bring audience in a state of mental indecision or doubtful conditions.

Teen film focusing more on teenagers.
Thriller intended to provoke excitement and/or nervous tension into audience.
War battlefields and locations pertaining to a time of war.