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As a species, we've always been keen storytellers and we've never stopped finding and inventing new ways to tell those tales. From the fantastical to the terrifying, there is a massive (and growing) number of film genres and many more subgenres nesting within them.

If you're a student at film school or simply a movie aficionado looking for a new genre, you'll find them all below.

Action Movie Sub Genres
The term 'action movie' is a rather broad umbrella which applies to a wide range of films, as evidenced by the variety of sub genres described below. With a lot in common with the equally broad 'adventure' genre, action movies typically follow conventional story telling techniques and plot paths.
Disaster Movies: Often with crossovers into sci-fi and thriller genres, disaster films center their story around a disaster, usually natural but it can be artificial. The disaster itself can be on a global level ( Armageddon, Knowing, The Day After Tomorrow) or extremely localized, imposing peril on only the central characters. (Poseidon, Towering Inferno)

Thriller Movies: 'Thriller' is a relatively nebulous term that can be used in conjunction with crime, mystery, horror and even sci-fi genres but typically involves a race-against-time or similarly high stakes plot device. Straight action thrillers include notable titles such as Die Hard, Lethal Weapon and The Bourne Franchise.

Crime Movie Sub Genres
As the name implies, crime movies see their plot revolve around a crime (or series of criminal actions) which is either taking place or has already been committed.
Fantasy Movie Sub Genres
The fantasy genre spans a wide variety of plot tropes and themes, but a unifying factor between fantasy movies is that they contain some kind of fantastical or speculative element which affects the world and the characters within it (as opposed to a technological element, which is the main distinction between sci-fi and fantasy movies). Fantasy sub genres include:
Western Movie Sub Genres
Unlike the major movie genres we've covered so far, the Western genre is more clearly defined as it covers tales from a very specific location and era in time (namely the 19th century in the American Old West). That said, there are sub genres within it and movies from other genres can be considered to be 'contemporary Westerns' given that they share similar themes - think Star Wars, for instance.
Historical Movie Sub Genres
Covering real events or stories about real people, historical movies are rooted in fact rather than fiction (though the accuracy of such movies is often called into question, with some directors filling in historical holes with artistic interpretation and creative license.)
Romance Movie Sub Genres
Tales of love have been with us for aeons, and has been a staple of the movie industry for a similarly long time. The romance genre arguably hit its peak in the 90s, with movies such You've Got Mail (featuring Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan) and Sleepless in Seattle (also starring Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan) having become hallmarks of the genre.
Animation Movie Sub Genres
Technically speaking, animation is more of a medium than a film genre in and of itself; as a result, animated movies can run the gamut of traditional genres with the only common factor being that they don't rely predominantly on live action footage. Animated movies can be loosely divided into 2D and 3D animations, with the following techniques distinguishing them further.
Rotoscoping: Similar to traditional animation and developed around the same time, rotoscoping is a technique in which an illustrator traces over live-action footage to produce a highly stylized effect. (Lord of the Rings, A Scanner Darkly)

Puppet Animation: Any film that tells its story through the use of puppets and marionettes. Though the term mainly pertains to stop-motion, it has been combined to great effect with live action footage and actors working alongside puppetry. (Coraline, The Nightmare Before Christmas, The Muppets)

Claymation: As above, but using models created out of clay or plasticine molded around a wire mesh. Interestingly, the term 'claymation' is trademarked to Laika Entertainment. (Wallace and Grommit, Shawn the Sheep)

Horror Movie Sub Genres
We've always been fascinated with the macabre, and the horror genre is comprised of numerous different approaches to exploring our deep-seated fears. What follows is a list of the main horror sub genres which have arisen out of the movie industry to date.
Sci-Fi Movie Sub Genres
A mainstay of the movie industry, science fiction is similar in many respects to the fantasy genre with the exception that internal rules and universes are explained with technology or scientific understanding rather than mysticism. This open-endedness has resulted in a wide ranging number of sub genres, most of which tackle the effects advanced technology or science breakthroughs have on a civilization and the ramifications therein.
Hard Sci-Fi Movies: In both literature and movies, 'hard' science fiction denotes that the sci-fi elements of the story could conceivably be plausible within real-world laws of physics, usually as a result of screenwriters striving for scientific accuracy. (Jurassic Park, Gravity, Europa Report)
Know of any sub genres we've missed? Let us know in the comments below and we'll be sure to add them here.

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As a species, we've always been keen storytellers and we've never stopped finding and inventing new ways to tell those tales. From the fantastical to the terrifying, there is a massive (and growing) number of film genres and many more subgenres nesting within them.

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Shane Black, Writer: Kiss Kiss Bang Bang. Considered one of the pioneer screenwriters of the action genre, Black made his mark with his Lethal Weapon (1987) screenplay. He also collaborated on the story of the sequel, Lethal Weapon 2 (1989).