Types of Movies

When we talk about the types of movies we can see, we should use the word  genre. This is a French word that means a category or type of movie.

We use this word in English all the time when we talk about movies.

What word does the film category or type of movie mean?

When we talk about the types of movies we can see, we should use the word genre. This is a French word that means a category or type of movie.

We use this word in English all the time when we talk about movies.

What word do we use when we talk about movies?

This is a funny movie. The story is funny and the actors often appear in many other comedy movies.

A _____ is a scary movie. There might be strange creatures, monsters or ghosts in the story. Or it could be a psychopathic killer on the loose.

But the main intention is to scare the audience.

People usually love _____ movies because as the name implies, they are full of action. There are often car chases and explosions and plenty of fight scenes.

These movies are love stories. The story is often very similar in ________movies. I suppose you could sum up the story as:

Boy meets girl

Girl doesn’t like boy

_______ movies — or Sci-fi — have never lost their appeal. They have been popular since the 1950s.

Early sci-fi movies were about aliens coming from Mars and having a huge battle with the people on earth. But there were other sci-fi movies about time travel and going to space or into the future.

These are usually serious investigation movies about a real-life subject. Popular _______ are often about nature and animals. But they can be about history or society or any other topic.

These kinds of movies have been popular since the 1930s. Walt Disney was a real pioneer in the genre of animation movies.

This is a very old and established movie genre. The story is quite often very similar — a man goes on a quest to find something that is very important and can save lives. The hero usually has to have a battle with a great and powerful enemy.

Good examples are Indiana Jones, Pirates of The Caribbean and Gladiator.

________ movies are often movies about real-life people or situations. Or they have a very realistic story and the characters could be real people.

People like these movies because we can get to know the character of the movie very well and we can often relate to them.

This is an old movie genre that was hugely popular in the 1940s and 1950s in America. The genre often reappears in new films.

This is a film genre that never goes out of date. _____ movies have been popular since Hollywood first started making movies.

The story always involves some bad guys or gangsters, planning to do something illegal. The story could also involve other crime elements such as murder or kidnap.

This is another very popular genre that has been around for a long time. ______ movies are often combined with crime stories or have a strong psychological theme.

They are called _______ for a good reason — the story is thrilling and keeps us on the edge of our seats.

____ movies have also been around a long time.

The stories are very clear and very simple — these movies are about _____. We follow the characters and see the tragedy of their lives torn apart by ____ and how ____ can tear families into pieces.

The stories may be fictitious but usually the movies are based on real wars that happened in the world.

This genre has become extremely popular in recent years. ______ movies may be based on very popular fantasy novels such as Harry Potter and Lord of The Rings. Or they may be an entirely new story of their own.

The themes often include magical worlds filled with all kinds of mythical and magical characters.

These are movies based on real living person’s life. They make an entire movie about a person’s life. This could be done in a very positive way — but sometimes very critical and negative.

_______ movies in recent years have become very popular. There have been many TV cartoons based on _______ comics but now this genre in movies is well-loved around the world.

These movies are based on characters from the Marvel or DC comics from the 1930s and onward. We all know the characters — Batman, Superman and Spiderman — to name only a few.

_______ movies are about man-made or natural disasters. These movies are usually action-packed and feature a strong hero to save the world and the people.

Great examples include Titanic and Armageddon.

These movies have been very popular for a long time. They combine comedy with a romantic story.