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• A film genre is a stylistic or thematic category for motion pictures based on similarities either in the narrative elements, aesthetic approach, or the emotional response to the film.
• Genre also affects how films are broadcast on television, advertised, and organized in video-rental stores.
• Types of Genre

  1. Action & Adventure Genre
  2. Comedy Genre
  3. Fantasy Genre
  4. Horror Genre
  5. Mystery Genre
  6. Drama Genre
  7. Science Fiction Genre
• Action and Adventure Genre a video game genre that combines core elements from both the action game and adventure game genres. Action-adventure is a hybrid genre, and thus the definition is very inclusive, leading it to be perhaps the broadest genre of video games, and can include many games which might better be categorized under narrow genres.
• Comedy Genre is a genre of literature that adopts a humorous or familiar style and depicts laughable characters and situations. Developed from celebrations honoring the Greek god of wine and revelry, the genre takes its name from the god's fun-loving nature: komos, meaning 'revelry' or 'merry- making.'
• Fantasy is a genre of theoretical or speculative fiction that uses magic and other supernatural elements as a main part of the plot, theme, or setting. It is often set in a fictional world that resembles or is inspired by the real world, mythology, or folklore. Fantasy has many subgenres, such as high fantasy, sword and sorcery, urban fantasy, and historical fantasy, that can be categorized by different features or styles
• Horror genre is a type of fiction that aims to create feelings of fear, dread, disgust, and terror in the audience. Horror can be divided into sub-genres like psychological horror and supernatural horror. Horror often uses elements like ghosts, demons, vampires, monsters, serial killers, and gore to create an atmosphere of horror. The word horror comes from the French word horror, which means to shudder or bristle
• A mystery film is a genre of film that revolves around the solution of a problem or a crime. It focuses on the efforts of the detective, private investigator or amateur sleuth to solve the mysterious circumstances of an issue by means of clues, investigation, and clever deduction
• Drama Genre is a composition in verse or prose intended to portray life or character or to tell a story usually involving conflicts and emotions through action and dialogue and typically designed for theatrical performance.
• Science fiction is a genre of speculative fiction that deals with imaginative and futuristic concepts such as advanced science and technology, space exploration, time travel, parallel universes, and extraterrestrial life. It is related to fantasy, horror, and superhero fiction and contains many subgenres. Science fiction can be found in books, art, television, films, games, theatre, and other media.
• With the proliferation of particular genres, film subgenres can also emerge: the legal drama, for example, is a sub-genre of drama that includes courtroom- and trial-focused films.
• Subgenres are often a mixture of two separate genres; genres can also merge with seemingly unrelated ones to form hybrid genres, where popular combinations include the romantic comedy and the action comedy film.
• Genres are not fixed; they change and evolve over time, and some genres may largely disappear