Genre Units

General Resources

  • Genre - Barsam, Richard, and Dave Monahan. Looking at Movies. 4th ed., Norton, 2013.

  • Genre films - Nichols, Bill. Engaging Cinema: An Introduction to Film Studies. Norton, 2010.

  • Approaches to Genre Study - Friedman, Lester, et. al., editors. An Introduction to Film Genres. Norton, 2014.

  • Film Genres - AMC filmsite

Genre Units

The Invention of Movies

Action

Animation

Biopic

Comedies & Rom-Coms

Comedy-Drama

Crime/Gangster Film

Documentary

Drama

Film Noir

The Musical

Sci-fi

Slapstick Comedy

The Social Problem Film

Sports Movies

Thriller, Suspense, & Horror

War

The Western