Genres and subgenres

A genre map, not a flat list.

Each family contains documented subgenres. A work may have one primary genre and up to two secondary genres.

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Martial arts →Spy film →Survival →
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Black comedy →Romantic comedy →Screwball comedy →
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Film noir →Gangster film →Heist film →
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Courtroom drama →Psychological drama →Social drama →
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Dark fantasy →Epic fantasy →Magical realism →
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Body horror →Folk horror →Gothic horror →Psychological horror →
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Cyberpunk →Dystopia →Space opera →Time travel →
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Neo-western →Spaghetti western →
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romance film

200 films
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kaiju

7 films
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biopunk

12 films
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Z movie

1 film
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art film

19 films
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teen film

88 films
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war drama

6 films
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mystery film

172 films
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satire

2 films
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drama film

967 films
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sport film

17 films
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monster film

43 films
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family film

160 films
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Hopecore

1 film
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gore film

1 film
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fantasy film

426 films
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comedy film

470 films
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wuxia film

2 films
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chase film

8 films
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mysticism

2 films
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Western film

47 films
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cyberpunk

26 films
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film noir

35 films
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action film

692 films
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tech noir

2 films
124

melodrama

4 films
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melodrama

48 films
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tragicomedy

18 films
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horror film

177 films
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pirate film

15 films
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pritcha

1 film
148

vampire film

25 films
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Western

2 films
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steampunk

1 film
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silent film

20 films
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spy film

71 films
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neo-noir

63 films
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thriller film

407 films
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ostern

1 film
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sex comedy

5 films
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trial film

27 films
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dance film

3 films
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zombie film

23 films
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ghost film

38 films
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war film

128 films
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ninja film

9 films
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comedy

1 film
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mecha

1 film
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heist film

42 films
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isekai

1 film
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prison film

24 films
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hood film

5 films
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erotic film

13 films
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docudrama

8 films
244

parody film

22 films
245

slapstick

7 films
246

road movie

18 films
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epic film

49 films
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buddy film

96 films
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fairy tale

2 films
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wuxia

1 film
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tragedy

1 film
274

musical film

178 films
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slasher film

28 films
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comedy drama

139 films
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boxing film

13 films
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crime film

247 films