Movie Genres

Comedy
These films are funny
and hilarious.
We laugh when we
watch them.
Actions: What do we feel when we watch these types of
films?
Laugh  Happy
Have fun  Amused
Enjoy  Good
Drama

They are usually about a person who is

having trouble in their life, we watch the
character and learn about their problems
and relationships and we become very
involved in their life.

What do we feel when we watch these types of

Actions: films?
Cry  Sad
 Emotional
 Sympathetic
Musical

In these films, actors sing and

dance. There are musical
numbers with songs and dance
steps.

Actions: What do we feel when we watch these types of

films?
Sing  Happy
Dance  Good
Enjoy  Sad, bad
Science Fiction

These films are usually based

on aliens, monsters, planets in
outer space and imagining
things from the future like
technology.

What do we feel when we watch these types of

Actions: films?
Have fun, enjoy  Surprised
Think, Imagine  Amazed
 interested
Fantasy

These films are very imaginary and

mainly focus on magic and things
that are not real. They might
include animals and countries
that do not exist.

What do we feel when we watch these types of

Actions: films?
 Enjoy  Surprised
 Think  Amazed
 Imagine  interested
Adventure

These films are exciting, with

lots of action, going on
journeys and discovering new
places.

What do we feel when we watch these types of

Actions: films?
 Enjoy  Exited
 Have fun  Exhausted
 interested
Horror/Scary
These films are designed to scare the
audience. They terrify us with scary
characters and plots and we know
something horrible will happen but
we dont know what it will be so we
are worried. We scream, cover our
faces or hold our breath when we
watch them. They are made for
adults, not for kids.

What do we feel when we watch these types of

Actions: films?
 Scream  Scared
 Cover face  Worried
 Hold breath
 Action
These films are full of energy,
they involve fighting and
chasing and lots of movements
using the body or machines
like cars. All superheroes
movies are action films.

What do we feel when we watch these types of

Actions: films?
 Enjoy  Enjoy
 Have fun  Excited
 Interested
Animated/Animation

These films are made of

cartoons (using
drawings). They are often
for children, but can be
enjoyed by adults too.

What do we feel when we watch these types of

Actions: films?
 Enjoy  Happy
 Have fun  Amused
Romantic-Comedy/Rom-com

These make you laugh

just like a comedy but
it is all about love and
romance.

What do we feel when we watch these types of

Actions: films?
 Enjoy
 Happy
 Have fun
 Laugh  Amused
 Dream
 Thriller

These films are very exciting,

they often involve a murder
and the police trying to catch
the killer. They keep you
guessing all the way. They are
made for adults, not for
children.

What do we feel when we watch these types of films?

Actions:  Surprised
 Enjoy
 Amazed
 Have fun
 Sit on the endge of your  Interested
seat  Excited
Historical Fiction

Historical fiction is a
literary genre in which
the plot takes place in
a setting located in the
past.

What do we feel when we watch these types of films?

Actions:  Surprised
 Enjoy
 Amazed
 Have fun
 Sit on the endge of your  Interested
seat  Excited