Topics: Movies : Genres
This category is for sites that deal with classification or the examination of movies of a specific genre or genres. A 'genre' may be defined as a category characterized by a particular style, form, or content.
Action
Sites devoted to action and adventure movies in general or groups of action films.
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B-Movies
For the purposes of this category, a B-Movie is a low-budget, often second-class movie that features little-known actors and rough-hewn scripts.
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Blaxploitation
Originating in the 1970s, these films had plots similar to trashy 60s exploitation films, but starred black actors and were notable for soundtracks featuring soul and funk artists.
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Classic
Classic movies are movies made more than 20 years ago which have stood the test of time, and classic stars are those who appeared in classic films.
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Comedy
Sites devoted to multiple comedy films or the comedy genre.
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Cowboy Westerns
Sites devoted to the Western movie genre.
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Cult Movies
For all those little films we love that make others look at us in stark terror.
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Documentary
Sites devoted to individual, non-fiction documentary films.
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Drama
Sites devoted to multiple Drama films and the Drama genre.
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Family
Films that fall under this genre heading are appropriate for all age levels and are either rated G (General Audience) or PG (some Parental Guidance).
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Film Noir
Film noir was discovered and named by two French film critics in 1946. Film noir ("black film") refers to the dark or shadowed look and mood of an American film style largely influenced by German and Austrian directors.
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Historical
Movies which are based, however loosely, on real figures and events.
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Horror
From the silent classic Nosferatu to today's computer generated monsters, the horror genre encompasses a wide range of styles.
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Made For Television
This category is for films produced for and originally distributed by a television network.
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Musicals
Links to individual film titles and sites with general content devoted to movie musicals.
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Mystery
Sites devoted to the Mystery and "whodunit" movie genre.
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Organized Crime
Resources on movies relating to mafia, mobster and organized crime.
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Road Movies
Predominantly an American narrative tradition where the plot follows the protagonist on an actual journey linked with their journey as a person.
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Romance
Sites devoted to Romance movies.
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Science Fiction and Fantasy
From Japan's giant monsters to the limitless reaches of galaxies far, far away. All species welcome as the Open Directory presents your favorite aliens, heroes, monsters and mecha from the realms of science fiction on the World Wide Web.
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Serials
This category is for links to specific movie serials and sites with general information on the Serial genre or film style.Serials were short adventure films that continued over several chapters or episodes in order to entice the audience back to the theater the next week.
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Silent Movies
General information, resources, and sites dedicated to the silent movie era.
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Sports
Sites devoted to movies with a sports theme or focus.
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Spy
Links and resources for films dealing with the Spy/Espionage genre.
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Suspense Thrillers
Thrillers are suspenseful adventure stories -- suspense movies with action elements. "Marathon Man" and "North by Northwest" (as well as many Hitchcock films) are examples of Thrillers.
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War
Sites relating to the movies' portrayal of warfare or people's reaction to war. This includes movies with scenes of actual combat as well as those set against the backdrop of armed conflict, such as Casablanca, and those dealing with war's aftermath or effects on non-combatants.
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