Genre - What Types Are There?

Action
Goes well with: Comedy, Crime, Thriller and Adventure.
Films: The Hunger Games, Transformers, Thor, Rush, Man of Steel
Actors: Angelina Jolie, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Ben Affleck, Bruce Willis, Chuck Norris, Daniel Craig
       The action genre is a form of creative works distinguished by more emphasis on the more thrilling action sequences than on character development or story-telling. It's generally very upbeat and fast paced.

Adventure
Goes well with: Family, Thriller, Romance, and Action
Films: Children of Heaven, Inception, Gladiator, The Matrix, Titanic
Actors: Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Tom Hanks, Elijah Wood, Cate Blanchett, Alec Guinness
       The adventure genre use their action scenes to show and explore exotic locations, or wonderful inventions in an energetic way.

Comedy
Goes well with: Action, Family, Romance
Films: This Is the End, Don Jon, Monsters University, Mean Girls
Actors: Jim Carrey, Adam Sandler, Steve Carell, Ben Stiller, Will Ferrel
      The comedy genre has the main emphasis on humour. They're the kind of films which are designed to entertain through amusement opposed to amazement.

Film-Noir
Goes well with: Crime, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Films: Sunset Boulevard, The Third Man, Strangers on a Train, Killer's Kiss
Actors: Humphrey Bogart, Charles McGraw, Robert Ryan, Lauren Bacall, Joan Crawford, Gloria Grahame
       Film noir, (French: "dark film") style of filmmaking characterized by elements such as cynical heroes, stark lighting effetcs, frequent use of flashbacks, ntricate plots, and an underlying existentialist philosphy . The genre was prevelent mostly in American crime dramas of the post-World War II era. - (www.britannica.com)

Romance
Goes well with: Comedy, Crime, History, Thriller
Films: The Great Gatsby, Romeo and Juliet, The Perks of Being a Wallflower, Grease
Actors: Channing Tatum, Chris Pine, Zac Efron, Ryan Gosling, Meg Ryan, Amanda Seyfried, Rachel McAdams.
       Romance film can be defined as a genre wherein the plot revolves arounf the love between two protagonists. This genre usually has a theme that explores an issue within love, including but not limited to: love at first sight, forbidden love, love triangles, and sacrifical love.


There are many more genres, which I have not included above such as: Horror, Thriller, History, Musical, Wester, Mistery, Sci-Fi. The list is endless!