Film genres, types of film, a list of websites
Action/adventure films
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Top actions movies.
IMDB
Action Films
Analysis of the action genre.
Adventure Films
Extensive look at the genre from swashbucklers to “Lawrence of Arabia” to disaster movies.
Cop Action Films
Charts the shift from the vengeful vigilante cop of the 1970s to the action-hero cop of the 1980s.
DisasterFlicks.com
News, information, charts, and reviews of disaster movies.
Everything Action
Weblog with news, extensive action character profiles.
The Greatest Disaster Films of All Time
Top 50 Adventure Films
Internet Movie Database
Adventure films.
Filmsite
Top adventure films.
IMDB
A list of adventure films.
Wikipedia
Comedy films
Comedy films,
Wikipedia entry.
IMDB
Database of comedy films.
Screwball Comedy
Description of the genre, audio clips, images and bibliography.
Top 50 Comedy Films
Internet Movie Database top fifty all-time Comedy films.
Top 10 Political Comedy Movies
List of political comedies by journalist Daniel Kurtzman.
Crime films
Crime films,
Wikipedia entry.
D
Directories
Descriptions of film genres.
Filmsite.com
Wikipedia list of film genres.
Genres of film at the Internet Movie Database
Genres
Film genres from Greatest Films.
Documentary films
Documentary film,
Wikipedia entry.
A directory of horror film websites.
F
Family films,
Wikipedia entry.
Film noir
IMDB
Database of film noir.
G
Gangster films
20 best gangster films of all time . The Telegraph
H
Historical/history films/costume dramas
Costume Drama
Screen online. British Film Institute
Costume Films
Famous Costume Drama Films
Epics / Historical Films
Extensive examination of period pieces, costume dramas and biographies and historical epics.
Period Dramas.com
Database of period-pieces based around a historical time-line indicating when each is set.
Historical drama,
Wikipedia entry.
Historic Films Inc. Stock Footage Library.
Historic Films Stock Footage Library is a comprehensive film clip archive; dedicated to providing image licensing, copyright clearances and access to clients purchasing stock footage.
Horror film
Horror films, a directory of websites.
L
List of cinematic genres from Wikipedia.
Musicals
Mystery films
Top 50 Mystery Movies
Internet Movie Database users vote for the top fifty all-time Mystery films.
R
Road movies
Road Movies
Article by Sam North.
Romance films
IMDB top 50 romance movies by average vote.
Romance films.
Filmsite
Romance films.
Wikipedia entry.
Top romantic movies at the box office.
Science fiction films
Science fiction film
Wikipedia entry.
Science fiction films,
a list from Wikipedia.
Spaghetti westerns.
Wikipedia
Top-rated science fiction films.
IMDB
Short films
A directory of short film websites.
Thriller films
Thrillers. Top 50 thrillers films.
IMDB
Thriller films,
Wikipedia entry.
War films
War films,
Wikipedia entry.
Victory Theater: Hollywood and World War II
Blog covering the war’s impact on Hollywood.
War and Anti-War Films
Discussion of war and anti-war films.
Westerns
Westerns,
Wikipedia entry.
IMDB
Database of western films.
Westerns
Database with photographs and information on directors, actors, authors, and musical scores.
Westerns from the East
Synopses of the Western films produced by DEFA in East Germany between 1966 and 1983.
Wikipedia entry for film genres.