Genre Units
General Resources
General Resources
Genre - Barsam, Richard, and Dave Monahan. Looking at Movies. 4th ed., Norton, 2013.
Genre films - Nichols, Bill. Engaging Cinema: An Introduction to Film Studies. Norton, 2010.
Approaches to Genre Study - Friedman, Lester, et. al., editors. An Introduction to Film Genres. Norton, 2014.
Film Genres - AMC filmsite
Genre Units
Genre Units
The Invention of Movies
The Invention of Movies
Action
Action
Animation
Animation
Biopic
Biopic
Comedies & Rom-Coms
Comedies & Rom-Coms
Comedy-Drama
Comedy-Drama
Crime/Gangster Film
Crime/Gangster Film
Documentary
Documentary
Drama
Drama
Film Noir
Film Noir
The Musical
The Musical
Sci-fi
Sci-fi
Slapstick Comedy
Slapstick Comedy
The Social Problem Film
The Social Problem Film
Sports Movies
Sports Movies
Thriller, Suspense, & Horror
Thriller, Suspense, & Horror
War
War
The Western
The Western