Films are often divided into genres. Some of the most common film genres are:
- Action film
- Adventure film
- Animation
- Art film
- Blaxploitation
- Comedy film
- Documentary film
- Dogme 95
- Drama film
- Family film
- Fantasy film
- Film noir
- Historical drama film
- Horror film
- Martial arts film
- Musical film
- Newsreel
- Pornographic film
- Propaganda film
- Romantic comedy film
- Science fiction film
- Short
- Silent film
- Spy film
- Surrealist film
- Thriller film
- War film
- Western film
- Wu Xia film
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