Genre: Screenwriting Definition

Hola! Another video in the A-to-Z Screenwriting Terminology series, where we review basic screenwriting terms. Next up: Genre. What is it and what is an example of the term?

This quick overview breaks down the definition of genre with six examples, though there are plenty more, and even more-so when you include sub-genres and hybrids: Action, Comedy, Drama, Horror, Romance, and Sci-fi, followed by examples of films within these genres. Genres are, of course, nuanced, and some of these examples actually have overlapping genres (Little Miss Sunshine is both a Drama and a Comedy, Titanic is also a Romance film, etc.).

Genre: A story's category defined by a set of traits that guide audience expectations.

Film Examples listed below:

ACTION
- “Die Hard” (1998) - written by Steven E. de Souza, Jeb Stuart, Roderick Thorp
- “Captain America: The First Avenger” (2011) - written by Christopher Markus, Christopher Markus
- “Speed” (1994) - written by Graham Yost

COMEDY
- “Bridesmaids” (2011) - written by Annie Mumolo, Kristen Wiig
- “Little Miss Sunshine” (2006) - written by Michael Arndt
- “White Chicks” (2004) - written by Xavier Cook, Andrew McElfresh, Michael Anthony Snowden, Keenen Ivory Wayans, Marlon Wayans, Shawn Wayans

DRAMA
- “Titanic” (1997) - written by James Cameron
- “Spotlight” (2016) - written by Tom McCarthy, Josh Singer
- “Mona Lisa Smile” (2003) - written by Lawrence Konner, Mark Rosenthal

HORROR
- “A Quiet Place” (2018) - written by Scott Beck, John Krasinski, Bryan Woods
- “The Strangers” (2008) - written by Bryan Bertino
- “Scream” (1996) - written by Kevin Williamson

ROMANCE
- “Love Actually” (2003) - written by Richard Curtis
- “Bridget Jones’s Diary” (2001) - written by Richard Curtis, Andrew Davies, Helen Fielding
- “The Notebook” (2004) - written by Jeremy Leven

SCI-FI
- “Avatar” (2009) - written by James Cameron
- “Minority Report” (2002) - written by Jon Cohen, Scott Frank
- “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story” (2016) - written by Tony Gilroy, Chris Weitz

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