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Films and TV Programmes

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  • A genre of broadcast viewing entertainment (radio, television, internet, stage or other) where contestants compete for a reward
    Game show
  • This is a portmanteau of situation comedy, which is a genre of comedy centered on a fixed set of characters who mostly carry over from episode to episode.
    Sitcom
  • A film genre in which the protagonist is thrust into a series of events that typically involve violence and physical feats.
    Action film
  • A broad film genre that evokes excitement and suspense in the audience
    Thriller film / Suspense film / Suspense thriller
  • A film about life in the west of America in the nineteenth century, especially the lives of cowboys
    Western
  • A typically long-running radio or television serial, frequently characterized by melodrama, ensemble casts, and sentimentality
    Soap opera
  • A statement of what the weather is likely to be for the next day or few days, usually broadcast on television or radio or printed in a newspaper
    Weather forecast
  • An event in which participants perform the arts of singing, dancing, lip-syncing, acting, martial arts, playing an instrument, poetry, comedy or other activities to showcase skills
    Talent show
  • A short radio or television broadcast of news reports
    News bulletin
  • A subgenre of comedy and slice of life fiction, focusing on lighthearted, humorous plot lines centered on romantic ideas, such as how true love is able to surmount most obstacles
    Romantic comedy (or) Romcom (or) Rom-com
  • This is a genre of fiction that consists of discourses or works intended to be humorous or amusing by inducing laughter, especially in theatre, film, stand-up comedy, television, radio, books, or any other entertainment medium.
    Comedy
  • A genre of television programming that documents purportedly unscripted real-life situations, often starring unfamiliar people rather than professional actors
    Reality show
  • A film genre that seeks to elicit fear or disgust in its audience for entertainment purposes
    Horror (or) Horror film
  • A film genre concerned with warfare, typically about naval, air, or land battles, with combat scenes central to the drama
    War film
  • A method by which still figures are manipulated to appear as moving images
    Animation
  • A television programming or radio programming genre structured around the act of spontaneous conversation
    Chat show or Talk show
  • A non-fictional motion-picture intended to "document reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction, education or maintaining a historical record"
    Documentary
  • A film genre that uses speculative, fictional science-based depictions of phenomena that are not fully accepted by mainstream science, such as extraterrestrial lifeforms, spacecraft, robots, cyborgs, interstellar travel or other tech
    Science fiction film (Sci-fi)
  • A work set in a past time period, usually used in the context of film and television
    A historical drama (or) Period drama (or) Costume drama (or) Period piece
  • Film that belongs to the fantasy genre with fantastic themes, usually magic, supernatural events, mythology, folklore, or exotic fantasy worlds
    Fantasy film
  • A genre of film and television that incorporates into the narrative songs sung by the characters
    Musical film