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The Ultimate Guide to Music & Movie Genres for Collectors

Every great collection tells a story --- and genres are the chapters. Whether you're curating shelves of vinyl records, CDs, or building a BluRay library, organizing by genre keeps your collection easy to browse and even more enjoyable to show off. At Airwood Design, we create custom laser engraved divider to help music lovers and movie fanatics keep their collections sharp, sorted, and ready to spin. Below, you'll find the most comprehensive list of music and movie genres --- perfect for collectors, fans, and anyone else who loves the art of organization.

Every great collection tells a story --- and genres are the chapters. Whether you're curating shelves of vinyl records, CDs, or building a BluRay library, organizing by genre keeps your collection easy to browse and even more enjoyable to show off. At Airwood Design, we create custom laser engraved divider to help music lovers and movie fanatics keep their collections sharp, sorted, and ready to spin. Below, you'll find the most comprehensive list of music and movie genres --- perfect for collectors, fans, and anyone else who loves the art of organization.

Music Genres

  • Rock vinyl defines generations, from classic rock and punk to indie and alternative. Collectors value iconic albums, rare pressings, and powerful guitar-driven sounds.

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    • Classic Rock

    • Hard Rock

    • Punk

    • Alternative

    • Indie

    • Progressive

    • Psychedelic

    • Glam

    • Garage

    • Post-Rock

    • Grunge

    • Art Rock

    • Arena Rock

    • Post-Punk

    • Folk Rock

    • Blues Rock

    • Heartland Rock

    • Experimental

    • Instrumental

    • Soft Rock

    • Yacht Rock
       

    • Emo

    • Math Rock

    • Krautrock

    • Shoegaze

    • Noise Rock

    • Southern Rock

    • Surf Rock

    • Space Rock

    • Goth Rock

    • Britpop​

    • Jangle Pop

    • Hardcore

    • Post-Hardcore

    • Stoner Rock

    • Desert Rock

    • Rockabilly

    • Psychobilly

    • Ska Rock

    • Celtic Rock

    • Christian Rock

    • Riot Grrrl

  • Metal vinyl is all about intensity --- from thrash and death metal to symphonic and progressive. Fans cherish rare pressings and imports, often organizing by sub-genre or band.

    Keep your heavy riffs and epic albums sorted with precision.

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    • Heavy Metal

    • Thrash Metal

    • Death Metal

    • Black Metal

    • Doom Metal

    • Power Metal

    • Progressive Metal

    • Symphonic Metal

    • Stoner Metal

    • Gothic Metal

    • Viking Metal

    • Pagan Metal

    • Deathcore

    • Grindcore

    • Mathcore


     

    • Folk Metal

    • Groove Metal

    • Metalcore

    • Nu-Metal

    • Post-Metal

    • Sludge Metal

    • Industrial Metal

    • Speed Metal

    • Avant-Garde

    • Alternative

    • Drone Metal

    • Experimental

    • Melodic Death Metal

    • Technical Death Metal

    • Blackened Death Metal
       

  • Pop vinyl captures timeless hooks and superstar performances. From chart-topping classics to global icons, collectors love shelves full of catchy, influential records.

    Organize your pop icons with style that's easy to browse.

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    • Synthpop

    • Electropop

    • K-Pop

    • J-Pop

    • C-Pop

    • Teen Pop

    • Indie Pop

    • Pop Rock

    • Latin Pop

    • Euro Pop
       

    • Baroque Pop

    • Dance Pop

    • Bubblegum Pop

    • Art Pop

    • Dream Pop

    • Power Pop

    • Tropical Pop

    • Acoustic Pop

    • Chamber Pop

    • Hyperpop

  • Hip-hop vinyl documents culture and storytelling, from old-school pioneers to today's innovators. Collectors typically sort by era, region, or record label.

    Keep your beats spinning in order, from Run-DMC to Kendrick Lamar.

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    • East Coast

    • West Coast

    • Southern

    • Midwest

    • Trap

    • Drill

    • Gangsta Rap

    • Boom Bap

    • Old School

    • Golden Age

    • G-Funk

    • Hardcore Rap

    • Jazz Rap

    • Mumble Rap

    • Emo Rap

    • Chopped & Screwed

    • Conscious

    • Alternative

    • Lo-fi

    • Experimental

    • Grime

    • UK Drill

    • Cloud Rap

    • Crunk

    • Horrorcore

    • Nerdcore

    • Christian Rap

    • Political

    • Latin Rap

    • Euro Rap

    • Afrobeat Rap Fusion

  • R&B, Soul, and Funk vinyl delivers groove, passion, and rhythm. From Motown to Neo-Soul, collectors treasure original pressings.

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    • Classic R&B

    • Contemporary R&B

    • Neo-Soul

    • Motown

    • Funk

    • Soul

    • Smooth Soul

    • Southern Soul

    • Northern Soul

    • Urban R&B

    • Disco
       

    • G-Funk

    • P-Funk

    • Psychedelic Soul

    • Blue-Eyed Soul

    • Quiet Storm

    • Boogie

    • Electro-Funk

    • Funk Rock

    • Funk Metal

    • Acid Jazz

    • Gospel Soul

  • Jazz vinyl celebrates improvisation and swing --- from Bebop legends to Smooth Jazz favorites. Collectors usually curate by era, label, or musician.

    Give your Jazz legends the spotlight with timeless organization.

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    • Swing

    • Bebop

    • Cool Jazz

    • Hard Bop

    • Free Jazz

    • Modal Jazz

    • Jazz Fusion

    • Big Band

    • Afro-Cuban

    • Bossa Nova

    • Contemporary

    • Post-Bop

    • Third Stream

    • Jazz Funk
       

    • Smooth Jazz

    • Acid Jazz

    • Avant-Garde Jazz

    • Dixieland

    • Ragtime

    • Gypsy Jazz

    • Latin Jazz

    • Jazz Rap Fusion

    • Nu Jazz

    • Vocal Jazz

    • Soul Jazz

    • Chamber Jazz

  • Blues vinyl captures raw emotion and history, from Delta Blues to Chicago electric. Collectors treasure rare recordings that influenced generations.

    Organize your Blues collection to keep the roots alive.

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    • Delta Blues

    • Chicago Blues

    • Texas Blues

    • Country Blues

    • Memphis Blues

    • West Coast

    • Swamp

    • Boogie-Woogie
       

    • Electric Blues

    • Piedmont Blues

    • British Blues

    • Jump Blues

    • Soul Blues

    • Gospel Blues

    • Contemporary

    • Rock Blues Fusion

  • Country and Folk vinyl preserve storytelling traditions --- from Outlaw Country to acoustic ballads. Collectors often organize by decade or style.

    Keep your Americana organized and ready for a front-porch spin.

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    • Classic Country

    • Contemporary Country

    • Outlaw Country

    • Bluegrass

    • Americana

    • Folk

    • Bakersfield Sound

    • Nashville Sound

    • Country Pop

    • Cowboy Songs
       

    • Indie Folk

    • Country Rock

    • Honky-Tonk

    • Western Swing

    • Alt-Country

    • Roots Music

    • Contemporary Folk

    • Folk Rock

    • Anti-Folk

    • Celtic Folk

    • Protest Folk

    • Appalachian

  • Electronic vinyl spans House, Techno, Trance, and Ambient. DJs and collectors organize by BPM, vibe, or sub-genre.

    Spin with ease --- organize your record crates for faster set prep and effortless search.

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    • House

    •      Deep House

    •      Electro House

    •      Progressive House

    •      Tech House

    •      Acid House

    • Techno

    •      Detroit

    •      Minimal

    •      Industrial

    •      Acid

    •      Dub

    • Trance

    •      Psytrance

    •      Goa Trance

    •      Progressive Trance

    •      Uplifting Trance

    • Drum and Bass

    •      Jungle

    •      Liquid

    •      Neurofunk

    • UK Garage

    • 2-Step Garage


     

    • Dubstep

    •      Brostep

    •      Post-Dubstep

    •      Chillstep

    • Breakbeat

    • Bigbeat

    • Trip-Hop

    • IDM

    • Glitch

    • Electroclash

    • Hardcore

    •      Happy Hardcore

    •      Gabber

    •      Hardstyle

    • Ambient

    • Chillout | Downtempo

    • Synthwave | Retrowave

    • Vaporwave

    • Future Bass

    • Trap EDM

    • Moombahton

    • Tropical House

    • Experimental

  • Classical vinyl showcases timeless symphonies, concertos, and operas. Collectors curate by composer, conductor, or era.

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    • Medieval

    • Renaissance

    • Baroque

    • Classical Period

    • Romantic

    • Modernist | 20th Century

    • Contemporary Classical

    • Impressionist

    • Ballet Scores
       

    • Minimalism

    • Neoclassical

    • Avant-Garde

    • Opera

    • Chamber Music

    • Orchestral

    • Liturgical | Sacred

    • Choral Works

    • Film Scores

  • Reggae and Caribbean vinyl captures rhythm and spirit --- from Roots Reggae to Ska and Dancehall.

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    • Roots Reggae

    • Dub

    • Dancehall

    • Rocksteady

    • Ska

    • Mento

    • Reggaeton
       

    • Ragga

    • Lovers Rock

    • Calypso

    • Soca

    • Zouk

    • Afro-Cuban Fusion

  • Latin vinyl spans Salsa, Cumbia, Tango, and Reggaeton. Collectors organize by country or style.

    Keep your Latin rhythms moving in perfect order.

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    • Salsa

    • Bachata

    • Merengue

    • Reggaeton

    • Cumbia

    • Tango

    • Bossa Nova

    • Samba

    • Ranchera

    • Latin Jazz
       

    • Latin Pop

    • Latin Rock

    • Norteño

    • Mariachi

    • Banda

    • Tejano

    • Flamenco

    • Corridos

    • Bolero

  • World vinyl celebrates global traditions, from African drumming to Asian classical.

    Celebrate culture and diversity with organized shelves.

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    • Afrobeat

    • Highlife

    • Gqom

    • Klezmer

    • Celtic

    • Native American

    • Tuvan Throat Singing

    • Indian Classical

    •      Hindustani

    •      Carnatic

    • Bollywood

    • Soukous

    • Qawwali

    • Gamelan

    • Mongolian Folk

    • Andean Folk


     

    • Chinese Traditional

    • Japanese Traditional

    •      Enka

    •      Min'yō

    •      Gagaku

    • Middle Eastern

    •      Raï

    •      Dabke

    •      Tarab

    •      Arabic Pop

    • Balinese

    • Javanese

    • Persian Classical

  • Experimental vinyl pushes boundaries --- from Noise to Minimalism. Collectors value rare, unconventional pressings.

    Give your Avant-Garde shelf clarity without losing edge.

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    • Noise

    • Musique Concrète

    • Drone

    • Minimalism

    • Electroacoustic

    • Avant-Prog

    • Free Improvisation 

    • Glitch
       

    • Industrial

    • Avant-Garde Classical

    • Experimental Rock

    • Sound Collage

    • Postmodern Classical

    • Ambient Experimental

  • For crossovers, oddities, and eclectic finds that defy labels.

    Perfect for collectors with diverse tastes.

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    • Gospel

    • Contemporary Christian

    • New Age

    • Children's Music

    • Comedy | Novelty

    • Video Game Music

    • Lo-Fi
       

    • Holiday

    • Soundtrack | Score

    • Musicals | Show Tunes

    • Spoken Word

    • Mashup | Remix

    • Chillhop

    • Meditation

    • ASMR Music

Movie Genres

  • Action movies deliver high-octane thrills with explosive stunts, battles, and blockbuster excitement. Collectors love organizing classics, franchises, and director-driven action sagas.

    Keep your adrenaline-fueled favorites ready for the next movie night.

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    • Adventure Action

    • Martial Arts

    • Kung-Fu

    • Samurai

    • Wuxia

    • Spy | Espionage

    • Superhero

    • Heist | Caper

    • Police Action

    • Crime Action

    • Revenge Action
       

    • Disaster

    • War | Military Action

    • Swashbuckler

    • Western-Action

    • Chase Movies

    • Car | Vehicular

    • Cyberpunk

    • Post-Apocalyptic 

    • Action Comedy

    • Action Thriller

  • Adventure films capture exploration, epic quests, and journeys into the unknown. Collectors often organize shelves around timeless adventures and globe-trotting series.

    Organize your Adventure DVDs and Blu-rays for that much-needed escape.

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    • Epic Adventure

    • Fantasy Adventure

    • Survival

    • Swashbuckler

    • Pirate Adventure

    • Jungle Adventure 

    • Space Adventure

    • Sea Voyage

    • Action Adventure 
       

    • Treasure Hunt

    • Historical Adventure

    • Lost World | Exploration

    • Desert | Arctic

    • Road Movies

    • Coming-of-Age Adventure
       

  • Comedy movies bring laughter through wit, satire, and slapstick humor. Fans curate by era, sub-genre, or favorite comedians.

    Keep your Comedy collection neatly organized for endless good times.

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    • Slapstick

    • Satire

    • Parody | Spoof

    • Romantic Comedy

    • Dark Comedy

    • Farce

    • Buddy Comedy

    • Stoner Comedy

    • Musical Comedy

    • Action Comedy

    • Horror Comedy
       

    • Screwball Comedy

    • Dramedy

    • Gross-Out Comedy

    • Stand-Up Comedy

    • Mockumentary

    • Workplace Comedy

    • Teen Comedy

    • Political Comedy

    • High School | College Comedy

  • Drama films explore emotion, relationships, and real-life challenges. Collectors value award-winning performances and timeless storytelling.

    Organize your Drama shelf so every powerful story is easy to find.

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    • Historical Drama

    • Period Drama

    • Political Drama

    • Legal Drama

    • Crime Drama

    • Police Procedural

    • Romantic Drama

    • War Drama

    • Medical Drama

    • Sports Drama

    • Social Drama
       

    • Family Drama

    • Teen Drama

    • Melodrama

    • Docudrama

    • Anthology Drama

    • Biographical

    • Psychological

    • Tragedy

    • Slice of Life

    • Coming-of-Age

  • Horror films terrify and thrill, from supernatural scares to gory slashers. Collectors prize rare editions, director's cuts, and cult classics.

    Keep your Horror shelf spine-chillingly organized.

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    • Slasher

    • Splatter

    • Gore

    • Giallo

    • Psychological Horror

    • Supernatural Horror

    • Gothic Horror

    • Haunted House

    • Possession | Exorcism

    • Monster Movies
       

    • Found Footage

    • Creature Feature

    • Zombies

    • Vampires

    • Werewolf

    • Witchcraft

    • Occult

    • Body Horror

    • Folk Horror

    • Survival Horror

    • Comedy Horror

    • J-Horror

    • K-Horror
       

  • Thrillers keep viewers on edge with suspense, twists, and intensity. Collectors often organize by sub-genre --- Psychological, Crime, or Espionage.

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    • Psychological Thriller

    • Crime Thriller

    • Techno-Thriller

    • Political Thriller

    • Medical Thriller

    • Supernatural

    • Mystery Thriller
       

    • Spy Thriller

    • Legal Thriller

    • Action Thriller

    • Erotic Thriller

    • Survival

    • Disaster

    • Conspiracy

    • Revenge

  • Sci-Fi movies imagine futuristic worlds, alien encounters, and groundbreaking technology. Collectors love complete sagas and franchise editions.

    Make your Sci-Fi shelf as organized as a starship's library.

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    • Space Opera

    • Hard Sci-Fi

    • Cyberpunk

    • Steampunk

    • Dieselpunk

    • Time Travel

    • First Contact

    • Parallel Universe | Multiverse

    • Alternate History
       

    • Post-Apocalyptic 

    • Dystopian

    • Utopian

    • Alien Invasion

    • Biopunk

    • Military Sci-Fi

    • Robot | Android

    • Artificial Intelligence

    • Satirical | Parody

  • Fantasy films enchant with mythical worlds, epic battles, and magical adventures. Collectors organize by trilogies, series, and beloved adaptations.

    Keep your Fantasy epics ready for a journey beyond imagination.

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    • High Fantasy

    • Low Fantasy

    • Dark Fantasy

    • Urban Fantasy

    • Heroic

    • Contemporary

    • Historical
       

    • Sword and Sorcery

    • Fairy Tale | Mythic

    • Magical Realism

    • Romantic

    • Grimdark

    • Gaslamp

    • Folk Fantasy

  • Mystery and Crime films uncover clues, solve puzzles, and explore the criminal underworld. Collectors cherish detective sagas and noir classics.

    Organize your whodunits and crime dramas with precision.

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    • Detective | Whodunit

    • Film Noir

    • Neo-Noir

    • Heist

    • Hardboiled

    • Cozy Mystery

    • Psychological

    • Crime Thriller


     

    • Police Procedural

    • True Crime

    • Legal Mystery

    • Organized Crime | Mafia

    • Forensic

    • Cold Case

    • Political

  • Romance films celebrate love stories, from lighthearted rom-coms to dramatic passion. Collectors often organize favorites by era or director.

    Keep your Romance collection heartfelt and easy to find.

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    • Historical Romance

    • Contemporary Romance

    • Teen Romance

    • Rom Com

    • Romantic Drama

    • Period Romance

    • Coming-of-Age
       

    • LGBTQ+ Romance

    • Fantasy Romance

    • Tragic Romance

    • Paranormal

    • Gothic

    • Musical Romance

    • Erotic

    • Cross-Cultural

  • Musicals bring stories to life with song, dance, and vibrant performances. Collectors prize golden-age classics and modern hits alike.

    Keep your musicals organized and ready to sing along.

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    • Classic Hollywood Musical

    • Jukebox Musical

    • Rock Opera

    • Pop Musical

    • Jazz Musical

    • Fantasy Musical
       

    • Dance Musical

    • Animated Musical

    • Stage-to-Screen Adaptation

    • Romantic

    • Comedy

    • Dramatic

  • Westerns capture frontier life, cowboy legends, and timeless showdowns. Collectors love organizing classics, spaghetti westerns, and modern reimaginings. 

    Give your Western shelf order worthy of the Wild West.

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    • Classic Western

    • Spaghetti Western

    • Neo-Western

    • Acid Western

    • Outlaw Western

    • Gunfighter

    • Cavalry

    • Western Comedy
       

    • Revisionist Western

    • Contemporary Western

    • Western Horror

    • Native American Perspective

    • Martial Arts Western

  • War and Military films showcase history, heroism, and human struggle. Collectors curate by era, conflict, or director.

    Organize your War collection with military precision.

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    • World War I & II Films

    • Vietnam War

    • Iraq | Afghanistan War

    • Korean War

    • Historic War Epic

    • Military Action


     

    • Anti-War Films

    • Biographical War Films

    • POW Drama

    • Resistance | Guerrilla Warfare

    • Political War Drama

    • Cold War Spy

  • Documentaries inform, inspire, and preserve real stories across every subject. Collectors build shelves based on themes and directors.

    Keep your Documentaries easy to explore for knowledge on demand.

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    • Nature

    • Historical

    • Biographical

    • True Crime

    • Science

    • Travel

    • Cultural | Ethnographic
       

    • Rockumentary

    • Social | Political

    • Experimental

    • Mockumentary

    • Environmental

    • War

    • Sports

  • Animation spans hand-drawn classics to CGI blockbusters, beloved by kids and adults alike. Collectors curate Disney, anime, and global gems.

    Organize your animated favorites for magic at your fingertips.

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    • 2D Animation

    • 3D | CGI Animation

    • Stop-Motion

    • Claymation

    • Puppet

    • Rotoscoping
       

    • Anime

    • Adult Animation

    • Experimental

    • Children's

    • Fantasy

    • Sci-Fi

  • Family and kids movies create timeless memories for all ages. Collectors organize by studio, franchise, or age group.

    Make your Family shelf organized and fun to explore.

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    • Family Comedy

    • Animated Family Films

    • Children's Adventure 

    • Children's Fantasy

    • Musical Kids Films

    • Educational

    • Live-Action Family

    • Holiday Family

    • Superhero Family

    • Animal-Centric

    • Coming-of-Age Kids Films

  • Experimental films push cinematic boundaries with unique visuals and narratives. Collectors prize rare editions and festival releases.

    Keep your Arthouse collection bold yet organized.

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    • Avant-Garde

    • Surrealist

    • Minimalist

    • Absurdist

    • Collage Film

    • Visual Poetry

    • Nonlinear Storytelling
       

    • Slow Cinema

    • Expressionist

    • Abstract Narrative

    • Silent Experimental

    • Performance Art

    • Meta-Cinema | Self-Referential

  • Biopics bring real lives and legends to the screen. Collectors often group by subject, director, or awards.

    Organize your biographical films for inspiring browsing.

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    • Political Biopic

    • Historical Biopic

    • Artist | Musician

    • Scientist | Innovator

    • Literary Figure

    • Criminal | Gangster
       

    • Sports Biopic

    • Business | Entrepreneur Biopic

    • Religious Figure

    • Social Activist

  • Historical and Period films immerse viewers in past eras, culture, and events. Collectors value epic drama and accurate recreations.

    Organize your historical films for journeys back in time.

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    • Ancient History Films

    • Medieval Films

    • Renaissance Films

    • Victorian Era

    • Edwardian Drama

    • Historical Romance
       

    • Colonial Era Films

    • 19th-Century Period Films

    • 20th-Century Historical Films

    • Court Intrigue | Royalty

  • The "Other | Crossover" category celebrates films that defy easy classification, from cult classics and silent masterpieces to holiday favorites, road trip adventures, mockumentaries, and sports dramas. 

    Keep your specialty films neatly organized for whenever inspiration strikes.

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    • Sports Films

    • Road Movies

    • Cult Films

    • Midnight Movies

    • Coming-of-Age

    • Silent Films
       

    • Holiday | Christmas Movies

    • Mockumentary

    • Found Footage

    • TV-to-Film Adaptations

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