Film Types
a movie that predominantly features chase sequences, fights, shootouts, explosions, and stunt work
Action Film
income from ticket sales (as for a film)
box-office
taking a powerful hold upon one's interest or feelings
gripping
uninteresting, tedious
boring
a drama of light and amusing character and typically with a happy ending
a movie, scene, or sequence that simulates movement from a series of still frames (such as drawings, computer graphics, or photographs of inanimate objects moved incrementally)
Animation
the plan or main story (as of a movie or literary work)
plot
making one feel good inside
heart-warming
failing to meet expectations
disappointing
having an animating or exalting effect
inspiring
a movie that is frightening or scary to watch
Horror Film
better, greater, higher, etc., than any other in the past
record-breaking
extremely funny
hilarious
capable of being predicted
predictable
a piece of fiction dealing usually with the solution of a mysterious crime
Mystery
an imaginative film featuring especially strange settings and grotesque characters
Fantasy
the written text of a stage play, screenplay, or broadcast
script
causing great surprise or astonishment
jaw-dropping
not true, real, or genuine
fake
the moment just before some climactic, decisive, or disastrous event
last-minute
a film or theatrical production typically of a sentimental or humorous nature that consists of musical numbers and dialogue based on a unifying plot
Musical
characterized by, tending to, or introducing innovations
innovative
the state or character of being undecided or doubtful
suspenseful
open to arguments or ideas
open-minded