Genres

Sub-headings:

Action

Animation

Comedy

Documentary

Drama

Horror & Suspense

Science Fiction & Fantasy

Resources in this category:

Film Genres
http://www.filmsite.org/genres.html

"General overview of 25 film genres with recommendations and a history of films in each category."

GreenCine - Movies Primers
http://www.greencine.com/static/primers/index.jsp

This site contains descriptive articles on several film primers. It also has an extensive list of movie genres with lists of films that fall under those genres.

IMDb Genre Browser
http://www.imdb.com/Sections/Genres/

This database lists many film genres and has collected films by type. There is also a list of the top 10 films by genre according to Internet Movie Database (IMDb) users.