types of film► horror film/horror movie a film that is intended to make you feel frightened, for example one in which people get attacked by strange creatures, or in which dead people come to life
► slasher film/slasher movie informal a film that is intended to make you feel frightened, in which people are suddenly violently attacked and killed
► comedy a film that is intended to make you laugh and usually has a happy ending
► science fiction film/science fiction movie a film about life in the future, often with people or creatures who live in other parts of the universe
► thriller a film that tells an exciting story about murder or crime
► western a film about cowboys and life in the 19th century in the American West
► war film/war movie a film about people fighting a war
► action film/action movie a film that has a lot of exciting events in it, for example people fighting or chasing each other in cars
► road movie a film about people who are on a long journey in a car, and the adventures they have while they are travelling
► romantic comedy a film that is intended to make you laugh, about two people who meet and have a romantic relationship
► cartoon/animated film/animated movie a film made using photographs of models or drawings, which are put together to look as if they are moving
► epic a long film in which a lot of things happen, for example one about a period in history or the whole of someone's life
slasher film/movie etc informal a very violent film