Movie Genres

A, B, C’s of Movie Genres:

(Movies I have seen are in bold.)

Action-Adventure

1. 1. 1. Mad Max (film series)
         • Mad Max (1979)
         • Mad Max 2 (1981)
         • Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985)
         • Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)
         • Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga (2024)
      2. Indiana Jones (film series)
         • Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
         • Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)
         • Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
         • Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008)
         • Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (2023)
      3. Rambo (film series)
         • First Blood (1982)
         • Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985)
         • Rambo III (1988)
         • Rambo (2008)
         • Rambo: Last Blood (2019)
      4. Lethal Weapon (film series)
         • Lethal Weapon (1987)
         • Lethal Weapon 2 (1989)
         • Lethal Weapon 3 (1992)
         • Lethal Weapon 4 (1998)
      5. Die Hard (film series)
         • Die Hard (1988)
         • Die Hard 2 (1990)
         • Die Hard with a Vengeance (1995)
         • Live Free or Die Hard (2007)
         • A Good Day to Die Hard (2013)
      6. Quentin Tarantino films
         • Reservoir Dogs (1992)
         • Pulp Fiction (1994)
           
         • Jackie Brown (1997)
           
         • Kill Bill: Volume 1 (2003)
           
         • Kill Bill: Volume 2 (2004)
           
         • Death Proof (2007)
           
         • Inglourious Basterds (2009)
           
         • Django Unchained (2012)
           
         • The Hateful Eight (2015)
           
         • Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood (2019)
      7. Bad Boys (film series)
         • Bad Boys (1995)
         • Bad Boys II (2003)
         • Bad Boys for Life (2020)
      8. Charlie’s Angels (film series)
         • Charlie’s Angels (2000)
         • Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle (2003)
         • Charlie’s Angels (2019)
      9. Transformers film series
         • Transformers (2007)
         • Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009)
         • Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011)
         • Transformers: Age of Extinction (2014)
         • Transformers: The Last Knight (2017)
         • Bumblebee (2018)
         • Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (2023)
      10. John Wick (film series)
          • John Wick (2014)
          • John Wick: Chapter 2 (2017)
          • John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum (2019)
          • John Wick: Chapter 4 (2023)

Black/African American Stories

• • 1. Home of the Brave (1949)
    2. Island in the Sun (1957)
    3. A Raisin in the Sun (1961)
    4. In the Heat of the Night (1967)
    5. Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner (1967)
    6. Shaft (1971)
    7. Sounder (1972)
    8. The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman (1974)
    9. Roots (1977 miniseries)
    10. Richard Pryor: Live in Concert (1979)
    11. The Color Purple (1985)
    12. Coming to America (1988)
    13. Glory (1989)
    14. Jungle Fever (1991)
    15. Boyz n the Hood (1991)
    16. Malcolm X (1992)
    17. Amistad (1997)
    18. Eve’s Bayou (1997)
    19. City of God (2002)
    20. Ray (2004)
    21. Fruitvale Station (2013)
    22. 12 Years a Slave (2013)
    23. Selma (2014)
    24. Straight Outta Compton (2015)
    25. Hidden Figures (2016)
    26. Fences (2016)
    27. BlacKkKlansman (2018)
    28. Just Mercy (2019)
    29. Till (2022)
    30. The Color Purple (2023)

Comedy

• • 1. The General (1926) (Buster Keaton)
    2. Duck Soup (1933) (Groucho Marx)
    3. Sons of the Desert (1933) (Stan Laurel & Oliver Hardy)
    4. The Great Dictator (1940) (Charlie Chaplin)
    5. The Seven Year Itch (1955) (Marilyn Monroe)
    6. Stanley Kubrick’s Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)
    7. Mel Brooks’s Blazing Saddles (1974) (Gene Wilder)
    8. Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)
    9. Annie Hall (1977) (Woody Allen)
    10. National Lampoon’s Animal House (1978)
    11. Airplane! (1980) (Leslie Nielsen)
    12. The Blues Brothers (1980) (John Belushi & Dan Aykroyd)
    13. Groundhog Day (1983) (Bill Murray)
    14. National Lampoon’s Vacation (1983) (Chevy Chase)
    15. Rob Reiner’s This Is Spinal Tap (1984)
    16. Clue (1985) (Tim Curry)
    17. Ferris Bueller’s Day Off (1986) (Matthew Broderick)
    18. Planes, Trains & Automobiles (1987) (Steve Martin & John Candy)
    19. Kevin Smith’s Clerks (1994)
    20. Clueless (1995) (Alicia Silverstone)
    21. Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997) (Mike Myers)
    22. Wes Anderson’s Rushmore (1998)
    23. Coen Brothers’ The Big Lebowski (1998)
    24. Mike Judge’s Office Space (1999)
    25. Legally Blonde (2001) (Reese Witherspoon)
    26. Zoolander (2001) (Ben Stiller)
    27. School of Rock (2003) (Jack Black)
    28. Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004) (Will Ferrell)
    29. Borat: Cultural Learnings of America For Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan (2006)
    30. Jon M. Chu’s Crazy Rich Asians (2018)

Drama

1. 1. 1. The Birth of a Nation (1915)
      2. Intolerance (1916)
      3. Modern Times (1936)
      4. Gone with the Wind (1939)
      5. The Grapes of Wrath (1940)
      6. Citizen Kane (1941)
      7. A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)
      8. On the Waterfront (1954)
      9. The Hustler (1961)
      10. American Graffiti (1973)
      11. Badlands (1973)
      12. One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (1975)
      13. Taxi Driver (1976)
      14. The Right Stuff (1983)
      15. Amadeus (1984)
      16. Stand by Me (1986)
      17. Do the Right Thing (1989)
      18. Far and Away (1992)
      19. The Sandlot (1993)
      20. The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
      21. L.A. Confidential (1997)
      22. Titanic (1997)
      23. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)
      24. The Departed (2006)
      25. No Country for Old Men (2007)
      26. There Will Be Blood (2007)
      27. Manchester by the Sea (2016)
      28. Moonlight (2016)
      29. Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017)
      30. Little Women (2019)

Eastern Marshal Arts

1. 1. 1. Fist films
         • Fist of Fury (1972) (Bruce Lee)
         • Fist of Legend (1994) (Jet Li)
      2. Bruce Lee Dragon films
         • Way of the Dragon (1972)
         • Enter the Dragon (1973)
      3. Jackie Chan Drunken Master films
         • Drunken Master (1978)
         • Drunken Master II (1994)
      4. Big Trouble in Little China (1986) (Kurt Russell)
      5. Bloodsport (1988) (Jean-Claude Van Damme)
      6. Donnie Yen Ip Man films
         • Ip Man (2008)
         • Ip Man 2 (2010)
      7. Ancient China films
         • Creation of the Gods I: Kingdom of Storms (2023) (Shang-to-Zhou)
         • Confucius (2010) (Zhou Dynasty)
         • Hero (2002) (Qin Dynasty)
         • The Myth (2005) (Qin Dynasty)
         • Dragon Blade (2015) (Han Dynasty)
      8. Romance of the Three Kingdoms films
         • Red Cliff (2008)
         • The Assassins (2012)
         • Three Kingdoms: Resurrection of the Dragon (2008)
         • The Lost Bladesman (2011)
         • Dynasty Warriors (2021)
      9. Medieval China films
         • House of Flying Daggers (2004) (Tang Dynasty)
         • Saving General Yang (2013) (Northern Song Dynasty)
         • Full River Red (2023) (Southern Song Dynasty)
         • Marco Polo (2014-2016) (Yuan Dynasty)
         • Reign of Assassins (2010) (Ming Dynasty)
      10. Qing Dynasty China films
          • The 36th Chamber of Shaolin (Master Killer) (1978)
          • Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)
          • 55 Days at Peking (1963)
          • Fearless (2006)
          • The Last Emperor (1987)

Fantasy

1. 1. 1. One Thousand and One Nights
         • The Thief of Bagdad (1924)
         • The 7th Voyage of Sinbad (1958)
         • The Golden Voyage of Sinbad (1973)
         • Aladdin and the Magic Lamp (1982)
         • Aladdin (1992)
         • Aladdin (2019)
      2. Disney Fantasy
         • Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)
         • Fantasia (1940)
         • Peter Pan (1953)
         • Sleeping Beauty (1959)
         • The Sword in the Stone (1963)
         • The Black Cauldron (1985)
         • The Little Mermaid (1989)
         • Beauty and the Beast (1991)
         • Brave (2012)
         • Frozen (2013)
      3. Robert E. Howard
         • Conan the Barbarian (1982)
         • Conan the Destroyer (1984)
         • Red Sonja (1985)
         • Kull the Conqueror (1997)
         • Solomon Kane (2009)
         • Conan the Barbarian (2011)
      4. Highlander
         • Highlander (1986)
         • Highlander II: The Quickening (1991) Renegade Version
         • Highlander: The Final Dimension (1994)
         • Highlander: Endgame (2000)
         • Highlander: The Source (2007)
      5. Lord of the Rings (film trilogy)
         • Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
         • Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
         • Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
      6. Harry Potter (film series)
         • Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone / Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (2001)
         • Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002)
         • Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)
         • Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005)
         • Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007)
         • Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009)
         • Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 (2010)
         • Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 (2011)
      7. Pirates of the Caribbean (film series)
         • Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)
         • Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest (2006)
         • Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End (2007)
         • Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011)
         • Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales (2017)
      8. Chronicles of Narnia (film series)
         • Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005)
         • Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (2008)
         • Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (2010)
      9. The Hobbit (film trilogy)
         • The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)
         • The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013)
         • The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014)
      10. Fantastic Beasts (film series)
          • Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016)
          • Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (2018)
          • Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore (2002)

Games/Sports

• • • American Football
      1. Jerry Maguire (1996)
      2. Any Given Sunday (1999)
      3. Varsity Blues (1999)
      4. Remember The Titans (2000)
      5. The Blind Side (2009)
    • Baseball
      1. Field of Dreams (1989)
      2. A League of Their Own (1992)
      3. Mr. Baseball (1992)
      4. Moneyball (2011)
      5. 42 (2013)
    • Basketball
      1. Hoosiers (1986)
      2. White Men Can’t Jump (1992)
      3. Space Jam (1996)
      4. Finding Forrester (2000)
      5. Coach Carter (2005)
    • Boxing
      1. Rocky (1976)
      2. Rocky II (1979)
      3. Raging Bull (1980)
      4. Million Dollar Baby (2004)
      5. Creed (2015)
    • Car Racing
      1. Days of Thunder (1990)
      2. The Fast and the Furious (2001)
      3. Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (2006)
      4. Speed Racer (2008)
      5. Ford v Ferrari (2019)
    • Hiking
      1. The Way (2010) (hiking)
      2. Mile … Mile & a Half (2013) (hiking)
      3. Tracks (2013)
      4. Wild (2014) (hiking)
      5. A Walk in the Woods (2015) (hiking)
    • Horse Racing
      1. The Black Stallion (1979)
      2. Seabiscuit (2003)
      3. Hidalgo (2004)
      4. Secretariat (2010)
      5. Ride Like A Girl (2019)
    • Outdoor Activities
      1. The Endless Summer (1966) (surfing)
      2. Blue Crush (2002) (surfing)
      3. Riding Giants (2004) (surfing)
      4. Everest (2015) (mountain climbing)
      5. Free Solo (2018) (mountain climbing)
    • Winter Sports
      1. The Cutting Edge (1992) (ice skating)
      2. The Mighty Ducks (1992) (ice hockey)
      3. Cool Runnings (1993) (bobsledding)
      4. Miracle (2004) (ice hockey)
      5. I, Tonya (2017) (ice skating)
    • Other Sports & Games
      1. Chariots of Fire (1981) (running)
      2. Bring It On (2000) (cheerleading)
      3. Bend It Like Beckham (2002) (football/soccer)
      4. Wimbledon (2004) (tennis)
      5. Invictus (2009) (rugby)

Hero/Superhero

HeroES

• • • Biblical Heroes (films & miniseries)
    • Greek Heroes (films)
    • Roman Heroes (films)
    • King Arthur (films)
    • Vikings (films)
    • Robin Hood (films)
    • Joan of Arc (films)
    • The Three Musketeers (films)
    • Zorro (films)
    • Other Heroes (films)

DC Superheroes

1. 1. 1. Batman (1966)
      2. Superman (film series) (DC Comics Movies)
      3. Swamp Thing (film series)
      4. Batman (film series)
      5. Jonah Hex (2010)
      6. Green Lantern (2011)
      7. Christopher Nolan’s Dark Knight Trilogy
      8. DCEU – DC Extended Universe
      9. Matt Reeves’s The Batman
      10. Joaquin Phoenix’s The Joker

Marvel Superheroes

1. 1. 1. Howard the Duck (1986)
      2. Blade (film trilogy)
      3. X-Men (film series) (Marvel | 20th Century Fox)
      4. Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man (film trilogy) (Marvel | Sony+)
      5. The Punisher (film series)
      6. Fantastic Four (film series)
      7. Ghost Rider (film series)
      8. Marvel Cinematic Universe
      9. Marc Webb’s The Amazing Spider-Man (film series)
      10. Sony’s MCU-Related Spider-Man (film series)

Other Superheroes

1. 1. 1. The Shadow (films)
      2. The Green Hornet (films)
      3. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (films)
      4. Judge Dredd (films)
      5. Spawn (1997)
      6. Mystery Men (1999)
      7. Unbreakable (2000)
      8. Hellboy (films)
      9. Hancock (2008)
      10. Kick-Ass (films)

Indian Cinema/Bollywood

• • 1. Ramayana: The Legend of Prince Rama (1993)
    2. Asoka (2001)
    3. Jodhaa Akbar (2008)
    4. Baahubali: The Beginning (2015)
    5. Mohenjo Daro (2016)
    6. Baahubali 2: The Conclusion (2017)
    7. Kesari (2019)
    8. Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi (2019)
    9. Brahmastra Part One: Shiva (2022)
    10. Adipurush (2023)

Japanese

studio ghibli

1. 1. 1. My Neighbor Totoro (1988)
      2. Grave of the Fireflies (1988)
      3. Kiki’s Delivery Service (1989)
      4. Porco Rosso (1992)
      5. Princess Mononoke (1997)
      6. Spirited Away (2001)
      7. Howl’s Moving Castle (2004)
      8. Tales from Earthsea (2006)
      9. Ponyo (2008)
      10. The Wind Rises (2013)

OTHER Anime

• • 1. Panda and the Magic Serpent (1958)
    2. Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro (1979)
    3. Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1984)
    4. Venus Wars (1989)
    5. Ninja Scroll (1993)
    6. Ghost In The Shell (1995)
    7. Ah! My Goddess: The Movie (2000)
    8. Steamboy (2004)
    9. Paprika (2006)
    10. The Tale of The Princess Kaguya (2013)

JAPANESE/Japanese-American FILMS

1. 1. 1. Seven Samurai (1954)
      2. Yojimbo (1961)
      3. Harakiri (1962)
      4. Shaolin Challenges Ninja/Heroes of the East (1978)
      5. The Karate Kid (1984)
      6. The Karate Kid Part II (1986)
      7. The Karate Kid Part III (1989)
      8. The Next Karate Kid (1994)
      9. 13 Assassins (2010)
      10. 47 Ronin (2013)

Killer/Cop/Courtroom

Killer/Gangster

• • 1. The Public Enemy (1931)
    2. Little Caesar (1931)
    3. Scarface (1932)
    4. White Heat (1949)
    5. Bonnie and Clyde (1967)
    6. The Godfather (1972)
    7. The Godfather Part II (1974)
    8. Scarface (1983)
    9. Goodfellas (1990)
    10. Se7en (1995)

Cop

• • 1. Bullitt (1968)
    2. Dirty Harry (film series)
       • Dirty Harry (1971)
       • Magnum Force (1973)
       • The Enforcer (1976)
       • Sudden Impact (1983)
       • The Dead Pool (1988)
    3. The French Connection (1971)
    4. Witness (1985)
    5. The Fugitive (1993)
    6. Speed (1994)
    7. Heat (1995)
    8. Fargo (1996)
    9. Traffic (2000)
    10. End of Watch (2012)

Courtroom

1. 1. 1. 12 Angry Men (1957)
      2. Witness for the Prosecution (1957)
      3. Anatomy of a Murder (1959)
      4. Judgment at Nuremberg (1961)
      5. To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)
      6. In Cold Blood (1967)
      7. Kramer vs. Kramer (1979)
      8. The Verdict (1982)
      9. A Few Good Men (1992)
      10. John Grisham films
          • The Firm (1993)
          • The Pelican Brief (1993)
          • The Client (1994)
          • A Time To Kill (1996)
          • The Chamber (1996)
          • The Rainmaker (1997)
          • Runaway Jury (2003)

Live-Action Adaptation

Graphic Novel (live-action)

• • 1. Tank Girl (1995)
    2. Ghost World (2001)
    3. Road to Perdition (2002)
    4. The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (2003)
    5. Hellboy (2004)
    6. Constantine (2005)
    7. A History of Violence (2005)
    8. Sin City (2005)
    9. V for Vendetta (2006)
    10. 300 (2006)
    11. Wanted (2008)
    12. Watchmen (2009)
    13. Kick-Ass (2010)
    14. RED (2010)
    15. Scott Pilgrim vs. The World (2010)
    16. Snowpiercer (2013)
    17. Edge of Tomorrow (2014)
    18. Atomic Blonde (2017)
    19. Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets (2017)
    20. Hellboy (2019)

Disney Live-Action Remakes

1. 1. 1. The Jungle Book (films)
         • Rudyard Kipling’s The Jungle Book (1994)
         • The Jungle Book (2016)
      2. Dalmatian (films)
         • 101 Dalmatians (1996)
         • 102 Dalmatians (2000)
         • Cruella (2021)
      3. Alice (films)
         • Alice in Wonderland (2010)
         • Alice Through the Looking Glass (2016)
      4. Maleficent (films)
         • Maleficent (2014)
         • Maleficent: Mistress of Evil (2019)
      5. Disney Princesses (films)
         • Cinderella (2015)
         • Beauty and the Beast (2017)
         • Aladdin (2019)
         • Mulan (2020)
         • The Little Mermaid (2023)
         • Peter Pan & Wendy (2023)
         • Snow White (2025)
         • Moana (2025)
      6. Christopher Robin (2018)
      7. Dumbo (2019)
      8. The Lion King (films)
         • The Lion King (2019)
         • Mufasa: The Lion King (2024)
      9. Lady and the Tramp (2019)
      10. Pinocchio (2022)

Monster/Horror

• • 1. Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1913)
    2. Nosferatu (1922)
    3. Alfred Hitchcock’s Jack the Ripper: The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog (1927)
    4. Dracula (1931)
    5. Frankenstein (1931)
    6. The Invisible Man (1933)
    7. King Kong (1933)
    8. The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939)
    9. The Wolf Man (1941)
    10. The Phantom of the Opera (1943)
    11. Captive Wild Woman (1943)
    12. Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954)
    13. Godzilla (1954)
    14. The Seventh Seal (1957)
    15. Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho (1960)
    16. George A. Romero’s Night of the Living Dead (1968)
    17. The Exorcist (1972)
    18. Steven Spielberg’s Jaws (1975)
    19. Island of Dr. Moreau (1977)
    20. Ridley Scott’s Alien (1979)
    21. Stephen King’s The Shining (1980)
    22. James Cameron’s Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
    23. Bram Stoker’s Dracula (1992)
    24. Sam Raimi’s Army of Darkness (1992)
    25. Michael Crichton’s Jurassic Park (1993)
    26. Arthur Miller’s The Crucible (1996)
    27. The Mummy (1999)
    28. Sleepy Hollow (1999)
    29. From Hell (2001)
    30. Underworld (2003)

News/Documentary, Travel, Noir & Mystery

News/Documentary

1. 1. 1. Nanook of the North (1922)
      2. Harlan County U.S.A. (1976)
      3. Michael Moore (documentary films)
      4. The Thin Blue Line (1998)
      5. An Inconvenient Truth (2006)
      6. Cave Of Forgotten Dreams (2010)
      7. Forks over Knives (2011)
      8. Amazing Grace (2018)
      9. RBG (2018)
      10. Won’t You Be My Neighbor? (2018)

Travel

• • 1. BBC’s Michael Palin’s Travels
    2. PBS’s Rick Steves
    3. Globe Trekker (1994-2017) with Ian Wright, et al.
    4. Anthony Bourdain
    5. Ewan McGregor & Charley Boorman
    6. Food Network’s Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives (2006) with Guy Fieri
    7. BBC’s Stephen Fry in America (2008)
    8. OLN’s Departures (2008-2010) with Scott Wilson and Justin Lukach
    9. Live Well Network’s Motion (2009-2010) with Greg Aiello
    10. ABC’s Rock the Park (2014-2020) with Jack Steward and Colton Smith

Noir

• • 1. The Maltese Falcon (1941)
    2. Casablanca (1942)
    3. The Big Sleep (1946)
    4. Key Largo (1948)
    5. The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)
    6. In a Lonely Place (1950)
    7. Sunset Blvd. (1950)
    8. The African Queen (1951)
    9. L.A. Confidential (1997)
    10. Mulholland Drive (2001)

Mystery

• • 1. The Hound of the Baskervilles (1939)
    2. Laura (1944)
    3. The Third Man (1949)
    4. Rear Window (1954)
    5. Dial M for Murder (1954)
    6. Vertigo (1958)
    7. North by Northwest (1959)
    8. Chinatown (1974)
    9. Blue Velvet (1986)
    10. The Usual Suspects (1995)

Orchestral/Musical/Theater

• • 1. The Wizard of Oz (1939)
    2. On the Town (1949)
    3. Singin’ in the Rain (1952)
    4. Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953)
    5. Guys and Dolls (1955)
    6. Oklahoma! (1955)
    7. The King and I (1955)
    8. West Side Story (1961)
    9. Mary Poppins (1964)
    10. My Fair Lady (1964)
    11. The Sound of Music (1965)
    12. Oliver! (1968)
    13. Fiddler on the Roof (1971)
    14. Cabaret (1972)
    15. Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)
    16. Grease (1978)
    17. Purple Rain (1984)
    18. Little Shop of Horrors (1986)
    19. Moulin Rouge (2001)
    20. Chicago (2002)
    21. Dreamgirls (2006)
    22. High School Musical (2006)
    23. Mamma Mia! (2008)
    24. Les Miserables (2012)
    25. La La Land (2016)
    26. The Greatest Showman (2017)
    27. A Star Is Born (2018)
    28. Hamilton (2020)
    29. In the Heights (2021)
    30. West Side Story (2021)

Period/Westerns

Historic WesternS

1. 1. 1. Montana & South Dakota (1823: frontiersman & fur trapper Hugh Glass)
         • The Revenant (2015)
      2. The Alamo, San Antonio, Texas (1836: Sam Houston, Davy Crockett, James Bowie)
         • The Alamo (1960)
         • The Alamo (2004)
      3. Oregon Trail (1845)
         • Meek’s Cutoff (2010)
      4. New Mexico (1877: Lincoln County War)
         • Young Guns (1988) (Billy the Kid)
      5. Missouri (1881)
         • The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007)
      6. O.K. Corral, Tombstone, Arizona (1881: Earps vs. Clantons)
         • My Darling Clementine (1946)
         • Tombstone (1993)
         • Wyatt Earp (1994) (Wichita-Dodge City-Tombstone)
      7. Wyoming (1899)
         • Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
      8. Osage Nation, Oklahoma (1920s)
         • Killers of the Flower Moon (2023)

OTHER WesternS

1. 1. 1. The Great Train Robbery (1903)
      2. Stagecoach (1939)
      3. Fort Apache (1948)
      4. Red River (1948)
      5. High Noon (1952)
      6. Shane (1953)
      7. Johnny Guitar (1954)
      8. The Searchers (1956)
      9. 3:10 To Yuma (1957)
      10. The Magnificent Seven (1960)
      11. The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962)
      12. A Fistful of Dollars (Per un Pugno di Dollari) (1964)
      13. For a Few Dollars More (1965)
      14. Cat Ballou (1965)
      15. Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)
      16. The Wild Bunch (1969)
      17. El Topo (1970)
      18. McCabe & Mrs. Miller (1971)
      19. Westworld (1973)
      20. Unforgiven (1992)
      21. 3:10 To Yuma (2007)
      22. True Grit (2010)
      23. The Magnificent Seven (2016)
      24. The Power of the Dog (2021)

Queen/King’s Secret Service/Spy

1. 1. 1. James Bond – 007 (film series)
         • Dr. No (1962)
         • From Russia with Love (1963)
         • Goldfinger (1964)
         • Thunderball (1965)
         • You Only Live Twice (1967)
         • On Her Majesty’s Secret Service (1969)
         • Diamonds Are Forever (1971)
         • Live and Let Die (1973)
         • The Man with the Golden Gun (1974)
         • The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)
         • Moonraker (1979)
         • For Your Eyes Only (1981)
         • Octopussy (1983)
         • Never Say Never Again (1983)
         • A View to a Kill (1985)
         • The Living Daylights (1987)
         • Licence to Kill (1989)
         • GoldenEye (1995)
         • Tomorrow Never Dies (1997)
         • The World Is Not Enough (1999)
         • Die Another Day (2002)
         • Casino Royale (2006)
         • Quantum of Solace (2008)
         • Skyfall (2012)
         • Spectre (2015)
         • No Time to Die (2021)
      2. The Manchurian Candidate (1962)
      3. Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan (film series)
         • The Hunt for Red October (1990)
         • Patriot Games (1992)
         • Clear and Present Danger (1994)
         • The Sum of All Fears (2002)
         • Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit (2014)
      4. True Lies (1994)
      5. Mission: Impossible (film series)
         • Mission: Impossible (1996)
         • Mission: Impossible 2 (2000)
         • Mission: Impossible III (2006)
         • Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol (2011)
         • Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation (2015)
         • Mission: Impossible – Fallout (2018)
         • Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning (2023)
      6. Bourne (film series)
         • The Bourne Identity (2002)
         • The Bourne Supremacy (2004)
         • The Bourne Ultimatum (2007)
         • The Bourne Legacy (2012)
         • Jason Bourne (2016)
      7. Mr. and Mrs. Smith (2005)
      8. The Good Shepherd (2006)
      9. Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011)
      10. Kingsman (film series)
          • Kingsman: The Secret Service (2014)
            
          • Kingsman: The Golden Circle (2017)
            
          • The King’s Man (2021)

Romantic Comedy

• • 1. City Lights (1931)
    2. It Happened One Night (1934)
    3. The Philadelphia Story (1940)
    4. Adam’s Rib (1949)
    5. Roman Holiday (1953)
    6. Harold and Maude (1971)
    7. Annie Hall (1977)
    8. Moonstruck (1987)
    9. When Harry Met Sally… (1989)
    10. Sleepless in Seattle (1993)

Science Fiction

1. 1. 1. A Trip to the Moon (1902)
      2. A Trip to Mars (1918)
      3. Metropolis (1927)
      4. Buck Rogers (1939) (serial)
      5. Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe (1940)
      6. The Day The Earth Stood Still (1951)
      7. The War of the Worlds (1953)
      8. 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
      9. Star Wars (1977)
      10. Close Encounters Of The Third Kind (1977)
      11. Invasion Of The Body Snatchers (1978)
      12. Star Trek film series (1979-2002)
      13. Alien film series (1979)
      14. E.T. The Extra Terrestrial (1982)
      15. TRON (1982)
      16. Dune (1984)
      17. The Terminator film series (1984)
      18. Back to The Future trilogy (1985)
      19. Blade Runner (1989)
      20. The Abyss (1989)
      21. Jurassic Park (1993)
      22. Independence Day (1996)
      23. Starship Troopers (1997)
      24. The Matrix (1999)
      25. A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001)
      26. Minority Report (2002)
      27. Time Machine (2002)
      28. Avatar (2009)
      29. Inception (2010)
      30. Dune (2021) & Dune: Part Two (2024)

Toon/Animated/CG (e.g., Disney & Pixar)

Cartoons

Top Cartoons of the 1980’s, 1990’s, and early 2000’s

• • 1. He-Man and the Masters of the Universe (1983)
    2. The Transformers (1984)
    3. Voltron: Defender of the Universe (1984)
    4. The Real Ghostbusters (1986)
    5. Disney’s DuckTales (1987)
    6. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987)
    7. Batman: The Animated Series (1992)
    8. X-Men: The Animated Series (1992)
    9. Disney’s Aladdin (1994)
    10. Star Wars: Clone Wars (2003)

Children’s Animated

• • 1. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)
       
    2. Pinocchio (1940)
       
    3. Fantasia (1940)
       
    4. Bambi (1942)
       
    5. Cinderella (1950)
       
    6. Beauty and the Beast (1991)
       
    7. The Lion King (1994)
       
    8. Toy Story (1995)
       
    9. Shrek (2001)
       
    10. Finding Nemo (2003)

Adult Animated

• • 1. Yellow Submarine (1968)
    2. Fantastic Planet (1973)
    3. Heavy Metal (1981)
    4. A Scanner Darkly (2006)
    5. Persepolis (2007)
    6. Sita Sings the Blues (2008)
    7. Waltz with Bashir (2008)
    8. Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009)
    9. Chico & Rita (2010)
    10. Loving Vincent (2017)

UK/British Empire Setting

• • 1. Brighton Rock (1947)
    2. Oliver Twist (1948)
    3. Dr. Who and the Daleks (1965)
    4. Daleks’ Invasion Earth 2150 A.D. (1966)
    5. The Man Who Would Be King (1975)
    6. Chariots of Fire (1981)
    7. Gandhi (1982)
    8. A Fish Called Wanda (1988)
    9. Sense and Sensibility (1995)
    10. Shakespeare in Love (1998)
    11. Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998)
    12. Elizabeth (1998)
    13. Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003)
    14. Pride & Prejudice (2005)
    15. The Other Boleyn Girl (2008)
    16. The King’s Speech (2010)
    17. Darkest Hour (2017)
    18. Victoria & Abdul (2017)
    19. The Favourite (2018)
    20. Emma. (2020)

Video Game

1. 1. 1. Super Mario Bros. (films)
         • Super Mario Bros. (1993)
         • The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023)
      2. Double Dragon (1994)
      3. Street Fighter (film series)
         • Street Fighter (1994)
         • Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li (2009)
      4. Mortal Kombat (film series)
         • Mortal Kombat (1995)
         • Mortal Kombat: Annihilation (1997)
      5. Wing Commander (1999)
      6. Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within (2001)
      7. Lara Croft Tomb Raider (film series)
         • Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001)
         • Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life (2003)
         • Tomb Raider (2018)
      8. Resident Evil (film series)
         • Resident Evil (2002)
         • Resident Evil: Apocalypse (2004)
         • Resident Evil: Extinction (2007)
         • Resident Evil: Afterlife (2010)
         • Resident Evil: Retribution (2012)
         • Resident Evil: The Final Chapter (2016)
      9. Doom (2005)
      10. BloodRayne (film series)
          • BloodRayne (2006)
          • BloodRayne II: Deliverance (2007)
          • BloodRayne: The Third Reich (2011)
      11. DOA: Dead or Alive (2006)
      12. Silent Hill film series)
          • Silent Hill (2006)
          • Silent Hill: Revelation (2012)
      13. Hitman (film series)
          • Hitman (2007)
          • Hitman: Agent 47 (2015)
      14. Postal (2007)
      15. Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (2010)
      16. Need for Speed (2014)
      17. Assassin’s Creed (2016)
      18. Warcraft (2016)
      19. Rampage (2018)
      20. Sonic the Hedgehog (film series)
          1. Sonic the Hedgehog (2020)
          2. Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (2022)

War

1. 1. 1. American Civil War
         • Gone with the Wind (1939)
         • The Red Badge of Courage (1951 & 1974)
         • The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976)
         • North and South (1986)
         • Glory (1989)
         • Gettysburg (1993)
         • Cold Mountain (2003)
         • Lincoln (2012)
         • Free State of Jones (2016)
         • Harriet (2019)
      2. American Indian Wars
         • Drums Along the Mohawk (1939)
         • Hiawatha (1952)
         • Davy Crockett: King of the Wild Frontier (1955)
         • Dances with Wolves (1990)
         • Last of the Mohicans (1992)
         • Geronimo: An American Legend (1993)
         • Squanto: A Warrior’s Tale (1994)
         • Hidalgo (2004)
         • Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee (2007)
         • Hostiles (2017)
      3. World War I
         • Wings (1927) (1st Academy Award for Best Picture)
         • All Quiet on the Western Front (1930)
         • A Farewell to Arms (1932)
         • Grand Illusion (1937)
         • Sergeant York (1941)
         • Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
         • Joyeux Noel (2005)
         • War Horse (2011)
         • They Shall Not Grow Old (2018)
         • 1917 (2019)
      4. World War II – Europe
         • Went the Day Well? (1942)
         • The Great Escape (1963)
         • Patton (1970)
         • Das Boot (1981)
         • Come and See (1985)
         • Stalingrad (1993)
         • Schindler’s List (1993)
         • Saving Private Ryan (1998)
         • The Imitation Game (2014)
         • Dunkirk (2017)
      5. World War II – Pacific
         • The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
         • Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970)
         • Midway (1976)
         • MacArthur (1977)
         • Empire of the Sun (1987)
         • The Thin Red Line (1998)
         • Letters from Iwo Jima (2006)
         • Flags of Our Fathers (2006)
         • Hacksaw Ridge (2016)
         • Oppenheimer (2023)
      6. Korean War & Vietnam War
         • M*A*S*H (1970)
         • The Deer Hunter (1978)
         • Apocalypse Now (1979)
         • Platoon (1986)
         • Good Morning, Vietnam (1987)
         • Full Metal Jacket (1987)
         • Hamburger Hill (1987)
         • Born on the Fourth of July (1989)
         • We Were Soldiers (2002)
         • The Post (2017)
      7. African Wars
         • Zulu (1963) (South Africa)
         • The Battle of Algiers (1966) (Algeria)
         • Black Hawk Down (2001) (Somalia)
         • Hotel Rwanda (2004) (Rwanda)
         • Blood Diamond (2006) (Sierra Leone)
         • The Last King of Scotland (2006) (Uganda)
         • Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom (2013) (South Africa)
         • Virunga (2014) (Democratic Republic of the Congo)
         • Beasts of No Nation (2015) (West Africa)
         • The Woman King (2022) (Dahomey – Benin)
      8. Middle Eastern Wars
         • Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
         • Cleopatra (1963) (Egypt)
         • Saladin (1963) (Crusades)
         • Kingdom of Heaven (2005) (Crusades)
         • The Hurt Locker (2008) (Iraq)
         • Zero Dark Thirty (2012) (Pakistan)
         • Argo (2012) (Iran)
         • American Sniper (2014) (Iraq)
         • 12 Strong (2018) (Afghanistan)
         • Beirut (2018) (Lebanon)

Yuletide-Christmas

• • 1. Miracle on 34th Street (1947)
    2. White Christmas (1954)
    3. Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer (1964)
    4. A Charlie Brown Christmas (1965)
    5. Frosty the Snowman (1969)
    6. National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation (1989)
    7. Mickey’s Christmas Carol (1983)
    8. Die Hard (1988)
    9. Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe (2005)
    10. Doctor Who (2005) Christmas Specials

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