Film genres

There are many type of genres in the industry, i have watched many of these in my time. I will name some of the genres that i know and have seen.
Comedy film are meant to amuse and humour the audience which are normally set to lighten the mood. e.g. Topic Thunder, Superbad
There are many types of comedy in the industry such as stand up, movies, theatres and many more. Comedy goes back centuries right back to the theatres.
Action Film usually include high energy, high energy and have a lot of stunts included. There the type of films that have the non-stop action battling between the two dimensional 'bad guys' and 'heroes'. e.g. James Bond
Adventure these are usually the exciting stories, very similar to or often paired with the action film. They bring the excitement into the audience e.g. Indiana Jones
Crime & Gangsta developed around the sinister actions of the criminal or mobsters, particularly bank robbers. e.g. American Gangster
Drama films that are serious, plot driven and portraying realistic characters, settings, life situations. These films would include the most realistic plots that would most relate to the audience as a day to day life.
Epics/Historical Films that include costume dramas, historical dramas, war films, medieval romps.
Horror films are designed to frighten and to invoke our hidden worst fears, often in a terrifying, shocking finale, while captivating and entertaining us at the same time in a cathartic experience. Horror films feature a wide range of styles.
Musical/dance films are cinematic forms that emphasize full-scale scores or song and dance routines in a significant way.
Sci-fi films are often quasi-scientific, visionary and imaginative - complete with heroes, aliens, distant planets, impossible quests, improbable settings, fantastic places e.g. Star wars
War films acknowledge the horror and heartbreak of war, letting the actual combat fighting. Saving private Ryan. The films that are produced about the war can portray images to the audience of what the war is like to them of how 'war life' was like etc.
Westerns are the major defining genre of the American film industry - a eulogy to the early days of the expansive American frontier.