Yesterday, I posted playwrights which I’ve gotten over the last fifteen years.
Today, I have a list of movie genres I’ve gotten from an audience or seen improvisers perform. This is by no means a complete list, nor have I made much attempt to organize beyond my own quick mental categorization. It reflects the cultural, identity and gender biases of Seattle improv audiences over the last fifteen years (especially when it comes to the list of directors). And I’m sure the categorization reflects some of my own biases.
- Action
- Adventure
- Children’s
- Serialized
- Pirate / Swashbuckler
- Exploration
- Buddy Cops
- Disaster
- Monster Movie
- Transportation Disaster
- Natural Disaster
- Hong Kong Action Cinema
- Wuxia
- Kung Fu
- Post Apocalypse
- Superhero
- Video Game Movie
- Adventure
- Animated Movie
- Anime
- Traditional Animation
- Rotoscoped
- Claymation
- Live Action Animation Hybrid
- Pixar / CGI
- Bollywood
- Double-Role
- Lost-and-Found
- Masala Film (Mix of Action / Romance / Comedy)
- Muslim Social
- Mafia Film
- Horror
- Snake Film
- Road Movie
- Chick Flick
- Romantic Comedy
- Girlfriend Flick
- Crime Move
- Gangster
- Heist / Caper
- Procedural
- See Also: Film Noir, Thriller
- Comedy
- Black Comedy
- Bromance
- Mockumentary
- Romantic
- Parody
- Slapstick
- Teen / High-School Movie
- Directors With Their Own Genre
- Woody Allen (I know)
- Wes Anderson
- Ken Burns
- Sofia Coppola
- Jackie Chan
- Akira Kurosawa
- Werner Herzog
- Spike Lee
- David Lynch
- Alfred Hitchcock
- Quintin Tarantino
- John Woo
- Drama
- Coming-of-Age Movie
- Hallmark Movie
- Hallmark Christmas Movie
- Romance Film
- Historical Romance
- Romantic Fantasy
- Romantic Action
- Romantic Thriller
- Romantic Comedy
- Documentary
- Biographical Film / Biopic
- Musical Biopic
- Rockumentary / Concert Film
- Educational Film
- Anti-Drug PSA
- Nature Film
- Observational
- Political Cinema
- Propaganda Film
- Biographical Film / Biopic
- Disney
- Princess Movie
- Classic Animation
- Exploitation / Grindhouse
- Blaxploitation
- Carsploitation
- Nudist Films
- Outlaw Biker Movie
- Sexual Assault/Revenge Movie
- Sexploitation
- Splatter Films
- Fantasy
- High Fantasy
- Dark Fantasy
- Sword and Sorcery
- Fairy Tails
- Urban/Contemporary Fantasy
- Magical Realism
- French New Wave
- Film Noir
- Hard Boiled Detective
- Neo Noir
- Psychological Thriller
- Crime Caper
- Love Triangle
- Horror
- Black Horror
- Gothic Horror
- Monster
- Paranormal
- Psychological Horror
- Slasher
- Survival
- Zombie
- Outbreak
- See Also: Thriller
- Historical
- Alternate History
- Epic Historical
- Biblical Epic
- Period Movie
- Independent Film
- Student Film
- Musical
- Aqua Musical
- Rock Opera
- SciFi
- 50s
- Dystopian
- Serial
- Space Opera
- Speculative
- Punk
- Atompunk
- Cyberpunk
- Steampunk
- Utopian
- Silent Movie
- Sports Underdog Story
- Thriller
- Spy
- Conspiracy
- Legal Thriller / Courtroom Movie
- Psychological
- Serial Killer
- Western
- Empire Western
- Epic Western
- Marshall Western
- Outlaw Western
- Revenge Western
- Spaghetti Western
- Space Western
- War Film
- Anti-War
- Comedy
- Documentary
- Submarine
- Propaganda
Tony Beeman has lived in Seattle as a writer, performer, director and software developer since 1998. In addition to performing, directing and serving as Artistic Associate at Unexpected Productions in Pike Place Market, Tony performs regularly with 4&20 Improv, Seattle Experimental Theater, and Improv Anonymous. He has taught workshops in seven countries. His Myers-Briggs Type Indicator is INFP.