Introduction to film Discussion 1
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ENG225ApprovedFilmList_NathanPritts_2020.0625.docxCreated by Dr. Nathan Pritts and Dr. James Meetze (2020)
Throughout this class, you will be able to select a film to use as the basis for your analysis. This is a list of approved choices.
NOTE: If you would like to write about a film that is not on this list, you must email your professor in advance. If you write about an unapproved film option in this class you may not receive credit.
Many of the films on these lists are sourced from the Ten AFI Top 10 lists, where you will find additional information and resources. Please note, though, that the different AFI Top 10 lists include films that are not approved.
Drama
“Drama” can be defined as a category of narrative film intended to be more serious than humorous in tone, however, drama is often qualified with additional genre-defining terms that specify its particular sub-genre.
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1959 |
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1959 |
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1961 |
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1967 |
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1970 |
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1989 |
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1991 |
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1991 |
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1991 |
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2010 |
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2014 |
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2015 |
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2015 |
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2016 |
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2017 |
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2018 |
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2018 |
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2018 |
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2019 |
Biographical Drama
A “biographical drama” is a film that dramatizes the life of a non-fictional or historically-based person or group of people.
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Film |
Year |
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1992 |
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2008 |
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2013 |
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2013 |
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2013 |
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2013 |
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2014 |
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2016 |
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2016 |
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2018 |
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2019 |
Courtroom drama
AFI defines "courtroom drama" as a genre of film in which a system of justice plays a critical role in the film's narrative.
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Film |
Year |
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1962 |
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1957 |
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1979 |
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1982 |
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1992 |
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1957 |
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1959 |
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1967 |
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1988 |
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1961 |
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2019 |
Epic
AFI defines "epic" as a genre of large-scale films set in a cinematic interpretation of the past.
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Film |
Year |
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1962 |
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1959 |
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1993 |
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1939 |
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1960 |
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1997 |
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1930 |
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1998 |
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1981 |
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1956 |
Fantasy
AFI defines "fantasy" as a genre in which live-action characters inhabit imagined settings and/or experience situations that transcend the rules of the natural world.
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Film |
Year |
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2001 |
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1946 |
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1933 |
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1947 |
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1989 |
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1950 |
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1993 |
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1924 |
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1988 |
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Gangster
AFI defines the "Gangster film" as a genre that centers on organized crime or maverick criminals in a modern setting.
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Film |
Year |
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1972 |
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1990 |
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1974 |
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1949 |
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1967 |
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1932 |
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1994 |
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1931 |
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1931 |
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1983 |
Mystery
AFI defines "mystery" as a genre that revolves around the solution of a crime.
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Film |
Year |
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1958 |
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1974 |
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1954 |
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1944 |
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1949 |
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1941 |
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1959 |
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1986 |
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1954 |
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1995 |
Romantic comedy
AFI defines "romantic comedy" as a genre in which the development of a romance leads to comic situations.
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Film |
Year |
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1931 |
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1977 |
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1934 |
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1953 |
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1940 |
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1989 |
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1949 |
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1987 |
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1971 |
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1993 |
Science fiction
AFI defines "science fiction" as a genre that marries a scientific or technological premise with imaginative speculation.
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Film |
Year |
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1968 |
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1977 |
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1982 |
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1971 |
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1951 |
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1982 |
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1979 |
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1991 |
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1956 |
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1985 |
Sports
AFI defines "sports" as a genre of films with protagonists who play athletics or other games of competition.
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Film |
Year |
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1980 |
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1976 |
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1942 |
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1986 |
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1988 |
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1961 |
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1980 |
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1979 |
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2016 |
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1996 |
Western
AFI defines "western" as a genre of films set in the American West that embodies the spirit, the struggle, and the demise of the new frontier.
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Film |
Year |
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1956 |
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1952 |
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1953 |
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1992 |
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1948 |
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1969 |
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1969 |
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1971 |
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1939 |
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1965 |
Horror/Thriller
The “horror” genre includes films that seek to elicit fear for entertainment purposes.
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Film |
Year |
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1960 |
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1975 |
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1973 |
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1991 |
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1968 |
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1955 |
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1980 |
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2014 |
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2014 |
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2017 |
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2019 |
