Sub-Genre

The romance genre is a highly popular genre, however over the years films made in this genre have considerably decreased. the genre of films was highly popular when black and white films were made in Hollywood, also known as the Golden Age Period of Hollywood with critically alcliamed actors and actresses. The Romance genre branches out to many sub genre's.

Romantic Drama- these genre of films tend to include an obstacle the two lovers face which prevents them from falling in love or being together. Examples of these films include:- The English Patient, A Walk to Remember, Casablanca

Chick Flicks- These films are associated with romantic films that target the female audience. They may not have romance as a key theme in the film but revolve around a fenmale character and her trails and tribulations. Examples include:- Means Girls, She's the Man, Dirty Dancing

Romantic Action Comedies- These films bring together romance and action. The main protagnist are uaully aganist each other and finding ways to bring one another down. Examples of these films include:- Knight and Day, Mr and Mrs Smith, This Means War

Romantic Thriller- These films blend together the romance and thriller genre. examples of these films include:- The Tourist, The Bodygurad, The Adjustment Bureau

Romantic Comedies- also known as rom-coms are a sub-genre themselves coming from the Romantic genre and Comedy genre of films. They usually consist of light-hearted and humourous storylines that entertain the audience leaving them in a happy/cheerful mood.

Examples of Romantic Comedy Films

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