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Movie Story Types

Scott Myers

03 Mar 2014 • 1 min read
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Movie Story Types

Story Types

With movies, there are Genres. Cross Genres. Sub-Genres. Also Story Types.

Assumed Identity

Biopic

The [Blank] From Hell

Body Switch

Briefcase Full Of Cash

Buddy Picture

Chase

Chick Flick

Contained Thriller

Disaster

Fish-Out-Of-Water (FOOW)

Found Footage

Frustration Comedy

Gender Bender

Heist Movies

Martial Arts

Mistaken Identity

Mockumentary

Post-Apocalypse

Revenge

Road Picture

Slasher

Spoof

Sports

Ticking Clock

Time Travel

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