Adaption
Based on Existing Fiction Based on True Events
Subgenre
Action/Adventure -Action Suspense-Thriller -Animal -Biker -Blockbuster -Chase -Comic-Book -Conspiracy -Costume -Desert Epic -Epic -Erotic -Escape -Expedition -Girls With Guns -Guy -Heroic Bloodshed -Hong Kong -In Peril -James Bond -Jungle and Safari -Man vs Nature -Martial Arts -Mountain -Rape -Sea Adventures -Serialized -Space -Straight Action -Surfing -Survival -Swashbuckler -Sword & Sandal/Sorcery -Techno-Thriller -Treasure Hunt -Undercover Comedy -Anarchic -Animals -Black/Dark -British Humor -Classic -Clown -Comedy Thriller -Comic Criminals -Dumb -Family -Farce -Fish-out-water -Gross-out -Lampoon -Mockumentary -Parenthood -Parody -Political -Populist -Pre-Teen -Re-Marriage -Romantic -Satire -School Days -Screwball -Sex -Slacker -Slapstick -Social-Class -Sophisticated -Spoof -Stand-Up -Stoner -Teen/Teen Sex -Urban Comedy Crime & Gangster -Bad Girl -Cops & Robbers -Detective/Private Eye/Mystery -Femme Fatale -Film Noir -Hard-boiled Detective -Law and Order -Lovers on the Run -Mysteries -Neo-Noir -Outlaw Biker -Procedural -Suspense-Thriller -Trial -Vice -Victim Drama -Addiction -Adult -African-American -British Empire -Chick-Flick/Guy-Cry -Childhood -Christmas -Costume -Diary -Disease/Disability -Docu-drama -Ethnic Family Saga -Euro-Spy -Fallen Woman -Gay and Lesbian -Generation Gap -High School -Holocaust -Investigative Reporting -Legal/Courtroom -Life Story -Love -Medical -Melodramas -Newspaper -Nostalgia -Political -Prostitution -Race Relations -Sexual/Erotic -Shakespearean -Showbiz -Small-town Life -Soap Opera -Social Commentary -Social Problem -Teen/Youth -Tragedy -Woman’s Friendship -Youth Culture Epic/Historical -Biblical -Greek Myth -Medieval/Dark Ages -Roman Empire Horror -B-Movie -Cannibalism -Classic -Creature Feature -Demonic Possession -Erotic -Ghosts -Gore -Gothic -Halloween -Haunted House -Macabre -Older-Woman-In-Peril -Psychic Powers -Reincarnation -Satantic -Serial Killer -Slasher/Splatter -Teen Terror -Terror -Vampire -Witchcraft -Wolf/Werewolf Musical/Dance -Ballet -Beach Party -Broadway Show -Concert -Dance -Folk -Hip-Hop -Operettas -Rockumentary -Stage Science Fiction -50’s -Action -Aliens/Extra-Terrestrial Encounters -Atomic Age -Classic -Cyber Punk -End of World -Fantasy -Lost World -Other Dimension -Outer Space -Post-Apocalyptic -Pre-historic -Robots, Cyborgs and Androids -Sci-Fi Thriller -Star Trek -Time or Space Travel -Virtual Reality War -Aerial Combat, Aviation -Anti-War -Civil War -Korean War -Prisoner of War/Escape -Revolutionary War -Submarine -Vietnam Western -Cattle Drive -Epic -Frontier -Gunfighter -Outlaw -Road-Trail Journey -Shoot-out -Spaghetti Western Hybrid Sub-Genres -Action Combat -Action Comedy -Alien Invasion -Autobiography/biography -Blaxploitation -Buddy -Buddy Cop -Caper -Comedy Musical -Coming of Age -Crime Drama -Crime/Caper Comedy -Disaster -Dramatic Musical -Espionage -Experimental -Fairy Tale -Frankenstien/Mad Scientist -Futuristic -Heist Caper -Historical -Hood -Horror Comedy -Indian War/History -Literary Adaption -Mafia/Mob -Military -Monster/Mutant -Period -Prison -Psychological -Quest -Religious -Road -Romance -Sci-Fi Action -Sci-Fi Western -Space Adventure -Space Opera -Space Western -Spoof Western -Sports -Super-Heroes -Supernatural -War -Western Comedy -Western Musical -Women in Prison -World War 1 -World War 2 -Zombies
Time Period
Prehistory Ancient history -Protohistory -Classical antiquity Post-classical history -Middle Ages --Late Middle Ages --High Middle Ages --Early Middle Ages Alternative history Modern history -Early modern period -Late modern period --Machine Age (1880–1945) ---World War I (1914–1918) ---Age of Oil (after 1901) ---Interwar period (1918–1939) ----Roaring Twenties (1920–1929) ----Great Depression (1929 – World War II) ---World War II (1939–1945) --Atomic Age (after 1945) ---Post-war era (1946–1962) ----The Fifties (1950–1959) ----Cold War (Soviet Union and United States, and their allies, 1945–1989 or 1991) -----Korean War (1950–1953) -----Vietnam War (1955–1975) ----Space Age (after 1957) -----The Sixties (1960–1969) --Post-Modern (Soviet Union and United States, 1973–present) ---Information Age (1970–present) ---The Seventies (1970–1979) ---The Eighties (1980–1989) ---The Nineties (1990–1999) ---The 2000s (2000–2009) ----War on Terrorism (2001–present) ----War in Afghanistan (2001–2014) ----War in Iraq (2003–2011) ---The Tens (2010–2019) ---The Social Age (2004–present) ---The Big Data age (2001–present) ---The Multimedia Age (1987–2007) Contemporary times Time travel Alternative future Near future Distant future
Subculture
Afrofuturism Anarcho-punk Anime fandom BDSM Beat Generation Biker Bills Biopunk Bodybuilding Bohemianism Bōsōzoku Bro Bronies Cacophony Society Casuals Chongas Cosplayers Cowboy Crusties Cybergoth Cyberpunk Dark culture Dead Heads Deaf culture Demoscene Dieselpunk Emo Fandom Freak scene Furry fandom Futurism Gamer Gangs Glam rock and glam metal Goth Gothic Lolita Greaser Grime Grunge Gutter punk Hacker Hardcore punk Hardline Heavy metal subculture High culture Hip hop/B-boy Hippie Hipster Industrial Jock Juggalo Juggling Junglist Kpopper/K-pop La Sape Lad culture Leather Low culture Maker culture Mangas Metalcore Military brat Mod Neo-Victorian Nerd New Romanticism Northern soul Nudism/Naturism Otaku Otherkin Pachuco Pinup Pokémon Prepper Preppy/Valley girl/Popular clique Psychedelia/Psychonauts Punk Queer culture Raggare Rave Riot grrrl Rivethead/Industrial Rockabilly Rocker Role-playing gamers Rude boy Science fiction fandom Scooterboy Scouting Skater Skinhead Soulboy Steampunk Stilyaga Straight edge Swing Kids Swinging Teddy Boy Teenybopper Trekkie Vampire lifestyle Video game culture Warez scene Zazou
Equality & Diversity
Disability Focused Minority Protagonist Race Relations Focused Passes Bechdel Test Minority-Centric LGBT+ Focused Disabled Protagonist Intolerance Focused Income Inequality Focused Immigration Focused Female Protagonist Female Centric Elderly Protagonist Elderly Focused Diverse Cast
Action Elements
Hand to Hand Combat Physical Stunts Pyrotechnics Vehicular Stunts Weaponry
Life Topics
Birth Childhood Foster Care Childhood Adventure Grad School Puberty Adolescence Middle school/Junior High Bar Mitzvah/Bat Mitzvah Loss of Virginity College/University Life Coming of Age Quarterlife Crisis Pregnancy Parenthood Mid-life Crisis/Middle Age Retirement Home/Nursing Home The Elderly Approaching Death Death Near Death Experience Afterlife
Drug Topics
Illegal Drugs Legal Drugs Rehabilitation
Super Powers
Physical or mental domination Physics or reality manipulation Superpower interaction Transportation and travel
Country
Afghanistan Albania Algeria Andorra Angola Antigua and Barbuda Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia and Herzegovina Botswana Brazil Brunei Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cabo Verde Cambodia Cameroon Canada Central African Republic (CAR) Chad Chile China Colombia Comoros Costa Rica Cote d'Ivoire Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Democratic Republic of the Congo Denmark Djibouti Dominica Dominican Republic Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Fiji Finland France Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Grenada Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Kosovo Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Macedonia Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Marshall Islands Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Micronesia Moldova Monaco Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar (Burma) Namibia Nauru Nepal Netherlands New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria North Korea Norway Oman Pakistan Palau Palestine Panama Papua New Guinea Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Republic of the Congo Romania Russia Rwanda Samoa San Marino Sao Tome and Principe Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Islands Somalia South Africa South Korea South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka St. Kitts and Nevis St. Lucia St. Vincent and the Grenadines Sudan Suriname Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Syria Taiwan Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Timor-Leste Togo Tonga Trinidad and Tobago Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Tuvalu Uganda Ukraine United Arab Emirates (UAE) United Kingdom (UK) United States of America (USA) Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Vatican City (Holy See) Venezuela Vietnam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe
Time of Year
New Year's Day Chinese New Year St Patrick’s Day Valentine’s Day President’s Day Superbowl SXSW Music Festival Rio De Janeiro Carnival Spring April Fool’s Day Thai New Year Coachella Valley Music Festival May Day Cinco de Mayo Memorial Day Mardi Gras Shrove (Pancake) Tuesday Ash Wednesday Good Friday Easter Sunday Glastonbury Canada Day US Independence Day Bastille Day Summer Wimbledon Lollapalooza Burning Man Mexican Independence Day Labor Day Veterans Day Autumn/Fall Oktoberfest Columbus Day Diwali Day of the Dead Festival Halloween Holi Colour Festival Remembrance Day Thanksgiving Christmas Day Winter New Years Eve
Illness Topics
Physical Psychological
Sport Topics
American Football Athletics Badminton Baseball Basketball Boxing Cricket Cycling Field Hockey Football/Soccer Formula 1 Golf Gymnastics Handball Horse Racing Ice Hockey MMA MotoGP Rodeo Rugby Skiing Snooker Swimming Table Tennis Tennis Volleyball Wrestling
Relationship Topics
Abuse -Abusive relationship -Child -Dating -Domestic -Elderly Activities -Bonding -Courtship -Dating -Engagement -Mating -Meet market -Romance -Singles event -Wedding By marriage -Husband -Polyandry -Polygamy -Polygyny -Wife-Open marriage Emotions and feelings -Affinity -Attachment -Intimacy -Jealousy -Limerence -Love -Passion -Sexuality Endings -Annulment -Breakup -Divorce -Separation -Widowhood Genetic -Cousin -Family -Kinship -Sibling Partner(s) -Boyfriend -Cohabitation -Friendship (romantic) -Girlfriend -Life partner -Same-sex -Significant other Practices -Bride price -Hypergamy -Infidelity -Repression -Sexual activity -Transgression Sexual -Casual Monogamy -Cicisbeo -Concubinage -Courtesan Mistress -Non-monogamy -Polyamory -Polyfidelity
Writer Style
Aaron Sorkin Akira Kurosawa Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor Alvin Sargent Andrew Niccol Annie Mumolo Ben Hecht Billy Wilder Bo Goldman Brian Helgeland Budd Schulberg Calder Willingham Cameron Crowe Carl Foreman Charles Brackett Charles Lederer Charlie Kaufman Christopher Guest Christopher McQuarrie Coen Brothers Craig Mazin Dalton Trumbo Dan O’Bannon Dana Fox Daniel Mainwaring David Mamet David S. Ward David Webb Peoples Dee Rees Deric Washburn Diablo Cody Donald Ogden Stewart Elizabeth Meriwether Eric Roth Ernest Lehman Frances Marion Francis Ford Coppola Frank Darabont Frank Pierson Frank S. Nugent George Axelrod George Lucas Gina Prince-Bythewood Graham Greene Guy Ritchie Harold Ramis Horton Foote Howard Koch I.A.L. Diamond Ingmar Bergman James Agee James Cameron James Furthman James L. Brooks Jay Dratler Jean Luc-Godard Jeb Stuart Jennifer Crittenden & Gabrielle Allan Joel and Ethan Coen John August John Cleese John Logan John Milius John Sayles Jonathan and Christopher Nolan Joseph L. Mankiewicz Judd Apatow Julia Hart Julius J. and Phillip G. Epstein Karen Croner Karen McCullah Katie Dippold Kelly Marcel Kevin Smith Kirsten Smith Kourtney Kang Laeta Kalogridis Lamar Trotti Larry McMurtry Lawrence Kasdan Lena Dunham Leslie Dixon Lesser Samuels Lisa Cholodenko Liz W. Garcia Lorene Scafaria Lucy Alibar Mardik Martin Max Landis Mel Brooks Melissa Stack Michelle Morgan Mindy Kaling Nancy Meyers Neil Simon Nora Ephron Norman Wexler Oliver Stone Orson Welles Paddy Chayefsky Paul Haggis Paul Schrader Paul Thomas Anderson Preston Sturges Quentin Tarantino Raymond Chandler Richard Curtis Robert Benton Robert Bolt Robert E. Sherwood Robert Hame Robert Riskin Robert Rodriguez Robert Towne Robin Swicord Rod Serling Ron Shelton Ronald Harwood Ruth Prawer Jhabvala Sarah Haskins & Emily Halpern Satyajit Ray Scott Alexander Scott Frank Sidney Buchman Sidney Howard Stacie Passon Stanley Kubrick Stephen King Steven Gaghan Steven Zallian Stewart Stern Stirling Silliphant Ted Elliott Tennessee Williams Terrence Malick Terry Gilliam Terry Rossio Terry Southern Tina Fey Tom Stoppard Vanessa Taylor Waldo Salt Walter Reisch Wes Anderson William Faulkner William Goldman William Rose Woody Allen