Title: Drama (film and television) - Wikipedia
Headings: Drama (film and television)
Drama (film and television)
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Types of drama in film and television
Dark drama
Docudrama
Docu-fiction
Comedy-drama
Hyper-drama
Light drama
Psychological drama
Satire
Straight drama
Type/genre combinations
Action drama
Crime drama
Drama thriller
Fantasy drama
Horror drama
Life drama (day-in-the-life)
Romantic drama
Science fiction drama
Sports drama
War drama
Western drama
Misidentified categories
Family drama
Melodrama
Crime drama / police procedural / legal drama
Historical drama
Medical drama
Teen drama
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Content: By story’s end, the hero resolves both problems. Examples of action dramas include Die Hard (1988) and the Mad Max series. Crime drama
Crime dramas explore themes of truth, justice, and freedom, and contain the fundamental dichotomy of "criminal vs. lawman". Crime films make the audience jump through a series of mental "hoops"; it is not uncommon for the crime drama to use verbal gymnastics to keep the audience and the protagonist on their toes. Examples of crime dramas include: The Big Short (2015), The Godfather (1972), and The Usual Suspects (1995). Drama thriller
In a drama thriller, the protagonist is often an unwitting hero reluctantly drawn into the story and must do battle with an epic villain to save the lives of innocent victims; the hero inevitably finds himself deeply involved in a situation involving insane criminals with a very dark past, who will threaten, double-cross, and kill anyone who stands in their way. According to screenwriter and scholar Eric R. Williams: