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Filmsite has always been interested in viewing films through their genre type. Film genres are various forms or identifiable types, categories, classifications or groups of films. (Genre comes from the French word meaning "kind," "category," or "type"). Genres provide a convenient way for scriptwriters and film-makers to produce, cast and structure their narratives within a manageable, well-defined framework (to speak a common 'language'). Genres also offer the studios an easily 'marketable' product, and give audiences satisfying, expected and predictable choices. Filmsite has selected a Top 100 Films comprised of the top 5 films for each of 20 different genres (including some sub-genres and other categories). The unranked 100+ film selections were based upon popularity, critical reviews and awards, box-office appeal, memorable films with the best screenplays (characters and stories), and classic status in the genre (or sub-genre) category. Some films could have appeared in more than one list or category of genre, due to their hybrid nature, but each film was only allowed one listing. See also > > Summary
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About Filmsite.org
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About Film Historian Tim Dirks
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Roger Ebert Endorsement
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Filmsite.org (aka Filmsite)
is an award-winning website for classic film buffs, students,
moviegoers and anyone else interested in the great movies of the
last century. Detailed plot synopses, review commentary and
Tim Dirks created the popular
filmsite.org website, aka Filmsite or Greatest
Films,
in mid-1996, and the site will celebrate its landmark 28th
anniversary in 2024. He has been writing about and reviewing
films on the site ever since. Tim originated
Filmsite and has remained its sole contributor,
manager, and editor - he adds significant content to the site
spanning all the years of cinematic history, often writes
blogs and other film-related articles, and has engaged in a
number of on-camera interviews about film.
Film critic and columnist Roger Ebert, author of
The Great Movies (2002), The Great Movies II (2005), and The Great Movies III (2010) made
many