Genre, Sub Genre

The genre of a movie is the category in which it is placed under, for example a film can be in the genre of Action or Thriller.

'The Others' is under the genre Thriller and the sub-genre Horror.

A Sub Genre is when a film falls under a genre within a much larger genre, for example, the film 'Friends with Benefits' falls under the genre Thriller and the sub-genre Romance, making it a romantic Thriller.