Genre
In compiling a database of films released in the UK the RSU allocates up to five genres to every title.
The list of genres is based on conventions commonly used by published sources including the Internet Movie Database (IMDb) and the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) website. The final list was decided following consultation with the UK Film Council Production Funds and other industry representatives.
We have available to download spreadsheets from 2003 - 2006 that contain the title and genre classification of every film released in the UK:
The list of genre categories used by the RSU is as follows:
- Action
- Adventure
- Animation
- Biopic
- Comedy (including romantic comedy)
- Crime
- Documentary
- Drama
- Family
- Fantasy
- Horror
- Musical
- Romance
- Science
- Thriller
