| A | B |
|---|
| Bipic (Biographical) Drama | Based in truth following a life or event of a person or group |
| Courtroom/Crime Drama | Relying on tensions from illegal activity and law |
| Dramedy | Using bits of humor throughout to purge emotions |
| Historical Drama | Relaying a specific time period or event in time |
| Melodrama | Appealing to heightened emotions shown a little more unrealistically |
| Mental Illness Drama | Deals with psychological issues and/or addiction |
| Political Drama | Centered around corruption in the government |
| Family/Romantic Drama | The psychological, physical, and communicative problems of marriage and children |
| Social Problem Drama | Arising to express a powerful lesson from current issues |
| Goal of drama | Tell an honest story of struggling humans |
| Character portrayal | Shown at their best and worst |
| Longest films | Dramas |
| Shortest films | Comedies |
| Dramas are most likely to win awards. When do they typically come out? | Spring |
| Drama film stories focus around what? | Realistic characters in conflict with themselves, others, or nature |
| Comedies elicit laughter, while dramas elicit | Emotions |
| Comedies deal with physical feats, while dramas rely on | Subtle actions and words |
| Type of drama for Shawshank Redemption | Crime/Courtroom |
| Type of drama for Forrest Gump | Historical |
| Type of drama for Juno | Dramedy |
