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Definitions per Literature Standards......Crime - seldom any mystery as to who criminal is Sub Genres: Noir (usually city, show anti-human themes) + True Crimes (some or all based on true facts) Mystery - Focuses on solving Puzzle. Danger usually on lower end of scale if any. Elements: A crime (usually murder), Unknown criminal, A protagonist (usually detective), Cover-Ups, Trail of suspects, Pursuit of criminal SubGenres: Police Process + Detective Trail + Cozy Mysteries (eg. Agatha Christie) + Who Done Its + Scientific (DNA, medical)Thriller - Focus is on a future event that could happen. Danger shown at very start. SubGenres: Horror + Psychological + Legal + Epic (eg. The Walking Dead) + SupernaturalSuspense - Tension through danger uncertainty. Viewer/Reader knows more than lead character & waits for lead(s) to put pieces together.
GENRE or TAG SAYS ROMANCE, but......romance not main focus / leads lacked chemistry / little to no skinship / I just wasn't feeling it.
ROMANCE IS NOT A LISTED MDL GENRE. Some may hint at or have a slight romance element but it is not the focus of the movie or drama & is easy to ignore.
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