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  • Adventure Films - Films depicting some risky undertaking, usually fictional or based on legend
  • Animated Films - Films using sequences of images to create the illusion of movement
  • Biographical Films - Movies depicting the events of a person's life
  • Comedy Films - Generally humorous films that are intended to amuse possibly by exaggeration or parody
  • Crime Films - Dramatic, action or thriller films about criminal characters such as gangsters
  • Documentary Films - Films that generally present factual information about persons and events
  • Drama Films - Generally serious films that portray realistic stories and characters
  • Epic Films - Historical, legendary or other dramatic films usually involving heroic characters or events
  • Libertarian Films, Top 20 - The 20 best libertarian films, according to the editors of the Orange County Register, in 1999
  • Mystery Films - Suspenseful films typically leading to exposure of some concealed fact, e.g., about a crime
  • Science Fiction Films - Speculative or quasi-scientific films typically depicting futuristic or imaginary settings
  • Western Films - Films portraying stories set in the American frontier, usually in the 19th century
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Articles

Inspiration on Film, by Robert James Bidinotto, The Daily Objectivist, 6 Sep 1999
List of film classics grouped by inspirational categories
"Fellow Inspiration Seekers: ... my list focuses more narrowly on films possessing some inspirational quality or uplifting element. Even the tragedies on my list have grand or idealistic aspirations, while the lighter-weight romances are, for all their fluff, wonderful emotional tonics."
Liberty at the Movies, by David Boaz, 20 Jun 2005
Short reviews of "some all-time favorite libertarian movies"
"Today's topic is libertarian movies from Hollywood -- and there have been more than you might think. Shenandoah, a 1965 film ... Amistad (1997) ... The Castle was produced in Australia in 1997... in 1999 I also enjoyed The Winslow Boy ... So Big (1953) ... The Palermo Connection (1990) ... Pacific Heights (1990) ... My Beautiful Laundrette, made for British television in 1985."
Memorial Day Alternative, by Butler Shaffer, 16 May 2007
Short summaries of anti-war films with rankings in terms of importance
"Memorial Day is one holiday on which I often hold an 'Anti-War Film Festival,' ... Joyeux Noel ... The King of Hearts ... Paths of Glory ... Oh! What a Lovely War ... Johny Got His Gun ... All Quiet on the Western Front ... The Deer Hunter ... Gallipoli ... Shenandoah ... Catch-22 ... Slaughterhouse-Five ... Dr. Strangelove ... Wag the Dog ... The Quiet American ... Aftermath: The Remnants of War ... The Americanization of Emily ..."
More Anti-War Films, by Butler Shaffer, 21 May 2007
Related Topic: Duck Soup
More short summaries of anti-war films with rankings in terms of importance, follow-up to "Memorial Day Alternative"
"... a number of anti-war films to be watched over the Memorial Day weekend ... Why We Fight ... Children of Men ... Breaker Morant ... Platoon ... Full Metal Jacket ... A Very Long Engagement ... The Battle of Algiers ... Duck Soup ... Hearts and Minds ... Grand Illusion ... Das Boot ... Letters From Iwo Jima ..."

Books

Miss Liberty's Guide to Film and Video: Movies for the Libertarian Millennium
    by Jon Osborne, 2001