Sicario, rated one of the best action films of 2016, recieved great critical reviews. As advertised on their poster below. The films directer, Denis Villeneuve, is also very well known for Arrival (2016) and Prisoners (2013) staring Jake Gyllenaal and Hugh Jackman; which thinking about it is probably one of my favourite films coming out of this hybrid mystery/drama genre. Anyway, Sicario is a very intense picture which fits in nicely to the thriller/action genre along with films such as Taken, the first one of course while the other two aren't so good, and even 13 Hours which i watched recently and heavily enjoyed, definately one to recommend if this is your genre.
This heavily action packed genre is one for the types of people who love a good call of duty war video-game. Also normally consisting of a massive disruption in the middle/beginnin of the film to influence the plot and spark it into action as soon as possible. Which compared to drama's for example care a lot attention into character development and the overall storyline.
On the other end of the spectrum is The Station Agent (2003) which is a brilliant independant film staring Peter Dinklage, now claiming his fame from Game of Thrones, and Bobby Cannavale (pictured together below right). The film had an estimated budget of $500,000 and grossed around 10 times that. The genre for this film is a very good example of a hybrid comedy/drama genre. The fact of it being a drama, just like other dramas, is that it's normally the case where the audience create and feel strong emotional relationships towards a number of the main characters. In this films case, all 3 main characters, where *spoiler alert* a love interest is created later on in the story. If/when creating a title sequence or short film this will be the type of genre i'll be interested in creating.
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