The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word NOIR which also is the latest solution we found used in Wall Street Journal in 2022.
Film genre crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| NOIR | 48 % | 4 |
| HORROR | 11 % | 6 |
| ACTION | 9 % | 6 |
| SUSPENSE | 7 % | 8 |
| SCIFI | 7 % | 5 |
| DRAMA | 5 % | 5 |
| MELODRAMA | 2 % | 9 |
| ACTIO | 2 % | 5 |
| FARCE | 2 % | 5 |
| ROMANCE | 2 % | 7 |
| SHORT | 2 % | 5 |
| FANTASIES | 2 % | 9 |
| FANTASY | 2 % | 7 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Film genre
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- fantasy film
- parody film
- anthology film
- feature film
- hyperlink cinema
- fan film
- compilation film
- action film
- television film
- pulp noir
- mafia film
- spy film
Crossword Answer definitions
NOIR noun- Film noir.
- A production in the style of film noir.
- Of or pertaining to film noir, or the atmosphere associated with that genre
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result NOIR
- Film ___
- Roulette bet
- Black to Andre
- "The Dark Knight" genre influence
- "Pinot ___ / Roseanne Barr" ("The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt" lyric)
- Black, to Chirac
- Film genre
- Like Sin City
- "Touch of Evil" genre
- Dark crime fiction
More clues leading to the result HORROR
- King's genre
- Bloodcurdling genre
- Poe's genre
- Stephen King's genre
- "The Amityville ___"
- "The Rocky ___ Picture Show"
- Film genre not for the squeamish
- Genre dominated by King's English
- "Saw" genre
- 30-Down genre
More clues leading to the result ACTION
- Director's word
- Director's cry
- Soldiers see it
- "Lights, camera, ___ !"
- Chase scenes, shootouts, etc.
- Director's call
- Director's shout
- Fast-moving-film feature
- Movie director's cry
- Shout from Martin Scorsese
More clues leading to the result SUSPENSE
- Hitchcock's genre
- State in which you wait
- Film genre
- Hitchcock genre
- Fiction genre
- Whodunit ingredient
- Hitchcockian quality
- Hitchcock specialty
- Mental uncertainty.
- Basic ingredient of whodunits.
More clues leading to the result SCIFI
- Asimov's genre
- Bookstore aisle
- Bookstore section
- Futuristic genre
- Jules Verne's genre
- "Elysium" genre
- Movie genre
- Dick's field
- Hugo Award winner's genre
- Bradbury's genre
More clues leading to the result DRAMA
- O'Neill forte
- Stage offering
- "Don Carlos" for one
- Hamlet, e.g.
- Narrative work
- Serious play
- Serious play, usually
- Serious work
- Theatrical offering
- Pulitzer category
More clues leading to the result MELODRAMA
- Many a soap opera
- Soap opera genre
- Film genre
- Movie serial genre
- Soap, frequently
- Offering on the screen.
- Sensational action.
- TV offering.
- TV rerun.
- Type of entertainment.
More clues leading to the result ACTIO
- Film genre
- Legal action.
- Judicial proceeding: Lat.
- Legal right: Lat.
- Legal proceeding: Lat.
- Right, in Roman law.
- Deed, in Roman law
- Legal proceeding, at law
More clues leading to the result FARCE
- Light dramatic work
- Spoof
- Mockery
- Tomfoolery
- Feydeau specialty
- "Tartuffe," for one
- It's absurd
- Ridiculous comedy
- Marx Brothers' specialty
- Screwball production
More clues leading to the result ROMANCE
- 13-Down family
- Many a chick flick theme
- Movie genre
- Love story
- Steel work
- Genre with many 15-Acrosses
- Riddle, Part 3
- Danielle Steel's genre
- Steel genre
- Author Nora Roberts's genre
More clues leading to the result SHORT
- Comedian Martin ___
- Wiring problem
- Strapped for cash
- Knee-high to a grasshopper
- Funnyman Martin
- Lacking a quorum
- Like some tempers
- Lacking sufficient funds
- Unlike a shaggy-dog story
- Word before bread or cake