Movies by Theme
Videos in the Media Resources Center, UC Berkeley
Bibliographies of works about various film themes

The Movies, Race, and Ethnicity

Alcohol and Drugs in the Movies

Ancient Greece and Rome in the Movies

Artists in the Movies

Children, Teens, and Families in the Movies & TV

Hollywood and The Beat Generation

Dance in the Movies

Disabilities in the Movies (includes representations of physical and mental disabilities; movies featuring psychiatrists and psychiatry).

Filmmaking and Hollywood in the Movies

Food and Drink in the Movies

Journalists and the Media in the Movies

Labor Themes in the Movies

Lawyers and the Legal Process in the Movies

Literary Adaptations

Movies and the Technological World

Music and Musicians in the Movies

Pre-code Movies
Notable movies made before the Hollywood Production Code [Hays Code]1934-1967

Period Films
  • Movies Set In or About the 1920s and 1930s
  • Movies Set In or About the 1950s
  • Hollywood's take on the 1960s

    • Politics and the Presidency in the Movies and TV

    Queer Cinema/Representation of Gays and Lesbians in Film and TV (includes move and TV represenations of homosexuality; films by gay and lesbian filmmakers; films involving cross-dressing and gender confusion).

    Religious Themes in the Movies

    Scientists and Doctors in the Movies

    Sports, Gaming, and Gambling in the Movies

    Terrorism in Film and TV

    Women Film Directors



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