When cinema first came out, it was just about recording motions. At the end of the 19th century, recording motions and showing this to the audience through films had a significant impact on the watching audience. The films shown had the aim of showcasing the capabilities of the camera, which was a technical invention, more than artistic concerns. Along with Cinema of Attractions, considered as the first movement of cinema, manipulating motion besides recording it, would come into the picture as the ability of the camera and film, which were the main instruments of cinema.

The Film d’Art movement first emerged in France at the beginning of the 20th century, with the systematic adaptation of theatrical production to the cinema. The Film d’Art movement ensured that the cinema, which reached large audiences with the Cinema of Attractions movement, was performed with a qualified story, technical team, actors and directors. Cinema attained the status of “art” for the first time with the Film d’Art movement.

In absurd films, which fall outside the conventional understanding of cinema, visual, narrative, cinematographic, and genre-specific structures are distinctly subverted in a very short time, allowing the audience to experience a unique atmosphere.

At the beginning of the 20th century, the First World War (1914-1918) changed all of Europe. European countries entered a process of change that will shape our day in terms of matters such as economy, sociology, science, trade, industry and art. Cinema, which was still in its early stages at the time, became one of the main art disciplines that underwent this change. Cinema was permanently burdened with the effects of the First World War. German Expressionism was one of the movements that best conveyed this change experienced in cinema.

Following the Cinema of Attractions and Film d’Art, France was home to another movement that shaped cinema. French Impressionism, an avant-garde movement, soon replaced the Film d’Art movement, which rose to prominence with adaptations of theatre productions. French Impressionism was going to provide its audience with a cinema experience very similar to today’s cinema at a fairly early stage in the history of cinema.

Russian filmmakers developed the theory of Soviet Montage, which shaped the history of cinema as well as Russian history during and after the First World War. In accordance with the developed theory, many Soviet montage films were shot for about 10 years. Soviet Montage films brought a brand new competence to the cinema with their innovative montage techniques.With this competence that strengthens the narrative, cinema has become an important propaganda tool for the manipulation of the masses in Russia, which was dragged from the 1st World War to the October Revolution and the civil war.

A list of Turkish and foreign cult films that have been banned from screening in Turkey and many other countries around the world due to their erotic, horror, or political elements, or their disturbing content.

Between the two World Wars, the need for new and impressive propaganda methods emerged in order for the British people, who were struggling with the economic crisis, to hold on in unity. With the approach that emerged after long studies with the support of the British government, documentaries would not only be documenting, but also propaganda and commercial responsibilities would begin to be undertaken.

List of classic films; it features the most significant masterpieces from the early and middle periods of cinema history, many of which will go on to become cult classics over time.

French Poetic Realism is the movement in which the most effective methods emerge for the transition to a layered structure in narration in cinema. With the innovative narrative techniques used in poetic realist films, cinema has turned into an art discipline that can act liberally, politically and without rules when necessary. These new competencies made a significant contribution to the development of independent and world cinema, especially French cinema.

A wide-ranging compilation spanning from award-winning and best short films by world-renowned directors to cult and classic short films that have had a major impact on the evolution of cinema. By bringing together must-see short films made across various genres, movements, and theories, this list paves the way for interpreting cinema through the lens of the short film.

Italian neorealism is a film movement that started after the fascist Benito Mussolini administration after the Second World War, in which the effects of the war and socio-economic collapse in Italy are conveyed. Italian neorealism is one of the cinema movements in which the foundations of today's modern cinema are laid.

This list of cult films consists of foreign and Turkish films that are considered cult classics—regardless of categories such as "best," "classic," "new," "noir," "B-movie," "absurd," or "auteur cinema"—and whose status as cult films is determined by their audience.

A list of cult Turkish films—those that are considered, or should be considered, cult classics—alongside some of the best films in Turkish cinema.

Sex, torture, gore, psychopathic characters, and more. The terms "most disturbing" or "extreme films" correspond to the concept of "extreme cinema" in the literature. Although extreme cinema constantly pushes the boundaries further and further each day, its original starting point is actually quite “normal.”

To best explain the concept of “noir” cinema, a list of films from various genres—both Turkish and foreign—has been compiled, covering the subgenres of classic, neo, and future noir.

The list of religious films includes films related to religion, faith, and cults. The films on the list also offer perspectives on Islam and the Abrahamic religions, as well as on prophets, atheism, deism, and agnosticism.

The list of independent films (indie movies) consists of films created by directors and producers who aim to make cinema a vehicle for artistic expression rather than being driven by industry dynamics.

Mondo Film is a subgenre of exploitation cinema—which is already challenging—that pushes the boundaries of the viewer’s visual experience to its most unsettling extremes. Lynchings, executions, suicides, the slaughter of humans and animals, and severed or crushed limbs and heads are the defining elements of Mondo.

The Pre-Code era—which can be described as Hollywood’s first golden age and one of the most significant periods for the horror film genre—featured Pre-Code horror films, each a classic in its own right, produced amid pending censorship laws.

Each film on the list must be evaluated independently. Rather than glorifying or exploiting themes of love, affection, or passion, the films focus on "obstacles"—one of the story’s core structural elements—and the profound impact these obstacles have on the characters.

The Cult Gore Films List consists of gore films from various genres and subgenres—many of which are considered cult classics, banned, or disturbing—that are closely associated with exploitation cinema within the realm of extreme cinema.

The "KültAlt War Movies" list aims to highlight how humanity is put to the test by war, its most destructive creation. Rather than a visual feast, what you’ll find in each film is plenty of blood, death, psychological trauma, massacres, and perversion at the highest levels of authority.

Nazisploitation films—a subgenre that has taken upon itself (!) the responsibility of teaching history—actually find the most striking way to depict sexuality, sadism, and torture in exploiting the inhumane workings of Nazi Germany.

Sexploitation films are movies aimed at audiences 18 and older that are based on nudity, eroticism, and sex; they have generally become a subgenre of erotic cinema and are sometimes pornographic. Together with their subgenres, sex exploitation films constitute the broadest category within exploitation cinema.

Although Turksploitation (Turkish Exploitation) films—along with many others—are often grouped under the broader category of “Fantastic Turkish Cinema,” this does not mean that Turksploitation films are any less of an important part of exploitation cinema.