There are many types of genres, and they can expand or change over time. This can sometimes happen by adding or omitting elements. This is often tailored to the intended audience.

Steel Magnolias is a great example of changing genres for a target audience. The original 1989 film was about a group of white, southern women and their friendship. It was remade in 2012, but this time was geared towards an African American audience. Same story, same characters, but a completely different movie to watch.

Another, very obvious, examples would be all of the Disney movies that are remade into live action movies. This is intended to appeal to a teen/adult audience.

Can you think of other movie examples, where the genre was changed to appeal to a different audience?

Dirk, Kerry. (2010). “Navigating Genres.”