Types of films

[Boadicea]

Hello!

I've been working with vocabulary related to films, but I couldn't find a word to describe this type of film:

• It deals with a love story, or somebody's struggles for survival, etc
• The main characters have to go through very difficult situations.
• It usally has a sad ending (main character dies, the love of his/her life dies or loves someone else, etc)
• Examples of this type of film: Casablanca, Love Story, (the type that makes you cry your heart out)

In Spanish we use the word "drama" to describe these films, but I don't think it applies in English.

Could you help me?

[Ouisch]

They're called dramas in English, too. If there is a love story involved, we sometimes refer to it as a "romantic drama."

[Boadicea]

Thanks!

I thought you could only use drama to refer to a play (theatre).

Thanks very much!