fantasy

Genres include fantasy, mystery, adventure, horror, allegory, fable, legend and epic.

under numerous genres, most commonly that of the more recently created romance and tragicomedy

Originally classified in the First Folio as a comedy, The Winter’s Tale has since been placed under numerous genres, most commonly that of the more recently created romance and tragicomedy.

Fairy Tale

This story is written in a Russian or Eastern European Fairy Tale style.

an intriguing mix of drama and comedy

Written by Shakespeare in Shakespeare's later years, The Winter’s Tale is an intriguing mix of drama and comedy.

romantic drama

but, more often than not, a moonlit night turns into Winter's Tale: an emotionally distant romantic drama that goes for lush, sweeping depth but comes up curiously cold and myopic.

romantic fantasy

Finally, Winter’s Tale (rated PG13) is a romantic fantasy about miracles, crossed destinies, and an age-old battle between good and evil set in a mythic New York.

Shakespeare’s great play of the irrational and inexplicable

The Winter’s Tale is Shakespeare’s great play of the irrational and inexplicable, illustrating how uncontrollable emotions can range across gender, country, class and age.

fantasy romance set in a mythic New York City and spanning more than a century

Winter’s Tale is the directorial debut of Oscar-winning screenwriter Akiva Goldsman (A Beautiful Mind) is fantasy romance set in a mythic New York City and spanning more than a century.

a Comedy written by English playwright William Shakespeare, who is widely considered to be the greatest writer of the English language

The Winter's Tale is a Comedy written by English playwright William Shakespeare, who is widely considered to be the greatest writer of the English language.

an urban fantasy as well as Neil Gaiman’s Neverwhere

A Winter’s Tale is an urban fantasy as well as Neil Gaiman’s Neverwhere.

Fantasy/Adventure

Its genre could be described as Fantasy/Adventure, for

a romantic fantasy drama

Winter’s Tale (released in the UK as A New York Winter’s Tale) is a romantic fantasy drama.

a fantasy historical novel with lots of transportation motifs

Winter’s Tale is a fantasy historical novel with lots of transportation motifs.

a 2014 supernatural fantasy, mystery and romantic drama movie

Winter's Tale is a 2014 supernatural fantasy, mystery and romantic drama movie.

a romance filled with all the hallmarks of classic Shakespearean comedy: complex relationships, emotions running wild, outlandish behavior

The Winter’s Tale is a romance filled with all the hallmarks of classic Shakespearean comedy: complex relationships, emotions running wild, outlandish behavior.

a magical fairy tale that combines comedy, tragedy, romance, and music in a way that only Shakespeare can

The Winter's Tale is a magical fairy tale that combines comedy, tragedy, romance, and music in a way that only Shakespeare can.

a comedy with a happy ending

The Winter’s Tale is a comedy with a happy ending, but there’s plenty of compelling drama along the way: murderous passions, man-eating bears, princes and princesses in disguise, and more.

the directorial debut of Oscar-winning screenwriter Akiva Goldsman () A Beautiful Mind

Winter’s Tale is the directorial debut of Oscar-winning screenwriter Akiva Goldsman (A Beautiful Mind) is fantasy romance set in a mythic New York City and spanning more than a century.

a roller-coaster ride from romance to tragedy to comedy and finally to a place of transcendent beauty that few other works of art have ever gone

The Winter’s Tale is a roller-coaster ride from romance to tragedy to comedy and finally to a place of transcendent beauty that few other works of art have ever gone.

a dramatised natural history special for BBC Two

A Winter’s Tale is a dramatised natural history special for BBC Two, following the odyssey of an extraordinary mother wolf through the frozen heart of Europe.