Melodrama films as listed in John Mercer and Martin Shingler's 2004 book "Melodrama. Genre, Style, Sensibility".

1 - 8: Sirk's Universal Melodramas
9 - 13: 'Sirkian' Melodramas
14 - 35: The Woman's Film
36 - 43: Romance / Doomed Love
44 - 54: Family Melodramas
55 - 65: The Male Melodrama I: The Male Weepie
66 - 72: The Male Melodrama II: The Action Melodrama
73 - 76: Maternal Melodramas
77 - 88: Musical Melodramas
89 - 96: Silent Melodramas
97 - 105: War Films
106 - 113: Gainsborough Melodrama
114 - 121: Historical Costume Melodramas
122 - 135: Aids, Gay, Lesbian and Queer Cinema
136 - 147: Film Noir
148 - 155: Western Melodramas
156 - 166: Psychological Melodrama
167 - 179: British Melodrama
180 - 186: 'Bollywood' Melodrama
187 - 194: Chinese Melodrama
195 - 202: European Melodrama