The Thriller Genre

The thriller genre is extremely popular.This is because it consists of tension, suspense and excitement. It is one of the only types of genre that can cause a rush of various emotions and moods.

Thrillers are extremely known for keeping the audience guessing on what going to happen next.The protagonist in thriller films are set against a mystery, a mission or an escape. Throughout the film, the main problem has tension building onto it, this makes the viewers more interested and it is also one of the main aspects that places specific thriller films into the thriller genre.

Thriller films such as The Silence of the Lambs, Inception and The Great Escape are excellent examples of successful thriller films. Each one of these films have twists, which are good to use when making a thriller film, due to it surprising the viewers and creating a sense of action and excitement.

In the thriller genre there are several different areas what each film cover, placing them into a specific type of thriller film. The different types are Action Thriller, Crime Thriller, Film-Noir, Phycological thriller, Science fiction thriller, and religious thriller.

Action Thrillers are usually very physical, containing stunts, chases, flights, races and fights. They also use props such as guns, bombs and knifes. Die hard, Kill bill, The Bourne Identity are extremely popular Action Thriller films.

Crime thriller plots usually insists of, serial killers, murderers, robbery or manhunt. The storyline also focuses on both the protagonist and the crime. The use both physocoligical aspects and action. Jagged Edge, The Fugitive, The Usual Suspects, these where all successful Crime thriller films.

Film-Noir is characterised by using black and white lighting effects, its was extremely popular in the 1940s and 1950s. the main character tends to be a cynical hero. Popular film that use this are The Maltese Falcon, Sweet Smell of Success and Sunset Boulevard.

Science fiction Thrillers insists of science based themes in them. They are noticed for using the typical villain and hero characters throughout the film using various of unexplored locations. Popular Science fiction thrillers would be Aliens, District 9 and Inception.