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Definition of a Thriller

A thriller is a genre which uses suspense and tension in a film. Thrillers main reason is to give the viewer a high level of anticipation, uncertainty and terror. A thriller is know to be adrenaline-rushing and fast-pasted.

ContextThere are many different sub-genres in a ‘Thriller’, these are;• Comedy thriller • Conspiracy thriller• Erotic thriller• Disaster thriller• Legal thriller• Political thriller• Supernatural thriller• Techno thriller• Psychological thriller Thriller also has hybrid genres which is when it blends two or more genres together, and one of these for example is the film, ‘The day after tomorrow’, which is a disaster thriller.

Sub-genreCommon subgenres are psychological thrillers, crime thrillers, erotic thrillers and mystery thrillers. Another common subgenre of thriller is the spy genre, which deals with fictional espionage. The horror and action genres often overlap with the thriller. Thrillers normally are psychological thrillers, crime thriller, erotic thrillers and mystery thrillers. One more common sub genre of thriller is spy genre, which is to do with fictional espionage. Often horror and action genres overlap with the thriller. Thrillers normally are psychological, threatening, mysterious and sometimes large-scale villainy e.g. espionage, terrorism and conspiracy, mysterious and sometimes larger-scale villainy like espionage, terrorism and conspiracy. Here are a few examples of films in their genre categories;psychological thriller; • Shutter island• The sixth sense• Side effects.Crime Thriller• Dark knight• Inception• The Bourne ultimatum Erotic Thriller• Basic instinct 2 • Killing me softly• UnfaithfulMystery thrillers• Sherlock Holmes • The illusionist• The prestige