Thriller Sub-Genres

A thriller sub-genre is where other film types overlaps with the characteristics of a thriller film. Sub-genres include;

Action thrillers Medical thrillers

Conspiracy thrillers Religious thrillers
Crime thrillers Techno thrillers
Disaster thrillers Spy thrillers
Drama thrillers Psychological thrillers
Erotic thrillers Political thrillers
Legal thrillers

Thriller sub-genre’s that inspire me at the moment are:

ð Action Thrillers: which generally feature a race against the clock and will contain lots of violence. Action thrillers usually contain a lot of guns, explosions and large complex set pieces for action to take place. They often have an element of mystery and crime within them too; key examples of action thrillers are ‘James Bond’ films, ‘Miami Vice’ and ‘The Transporter’.

ðPsychological Thrillers: which focus on the main characters mental and emotional side rather than the physical. They often include a large aspect of crimes within in the film, like serial killings; key examples of psychological thrillers are ‘Cannibal’, ‘Donnie Darko’ and ‘Red Dragon’.

ð Crime Thrillers: which feature a large amount of suspense to the audience about a successful or failed crime/s. Crime thrillers usually focus on the criminal/s rather than the police officers/investigator. Crime thrillers are very similar to Psychological thriller except they emphasise more on the action and physicality of the crime rather than the psychological aspect; key example of Crime thrillers include; ‘Seven’ (Se7en), ‘Dirty Pretty Things’ and ‘A History of violence’.

These types of thrillers inspire me at the moment as they have all the key elements I think a good thriller needs. I like to be able to follow the criminal through their mind by the actions of their crimes committed in a film and these help me in order to do so.