Wednesday, 3 September 2014

Genres and Sub-genres of a Thriller

As Thriller is a large and vast genre, it is split into several smaller sub-genres within it.

Psychological Thrillers -  A psychological thriller is a fiction story which focuses on the psychology of its characters and their emotional states which push them into the situation they are in.

An example of a Psychological Thriller is Se7en

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Crime Thriller - A crime thriller is where the story revolves around the lives of criminals. It can be anything from the realistic to a good old-fashioned villain movie. Typically, criminal actions are glorified in these films.

An example of a Crime Thriller is Now You See Me.

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Action Thriller - Action thrillers are a more broad sub-genre. It can be anything that involves scenes of action, fights and violence. 

An example of an Action Thriller is The Dark Knight.

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Mystery Thrillers - Writer’s Digest separates “mystery” and “thriller” as “A ‘mystery’ follows an intellectual protagonist who puts together clues to solve a crime after it’s been committed, and a ‘thriller’ details the prevention of a crime before it has been committed.”

An example of a Mystery Thriller is Transcendence.

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