Features and Types of Thriller Films

Although most thrillers will be unique in that they have their own story (with the exception of remakes), different actors and a different look / feel, there are features that will be used repeatedly within the genre. I think this may be to attract audiences, especially people who like this genre in particular, and make the film more accessible and familiar.


Thrillers are typically focused on the protagonist's point of view, and include some kind of conflict between this protagonist and an antagonist, right and wrong, or good and evil. 


Types of Thriller Film - 

• Psychological thriller - 
  
• Crime thriller - 
• Political Thriller - 
• Legal thriller
• Spy thriller 
• Action-adventure thriller 
• Medical thriller
• Police thriller
• Romantic thriller 
• Historical thriller 
• Religious thriller
• High-tech thriller
• Military thriller  

There are also films that combine 'thriller' with another popular genre. For example horror / thriller films may retain some features of thrillers - high levels of anticipation and suspense.


Thrillers often overlap with mystery stories but are distinguished by the structure of their plots. Jeopardy and violent confrontations are standard plot elements in the mystery-thriller genre, unlike in the mystery genre where the story is more downbeat and dramatic. 


Thriller and Crimes often overlap.However, pure crime films/novels focus on a specific crime or set of crimes, and solving the mystery or tracking down the criminal(s), with no or little violence but more drama throughout. Thrillers are usually fiction-based and fast in pace, while crime fiction tend to be more leisurely paced, dramatic and realistic. 

by Rebecca and Lauren