Sub-genre’s of thrillers

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Sub-genres of thrillers 


Most common sub-genre's: 

  • Psychological thriller 
  • Action thriller
  • Crime thriller
  • Political thriller
  • Mystery thriller
  • Horror thriller 
  • Supernatural thriller

 

 

Psychological thriller:

 

  • Psychological thriller is a genre combining the thriller and psychological fiction genres.
  • It is commonly used to describe films that deal with psychological narratives in a thriller or thrilling setting.

 

Conventions:

 

  • Mystery 
  • Morality 
  • Mental illness
  • Substance abuse (drug abuse, alcohol abuse, etc.)
  • Multiple realities (alternate) 
  • Suspense 
  • Political conspiracy 
  • Pursuit
  • Murder 
  • Serial killings 

 

Typical characters:

 

  • Criminals, stalkers, assassins, private i’s, victims, psychotic individuals (mental illness), sociopaths, secret agents, terrorists, and cops 

 

Themes: crimes

 

  • Ransoms
  • Captivities 
  • Heists 
  • Revenge 
  • Kidnappings
  • Dirty investigators/cops 
  • Spies

 

Narrative:

 

  •  Action is suppressed and the 'thrill' factors are provided instead via investigations of the psychologies of the principal characters. 
  • Emphasises the unstable psychological states of its characters. The conflict takes place primarily in the mind of the protagonist. The audience need to vicariously (when the audience know more than the characters) see the world through the eyes of the main character. 


Examples:

 

  • Ma 
  • Fractured 
  • Doctor Sleep 



Action thriller: 

An Action Thriller uses physical action to create suspense within the film. Like a traditional Action film, this sub-genre will often have continuous motion and action including physical stunts, chases, fights, battles, and races. Often, these scenes will contribute to the overall sense of danger that the protagonist is facing.

 

Examples:

 

  • The Commuter 
  • 6 underground 
  • Anna 
  • Die Hard 
  • Kill Bill Vol.1
 

Narrative:

  • Problem encountered in a big/major city, in which the protagonists have to seemingly defeat the antagonist and their crew/members  

  Mission Impossible Rogue Nation, 2015. 


Mystery thriller:

A mystery film is a genre of film that revolves around the solution of a problem or a crime. It focuses on the efforts of the detective, private investigator or amateur sleuth to solve the mysterious circumstances of an issue by means of clues, investigation, and clever deduction. (Wikipedia) 


Mystery thriller openings:

 

  • Slow-paced 
  • Starts with the event 
  • Flashbacks
  • Fragments of information 
  • Curiosity  - audience don’t have a lot of information available 

 

Examples:

 

  • The woman in the window
  • Forgotten
  • Shutter island
  • Gone Girl    

 Gone Girl, Fincher, (2014) 
 

Supernatural thriller:

A Supernatural thriller is a subgenre that blends supernatural, paranormal, or otherworldly elements with a traditional suspense-driven plot. Often one of the main characters will have a supernatural power.


Examples:

 

  • IT chapter 2 
  • The Conjuring universe (all the other movies) 
  • Insidious universe (all the other sequels) 

 IT Chapter 2, 2019. 

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