Sub genres of a thriller

Sub genres of a thriller:

-Action Thriller

A film where there is a focus on the action, it is more common in movies than novels due to the visual appeal of expolisions and violence. They deal with semi-realistic storylines, and the majority contain terroists, crime fighitng etc.

e.g. Jason Bourne/ the Bourne series 

-Crime Thriller

This subgenre focuses on crime.

 e.g. Sherlock Holmes

-Disaster Thriller

In this subgenre usually a natural disaster takes place, then the anatgonist is trying to stop the disater and save the world or, just save theirselves or even loved ones.

e.g. 2012

-Medical Thriller

This subgenre is usually used for medical purposes, a typical plot is hwere a deadly virus is leaked to the public and the antagonist is trying to save the human race from this tragdey.

e.g. Contagion

-Legal Thriller

These films usually involve the protagonist, being the lawyers, who has to fight a case that threatnes their client. The film will surround a court case being fought in and outside of the courtroom.

e.g. Erin Brockovich

-Mystery Thriller

These films are both mysteries and thrilers. These films are described to be quite ‘fast-paced’, with the protagonist trying to prevent another serious crime with no legal help.

e.g. Sixth Sense

-Religious Thriller

This subgenre mixes the myths of religion and history into an action packed mystery. There are historical or religous object involved, with differet groups of people after these objects.

e.g. Davinci Code

-Romantic Thriller

These films mix love and thrilling storylines, ther majority were once novels made into films. The plot follows a relationship between two lovers, with tension and secrets.

e.g. Red Riding hood

-Spy Thriller 

This subgenre focuses on adventures of field agents or ex-agents. They invlove the villain/villains in an organsed group, witht the agent being the protagonist who is helped by an agency. 

e.g. James Bond

-Supernatural Thriller

In these films, there are normally inhuman elements that are introduced. The characters have supernatural abilities or is set in a supernatural background. The antagonists usually try to help these inhuman people.

e.g.The X Files