Sub-Genres of Thriller Movies

Sub-Genres of Thriller Movies

In many movies there is always another genre that can tie along with it because of the element of that genre that the movie shows. Thriller movies usually have another element because this is what adds to the building of tension and suspense throughout the thriller. this hybrid mix benefits the movie because it adds to the edge of the seat effect that the movie already has. Sub-genres are a very effective mix to have, this is because it can attract a larger target audience, Several of the sub-genres are:

• Action - Inception (2010), The Dark Knight Rises (2012), Skyfall (2012)

Action -thrillers are a very effective because it not only packed with exciting fighting scenes but because of the thriller element it will include parts they may have a plot twist mixed in. Furthermore this comes off like double the tension, making the fighting scenes even more jaw dropping.

• Conspiracy - Enemy of The State (1998), Antitrust (2001), Vantage Point (2008)

Personally, i am not the most educated on Conspiracy-thrillers as I have not seen any. However from this mix, you can see that it is effective because it uses things that people may believe and added more suspense to keep the target audience questioning if the conspiracy is really true.

• Crime - Scarface (1983), Sincity (2005), Training (2001)

Now this type of hybrid is amazing, in Crime-thrillers, they purposefully have you wondering who has committed the crime, they may show you the dead victim and how they died but the actual murderer would have his face covered and gloves on to hide his identity from the audience.

• Disaster - I Am Legend (2007), San Andreas (2015), The Day After Tomorrow (2004)

• Horror - The Conjuring 2 (2016), Sinister (2012), Hostel (2005)

• Supernatural - The Babadook (2014), Drag Me To Hell (2009), White Noise (2005)

Many people get horror films and thrillers confused because of how similar they can be but every horror film has the element of thriller to really give it that last bit of heart-stopping suspense. Adding a supernatural element to it give it a more real effect because they do happen to people.   

Here is the rest of the list for the sub-genres of a thriller movie:

• Spy - Casino Royale (2006), True Lies (1994), The Man From U.N.C.L.E (2015)
• Medical - Side Effects (2013), Awake (2007), Pathology (2008)
• Mystery - 88 Minutes (2007), Hannibal (2001), Identify (2003)
• Political - Munich (2005), JFK (1991), Spy Game (2001)
• Legal - The Firm (1993), The Client (1994), Fracture (2007)
• Psychological - Fight Club (1999),  Shutter Island (2010), Zodiac (2007)
• Disaster - I Am Legend (2007), San Andreas (2015), The Day After Tomorrow (2004)