Definition: Thriller uses suspense, tension and excitement as its main elements. Thrillers heavily stimulate the viewer's moods, giving them a high level of anticipation, ultra-heightened expectation, uncertainty,surprise, anxiety and/or terror. Films of this genre tend to be adrenaline-rushing, gritty,rousing and fast-paced.
Examples:Seven, No Country for Old Men, Silence of the Lambs, Untraceable, Mindhunters, Kiss the Girls,Along Came a Spider", Collateral and Copycat. Examples of crime thrillers involving heists or robberies includes The Asphalt Jungle, The Score, Rififi, Entrapment, and The Killing.
The Alfred Hitchcock films Suspicion, Shadow of a Doubt, and Strangers on a Train and David Lynch's influential Blue Velvet are notable examples of the type, as are The Talented Mr. Ripley, The Machinist, Don't Say A Word, Trapped, Flightplan, Shutter Island, Secret Window,Identity, Red Eye, Phone Booth, Psycho, The River Wild, Nick of Time, P2, Breakdown, Panic Room, Misery, Cape Fear, The Collector, Frailty,The Good Son and Funny Games.
From research I have discovered that there is a distinguishable difference between the audiences that go to see a thriller film. The differences in audiences usually are defined by the sub genre of the thriller film for example, psychological, horror, political, crime etc. Older audiences will be more interested in psychological/crime/political thrillers and the age range is usually between people aged 25-40. This is because mature audiences can better understand a complex story line with strong elements of drama.
On the other hand an action/horror/thriller will be more popular with a 15-25 audience age as they are more excited by special effects and action sequences, and the tension created by a horror.
On the other hand an action/horror/thriller will be more popular with a 15-25 audience age as they are more excited by special effects and action sequences, and the tension created by a horror.
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