Sub Genres

Despite thrillers coming in all sorts of shapes and sizes, within thrillers are sub-genres, within which there will be a high degree of similarity.  

What is a Sub-Genre?

A sub-genre is a division/genre within a genre which makes the film more specific in detail when classifying the film.  For example: Psychological-thriller, Political-thriller, Erotic-thriller. 

Here are 3 Conspiracy Thrillers, which is an example of a sub-genre in Thrillers. 

SIMILARITIES:

In each of the 3 films, there is a main, male protagonist whom is followed most closely by the audience. Additionally, there is also a woman character whom acts as a backup-role of the male protagonist, but who is seen on screen a lot with the male character. The themes within these films are similar too, as they all include the twist of how its a conspiracy, which is designed to shock the audience whilst watching. 

Here is a list of Thriller Sub-Genres:

Personally, I find that psychological thrillers to be most exciting. They are done to confuse the audience and let them leave asking a load of questions, which i think is a great ay to end a suspenseful film. Our Opening Sequence for our Thriller which we are making has a lot of questions which are unanswered, which is used to keep the audience entranced into watching it.