These are all examples of Thriller Sub-Genres which are influenced by many different aspects of culture and technology.
Conspiracy thriller:
Conspiracy thriller:
A conspiracy thriller is a thriller which is built up by rumours, lies, propaganda, and counter-propaganda built upon one another until what is conspiracy and what is coincidence becomes an undecidable question.
A common theme in a Conspiracy thriller is that characters discovering a secretive conspiracy may be unable to tell what is true about the conspiracy, or even what is real. The protagonists of conspiracy thrillers are often journalists or amateur investigators who find themselves (often inadvertently) pulling on a small thread which unravels a vast conspiracy that ultimately goes "all the way to the top"Crime thriller:
This particular genre is a hybrid type of both crime films and thrillers that offers a suspenseful account of a successful or failed crime or crimes. These films often focus on the criminal(s) rather than a policeman. Crime thrillers usually emphasise action over psychological aspects. Central topics of these films include serial killers/murders, robberies, chases, shootouts, heists and double-crosses. Some examples of crime thrillers involving murderers include, Seven, A Perfect Murder and No Country for Old Men.
This particular genre is a hybrid type of both crime films and thrillers that offers a suspenseful account of a successful or failed crime or crimes. These films often focus on the criminal(s) rather than a policeman. Crime thrillers usually emphasise action over psychological aspects. Central topics of these films include serial killers/murders, robberies, chases, shootouts, heists and double-crosses. Some examples of crime thrillers involving murderers include, Seven, A Perfect Murder and No Country for Old Men.
Disaster thriller:
In which the main conflict is due to some sort of natural or artificial disaster, such as floods, earthquakes, hurricanes, volcanoes, etc., or nuclear disasters as an artificial disaster. Examples include Earthquake, The Day after Tomorrow, Knowing and Twister.
In which the main conflict is due to some sort of natural or artificial disaster, such as floods, earthquakes, hurricanes, volcanoes, etc., or nuclear disasters as an artificial disaster. Examples include Earthquake, The Day after Tomorrow, Knowing and Twister.Mystery thriller:
Suspense films where characters attempt solving, or involved in, a mystery. Examples include Flightplan, Mind Hunters and The Number.
Suspense films where characters attempt solving, or involved in, a mystery. Examples include Flightplan, Mind Hunters and The Number.
Political Thriller:
In which the hero/heroine must ensure the stability of the government that employs him. The success of Seven Days in May (1962), The Day of the Jackal(1971) and The Manchurian Candidate (1959) established this sub-genre.
In which the hero/heroine must ensure the stability of the government that employs him. The success of Seven Days in May (1962), The Day of the Jackal(1971) and The Manchurian Candidate (1959) established this sub-genre.
The characters are no longer reliant on physical strength to overcome their brutish enemies (which is often the case in typical action-thrillers), but rather are reliant on their mental resources, whether it be by battling wits with a formidable opponent or by battling for equilibrium in the character's own mind. The suspense created by psychological thrillers often comes from two or more characters preying upon one another's minds, either by playing deceptive games with the other or by merely trying to demolish the other's mental state. Red Eye and Psycho are prime examples.
Supernatural thriller:
In which the film brings in an otherworldly element mixed with tension, suspense and plot twists. Sometimes the hero and/or villain has some psychic ability. Examples include, Lady in the Water and Fallen.
In which the film brings in an otherworldly element mixed with tension, suspense and plot twists. Sometimes the hero and/or villain has some psychic ability. Examples include, Lady in the Water and Fallen.
Techno Thriller:
A suspense film in which the manipulation of sophisticated technology plays a prominent part. Examples include The Matrix, Jurassic Park, I Robot and Eagle Eye.
A suspense film in which the manipulation of sophisticated technology plays a prominent part. Examples include The Matrix, Jurassic Park, I Robot and Eagle Eye.
Legal Thriller:
In which the lawyer-heroes/heroines confront enemies outside, as well as inside, the courtroom and are in danger of losing not only their cases but their lives. Examples include A Time to Kill, Primal Fear and A Few Good Men.
Even though most thrillers are made from a combination of the above sub-genres however some thrillers are put together with other significant genres, including horror, action/adventure and spy genres.
Information from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thriller_(genre)
In which the lawyer-heroes/heroines confront enemies outside, as well as inside, the courtroom and are in danger of losing not only their cases but their lives. Examples include A Time to Kill, Primal Fear and A Few Good Men.
Even though most thrillers are made from a combination of the above sub-genres however some thrillers are put together with other significant genres, including horror, action/adventure and spy genres.
Information from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thriller_(genre)
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