What Is A Thriller?

A thriller is a genre that uses suspense, tension and excitement as its main elements. They create anxiety, surprise and anticipation amongst the audience watching the film. The aim of a thriller is to keep the audience interested and on the edge of their seat.

Genre is a method of sorting films based on similarities. There are many genres such as thriller, horror, action, comedy and crime. As well as genres, there are also sub genres which are categories of films amongst a main film genre. The most common sub genres of a thriller are psychological thrillers, crime thrillers and mystery thrillers, but there is also lots more sub genres such as a political thriller, historical thriller, action thrillers and religious thrillers.

There are lots of thrillers released now, all of which create tension and excitement amongst them. Some of these films are: