Thriller

What is a thrillera novel, play, or film with an exciting plot, typically involving crime or espionage.

Thriller - charactersistics

Suspense

Themes and characters

Excitement

Normally a threat of death

Common sub-genres

of thrillerAction thriller

Conspiracy thriller

Crime thriller

Mystery thriller

Romantic thriller

Supernatural thriller

Popular thrillersInception

Pulp fiction

Seven

The usual suspects

Die hard

Thriller example 1

The purge

Hours before the annual Purge commences, security system salesman James Sandin returns to his home in an affluent Los Angeles suburb to prepare for holding out the night with his wife Mary and their two children, Zoey and Charlie. The family is assured that the security system from James's company, which his house as well as many of the homes in the development are outfitted with, will keep them safe. Zoey sees her boyfriend Henry, an older boy whom James dislikes. James enables the security system, which includes a remote camera monitoring system and metal plating that seals the home. The Purge begins, and the family disperses in their home to go about their normal routine.

Horror thriller

Thriller - example 2

Taken

A retired CIA agent travels across Europe and relies on his old skills to save his estranged daughter, who has been kidnapped while on a trip to Paris.

Action crime thriller

Example 3Disgraced former Presidential guard Mike Banning finds himself trapped inside the White House in the wake of a terrorist attack; using his inside knowledge, Banning works with national security to rescue the President from his kidnappers.

Action thriller