Sub-genres of a thriller.

There are different key features that make up a particular genre.

For example for thriller this would be: 

                           

Blood

Crime

Maniac

Suspense

Murder

Knife

Death

Terror

e.t.c

                                                                                                              

Examples of thriller films may include:

            

Sub-genres of the thriller can be:

Action thriller

Focused on action, explosions and extreme violence.

 

Conspiracy thriller

In this sub-genre the protagonist hero must confront with the large, powerful organization, whose malevolence is only clear for him. Usually he is on his own.

Crime thriller

Is focused on the crime and usually from the criminal’s point of view. Usually the police is involved to investigate the crime.

Disaster thriller

Usually a natural disaster takes place like forest fire or flooding, and an antagonist is either trying to stop the disaster or just save himself, usually with a group of his relatives or friends, before the time runs out and the disaster occurs.

Eco-thriller

In this subgenre a protagonist must stop a threat to the environment which may affect local area, the whole nation or even the whole world.

Legal thriller

The subgenre takes place in and around the courtroom, where the main hero is usually a lawyer, who finds out his case is threatening death to him or to his client.

Medical thriller

The subgenre involves something usually used for medical purposes becoming a deadly weapon. Often it’s a leaking virus. Protagonist and antagonist are both doctors.

 Mystery thriller 

This differs from a regular mystery by being much more fast-paced, with the protagonist on the run and the threat of another crime serving as the time running out.