Definition of 'Thriller' genre

Thriller is a type of genre where the hero is chased and bombarded by the villains who are trying to kill them, destroy the country or take over the world. In a thriller there are normally High stakes, non-stop action and plot twists that are there to build suspension or to excite the audience.

Thrillers can include other genres like sci-fi, mystery, drama and fantasy. A thriller climax's when the hero defeats the villain but in a mystery its when the mystery is solved. Thrillers are mainly based in cities and the heros are normally just normal citizens.

Thrillers are made to get the audiences' adrenaline and anticipation going and to get them 'sitting on the edges of their seats'.


See http://www.thefreedictionary.com/thriller; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thriller_Film; http://www.filmsite.org/thrillerfilms.html; http://www.screenonline.org.uk/film/id/444810/