What is a Thriller?

1. WHAT IS A
THRILLER?
M O S E S F I D D I A N - G R E E N

2. DEFINITION
A T H R I L L E R I S A F I L M T H AT H A S A N
E X C I T I N G P L OT

3. SUB-GENRE’S
• Horror Thriller – an exciting film that involves horror.
• Action Thriller – an exciting film that involves action.
• Drama Thriller – an exciting film that involves drama.
• Comedy Thriller – an exciting film that involves comedy.

4. SUB-GENRE’S
• Categorizing the films in the slide before as thrillers is perhaps too broad, although it is
there overall genre there are still other genre’s more specific to the movies.
• You cannot get a film that is just a thriller, there will always be another genre included.
• Jaws - Horror Thriller
• Taken - Action Thriller
• Breaking Bad - Drama Thriller
• The Dark Knight Rises - Action Thriller

5. ACTION THRILLERSThese movies all have fight scenes involved, which is the main similarity between them, making them
action movies. Furthermore, they all have exciting and tense plots, making them thrillers as well,
therefore, they are Action Thrillers.