Psychological thriller.

1. PSYCHOLOGICAL
THRILLER
By Emilia and Stefania

2. WHAT IS IT?
A psychological thriller is a thriller sub-genre
which emphasizes the abnormal psychological
states of its characters. The psychological part
of these movies create the suspense, as it twists
the reality.

3. ELEMENTS
• Mystery
• Drama
• Action
• Supernatural
• Suspense
• Gory
• Developed from books
• “Dissolving sense of reality”
• Moral ambiguity
• Gothic

5. KEY DIRECTORS
 David Fincher – Dark and ominous thrillers that focus on the psychology of
men, as in Se7en, The Game, Fight Club, Gone Girl and Zodiac.
 Alfred Hitchcock – Hitchcock often applied Freudian concepts to his thrillers,
as in Rebecca, Spellbound, Vertigo, Psycho, Marnie and Rear Window.
 David Lynch – His surreal films have inspired the descriptor "Lynchian", which
Jeff Jensen of Entertainment Weekly defines as "bizarrely banal, or just plain
trippy”
 Christopher Nolan – British-American director whose films deal with the mind,
memory, and the line between fantasy and reality.

6. REACTION FROM AUDIENCE
The audience react with shock because often Psychological Thrillers have
very unexpected twists, for example, in the move The Sixth Sense, we
only find out at the end that the guy was actually dead throughout the
whole movie.
“I look in the mirror and I think, Why Am I Here?” – Bella Hoy. This
shows how it really affects the audience after they watch it, which is why
the audience really enjoy watching as it gave them a new perspective on
life.

7. MIMI’S FAVOURITE THRILLER
REAR WINDOW. In this Alfred Hitchcock film, Jeff is driving
himself crazy with boredom, laid up in his apartment with a broken
leg, and only a pair of binoculars to keep him occupied. Jeff becomes
obsessed with spying on his neighbours. He’s soon convinced that
something is amiss at a nearby apartment which brings Rear Window
to its nail-biting conclusion.

8. STEF’S FAVOURITE THRILLER
THE SIXTH SENSE. This is a really interest psychological thriller
with Little Cole may be the one with emotional problems, but
something’s not quite right with his doctor, Malcolm, either. . The
Sixth Sense has become infamous for its very shocking twist ending.

9. A CLIP FROM THE SIXTH SENSE

10. THANKYOU FOR LISTENING
By Stef and Mimi