The document discusses the target audiences for different types of thriller films. It notes that while young men ages 16-24 are often considered the main audience for thrillers, the audiences can vary significantly depending on the thriller subgenre. For example, films like The Silence of the Lambs and No Country for Old Men target young male adults, while M. Night Shyamalan films appeal more to teenagers. Crime and legal thrillers aim for a mature audience. Mystery thrillers, the subgenre of the film being discussed, generally target young adults, so the filmmakers chose a 15+ rating to avoid frightening young children but still reach their intended mature audience.

1. EVALUATION
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2. • The wider audience for thriller films depends on what type of thriller films as there are
sub-genre. People mostly say thriller films are targeted for young men's between 16-24,
but that only depends on the type of thriller films. For example, Silence of the Lambs and
No Country for Old Men which are considered the two best thriller films are rated R,
therefore their target audience was probably young male adults.
Silence of
the Lambs
is rated at
18 therefore
for young
male adults.

3. • However, there are some thriller films that are borderline horror films such as M. Night
Shyamalan films: The Sixth Sense, Signs, The Village. These films I just named are close
to horror (and horror films are generally targeted at teenage girls). Furthermore, then
there's legal thrillers (Fracture, Runaway Jury) and crime thrillers (Memento, Se7en); they
target a more mature audience. But classic films such as Alfred Hitchcock films that are
rated PG are intended for adults.
This is a M. Night Shyamalan film
and it is rated at 15 which shows
that this film is also targeted at
young more mature men's.
As you can see in the print-
screen, the crime thriller film
Memento is rated at 15, so its
targeted for the more mature
audience, mostly young
men’s.

4. • The target audience for our sub genre: Mystery Thriller is generally for young adults. For
our film, as its is a mystery thriller, we chose to rate it at 15+ because the film is quite
tensing and little kids might get frightened with our thriller. So 15+ is best suited for The
Last Detail.
This film is a mystery
thriller film, which is like
our film, and that rating
stands at R which is
therefore suitable for
young mature adults.

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We posted a warning for
the under aged
audiences to not watch it
as it is a 15+ film.