1. Thriller sub-genres
These are the sub-genres of the
thriller genre which gives more detail
to how a thriller should be laid out, in
addition to giving specific examples of
specific films for each sub-genre
category

2. Conspiracy thriller
This type of genre consists of some sort of hero or heroine who are stereotypically
journalists or armature investigators who find themselves trapped in a very
powerful organisation. The story later on unravelling powerful evidence in
addition to many enemies who try to keep the secret organisations alive through
lies and propaganda. These companies are then brought down by the protagonist
character. This type of genre plays with the identification of good to overrule the
evil in the world. Conspiracy thrillers often play with the secrecy of governments
and major organisations in history.

3. Crime thriller
The hybrid between crime and thriller has created a more suspenseful account to
showing successful and failed crime acts on film. Crime thriller's often focus more
on the criminals and their activities in leading up to the crime or in retrospect the
ending of the film leading back to how it all started. Crime thrillers usually
emphasise action over psychological aspects although there is also a
psychological part to this genre as-well. Central topics of the films include serial
killers & murders, robberies, chases, shootouts, heists and double-crosses.

4. Disaster thriller
This particular genre follows a certain groups or persons survival in conflict with
natural or artificial disaster like floods, earthquakes, hurricanes, volcanoes. Many
disaster film have also had causes of human activity that has brought mankind to
the brink of extinction through nuclear disasters which are artificial disaster. This
type of genre plays with what the future is going to bring for mankind if such
disasters were to happen.

5. Mystery thriller
This particular sub-genre relates a lot to crime thrillers. It focuses mostly
on the efforts of the detective or private investigator in order to solve the
mystery . This sub-genre looks at the circumstances of the mystery or
crime itself in order to try figure out what the clues are, audiences usually
take part in trying to uncover the crime. This genre gets into the psyche of
the audiences as audiences are have a prime offence that they also follow
as the protagonist is finding out information as well. This brings more
dramatic effect to the films during the investigation in order to know what
the crime is.

6. Political thriller
This sub-genre looks into the stability of a government and the reliance on a
hero or heroine who must ensure the stability of the government that employs
him in order to prevent a bad things happening. Commonly used scenarios
are the US presidential elections and the preventions of world wars occurring.

7. Psychological thriller
This is the quintessential sub-genre of thriller that is implemented into all the
sub-thriller genres. It plays with the audiences minds and produces suspense in
film because it reflects the main characters conflict being mental and emotional
hindered. It shows the mentality of a character and the thought processes that
they go through which makes this sub-genre so suspenseful.

8. Religious thriller
This subgenre connects the plots closely religious objects, institutions and
questions. Many religious related films usually unravel the good and bad
points about religion in particular the catholic belief. This connoting the good
and how it overcomes the bad in films, through a quest to finding out the
truth.

9. Supernatural thriller
Supernatural thriller often bring an otherworldly element that shows something
out of the ordinary happening to a protagonist that has to overcome this powerful
factor. This genre is also mixed in with tension and suspense in addition to also
having unsuspected twist during the film. The protagonist or villains usually have a
supernatural gift that help them get to the source of the problem. This subgenre is
very closely linked in with religious thrillers as usually daemons entering the
human body, alien life form, apparitions or the possession of a pivotal character is
a element of a supernatural thriller film.

10. Techno thriller
Techno thriller look into the manipulation of sophisticated technology playing
a prominent part in taking over the world giving the new world order where
mankind is over run by robots. This particular subgenre is mainly based on
fictional speculations on life that tend to follow a science fiction trend.
Common themes linked in with this sub-genre is world wars, action and
science fictional occurrences like aliens taking over with new technologies.