{"id":128555,"date":"2020-03-23T11:52:09","date_gmt":"2020-03-23T16:52:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/?p=128555"},"modified":"2022-08-30T10:13:15","modified_gmt":"2022-08-30T15:13:15","slug":"different-types-thriller-films","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/different-types-thriller-films\/","title":{"rendered":"Genre Breakdown: The Different Types of Thriller Films"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In this genre breakdown, we dive into the chilling, suspenseful subgenres of the “Thriller” to learn how you can add tension to your filmmaking projects.<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Whether it\u2019s joyous laughter from a comedy<\/a>, a heartfelt connection from a romance, or blood-curdling shock from horror<\/a>, film is one of the greatest platforms for making someone feel something truly powerful. One genre that is perhaps the most emotive of them all is the bone-chilling suspense and pulse-pounding excitement of the thriller.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While one of the more modern genres<\/a> of the cinema tradition, the thriller goes back to some of the earliest stories and films. Its paperback exploits and man-on-a-mission plots have been a major part of film throughout the decades. And while it\u2019s given us big names and franchises such as Alfred Hitchcock<\/a>, John Grisham<\/a>, and James Bond, it\u2019s also a very important film style that bleeds over into many other genres.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, let\u2019s take a look at some of the most basic \u2014 and most famous \u2014 of the thriller subgenres to learn how these elements have developed, and how you<\/em> can harness them for your own nefarious, tension-filled endeavors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Conspiracy Thriller<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Kevin Costner<\/a> and Donald Sutherland<\/a> in Oliver Stone<\/a>‘s conspiracy thriller <\/em>JFK<\/a> (1991). Image via Warner Bros.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The first subgenre we\u2019ll dive into, which might be the most synonymous with the genre overall, is the “conspiracy thriller.” These films trace their conspiracy plots back to the rise of ’70s pulp thriller authors like Robert Ludlum<\/a> \u2014 who would pen such great novels-turned-films as The Chancellor Manuscript<\/em><\/a> and The Bourne Trilogy<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A good conspiracy thriller works within the confines of many real-world issues and institutions, and it’s actually a great way for society to explore relationships within traditional power structures, like we see in Capricorn One<\/em><\/a>, JFK,<\/em> and The DaVinci Code<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Crime Thriller<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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An image from the famous heist scene in Stanley Kubrick<\/a>‘s <\/em>The Killing<\/a> (1956). Image via United Artists.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Another prime example of a thriller subgenre is the \u201ccrime thriller,\u201d which is a hybridization of the crime film genre<\/a>, which has a rich history all its own. However, the crime thriller is very much its own unique subgenre, with a great reputation for bringing the mundane procedurals of law enforcement to much higher stakes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some famous crime thrillers include the convoluted, intriguing, and (at times) scandalous films such as The Killing<\/em>, The Silence of the Lambs<\/a>,<\/em> and No Country for Old Men<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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