Thriller film

The term "thriller film," which may also be referred to as "suspense film" or "suspense thriller," refers to a wide cinema genre that is intended to excite and suspense its viewers. The element of suspense that is present in the narratives of the majority of films is played up especially by the director in films that fall into this category. The audience's perception of what is going to happen next should be delayed, and tension should be generated via circumstances that are either dangerous or from which there seems to be no way out.

Fight and pursuit sequences, as well as the concealment of significant information from the audience, are two prevalent techniques. In a thriller movie, there is often an impending risk to the protagonist's life, such as when the protagonist is unaware that they are about to enter a potentially hazardous circumstance. In thriller movies, the protagonists are always at odds with one another or with some external force, which may at times be metaphorical. In most stories, the main character has some kind of challenge to overcome, including getting away, solving a mystery, or completing a task.

According to Eric R. Williams, a screenwriter and academic, thriller films are one of eleven super-genres that make up his screenwriters' taxonomy. Williams asserts that all feature-length narrative films may be categorised using these super-genres.

The remaining 10 super-genres are as follows: action, crime, fantasy, horror, romance, slice of life, science fiction, war, and western. Hybrids of thrillers and other supergenres, such as action thrillers, fantasy thrillers, and science fiction thrillers, are quite prevalent. Thriller films are frequently made in the hybrid format. In addition, horror films and thrillers have a tight link with one another since they both generate tension. Suspense is the primary emphasis of crime-based stories in thriller films; neither the criminal nor the investigator receives as much attention as the audience does. Terrorism, political conspiracies, the thrill of the chase, and love triangles that end in murder are all common plot devices in fiction.

The American Film Institute published their list of the top 100 most "heart-pounding" and "adrenaline-inducing" films ever produced in the United States of America in the year 2001. The 400 films that were considered for nomination had to have been produced in the United States and their excitement had to have "enlivened and enhanced America's cinematic legacy." The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences urged the jury members to take into consideration "the whole adrenaline-inducing effect of a film's creativity and technique."