Sub-Genres of Thrillers

Hybrids

In thrillers there are many sub genres which create thriller hybrids.To become different from other thrillers hybrids, are usually formed to create variety of suspense.Thrillers leave audiences gasping and at the edge of their seats for more.

Action Thriller

Action Thrillers involves a lot of action and fast editing to grasp the audiences attention creating suspense. The traditional action films are iconic for their chase sequences and stunts and battles. Action thrillers try to incorporate overall sense of danger the thriller genre is trying to achieve.
  
Further Examples of Action Thrillers are:

• The Bourne Identity
• The Dark Night & The Dark Night Rises
• Die Hard
• James Bond

Sci-Fi Thriller

Sci-Fi thrillers mostly revolve around the use of science and technology plays an important part within the narrative. The plot of course mostly revolves around genetically enhanced humans to creatures out of this world, help to create the suspense the audience expects. 

Further Examples of Action Thrillers are: 

•  Inception
• Transformers
• Jurassic Park 
• I Robot

Psychological Thriller 

 

In a psychological thriller film it emphasises, not on the plot but rather on the psychology of its characters. The suspense of a psychological thriller it stems less from a physical threat but  from a mental one.

Further Examples of Psychological Thrillers are:

• Fatal Attraction
• The Game
• American Psycho 
• Silence of the Lambs

 Legal Thrillers 

In Legal Thrillers the justice system is always a major part of the film at times being an extra functioning as one of the characters. In this way, the legal system provides the framework to which the narrative is based on.

Further Examples of Legal Thrillers are:

• The Pelican Brief 
• Primal Fear  
• The Client
•  A Few Good Men 

Romantic Thriller 

This sub genre merges the love of protagonists together, but it still creates suspense for the audience as it still has the thriller part of the film creating tension also, as well as anticipation for whether the protagonists will be together.

Further Examples of Romantic Thrillers are:

• Casablanca
• The Maltese Falcon
• Mr. and Mrs. Smith
• Armageddon 

Political Thrillers  

A political thriller is set against the backdrop of a political power and it usually involves various legal lots which are the main focus of the film and the writers design the narrative to give someone political power whilst opponents try to stop him or her. They often involve national or international political scenarios. political corruption, terrorism and warfare are common themes in Political Thrillers. 

Further Examples of Romantic Thrillers are:

•  Notorious 
• The Man Who Knew Too Much
• The Manchurian Candidate
• Salvador