some thriller sub genres

Crime thriller: this genre is a hybrid type which incorporates both thriller and crime  it is often a suspenseful  account of a crime or failed crime  this film usually focuses on the criminal rather than the policeman  Crime thrillers usually emphasise action over psychological aspects. Central topics of these films include serial killers/murders





an example of a crime thriller trailer and poster

Psychological thriller: In which (until the often violent resolution) the conflict between the main characters is mental and emotional, rather than physical.




an example of an psychological thriller trailer and poster

the bourne series are hybrids they can be classified as / conspiracy/action/innocent on the run/mistaken identity and so on

Conspiracy Thriller
In this subgenre the protagonist must confront a large, powerful organization whose threat only he sees. Usually he /she must do so alone.












Action Thriller
Take any other thriller subgenre, give it’s defining elements a back seat, and focus on the action, and you have an action-thriller. viewers may tell that it is an action movie because of the visual appeal of explosions and violence fast editing , guns ,fighting and so on .