Biography genre film thriller drame

This article is about the genre in general. For the specific movie genre, see Thriller film.

Genre of literature, film, and television

Thriller is a genre of fiction with numerous, often overlapping, subgenres, including crime, horror, and detective fiction.

Thrillers are characterized and defined by the moods they elicit, giving their audiences heightened feelings of suspense, excitement, surprise, anticipation and anxiety.^[1] This genre is well suited to film and television.

Biography genre film thriller drame

A thriller generally keeps its audience on the "edge of their seats" as the plot builds towards a climax. The cover-up of important information is a common element.^[2]Literary devices such as red herrings, plot twists, unreliable narrators, and cliffhangers are used extensively.

A thriller is often a villain-driven plot, whereby they present obstacles that the protagonist or hero must overcome.

Roots of the genre date back hundreds of years, but it began to dev