The Psychological thriller is a specific sub-genre of the thriller genre. The thriller genre often has elements of mystery and drama, and occasionally this genre links to the horror genre. The psychological thriller relates to the mind or processes of the mind and sometimes the suspense comes from one character where characters must resolve conflicts with their own minds. Thrillers usually focus on the plot rather than the character whereas psychological thrillers focus on the character more than the plot. In psychological thrillers, characters are often reliant on physical strength rather than overcoming their enemies like action thrillers. The suspense in these films usually comes from one or more characters preying on one another’s minds, such as by playing deceptive games with each other.
These are examples of Thrillers:
The themes in psychological thrillers may include themes such as
reality. Characters in these films often try to work out what is true and what is not. Existence is another theme in psychological thrillers, where a character strives to understand the reason for their existence and try to discover what their purpose of life is and another theme is the
mind, where the character’s mind is often used as a place for narrative conflict where characters battle their own minds to reach another level of understanding. For example:
Inception.
Death is also a theme, where characters may fear or have an interest in death. For Example: Seven
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