There seems to be a lot of conceptions on this thread regarding what a "thriller" is.
Your Favorite Thrillers?
According to Filmsite.org, a thriller is:
"Thrillers are often hybrids - there are lots of varieties of suspense-thrillers:
"Types of films known to promote intense excitement, suspense, a high level of anticipation, ultra-heightened expectation, uncertainty, anxiety, and nerve-wracking tension. Thriller and suspense films are virtually synonymous and interchangeable categorizations, with similar characteristics and features."Furthermore,
"Thrillers are often hybrids - there are lots of varieties of suspense-thrillers:
action- or adventure- thrillersIn comparison to Horror:
sci-fi thrillers (such as Alien (1979))
crime-caper thrillers (such as The French Connection (1971))
western-thrillers (such as High Noon (1952))
film-noir thrillers (such as Double Indemnity (1944))
even romantic comedy-thrillers (such as Safety Last (1923))"
"Another closely-related genre is the horror film genre (e.g., Halloween (1978)), also designed to elicit tension and suspense, taking the viewer through agony and fear."The problem with the last distinction is it repeats the word "tension" from the actual definition of thriller above. To me, horror involves either significant gore, a supernatural element, and/or a quick succession of serial murders. Thrillers are more about avoiding danger (or if it's a mystery, exposing the danger and the culprit), whereas horror puts you right in the thick of the danger.
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Ultimately, the distinction between "thriller" and "horror" is how the movie makes the audience feel. If you feel "thrilled," it's a thriller. If you feel "horrified", it's horror. For example, the movie "Cujo" might horrify some people, but it doesn't horrify me, it jut scares me. The movie "Psycho" - on the other hand - horrified me the first time I saw it; but on repeated viewings, it just thrills me.
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Something like Cure (1997)
Cure (キュア Kyua?) is a 1997 Japanese psychological thriller film with elements of horror and film noir.
Ultimately, the distinction between "thriller" and "horror" is how the movie makes the audience feel. If you feel "thrilled," it's a thriller. If you feel "horrified", it's horror. For example, the movie "Cujo" might horrify some people, but it doesn't horrify me, it jut scares me. The movie "Psycho" - on the other hand - horrified me the first time I saw it; but on repeated viewings, it just thrills me.
The Usual Suspects
Fight Club
Shutter Island
Memento
Neprijatelj (Th Enemy)
Dial M for Murder
Rope
Those are just from my favorites list.
Fight Club
Shutter Island
Memento
Neprijatelj (Th Enemy)
Dial M for Murder
Rope
Those are just from my favorites list.
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The Usual Suspects
Fight Club
Shutter Island
Memento
Neprijatelj (Th Enemy)
Dial M for Murder
Rope
Those are just from my favorites list.
Fight Club
Shutter Island
Memento
Neprijatelj (Th Enemy)
Dial M for Murder
Rope
Those are just from my favorites list.
I really think Gone Girl is contender for top 10 thrillers of all time.
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I really think Gone Girl is contender for top 10 thrillers of all time.
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It doesn't matter what it is. If you combine "Fincher" with "thriller" you're in for a hell of a ride.