Types of thrillers

A thriller consists of different genres that overlap to make a thriller, there are different types of thrillers, spy thrillers like James Bond, crime thrillers like The Thomas Crown Affair, political thrillers like Nick Of Time, conspiracy thrillers like The Conspiracy Theory, medical thrillers like Contagion, psychological thrillers like Se7en, horror thrillers like Silence Of The Lambs and action thrillers like Die Hard.





James Bond is a spy thriller or spy fiction, because the hero (James Bond) works for a government agency who must take violent action against, rival government agents or terrorists. 
With the use of gadgets, fast cars, and the constant action to protect Queen and Country James Bond is the ultimate spy thriller. The clip below shows a montage of Bond, the action, cars and gadgets, the music and theme tune is catchy but has an element suspense building.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KSOVCW3UoS0


The Thomas Crown Affair is a crime thriller because it is full of tense scenes based on the theft of a famous painting that leads to an insurance agent following the trail of Thomas Crown.
This clip is the return of the stolen painting, it is so cleverly filmed, it plays with your mind and makes you wonder where the painting is, who has it and how are they doing it? It would of required lots of planning and time to perfect each change of brief case to ensure the right one got where it needed to go. The music is quick and speeds up the pace of the film and the film is ironic as Thomas Crown will have to go on the run after this as the police know it is him.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P8W5wjXsrR0

Nick of Time is a political thriller as the main character is made to kill the governor in order to save his daughters life. The governor is wearing red this draws our attention to her, the music speeds up and this reflects time running out for the father to make his ultimate descision to save his daughter.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ylx6aTM2hU
A conspiracy thriller involves a person going against a large group of powerful people that are often hiding a big story, only the main character can see the extent of the cover up, The Conspiracy Theory is a prime example of a conspiracy thriller. So Jerry has been collecting evidence for years about a secret service he thinks is hiding something they have found out that he is trying to get people to believe him and now they are after him will someone believe him or will he suffer for talking?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=svphE__WU5Y

Contagion is a medical thriller that shows a disease spreading and those who currently immune to it are fighting to find a cure and save loved ones. "Contagion" follows the rapid progress of a lethal airborne virus that kills within days. As the fast-moving epidemic grows, the worldwide medical community races to find a cure and control the panic that spreads faster than the virus itself. At the same time, ordinary people struggle to survive in a society coming apart.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4sYSyuuLk5g

Se7en a great psychological thriller involving a rookie and veteran detectives on the trail of a serial killer who uses the 7 deadly sins to kill his victims. There is a tick tock sound up until a body is found this can show that it was only a matter of time until the body was found like it was planned for them to find it. At the end of the trailer the ticking becomes a lot faster this shows that they are getting closer to the criminal.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J4YV2_TcCoE

Silence Of The Lambs a young FBI cadet must confide in an incarcerated and manipulative killer to receive his help on catching another serial killer who skins his victims.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQKs169Sl0I

Die Hard John McClane, officer of the NYPD, tries to save wife Holly and several others, taken hostage by German terrorist. With gun fights and car chases it is a great action thriller. 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-qxBXm7ZUTM