Chosen Genre: Thriller

Thriller: A broad genre of literature, film and television, usually having numerous overlapping subgenres. Thrillers heavily stimulate the viewer's moods, giving them a high level of suspense, excitement, anxiety and hopefulness. It needs to hook the audience and keep them on edge, building tension and suspense. It needs to hide identities or information from the audience to include constant shocks and unexpected events, like in the film Now You See Me.

The most popular films of the thriller genre:

·         No Escape (2015)

-Director: John Erick Dowdle

-Budget: $5,000,000

·         Casino Royale (2006)

-Director: Martin Campbell

-Budget: $150,000,000

·         Memento (2000)

-Director: Christopher Nolan

-Budget: $9,000,000

·         Reservoir Dogs (1992)

-Director: Quentin Tarantino

-Budget: $1,200,000

·         Zodiac (2007)

-Director: David Fincher

-Budget: $65,000,000

Over the past 30 years the thriller genre has changed dramatically, this may be because of the technological advances and special effects that have been made apparent. The older thriller movies were based on people’s actual fears which made them realistic and connected the audience to the films. Thrillers now have many sub-genres and consist of more than one genre put together.