History of Thriller
The term thriller is described as a genre which is used in literature, film and television to evoke suspsense, excitement and tension. In the genre of thriller there are many sub-genre's that film can be classified under, for instance; Pyscological thriller or political thriller. There are many iconic film directors that are famous for their successful achievements in thriller films, for example Steven Speilberf. However, Alfred Hitchcock begun the phenomena in the late 1920's, with successes like 'The Lodger' and 'Vertigo'.

Thrillers are often easily confused with horror's as they both evoke the same emotions; fear, nervousness and panic. A typical thriller will keep you on the edge of your seat and continuously guessing the plot line, while constantly shocking you. However a horror is more focused on scaring you and having gruesome special effects and blood.

Thrillers are a very popular and broad genre of film. They contain many different sub-genres that make them so widespread and easily assessible for an audience. Thrillers tend to be rated at 12 or above as some scenes may be too distressful for a younger audience.