There are four main sub-genres used within the thriller genre. There are of course others but the main ones that are used are: Political, psychological, action and crime thrillers.
- A political thriller is a thriller that is set against the backdrop of political power struggle. They usually involve various plots, designed to give political power to someone, while his opponents try to stop him from getting it. They can involve national or international political plots. An example is the film, Munich.
- An Action thriller can be defined, In which the work often features a race against the clock, contains lots of violence, and an obvious antagonist (which is can be known as the "bad guy") . These films usually contain large amounts of guns, explosions, and a large set for the action to take place. These films often have elements of mystery and crime which contributes to making a sub-genre of action and a thriller. An example of this genre is, The Bourne Trilogy.
- A Psychological thriller can be defined as; the conflict between the main characters is ether mental or emotional, rather than physical. A good example of this type of thriller could be the film Fatal attraction, as it shows there are emotional issues between the characters.
- A Crime thriller is a hybrid of both crime films and thrillers, that follow a successful or failed crime and what happens after it. Crime thrillers normally focus on action rather than psycological, and can be linked to action thrillers. Examples of these can be : Inside man, Seven or Reservoir dogs.
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