Psychological Thrillers

Psychological thriller is a sub-genre of thriller with heavy focus on characters. It often has elements from the mystery and drama genre, along with the typical conventions of the thriller genre. In addition to drama and mystery, many psychological thrillers contain elements of, and often overlap with, the horror genre, particularly psychological horror Characters are no longer reliant on physical strength to overcome their brutish enemies (which is often the case in typical action-thrillers), but rather are reliant on their mental resources, whether it be by battling wits with a formidable opponent or by battling for equilibrium in the character's own mind. The suspense created by psychological thrillers often comes from two or more characters preying upon one another's minds, either by playing deceptive games with the other or by merely trying to demolish the other's mental state

Common Themes within a Psychological Thriller Films are; Reality Perception Mind Existence/Purpose Identity Death

These major subgenres help develop the plot of a psychological thriller film, shaping the characters' personalities. eg. usually character will find the true identidy/the devil side of himself/herself in psychological thriller, in which it is one of the architypes²the loss of innocence.