The Appeal of Thrillers
Each of the major genres in cinema has a particular appeal: horror films are designed to scare, comedies make people laugh, etc... The effect of a particular genre is created by a combination of plot, dialogue, set-design, camerawork, soundtrack, and many other factors. Although any film within a genre can be more or less successful in achieving that goal, movies of a certain type will often share many common characteristics. Slash Horror films, for example, will often introduce a character we are reasonably certain isn't going to make it...
The thriller genre is intended to excite audiences, thrilling them with action and engaging them with a complex plot, often with a surprise reveal, or 'twist', at the climax. As with any genre, thrillers generally appeal to a particular demographic; in this case on that is more adult. Children often lack to the patience to sit through the long, complex thriller plot lines. Also, because they are dialogue-heavy, thrillers are more likely to be popular within the countries they are made, as foreign audiences cannot understand what the characters are saying, and a lot of people are turned off by subtitles.
Some Classic Thrillers for Your Perusal
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