Monday 18 January 2010

Thriller genre - OS

A thriller is a broad genre of literature, film and television that includes numerous and often overlapping sub genres. The characteristics of a thriller can include frequent and often fast paced action and resourceful heroes who must thwart more powerful villains. Thrillers often take place in exotic locatios such as foreign cities, deserts, polar regions or high seas.

There are many sub-genres of a thriller including a crime or conspiracy thriller, an action thriller, a medical or religious thriller and many others. An example of a thriller could be The Bourne trilogy or Phone Booth. In television, thrillers may include 24, Prison Break or Lost, which have all been very successful.

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