Thriller film

A film genre that sustains suspense through escalating danger, uncertainty, and tension, often involving crime, pursuit, deception, or psychological conflict.

Suspense: An emotional state of uncertainty and anticipation about a possible outcome. Thrillers organize scenes to keep danger and outcomes unresolved.
Alfred Hitchcock: An English film director known for suspense films including Vertigo, Rear Window, and Psycho. His films made controlled audience knowledge a defining suspense technique.
Psycho (1960 film): Alfred Hitchcock’s 1960 film about a woman who encounters a secluded motel and its troubled proprietor. Its shifts in viewpoint and sudden violence reshape expectations about the threat.
Mystery film: A film genre centered on discovering the identity, cause, or explanation behind a hidden event. Mysteries prioritize solving an unknown, while thrillers prioritize tension and immediate danger.
Dramatic irony: A storytelling effect in which an audience knows something important that a character does not. Unequal knowledge lets audiences anticipate threats characters have not recognized.
Point of view shot: A shot that presents a scene from the apparent visual perspective of a character. Restricted viewpoint can make a threat visible only when a character sees it.
Rear Window: Alfred Hitchcock’s 1954 film about a photographer who suspects a neighbor has committed murder. A confined viewpoint turns observation into suspense and uncertainty.
Horror film: A film genre designed to evoke fear, dread, or revulsion through threatening events or forces. Horror emphasizes fear and the monstrous; thrillers often emphasize suspense around human threats.
Red herring: A misleading clue or detail that diverts attention from the truth. False leads sustain uncertainty in mysteries and conspiracy plots.
Cross-cutting: Editing that alternates between actions occurring in different places or at different times. Alternating threatened characters can make separate dangers converge.

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