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Thriller is a genre of fiction with numerous, often overlapping, subgenres, including crime, horror, and detective fiction. Thrillers are characterized and defined by the moods they elicit, giving their audiences heightened feelings of suspense, excitement, surprise, anticipation and anxiety. This genre is well suited to film and television. A thriller generally keeps its audience on the "edge of their seats" as the plot builds towards a climax. The cover-up of important information is a common element. Literary devices such as red herrings, plot twists, unreliable narrators, and cliffhangers are used extensively. A thriller is often a villain-driven plot, whereby they present obstacles that the protagonist or hero must overcome. Some examples of thrillers are the films of Alfred Hitchcock around the mid 20th century. Some popular 21st-century mainstream examples include: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Gone Girl, The Girl on the Train, The Woman in the Window, and the British television series Utopia. Source: Wikipedia (en)
Works in the genre thriller 200
The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar
The Man Who Was Thursday
The Man in the Brown Suit
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The Most Dangerous Game
The Secret of Chimneys
The Seven Dials Mystery
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Stamboul Train
The A.B.C. Murders
The End of Eternity
The Talented Mr. Ripley
Psycho
The Assassination Bureau, Ltd.
When Eight Bells Toll
A Small Town in Germany
The Andromeda Strain
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The Poseidon Adventure
Ripley Under Ground
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Death Wish
I Know What You Did Last Summer
Japan Sinks
The Other Side of Midnight
The Honorary Consul
Carrie
Jaws
Eaters of the Dead
The Shining
Coma
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Bloodline
Eye of the Needle
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Quitters, Inc.
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The Ledge
The Dead Zone
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