Romantic thriller

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A romantic thriller is a narrative that involves elements of the romance and thriller genres. Romantic thrillers aim to provide entertainment by making viewers uncomfortable with moments of suspense, or the heightened feeling of anxiety and fright. A thriller is a more familiar concept and description than a pure genre. A typical genre can vary from comedy and melodrama to adventure and romance. All thrillers are a combination of different genres.^[1] The basic thriller trait of suspense fits with some genres better than others.^[2] Examples may include, crime, sci-fi and romance that allow for more scope for suspense than screwball comedies or musicals do.

Romantic thriller is a genre that merges two or more genres together. It is different from established and historically specific cinema movements like Gothic horror or Golden Age detective. (thrillers pp. 260 261)^[3] A genre works on two levels; 1) a specific theme exists, then 2) general relationships, patterns and structural elements are interwoven to the specific theme. This is why there can be a large variety of visual styles and story structures in this existing genre.