Types of Audience that traditionally watch thriller movies

What Types of audience are traditionally associated with thrillers?

The types of audience that watch a thriller depend on the subgenre the thriller may entail. The audience that would watch an action thriller (e.g. The Bourne Ultimatum) is different to an audience that would watch a religious thriller (e.g. The Da Vinci Code) as the two movies have entirely different plots would appeal to different viewers. This can be seen as thrillers appeal to different people according to:

• Age

This can be seen in the movies, Silence of the Lambs and No Country for Old Men which are considered by many as the two best thrillers of recent decades. The target audience can be seen to be young people who would have enjoyed the suspense and tension compared to a more experienced man who would enjoy more psychological thrillers such as Psycho.

• Gender

The gender can be seen as important when selecting a specific audience. Thix can be seen especially through movies such as; The Sixth Sense, Signs and The Village which would attract a male audience compared to a more erotic thriller such as Fatal Attraction or Basic Instinct.

• Psychological Profiles 

Individualists can be seen as the ones who create a trend but drop it as it becomes mainstream, which can be analysed by directors as those who would watch all types of thriller, but, won’t want to watch a sequel of that movie. This is compared to more aspiring people who would want to watch the movies they believe are fashionable, from which the director is aiming at areas which have popular demand at the time. There are also mainstreamers who buy safe, which means they are more likely to watch a movie that feel is safe, probably a sequel to a previous movie.