Audiences are obsessed with thrillers, and it's hard to blame them. It's a genre that can get anyone's heart pumping and adrenaline going, forcing them to sit in suspense at the edge of their seat as they wonder what could possibly happen next. The thriller confronts viewers with the complexities of the human psyche, as well as the darkest parts of human nature. Much more often than that, thrillers are a blast of fun.
The genre has diverged into multiple subcategories throughout its history, from amusing comedy to the nail-biting psychological thriller. One of the best subgenres, though, is the cat-and-mouse thriller. These chilling stories are all about the chaser and the chased and all the tense and often surprising things that happen during this pursuit. From old classics like 'High and Low' to modern entries into the genre like 'No Country for Old Men', these are thrillers that make audiences feel like they are the mouse having to escape from a big, ferocious cat that won't rest.
