Thriller research

Thriller Research

Psycho

Alfred Hitchcock, June 16 1990
 

Stressed and under pressure because of stealing a large amount of money from her employer and running away, a partly poor office worker who's committed theft in order to be able to marry the man she loves, gets lost and decides to stay at a motel for the night, regretting what she's done. But on her single night at the motel, she finds out it was a mistake to choose this motel; as she finds its young depressed manager's mother an unrelenting psycho.

What makes Psycho a Thriller?
- The exciting plot
- Fast paced editing (during the famous shower scene)
 

The Sixth Sense

M. Night Shyamalan, August 6 1999

 

Malcom Crowe is a child psychologist who receives an award on the same night that he is visited by a very unhappy ex-patient. After this encounter, Crowe takes on the task of curing a young boy with the same ills as the ex-patient. This boy "sees dead people". Crowe spends a lot of time with the boy (Cole) much to the dismay of his wife. Cole's mom is at her wit's end with what to do about her son's increasing problems. Crowe is the boy's only hope.
 

What makes The Sixth Sense a Thriller?
- The exciting plot
- Fast paced editing
- Mysterious/dark lighting throughout