thriller
C23940
concept
A thriller is a suspense-driven narrative focused on high-stakes conflict, tension, and unexpected twists that keep the audience anxiously engaged.
All labels observed (20)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| legal thriller | 39 |
| medical thriller | 7 |
| thriller play | 5 |
| techno-thriller | 4 |
| thriller canonical | 3 |
| thriller film series | 3 |
| action thriller novel | 2 |
| conspiracy thriller | 2 |
| film noir–style thriller | 2 |
| social thriller film | 2 |
| teen thriller film | 2 |
| thriller anime | 2 |
| action-thriller novel | 1 |
| comic thriller play | 1 |
| military thriller | 1 |
| suspense genre | 1 |
| suspense thriller novel | 1 |
| thriller book series | 1 |
| thriller fiction | 1 |
| thriller manga | 1 |
Description generation (CDg)
The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the class name and this instruction.
Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: thriller
Generated description
A thriller is a suspense-driven narrative focused on high-stakes conflict, tension, and unexpected twists that keep the audience anxiously engaged.
Instances (81)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| Close Case | legal thriller |
| Strangers | suspense thriller novel |
| Jane Hawk series | thriller fiction |
| Eastrail 177 Trilogy | thriller film series |
|
A Time to Kill (novel)
surface form:
A Time to Kill
|
legal thriller |
| Taken film series | thriller film series |
| The Client (novel) | legal thriller |
| Alex Cross’s Trial | legal thriller |
|
play "Sleuth"
surface form:
Sleuth
|
thriller play |
|
play "Murderer"
surface form:
Murderer
|
thriller play |
| Detective D.D. Warren series | thriller book series |
| Communicating Doors | comic thriller play |
| Erased (Boku dake ga Inai Machi) | thriller anime |
| The Promised Neverland (anime) | thriller anime |
| The Last Days of Night | legal thriller |
| The Bourne Treachery | — |
| Rage of Angels | legal thriller |
| Nothing Lasts Forever | medical thriller |
| Homefront (novel) | action thriller novel |
|
The Specialist novel by John Shirley
surface form:
The Specialist
|
action-thriller novel |
|
Ray Atlee is summoned by his dying father, a prominent judge, to discuss his estate.
surface form:
The Summons
|
legal thriller |
| Theodore Boone: Kid Lawyer | legal thriller |
| Department Q film series | thriller film series |
| The Exphoria Code | techno-thriller |
| Love from a Stranger | thriller play |
| The Case of the Frightened Lady | thriller play |
| Thriller | suspense genre |
| Ladies in Retirement (stage) | thriller play |
|
Cry_Wolf (film)
surface form:
Cry_Wolf
|
teen thriller film |
| The Quantum Spy | techno-thriller |
| Against the Law | legal thriller |