Romantic thriller

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Not to be confused with Erotic thriller.

A romantic thriller is a

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

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.

History

archetypal categories in literature; comedy, romance, tragedy and irony or satire. In a romance, the protagonist is only slightly superior to others and can behave in remarkable ways, in a world where ‘ordinary laws of nature are slightly suspended'.[4]

The common element in a romantic plot is adventure. There is an adventure or quest where the hero faces ordeals or monsters. There is often a sense of two worlds, the mundane reality and the unknown mysterious. The concept of a maze is seen in romantic thrillers, where the exit or solution is not easily navigated. It is similar to a metaphor for a journey with blind spots and false turns where some things are hidden.

In the 1935 release of

John Buchan was a pioneer of spy thrillers, adding romance and adventure traditions into the then-new context of political conflict. The possibility of romance between the mysterious woman, and a decent gentleman was only a minor consideration to Alfred Hitchcock’s adaptation.[5]

Based on

James Bond
character. Where Marlowe romanced with quick banter with sexual overtones, Bond seduces in a more physical style.

There are more romantic thrillers out there during the 2020s, including the Netflix originals Lady Chatterley's Lover (2022), starring Emma Corrin, and Dark Desire (2020), starring Maite Perroni. Other featured 2020s films on Netflix are Obsession, 365 Days, Elite, You, etc. There are also romantic thrillers that aren't Netflix originals like Tooth Pari: When Love Bites (2023) and Love Lies Bleeding (2024).

Films

Casablanca (1941)
The Maltese Falcon (1941)

Opinions vary on what films are in this category; this is only a sampling. The first list is Hollywood movies while the second is broader and includes international films.

Broader list of examples:

References

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