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thriller
[ thril-er ]
noun
- a person or thing that thrills.
- an exciting, suspenseful play or story, especially a mystery story.
thriller
/ ˈθɪə /
noun
- a book, film, play, etc, depicting crime, mystery, or espionage in an atmosphere of excitement and suspense
- a person or thing that thrills
thriller
- A suspenseful, sensational story or film: “Ken Follett writes best-selling spy thrillers.”
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of thriller1
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The Telegraph has awarded the show five stars, calling it a "superb crime thriller of betrayals and shifting loyalties".
"A lifestyle show is never going to be at the top against a drama or a thriller... For Netflix, I reckon it's about as expected."
The screenplay for the sci-fi thriller “Parallel” caught Ezban’s eye for its originality among more generic prospects and became his first crossover venture.
Risk and desperation give the book the fresh edge of a thriller while maintaining its larger focus as an entwined story of family and imperialist history.
Chris Hemsworth – who many speculate is in the running to become James Bond – was there to show off Crime 101, a thriller focused on robberies along Los Angeles' 101 Freeway.
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