▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁characters . ▁Ex amples ▁include ▁The ▁Pel ican ▁Br ief , ▁Pres umed ▁In noc ent , ▁The ▁J ury , ▁The ▁Client , ▁The ▁Lincoln ▁Law yer , ▁Host ile ▁Wit ness , ▁and ▁Sil ent ▁Wit ness . ▁ ▁Political ▁thr iller ▁Political ▁thr iller ▁is ▁a ▁type ▁of ▁film ▁in ▁which ▁the ▁hero / h ero ine ▁must ▁ensure ▁the ▁stability ▁of ▁the ▁government . ▁The ▁success ▁of ▁Seven ▁Days ▁in ▁May ▁( 1 9 6 2 ) ▁by ▁F let cher ▁K ne bel , ▁The ▁Day ▁of ▁the ▁Jack al ▁( 1 9 7 1 ) ▁by ▁Frederick ▁F ors yth , ▁and ▁The ▁Man ch ur ian ▁C andid ate ▁( 1 9 5 9 ) ▁by ▁Richard ▁Cond on ▁established ▁this ▁sub gen re . ▁Other ▁examples ▁include ▁Top az , ▁Not orious , ▁The ▁Man ▁Who ▁K new ▁To o ▁Much , ▁The ▁Inter pre ter , ▁Proof ▁of ▁Life , ▁State ▁of ▁Play , ▁and ▁The ▁Ghost ▁W riter . ▁ ▁Psych ological ▁thr iller ▁Psych ological ▁thr iller ▁film ▁is ▁a ▁psych ological ▁type ▁of ▁film ▁( until ▁the ▁often ▁violent ▁resolution ), ▁the ▁conflict ▁between ▁the ▁main ▁characters ▁is ▁mental ▁and ▁emot ional ▁rather ▁than ▁physical . ▁Char acters , ▁either ▁by ▁accident ▁or ▁their ▁own ▁curious ness , ▁are ▁drag ged ▁into ▁a ▁dangerous ▁conflict ▁or ▁situation ▁that ▁they ▁are ▁not ▁prepared ▁to ▁resolve . ▁To ▁overcome ▁their ▁brut ish ▁enemies ▁characters ▁are ▁reli ant ▁not ▁on