▁over la pped ▁with ▁the ▁horror ▁genre , ▁having ▁more ▁g ore / s ad istic ▁violence , ▁brut ality , ▁terror ▁and ▁fright ening ▁scenes . ▁The ▁recent ▁films ▁in ▁which ▁this ▁has ▁occurred ▁include ▁Dist urb ia ▁( 2 0 0 7 ), ▁E den ▁Lake ▁( 2 0 0 8 ), ▁The ▁Last ▁House ▁on ▁the ▁Left ▁( 2 0 0 9 ), ▁P 2 ▁( 2 0 0 7 ), ▁Capt ivity ▁( 2 0 0 7 ), ▁V ac ancy ▁( 2 0 0 7 ), ▁and ▁A ▁Qu iet ▁Place ▁( 2 0 1 8 ). ▁Action ▁scenes ▁have ▁also ▁got ten ▁more ▁elaborate ▁in ▁the ▁thr iller ▁genre . ▁Films ▁such ▁as ▁Un known ▁( 2 0 1 1 ), ▁Host age ▁( 2 0 0 5 ), ▁and ▁Cell ular ▁( 2 0 0 4 ) ▁have ▁crossed ▁over ▁into ▁the ▁action ▁genre . ▁ ▁Sub - gen res ▁ ▁The ▁thr iller ▁film ▁genre ▁includes ▁the ▁following ▁sub - gen res : ▁ ▁Action ▁thr iller ▁Action ▁thr iller ▁is ▁a ▁bl end ▁of ▁both ▁action ▁and ▁thr iller ▁film ▁in ▁which ▁the ▁protagon ist ▁confront s ▁dangerous ▁advers aries , ▁obst acles , ▁or ▁situations ▁which ▁he / she ▁must ▁conquer , ▁normally ▁in ▁an ▁action ▁setting . ▁Action ▁thr ill ers ▁usually ▁feature ▁a ▁race ▁against ▁the ▁clock , ▁weapons ▁and ▁explos ions , ▁frequent ▁violence , ▁and ▁a ▁clear ▁ant agon ist . ▁Ex amples ▁include , ▁Ph antom ▁Ra iders