Disaster Thriller

Disaster Thriller
The basic run-down of the plot is usually a natural disaster takes place (earthquake, fire, tidal wave, avalanche etc.) and a bunch of righteous characters (usually played by very big names in the movie business) set out to escape from the catastrophe surrounding them. Important ingredients of disaster films are star-studded casts, over-the-top special effects (generally high production values).

• Armageddon

• The Day After Tomorrow

Crime Thriller

Crime Thriller

This particular genre is a type of both, crime films and thrillers that offers a suspenseful account of a successful or failed crime or crimes. These films often focus on the criminal(s) rather than a policeman. Central topics of these films include serial killers/murders, robberies, chases, shootouts, heists and double-crosses.

Examples are:

• Seven
• Silence of the Lambs
• The Killing

The killing Trailer

Mystery Thriller

Mystery Thriller
Suspense thriller films, where characters are solving or involved in a mystery. The protagonists mostly do also have some kind of spiecial ability, which they use to fight the mystery. This genre is more common in form of literature than the film media.
   
Mystery thriller books:  

• The da Vinci Code (by Dan Brown) 
• Shutter Island (by Dennis Lehane)
• The Bourne Identity (by Robert Ludlum)