Target audience for thrillers

Psychological thrillers are mostly aimed at 18+ because it may include a lot of violence  psychological issues which can be disturbing to younger viewers.

The target audience for thrillers depends on the content of the film. for example:
I,robot aims at 12A, as there isn't a lot of explicit or violent scenes. Whereas, in Fatal Attraction it has the target audience of 18 year old and this is because it has content to which a 12 year old cannot view as it is unappropriated.


One of the best thrillers, Silence of the Lambs are rated R, which means this was targeted at young male adults. The overall target audience for a generic thriller film, are young adults between the ages 18-25.