A question regarding genre.

[HKreturns]

Would you consider these two films as horror films or thrillers? I'm having a tough time trying to classify them.

Faust (1926)


Peeping Tom (1960)

[DMHead777]

According to imdb

Faust - Drama | Fantasy | Horror

Peeping Tom - Horror | Thriller

But it's whatever you want it to be! There are some flicks that cross the line of thriller/horror. Se7en is a good example.

[HKreturns]

I think it's listed in alphabetical order on IMDB.

[I_Drink_Your_Blood]

A film's genre is whatever you infer it to be.

Genre is sometimes too subjective to classify and you're always going to get people who disagree with you.

I knew someone once who would classify films generally regarded as 'war' as 'horror' due to the fact that they depicted horrific events. Each to their own etc.

[DMHead777]

I think it's listed in alphabetical order on IMDB.

Just showing you what they are classified to the majority of people, not the order they are listed in.

[FrighT MasteR]

Genre is just a matter of opinion nowadays.

[Faust]

I would say that they are both horror films yea

[WickedNik]

I always see them under "horror"

Thriller is just a genre with bigger budgets and normally better known actors,

[Halcon Loco]

Yea, i'd classify them as horror as well.

[HKreturns]

I think i'd give Faust (1926) the horror nod.
I see Peeping Tom (1960) more as a thriller now.