Conventions of a Thriller Movie

The aim of a thriller movie is to create suspense and excitement for the audience. Thriller movies usually use busy streets and environments is usually of a urban or surburban area. The narrative revolves around the investigation of an enigma or the hero is the only person able to solve the enigma and reveal the truth. Violence is also central to most thriller movies as well as it often reveals the working particular institutions such as the police, the army or the government. The hero & villain although opposing sides, may share some characteristics. The hero is often an outsider, idolated secretive but moral.