Thriller Codes and Conventons

1. Examples

1.1. Seven. Starring Brad Pitt & Morgan Freeman

1.2. Psycho. Starring Janet Leigh

1.3. Silence of the Lambs. Starring Jane Foster & Antony Hopkins

1.4. Shutter Island. Starring Leonardo Di Caprio

1.5. Black Swan. Starring Natalie Portman

2. Icongraphy

2.1. Cars

2.2. Weapons

2.3. Tense Music

2.4. Fast Paced Action

2.5. Chase/Running scene

2.6. Urban Settings

2.7. Dark/Low Lighting

3. Characters

3.1. Convicts/Newly released criminals

3.2. Soliders

3.3. Police/Cops/Detectives

3.4. Spies

3.5. Assasians

3.6. Stalkers

3.7. Innocent humans getting dragged into the drama

3.8. Mental Patients

4. Themes

4.1. Terrorism

4.2. Conspiracy

4.3. Crime

4.4. Mind Games

4.5. Supernatural events

4.6. Assasination

4.7. Treasure Hunt/Chase