Genre Conventions of Thriller Films
by Meera N
1. Iconography
1.1. Guns
1.1.1. E.g 'The Dark Knight'
1.2. Weaponary
1.3. Low Key lighting
1.4. Shadows
1.5. Blood
1.6. Knives
1.6.1. E.g 'Orphan'
2. Sub Genres
2.1. Horror
2.2. Erotic
2.2.1. E.g 'The Boy Next Door'
2.3. Action
2.4. Psychological
2.4.1. E.g 'Gone Girl'
2.5. Crime
2.6. Mystery
2.7. Sci-fi
3. Themes
3.1. Kidnappings
3.2. Heists
3.2.1. E.g. 'Ocean's 11'
3.3. Murder
3.4. Revenge
3.5. Stalkings
3.6. Ransoms
3.7. Espionage
3.7.1. E.g. 'Casino Royale'
3.8. Obsession
4. KEY
5. Conventions we included
6. Real Film Examples
7. Can have more than one sub-genre e.g 'Inception' is a sci-fi action thriller
8. Narrative
8.1. Action and Enigma codes
8.2. Non-linear
8.3. Linear
8.4. Protagonist and Antagonit
8.4.1. E.g 'P2'
8.5. Cliffhangers
8.5.1. E.g. 'Inception'
8.6. Suspense/Tension
9. Characters
9.1. Vicitm
9.2. Stalker
9.3. Murderer
9.4. Serial Killer
9.4.1. E.g. 'Se7en'
9.5. Con Artists
9.6. Psychopaths
9.7. Police/Agents
9.7.1. E.g 'Shutter Island'