Thrillers

Thrillers keep you on the edge of your seat. The plot can be confusing because thrillers dont just use action (violence ect) to create suspense. they are full of twists and red herrings, endings are mostly unexpected and shocking.

...a broad genre of literature, film, gaming and television. It includes numerous, often overlapping sub-genres.
Thrillers are characterized by fast pacing, frequent action, and resourceful heroes who must thwart the plans of more-powerful and better-equipped villains. Literary devices such as suspense, red herrings and cliffhangers are used extensively."

Codes and conventions


Suprises & Twists
Plays With Viewers Mind
Quick Cuts & Change Of Camera Angles
Music To Add Tension
Use Of Lighting To Create Shaddows
Mirrors
Stairs
From Killers Point Of View
Flash Backs
Pass Of Time Sequences
Make Audience Think
twists and lots of red herrings
intellectual

Thrillers are often sub genre for example:
action thrillers
Crime-caper thrillers
conspiracy thrillers
phycological thrillers
eco thrillers
spy thriller
Film-noir thrillers
Even romantic comedy/thrillers
Another closely-related genre is the horror. Thriller and suspense films are virtually synonymous and interchangeable categorizations. They are types of films known to provoke suspense, suspense, anticipation, ultra-heightened expectation, uncertainty, anxiety, and nerve-wracking tension.