What is a thriller?

A thriller is a film that uses suspense, tension and excitement as its main elements, they tend to be very andrenaline rushing. Some key feautures used in a thriller is a red herring, something that makes people think that it is relevent when it really is not. Secondly plot twists are used, these are when the plot is thrown on its back to shock the audience. Finally another key feauture is cliff hangers, where the story suddenly stops at a vital moment wanting the audience to watch on. There are three main sub-genres in the thriller department, crime, physchological and mystery thrillers. Sometimes aspects of all three can be used together for extra effect. Overall a thriller is a tense movie that gets the audience pumped and there is almost always something to find out or solve.