Conventions of a thriller

There are various elements that a thriller possesses. The connotations are mainly suspense, tension and excitement. A thriller tends to get the audience on the edge of their seat because of all the things that are happening withing the film. Most thriller ask for the audience watching to have some intellect because there may be some things that they may not understand, but there are little clues that the film makers give away to help with audience but this also makes them ask question about why certain things within the film are happening.