Thriller Conventions:

-Young naive character
-'Goody' and 'Baddy'

-Resourceful character

-Antagonist/Villian which normally starts with more power

-Suspense throughout the whole of the film

-High tech gadgets

-Mysterious phonecall

-Fast pace action scenes

-Flash backs

-Hero is normally victorious

-Children and women are rarely killed

-Hero always meets a girl or falls in love

-Mystery that needs to be solved

-False hero

-Reason for conflict

-Distraction throughout the film
-McGuffin- what the plot evolves around
-Conspiracy theories
-Mystery that needs solving- Enigma