Thriller films...

There are many different types of thrillers, there are suspense thrillers, action thrillers, adventure thrillers and sci-fi thrillers. A thriller is a film that rentlessy pursues a single minded goal, to provided thrills and keep the audience cliff hanging at the 'edge of their seats' as the plot builds towards a climax. The tension usually arises when the main character is placed in a menacing situation or mystery, or an escape or dangerous mission from which an escape seems impossible. Life itself is threatened, usually because the principal character is unsuspecting or unknowingly involved in a dangerous or potentil deadly situation. Plots of thrillers involve character which come into conflict with each other or with outside forces - the menace is sometimes abstract or shadowy. Thriller films are known to promote intense excitment, suspense, a high level of anticipation, ultra-heightened expectations, uncertainty, anxiety, and nervewracking tension.