Typically in thrillers, the plot consists of a resourceful hero who has to overcome and thwart the more-powerful and better equipped villain. The pace is quick and there is normally plenty of action. However the thriller genre is very broad and not all thrillers follow this conventional pattern. Other thrillers are of a slower pace and do not include as much action, however still include techniques to build suspense. Sub-plots and cliff-hangers are essential conventions in a thriller.
In general thrillers rate quite high in the most profitable films. The most famous example being The Blair Witch Project (1999) Daniel Myrick, Eduardo Sanchez. This film had a relatively low budget of approximately $35000 and made a profit that was 7107 times the initial investment reaching a total of $248,660,000 making it the most profitable film of all time. The success of the film was in the production and marketing. The actors were only given a vague description of the plot and therefore acted in such a way that the audience perceived it as a real documentary. This enticed the audience and helped to create narrative enigmas. I also aim to entice my audience using suspense and narrative enigmas.
Thrillers also rate quite high in the top favourited films of all time. The Godfather (1972) Francis Ford Coppola rates second in IMDB Top 250 Movies, and The Godfather, Part II (1974) Francis Ford Coppola rates in third place. The Dark Knight (2008) Christopher Nolan and Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980) Irvin Kershner also rate in the top 10 films.
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