Conventions of a Action Thriller

• From the start there is a lot of movement and action is immediate.
• There is a high level of violence and they use a lot of weaponry e.g. Guns. There is more blood then in your average thriller.
• A high value motive usually involving money.
• There is a lot of secrets and manipulation of people.
• The protagonist in a typical action thriller usually has an mental weakness or an emotional flaw; the protagonist is usually framed or is given a mistaken identity and uses brute force to escape.
• Action thrillers usually have contrapuntal music with an action feel to them.
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