The document analyzes conventions of different thriller subgenres. It notes that psychological thrillers focus on mental/emotional conflict between characters and use deception or mental attacks between characters to build suspense. Action thrillers feature races against time, violence against an antagonist, and contain explosions and elaborate action scenes accompanied by fast-paced music. The document asks the reader to choose two films from different thriller subgenres and compare them through textual analysis of the conventions in each film.