Thriller movies commonly use certain tropes to build excitement, including a protagonist hero in conflict with an enigmatic villain who threatens a victim, keeping audiences guessing at what will happen, while pairs of heroes like cops use action and investigation to solve the case and protect the victim.

1. Thriller
Iconography!
These are the most popular
tools thriller movies use to
make a thriller exciting. This
includes conflict of interests
between character and
always makes an enigma of
what will happen

2. Hero Protagonists!
A big part of the thriller genre and sub genre iconography.

3. The Villain!
The purpose of the hero protagonist.

4. The Victim!
The one the hero serves to protect and the one the villain starts to take an interest in to
get at the hero.

5. Pairs and Weapons!
A great addition to a thriller is having a duo solving the case (usually cops) with
lots of action and an in depth story.