</s> ▁Th r iller ▁film , ▁also ▁known ▁as ▁susp ense ▁film ▁or ▁susp ense ▁thr iller , ▁is ▁a ▁broad ▁film ▁genre ▁that ▁ev okes ▁excitement ▁and ▁susp ense ▁in ▁the ▁audience . ▁The ▁susp ense ▁element ▁found ▁in ▁most ▁films ' ▁plots ▁is ▁particularly ▁explo ited ▁by ▁the ▁film maker ▁in ▁this ▁genre . ▁T ension ▁is ▁created ▁by ▁delay ing ▁what ▁the ▁audience ▁sees ▁as ▁in ev itable , ▁and ▁is ▁built ▁through ▁situations ▁that ▁are ▁men acing ▁or ▁where ▁escape ▁seems ▁impossible . ▁ ▁The ▁cover - up ▁of ▁important ▁information ▁from ▁the ▁vie wer , ▁and ▁fight ▁and ▁ch ase ▁scenes ▁are ▁common ▁methods . ▁Life ▁is ▁typically ▁threatened ▁in ▁a ▁thr iller ▁film , ▁such ▁as ▁when ▁the ▁protagon ist ▁does ▁not ▁realize ▁that ▁they ▁are ▁entering ▁a ▁dangerous ▁situation . ▁Th r iller ▁films ' ▁characters ▁conflict ▁with ▁each ▁other ▁or ▁with ▁an ▁outside ▁force , ▁which ▁can ▁sometimes ▁be ▁abstract . ▁The ▁protagon ist ▁is ▁usually ▁set ▁against ▁a ▁problem , ▁such ▁as ▁an ▁escape , ▁a ▁mission , ▁or ▁a ▁mystery . ▁ ▁Th r iller ▁films ▁are ▁typically ▁hy brid ized ▁with ▁other ▁gen res ; ▁hy br ids ▁commonly ▁including : ▁action ▁thr ill ers , ▁advent ure ▁thr ill ers , ▁fant asy ▁and ▁science ▁fiction ▁thr ill ers . ▁Th r iller ▁films ▁also ▁share ▁a ▁close ▁relationship ▁with ▁horror ▁films , ▁both ▁el ic iting ▁t ension . ▁ ▁In ▁plots ▁about ▁crime , ▁thr iller ▁films ▁focus ▁less