Action Thrillers

A fast-paced thriller in which a time trial is often featured and characters are 'racing against the clock'.


Some examples of action thrillers:
Die Hard
Kill Bill Vol. 1
Children of Men
The Bourne Identity


Usual codes and conventions of action thrillers:
Contains lots of violence, an apparent antagonist with a sidekick that provides comic relief, and large elaborate set pieces for action to take place, fast edits, pyrotechnics, special effects, extreme camera angles


The codes and conventions of my own example of an action thriller opening sequence:
SPEED



The opening scenes in Speed are presented in such a way...