No. 5,024 in French

thriller

A suspenseful and exciting genre of story, often involving crime, danger, or tension.

In a sentence

J'ai regardé un thriller captivant hier soir.
I watched a captivating thriller last night.
Here, 'thriller' is used as a noun indicating a genre of movie or book that is exciting and suspenseful.
Écrire un bon thriller nécessite une intrigue complexe.
Writing a good thriller requires a complex plot.
In this sentence, 'thriller' is treated as a subject noun, describing the type of work being discussed, namely an exciting story.
Ce thriller m'a tenu en haleine jusqu'à la fin.
This thriller kept me on the edge of my seat until the end.
Here, 'thriller' is used to specify a particular work that invoked suspense and excitement.

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