Possible names for our thriller

Up till now, we have not had a definite title for our thriller. But we have recently thought about some names that we could use.

‘The 36-Hour Contract’:

This will give people an idea of what will be involved in the thriller. It shows that there will be high pressure to perform a certain act or acts under a narrow time limit in order to receive something in return.

‘129,600 Seconds’:

This is similar to ‘The 36-Hour Contract’ in that it displays an amount of time, however there is nothing to suggest that it is a deadline. This therefore leaves the plot fairly ambiguous and mystery so people will be intrugued to watch it.

‘The Toxin’:

This title suggests that someone or more than one person has been injected with a poison which indicates that the thriller will involve trying to find a way of curing themself/themselves.

‘The Antidote’:

It is clear that an antidote is necessary to cure a particular poison, but it is unclear how many people are infected by it, how they came to be infected by it or how they plan to acquire the antidote.

‘Chase for the Antidote’:

This name is very much alike ‘The Antidote’, however it also hints that the antidote needs to be obtained fairly quickly.

‘Kill List’:

This insinuates that the plot involves a list of people who someone is going to kill, but as far as the title goes it is for an unspecified reason.

‘Life or Lives’:

This is quite alike the title for the film ‘Kill or Be Killed’, however instead of suggesting that someone has to kill or they themself will be killed, (although our thriller is about that,) this title flips it around and shows that either one person will live or lots of people will live.

‘To Save Myself’:

This name shows that someone has to do something in order to survive, but it is left equivocal as to what that ‘something’ is, although it is most likely that it will be contentious as it isn’t made clear in the title which hints that they are ashamed of it.

‘The Deed’:

This implies that someone has agreed to do something consciously to achieve an objective that we don’t know from the title and so can create ambiguity. This means that it can draw people's interest as they might feel that they need to find out.

‘Exploitation’:

This title shows that someone is treating someone unfairly by manipulation in order to benefit from them. However, it doesn’t show what this person is making the other do or what they are using as leverage.

‘The Trade’/‘The Exchange’:

Both of these are synonyms of each other but could each make good titles. They both indicate that someone will give or do something and receive something in return, although we don’t know why they are having this trade/exchange or what they are each promising to give or do.

We have decided on the title ‘The 36-Hour Contract’ as we like the sound of the name and we think it gives enough hints as to what the audience can expect from the thriller, but it also leaves many questions open.