Friday 15 January 2010

Conventions of a crime thriller

  • Suspenseful accounts of failed or successful crimes
  • involves murders/robberies/ shootouts/ double cross
  • can glorify the rise and fall of criminals sometimes real life
  • often set in large crowded cities to provide a view of a secret world
  • characters have ambitious desires for success/ recognition
  • strong rivalry between binary opposite characters
  • several locations, often seedy interior locations
Examples of this are: The Fugitive, The usual suspects, Kiss the girls, Reservoir Dogs, Double Jeopardy, Murder by numbers, Public enemies.

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