Crime films focus on actions of criminals, particularly bank robbery, confidence trickery, Murder and theft.
Crime films often highlight the crime figure, victims or the law enforcement and follow the story methodical and the main character or characters, trying to escape or capture the criminal.
Crime thrillers also use suspense, tension, and excitement to keep the audience on "edge of their seats" as the plot gets closer to the climax.
Tension rises when the character is placed in a menacing/dangerous situation such as escaping or confronting the cops/criminal, life is threatened.
Crime thrillers most of the time take place in ordinary suburbs or cities, which makes the film seem more realistic and makes the audience relate to the location and characters more.
Example of Crime Thrillers are Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels and Se7en. Each are set in ordinary cities. Lock Stock however take the narrative point of view of the criminal while in comparison Se7en narrative takes the point from the law enforcement side. Lock, Stock also takes a slight comical sub-genre, while Se7en is a very serious crime thriller.
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