Crime movies are as old as filmmaking itself. They embody the American nightmare, functioning both as a mirror of society and a tool for educating the public ab

This book surveys the entire range of crime films, including important subgenres such as the gangster film, the private eye film, film noir, as well as the vict

From a look at classics like Psycho and Double Indemnity to recent films like Traffic and Thelma & Louise, Nicole Rafter and Michelle Brown show that criminolog

This is the first substantial study of British cinema's most neglected genre. Bringing together original work from some of the leading writers on British popula

The crime film genre consists of detective films, gangster films, suspense thrillers, film noir, and caper films and is produced throughout the world. Crime fil