Famous Examples of Relevant Films

Below are a list of famous examples of films from each of the genres that you could work in:



Crime thriller:

The Departed (Martin Scorsese, 2006)
The Usual Suspects (Bryan Singer, 1995)
Heat (Michael Mann, 1995)
Memento (Christopher Nolan, 2000)
Leon (Luc Besson, 1994)



Supernatural thriller:

The Shining (Stanley Kubrik, 1980)
The Ring (Gore Verbinski, 2002)
The Ring 2 (Hideo Nakata, 2005)
The Others (Alejandro Amenabar, 2001)
The Sixth Sense (M. Night Shyamalan, 1999)



Teenage romantic comedy:

Juno (Jason Reitman, 2008)
10 Things I Hate About You (Gil Junger, 1999)
Almost Famous (Cameron Crowe, 2000)
Never Been Kissed (Raja Gosnell, 1999)
Dirty Dancing (Emile Ardolino, 1987)



Urban, social realist film:

Kidulthood (Menhaj Huda, 2006)
Adulthood (Noel Clarke, 2008)
Life & Lyrics (Richard Laxton, 2006)
Somers Town (Shane Meadows, 2008)
Nil by Mouth (Gary Oldman, 1997)