most films that come under the crime genre all follow a certain plot one which consists of organised crime groups being infiltrated, threatened, 'family' issues at stake or being under attack. Some films with similar story lines as this are the godfather, pulp fiction, reservoir dogs, the wolf of wall street and Scarface.
most of these films have a figure head, or a boss, or head of the family, for example in pulp fiction it is Marcellus Wallace, and in the Godfather it's Vito Corleone. these characters have an influential role in the film, as they are seen as in charge, and not to be crossed. this is a common theme amongst most crime films. Generally, the person in charge is male and rather wealthy, usually has a back story of coming from a humble beginning and having worked for his wealth.
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some cases, Crime films are based on real events and real criminal figures from throughout history, such as the film 'Blow', which was about a cocaine dealer named George Jung, who came from an average background, who ended un living the a high class, rich life, before being imprisoned. Another case of a film being inspired by a true story is 'Goodfellas', which has a similar theme to 'The Godfather', except the story is about a man named Henry Hill, who had grown up in Brooklyn, in a mafia neighbourhood, and ends up being a high roller in the whole crime operation, eventually leading to his downfall.
a recurring theme in this genre is that the main character comes from a humble family, with not much hope for having a good future, ends up befriending the leader of the crime organization, becoming a partner in crime, or eventually taking over, which will lead to his downfall and prison in most cases, such as George Jung in 'Blow' and Jordan Belford in 'The Wolf of Wall Street'.
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