Murder By Numbers - Crime Thriller Conventions

The first character we are introduced to is the protagonist of the film, much like the crime thriller convention, he is a boy that has hardly any friends and often has the mickey taken out of him for various reasons, because of the fact he is an outsider.

Every crime film, somewhere along the line, ends up having a tragedy. this is usually either the motivation for events happening e.g. the death of a close family member or it can be the actual plot of the story that someone dies. In this film a girl has been murdered who is close to the protagonist.

The central narrative follows a crime through its planning and execution which is not always successful. During this film we follow the protagonist and a friend planning a crime.

Crime thrillers usually follow a variety of characters who are from both the criminal side and investigating side, in this film we follow the antagonist who is planning the crime and the police who are investigating it.