, ▁and ▁J F K . ▁ ▁Crime ▁thr iller ▁Crime ▁thr iller ▁as ▁an ▁genre ▁is ▁a ▁hy brid ▁type ▁of ▁both ▁crime ▁films ▁and ▁thr ill ers , ▁which ▁offers ▁a ▁susp ense ful ▁account ▁of ▁a ▁successful ▁or ▁failed ▁crime ▁or ▁cr imes . ▁Such ▁films ▁often ▁focus ▁on ▁the ▁criminal ( s ) ▁rather ▁than ▁a ▁polic eman . ▁Central ▁topics ▁include ▁serial ▁kill ers / m ur ders , ▁rob ber ies , ▁ch ases , ▁shoot outs , ▁he ists , ▁and ▁double - cross es . ▁Some ▁examples ▁of ▁crime ▁thr ill ers ▁involving ▁murder ers ▁are ▁Seven , ▁No ▁Country ▁for ▁Old ▁Men , ▁He at , ▁New ▁Jack ▁City , ▁The ▁Sil ence ▁Of ▁The ▁Lamb s , ▁U nt race able , ▁Mind h un ters , ▁K iss ▁the ▁Girls , ▁Al ong ▁C ame ▁a ▁Spider , ▁Coll ater al , ▁and ▁Copy cat . ▁Ex amples ▁of ▁crime ▁thr ill ers ▁involving ▁he ists ▁or ▁rob ber ies ▁are ▁The ▁As ph alt ▁Jung le , ▁The ▁Sc ore , ▁R if ifi , ▁Ent rap ment , ▁He at , ▁and ▁The ▁K illing . ▁ ▁E rot ic ▁thr iller ▁E rot ic ▁thr iller ▁is ▁a ▁thr iller ▁film ▁that ▁has ▁an ▁emphas is ▁on ▁er otic ism ▁and ▁where ▁a ▁sexual ▁relationship ▁plays ▁an ▁important ▁role ▁in ▁the ▁plot . ▁It ▁has ▁become ▁popular ▁since ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s ▁and ▁the ▁rise ▁of