The Double (2013, Richard Ayoade)
- Previous credits: "The acclaimed director of Submarine"
- Positive quotes: "A delightfully noir comedy", "Hiarious and wickedly clever", "A true original".
- Film's Star: Jesse Eisenberg, Mia Wasikowska
- Dark lighting - dark film.
- 15- suicidal references.
- Split personalities represented in the posters- foreshadowing the narrative.
The Road (2009, John Hillcoat)
- Previous credits: Viggo Mortensen. Based on a novel and previous works by the author- secured fanbase.
- Positive quotes: "Dark, powerful and intense, led by a remarkable performance by Viggo Mortensen"
- Film's star: Viggo Mortensen, Charlize Theron, Guy Pearce.
- Dark lighting - dark film.
- Emphasis on isolated setting of the road- symbolism.
- 15- violence (cannibalism)
Fish Tank (2009, Andrea Arnold)
- Previous credits: Michael Fassbender. Mainly new talent as it's an indie film.
- Film's star: Katie Jarvis, Michael Fassbender.
- Positive quote: "Powerful, poignant. Best British film of the year", "Jarvis and Fassbender are outstanding".
- Blue and pink bright colours- feminine?
- 15- language, sex.
- Cannes Jury Prize. Edinburgh Film Festival Winner. Critically acclaimed.
- Jarvis' character in a depalidated looking flat with tattered walls and graffiti. Stereotypical chav- hooped earings, clothes, etc. Looking out of the window- trapped, hence 'fish tank'.
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