To what extent does the film, ' The life of David Gale' qualify as a thriller?

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To what extent does the film, ‘ The life of David Gale’ qualify as a thriller?

It is difficult to state a clear definition of a thriller because thrillers cross over many

 genres of films. However, the single greatest characteristic of a thriller is the obvious

 one. It "thrills" as someone visualizes it. The plots are scary; the actors are at great risk

and the films are made in a way that makes the viewer really want to continue to watch

the film.

As the mystery style (whodunits), not all or even most mysteries are thrillers. Many

murder mysteries are more like puzzles, clever, intriguing, devilish, funny, learned, eye-

opening, and so on. However, to be considered a thriller, a murder mystery must have

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those characteristics that ‘thrill’. If a murder mystery sweeps you up into a thrilling,

action-filled ride with great danger and scary scenes, then it is called a mystery thriller.

In the film ‘The life of David Gale’, the setting was set in three different places, this

consisted of a the prison where about half the film was shot because he was sentenced to

prison until it was he time for him to be executed. It was also shot in a motel where

Betsey and Zack stayed while they were trying ...

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