Brighton Rock is a 2010 crime thriller film adapted from Graham Greene's novel. It follows a small time gangster in 1960s Brighton who marries a waitress after she witnesses him commit a murder. While on a $12 million budget, the film was successful due to being based on the popular novel, having an existing fan base, and its relatable setting in Brighton. It also enticed audiences by being a remake of the 1947 film noir version.

1. Brighton Rock
2010

3. General information
• Brighton Rock is a 2010 crime thriller starring
Sam Riley and Helen Mirren.
• It follows a small time gangster who marries a
waitress because she witnesses him murdering
another thug.
• It’s budget was approximately $12,000,000.
• It was shown at the Toronto International film
festival and the BFI London film festival in 2010.

4. Success
• I think that Brighton Rock was mainly successful
due to the fact that it was adapted from the
popular novel by Graham Greene.
• It therefore already had an existing fan base, so it
didn’t have to start from nothing.
• It was also set in a well known town, which made
it more relatable for the audience.
• It includes a lot of social realism which is also
familiar to the majority of the audience.

5. Information
• The film also has a previously released film noir
version, that was distributed in 1947.
• The new version, written and directed by Rowan
Joffe, was set in the 1960’s as opposed to the
1930’s like it was in the book.
• This helped entice the audience further, as
people who have seen the first film would be
interested in seeing the remake, and therefore
make a judgment as to which film they preferred.