Conspiracy Thriller Research

1) The Negotiator

2) Pain & Gain

3) Shooter

4) Law Abiding Citizen

5) Salt

Conventions

The authoritative figures are corrupt:

Law Abiding Citizen - As his wife and daughter were brutally murdered, and the criminals have not received justice to what have they done, butler gets revenge on them and to everyone who took part on the system.

Salt - One of the CIA agents 'Winter' is really Russian who faked his disguise who abuses his power to set off a nuclear missiles to start a war.

Shooter - The CIA has murdered the Archbishop missing the goverment.

Based around real life historical events and people:

Pain & Gain - Based on a true story of Daniel Lugo, when a Miami bodybuilder who wants to live an american dream, he would like to have the money other people have, so he gets help of a fellow bodybuilder and a ex-convict. Their extortion and kidnapping goes wrong.

Salt - Based on the conflict between the Russia and U.S. The Russian president was killed.

Someone is murdered to cover up the truth:

The Negotiator: A skilled police negotiator accused of corruption and murder takes hostages in a government office to gain the time he needs to find the truth.

Shooter: A former Marine Corps sniper who leaves the military after a mission goes bad. After he is reluctantly pressed back into service, Swagger is double-crossed again, who was set up to kill the prime minister and fugitive target.