Genre

The genre of 'Green Street' is drama/action. The drama comes from the things that happen indoors around the family whereas the action comes from the violence and fighting during the football matches. The way that death is incorporated into the movie also adds to its drama .
The major iconographic features of the text are the things that relate directly to football. For example the West Ham sign and the Millwall sign that represent both sides. Hatred, death and deceit are some of the themes explored in the movie. Various characters bring each of these to the film, for example Matt Buckner brings the deceit to the movie, his hidden journalism past comes into the picture.
The audience expect death and violence from the movie but in the end are left with more than that. There is friendship and brotherhood that is developed throughout the film and also the transition of Matt.
The director Lexi Alexander, is a new up and coming director who is not well-known in the industry. The protagonist, Pete is played by Charlie Hunnam who is known in Hollywood but not as much as Elijah Wood who plays Matt. Elijah Wood has said in an interview that Green Street is not typically a film that he would go for, he wanted to challenge himself.