Rise of the Footsoldier
2007 · Movie · R · 119 min · ★ 6.3 · 19% critics
A tough football hooligan from the terraces gets pulled deeper into London and Essex’s criminal underworld, trading street fights for doorman work, drugs, and escalating violence. Spanning the late 1970s through the early 1990s, it follows how a brutal lifestyle and shifting alliances shape a dangerous rise.
Also known as Rise Of The Footsoldier - EC
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Details
- Years
- 2007
- Release date
- 2007-09-07
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 119 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 19/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.3/10 (235 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a harsh, profanity-heavy British crime story with football-firm brutality and underworld escalation; Not for you if you dislike graphic violence, bleak characters, or a meandering, uneven narrative like some found here.
Pros: gritty true-crime energy; intense violence; fast, watchable pace | Cons: unlikeable central figure; clichéd, thin story; uneven pacing and dialogue
Themes
- hooligan
- drugs
Cast & crew
Ricci Harnett
as Carlton Leach
Terry Stone
as Tony Tucker
Craig Fairbrass
as Pat Tate
Roland Manookian
as Craig Rolfe
Coralie Rose
as Denny
Neil Maskell
as Darren Nicholls
Billy Murray
as Mickey Steele
Ian Virgo
as Jimmy Gerenuk
Kierston Wareing
as Kate Carter
Patrick Regis
as Eddie
Directed by Julian Gilbey