Rise of the Footsoldier

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Rise of the Footsoldier

R

2007

1h 59m

Crime

Drama

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Football hooligan Carlton Leach becomes one of Great Britain's most-feared criminals.

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Catherine Chambers

BBC.com

09/07/2007

1/5

Footsoldier doesn't so much pack a punch as leave you feeling violated and more importantly, robs you of two hours of your life you won't get back.

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David Jenkins

Time Out

09/07/2007

1/6

The direction smacks of sadism, especially the obvious glee Gilbey gets from filming violent scenes in close-up and, in the case of the bloody shotgun-to-the-face denouement, in triplicate.

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Kim Newman

Empire Magazine

09/07/2007

2/5

A peculiar but decidedly ordinary addition to the British thug genre.

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Leigh Singer

Film4

09/07/2007

1.5/5

Ugly.

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David Edwards

Daily Mirror (UK)

09/07/2007

3/5

Fans of British geezer films would be better off checking out I.D. - this is best enjoyed after a night at the pub on DVD.

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Jamie Russell

Total Film

09/07/2007

1/5

The filmmakers' wide-eyed attempt to turn Leach into a living legend will probably rattle Daily Mail readers' cages; everyone else may find its stonking hard-on for real-life hard men slightly ludicrous.

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Troy V

@RT27212958 May 29

It just shows you how out of touch movie critics are. Essentially if the critics choice is fres then the movie is bad vice versa

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Adam R

@Rippy69 Jan 23

Perfect entertainment for a night of punch wallop smack. If you’re faint hearted or just weird like most critics try knitting or dressing up instead. Otherwise enjoy

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jack w

@RT32881152 04/10/2025

Best ROTFS Film. The follow ups aren’t bad. Tony tucker and Craig Rolfe are easily the funniest duo in the franchise and Craig fairbrass is an absolute beast as always. He never disappoints.

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john T

@RT73555323 11/03/2024

Don't watch any of the follow-up's , They will just detract from this Top film

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D1And0n1y T

@RT84647772 10/09/2024

No way 17% sort it out rottenasstomatoes. Going to have to listen to IMDb after seeing that.

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10/19/2021

This movie and its many sequels shows us a group of monsters pretending to be men, they even try to elicit an emotional response when they meet their deserved demise. Yet another gangster film glorifying pointless killings and beatings, that only appeal to an audience who admire them. On a side note, would make an excellent drinking game for number of times they use the C word

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Synopsis

Football hooligan Carlton Leach becomes one of Great Britain's most-feared criminals.

Director: Julian Gilbey
Producer: Mike Loveday, David Shead
Screenwriter: Julian Gilbey, William Gilbey
Production Co: Carnaby International, Hanover Films
Rating: R (Torture|Language Throughout|Drug Use|Strong Brutal Violence|Sexuality|Some Graphic Nudity|Strong Bloody Violence)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 1, 2010
Runtime: 1h 59m