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Rise of the Footsoldier

Name: Rise of the Footsoldier
Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Released: 2007
Duration: 119 min
Cast: Ricci Harnett, Terry Stone, Craig Fairbrass, Roland Manookian, Coralie Rose

Taste attributes: actionadventurecrimedramathrillerbiographymafia/gangsterfastfresh & originalunsavouryheavyrealisticlineargrittybig & variedemotionally undemandingcomplex relationshipdeep rivalryfighting evilrescue/escape/jeopardytroubled leads

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"Based on the Shocking True Story"

Boxlist takeA grounded crime thriller that is fast-moving, unsavoury and sweeping. Best if you like real life over fantasy.

Taste details

Pace: fast · Originality: fresh · Tone: dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: very linear · Look: gritty · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: undemandingHow we score

Quality rating

6.4 /10

TMDB · 163 votes

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What lines up

Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it
Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it
Wholesomeness: Unsavoury, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

Emotional punch: Undemanding, where this profile leans emotive / stirring
Pace: Fast, where this profile leans slow

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Synopsis

Rise of the Footsoldier follows the inexorable rise of Carlton Leach from one of the most feared generals of the football terraces to becoming a member of a notorious gang of criminals who rampaged their way through London and Essex in the late eighties and early nineties.

Synopsis: TMDB