Rise of the Footsoldier: Origins

Rise of the Footsoldier: Origins

The beginning of the end.

Directed by Nick Nevern

Produced by Empire Pictures, Haymarket Films

2021107 min5.6 / 10

A gritty crime drama tracing a war veteran's descent into the Essex underworld, culminating in real-world violence and moral collapse.

Soldier Tony Tucker returns from the Falklands War; a bitter and angry man, he soon makes a name for himself in the Essex underworld with his security business and drug dealing, after entering a partnership with gangster Bernard O'Mahoney, his life spirals out of control in a cycle of drugs and violence. Things get even worse when he meets notorious hard man Pat Tate and local drug dealer Craig Rolfe, culminating in the Rettendon Range Rover murders of 1995.

Questions people ask

  • Is Rise of the Footsoldier: Origins violent? Yes, very. More violent than 95% of films.

  • Does Rise of the Footsoldier: Origins end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 91% of films.

  • Is Rise of the Footsoldier: Origins easy watching? Barely. Less comforting than 86% of films.

  • Is Rise of the Footsoldier: Origins scary? Yes. More frightening than 82% of films.

  • Is Rise of the Footsoldier: Origins sad? Somewhat. More sad than 70% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

12/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity20

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise9

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love10

How much audiences actually like it

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Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

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Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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