Rise of the Footsoldier: watch order

The movies in the series, sorted by release date. Total runtime: 12 h 25 min. Rise of the Footsoldier is a British crime film released on 7 September 2007. The third production from BAFTA Award-nominated director Julian Gilbey, it is a gangster film based on the true story of the Rettendon murders and the autobiography of Carlton Leach, a football hooligan of the infamous Inter City Firm (ICF) who became a powerful figure of the English underworld. The sequel Rise Of The Footsoldier Part II followed in 2015 and the prequel, Rise of the Footsoldier 3: The Beginning, came in 2017

1. 
   Movie 1

   Rise of the Footsoldier (2007)

   1 h 59 min · ★ 6.3

   Carlton Leach rises 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 '80s and early '90s.

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   Movie 2

   Rise of the Footsoldier: Part II (2015)

   1 h 51 min · ★ 5.4

   On 6 December 1995, three Essex gang members were brutally murdered in cold blood. In early 1997, the perpetrator has yet to be brought to justice. An associate of the men, still mourning the loss of his friends, is…

3. 
   Movie 3

   Rise of the Footsoldier 3 (2017)

   1 h 39 min · ★ 6.4

   In the late 1980s, Pat Tate journeys from peddling pills in Marbella to his time in prison, where he solidifies his power before his release to reclaim his turf.

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   Movie 4

   Rise of the Footsoldier 4: Marbella (2019)

   1 h 25 min · ★ 5.4

   Fresh out of prison, Pat Tate steps right back into his Essex nightclub business. But although the money is good, he can't stop brooding about the man who had him put away. It's not long before he's off to Marbella to…

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   Movie 5

   Rise of the Footsoldier: Origins (2021)

   1 h 47 min · ★ 5.7

   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…

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   Movie 6

   Rise of the Footsoldier: Vengeance (2023)

   1 h 52 min · ★ 5.7

   Pat Tate embarks on a rampage to avenge his loyal and trusted footsoldier's violent death, venturing beyond his comfort zone of Essex into the dark side of 1990s Soho to track down the villain responsible. Set to…

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   Movie 7

   Rise of the Footsoldier: Retribution (2026)

   1 h 52 min · ★ 6.5

   Tate battles ruthless mercenaries throughout Ibiza as he avenges his friend's death. Get ready for the biggest and most action packed film in the successful independent crime saga.