Rise of the Footsoldier: Origins

Rise of the Footsoldier: Origins (2021) is a British crime action film you can watch online on iFILM. This one is the prequel to the whole franchise — the story of how soldier Tony Tucker came home from the Falklands and clawed his way to the top of Essex's underworld.

Out of the army and full of rage, Tucker has no patience for anyone else's rules, and that gets him noticed fast by the local firms. He builds a drug operation, rakes in cash, starts using his own supply, and loses the plot. Terry Stone plays Tony, with Vinnie Jones, Craig Fairbrass and Keith Allen alongside him, and Nick Nevern behind the camera.

Everything here points toward the killings in a Range Rover near Rettendon that became Essex gangland legend. It's harsh, grubby and refuses to make crime look glamorous — aimed at viewers who got a kick out of The Business and Lock, Stock. Stream Rise of the Footsoldier: Origins (2021) online on iFILM.