British hard man and thug life films. recommend some...

CreadanLady · 17-03-2022 6:06pm #1

After watching Brassic recently, I've developed a taste for British/English films that are set in stereotypical English "hard man" thug crime steet gang culture. You know the type, ones with the likes of Vinnie Jones, Jason Statham, Frank Harper etc playing tough, hard as nails cúnts that'd kick your teeth in in a fight in a pub car park.

Some of the films of this genre that are on my watch and rewatch list are...

Lock Stock & 2 smoking barrels

Snatch

Trainspotting

Football factory

Mean machine

Are there any other films of this type that I could as to my watch list?

funkyouup · 17-03-2022 6:09pm

Check out Rise of the footsoldier, must be about 50 sequels to it by now.

KevRossi · 17-03-2022 6:09pm

Get Carter

Layer Cake

The Long Good Friday

The Bank Job

This is England (original"1983" film from 2000)

igCorcaigh · 17-03-2022 6:56pm

Shane Meadows: This England (as Kev suggested) and Dead Man's Shoes

Agent Coulson · 17-03-2022 7:10pm

The Firm starring Gary Oldman

Green Street Hooligans

Madeoface · 17-03-2022 7:15pm

Sexy Beast.

Amazing movie. Ray Winston, can't get any more 'ard than Ray.

sydthebeat · 17-03-2022 7:18pm

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Capt'n Midnight · 17-03-2022 7:22pm

Rule of thumb : Avoid any Jason Statham film where he isn't driving fast

Bronson (2008) - 11:15p.m. Wed 23 Mar 2022 on GREAT! movies

The Italian Job (1969) 6:55p.m. Sat 19 Mar 2022 on ITV4 - not really but

El Gato De Negocios · 17-03-2022 8:49pm

I.D. - a mid 90s thriller starring IIRC Sean Bean as a cop who goes undercover and infiltrates a football hooligan firm from a fictional lower league team. Haven't seen it in donkeys years but remember it being a decent watch.

John_Rambo · 17-03-2022 8:54pm

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Brilliant recommondation.

The flick "The Gentlemen" on Netflix is a decent yarn.

sydthebeat · 17-03-2022 9:05pm

Best Ray Winston film is Scum

The daddy of them all

ohnonotgmail · 17-03-2022 9:07pm

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Ben Kingsley?

Hangdogroad · 17-03-2022 11:07pm

A Clockwork Orange, set a template for these type of films.

someyoke · 17-03-2022 11:19pm

A more recent one added on Netflix is 'villain'. Craig fairbrass from rise of the footsoldier is the lead. It's very watchable.

goldenmick · 17-03-2022 11:20pm

@CreadanLady - ....hard as nails cúnts that'd kick your teeth in in a fight in a pub car park.

You like a bit of rough then.

Capt'n Midnight · 18-03-2022 12:14am

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There's an older film with the same name that sorta fits, if you liked The Sweeney TV series. (The more recent The Sweeney film is a generic cops and robbers with a stolen title )

dobman88 · 18-03-2022 12:22am

Cass.

It's about a black west ham fan in the 70s and 80s in London and all the racial trouble that goes with that.

Mysterypunter · 18-03-2022 12:39am

I just looked up Geoff Bell on google, ez a cockney geezer, his dialogue ranges from oi u ****, to ez a **** to fack off you ****, wide ranging and almost Shakespearean in his delivery, then I went to filmography on Wikipedia and it said he was in Top Boy, which is set in London with a strong Jamaican influence, was originally on channel 4, and is now on Netflix, highly recommended by me, it is excellent

kirk. · 18-03-2022 12:56am

Harry Brown

RichT · 18-03-2022 11:39am

Love, Honor and Obey

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0199727/?ref_=tt_urv

To lighten the mood slightly, as there's still plenty of violence in it. Has comedy and Karoke too.

weemcd · 18-03-2022 11:43am

Starred up is brilliant.

18-03-2022 7:07pm

Gangster No. 1 (2000)

joe40 · 18-03-2022 7:13pm

Film from quite awhile ago, it had Bob Hoskins protecting a high class prostitute. I think it had Mona Lisa in the name. I just remember Bob Hoskins been a real bad ass.