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

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

Sexy Beast.

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

Brilliant recommondation.

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

Ben Kingsley?

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

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

Love, Honor and Obey

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

Ben Kingsley is outstanding in that film. Absolutely psychotic.

Legend and Bronson both have Tom Hardy

Dead man’s shoes is amazing

A few to add here Peter McDougal's BBC play for today, I think he done three films for BBC Scotland, Just a Boy's Game (1979)- About gangs in Greenock and Port Glasgow featuring singer Frankie Miller, Gregory Fisher (Rab C Nesbitt). A seriously violent gangland feud film. Just Another Saturday (1975) - with Billy Connolly in a film about bigots and orange order feuds in Glasgow. Can't remember the name of his other one.

Jimmy Boyle - A Sense of Freedom (1981) - Biopic about the notorious violent hard man Jimmy Boyle.

NEDS (2010)- about Glasgow gangs.

Small Faces (1996) - Glasgow gangland drama about brothers surviving in the housing schemes.

The Wee Man (2013)- About famous Glasgow East End gangster Paul Ferris.

That's a whack of Scottish ones to check out.

Twin Town (1997) Welsh film.

Human Traffic (1999)

Hackney's Finest (2014) - although more a comedy it does feature Yardies speaking in a Welsh accent, most peculiar really.

Four Lions (2010) - Comedy spoof about failed Muslim bombers in the UK.

There's a few good Northern Ireland films too such as Nothing Personal about the Shankhill Butchers, very gruesome and violent and of course, Harry's Game in 1980 I think.

The Elephants' Graveyard is McDougal's other Play For Today. Also great, about two men on the mitch / avoiding work.

More recommendations

The Hit (1984) - directed by Stephen Frears. John Hurt and Terrence Stamp, set in Spain.

The Reckoning (1970) - directed by Jack Gold. Man returns home to investigate his father's death.

Empire State (1987) - directed by Ron Peck. East end, nightclubs, Ray McAnally. Top stuff.

Television series

The Fear (1988) - five episodes. Great portrayal of London gang life with an unpredictable man at the top.

Gangsters (1975) - rough as f*ck and set in Birmingham underworld. Originally a Play For Today and was followed by two series in 1976 and 1978

Have you seen sexy beast?

Have you seen Scum ?

I have. Have you seen sexy beast? Kingsley goes head to head with Winstone and Winstone **** himself

Came here to post this.. just watched a bit of the trailer there. First time in years I've seen any of it.

(But not Sean Bean, just other English familiar face actors)

The Gentlemen - Guy Ritchie was very entertaining if u want a lighter movie in this genre. Hugh Grant was great in it.

Apparently has the most utterances of the word **** ever put to film.

Tyrannosaurus - Peter Mullen as an alkie hard man who gets involved with Olivia Colman.

Dead Man's shoes is epic! It contains a couple of my favorite scenes from the past few decades of British film - won't spoil by posting them, just get it watched!