Gangster No. 1
“There can only be ONE!”
Paul McGuiganCast
Malcolm McDowell 
David Thewlis 
Paul Bettany 
Saffron Burrows 
Kenneth Cranham 
Jamie Foreman
Credits
Written by: Johnny Ferguson
Plot
An old gangster is advised that Freddie Mays would leave jail after thirty years in prison. His mood changes and he recalls when he was a young punk and who joined Freddie's gang—a man he both envied and ultimately betrayed.
Sinekatalog’s take
A brutal London underworld tale told through an older man's envious memories, with a snarling, sharp-tongued lead. The style is flashy and the violence heavy, but its moral emptiness is the point. Strong for genre fans, tough for the squeamish.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 6.7 / 10 (16,029 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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