Gangster No. 1 (2000)

Gangster No. 1 is a British crime thriller that traces the brutal rise of a young gangster clawing his way up the London underworld, told through a framing device that flips between decades of ambition and violence. Paul Bettany anchors the film with a coiled, menacing performance as the title character, while Andrew Lincoln appears earlier in the story before the narrative jumps forward in time. Fans searching this hub will find 1 scenes pulled from the film, capturing a rare exposed side of the era's crime cinema. It's a lean but worthwhile stop for anyone tracking Bettany's or Lincoln's more explicit screen history.