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A Balasaur Score of 84 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 8.1/10, Rotten Tomatoes 93%, Metacritic 83/100. The highest scoring of the 2 titles in its series.
Synopsis
Heroin addict Mark Renton stumbles through bad ideas and sobriety attempts with his unreliable friends --Sick Boy, Begbie, Spud and Tommy. He also has an underage girlfriend, Diane, along for the ride. After cleaning up and moving from Edinburgh to London, Mark finds he can't escape the life he left behind as Begbie and Sick Boy come knocking.
Ratings
IMDb8.1/10
Rotten Tomatoes93%
Metacritic83/100
10,641 audience votes
Key crew
- Danny BoyleDirector
- John HodgeScreenplay
Cast
- Ewan McGregorRenton
- Ewen BremnerSpud
- Jonny Lee MillerSick Boy
- Kevin McKiddTommy
- Robert CarlyleBegbie
- Kelly MacdonaldDiane
- Peter MullanSwanney
- James CosmoRenton's Father
- Eileen NicholasRenton's Mother
- Susan VidlerAllison
- Pauline LynchLizzy
- Shirley HendersonGail
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Themes
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