Trainspotting
1996 · Movie · 1h 34m · R
DramaCrime
"Choose life."
Overview
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
IMDb
8.1/10
Rotten Tomatoes
90%
Metacritic
83/100
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
Stills
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Themes
drug dealerfriendshiplondon, englandbased on novel or bookscotlandheroindrug addictionanti herojunkienightclubcold turkeydark comedy