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Trainspotting
“Choose life.”
8.0 / 10• 1996• 1h 34m•R• English
DramaCrime
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Ewan McGregor
Renton
Lead
Ewen Bremner
Spud
Jonny Lee Miller
Sick Boy
Kevin McKidd
Tommy
Robert Carlyle
Begbie
Kelly Macdonald
Diane
Peter Mullan
Swanney
James Cosmo
Renton's Father
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Danny Boyle's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Trainspotting is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
