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Trainspotting

Trainspotting

Choose life.

19968.01h 34m

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.

Directed by Danny Boyle
Written by John Hodge, Irvine Welsh
Produced by Andrew Macdonald
Box OfficeBudget: $4.0MRevenue: $72.0M

Top Cast

Ewan McGregor

Ewan McGregor

Renton

Ewen Bremner

Ewen Bremner

Spud

Jonny Lee Miller

Jonny Lee Miller

Sick Boy

Kevin McKidd

Kevin McKidd

Tommy

Robert Carlyle

Robert Carlyle

Begbie

Kelly Macdonald

Kelly Macdonald

Diane

Peter Mullan

Peter Mullan

Swanney

James Cosmo

James Cosmo

Renton's Father

Eileen Nicholas

Eileen Nicholas

Renton's Mother

Susan Vidler

Susan Vidler

Allison

Themes & Keywords

drug dealerfriendshiplondon, englandbased on novel or bookscotlandheroindrug addictionanti herojunkienightclubcold turkeydark comedyedinburgh, scotlandmodern societyhallucinationsurrealismstealingdrug rehabilitationdrug dealingdrugsschoolgirlrecovering addictillegal drugssocial realismdrug cultureexcited

About Trainspotting

Trainspotting is a drama, crime film released in 1996 exploring themes of drug dealer, friendship, london, england, based on novel or book, scotland, heroin. Directed by Danny Boyle, it stars Ewan McGregor, Ewen Bremner, Jonny Lee Miller. 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.

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