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Trainspotting (1996)

R · 1996-02-23 · 1h 34m · EN
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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 when Begbie shows up at his front door on the lam, and a scheming Sick Boy follows.

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Danny BoyleDirector
Budget
$4M
Box office
$16.5M

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▶ The Worst Toilet in Scotland▶ Lust for Life▶ Junkie Limbo▶ Change of Plans

Top billed cast

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Ewan McGregorEwan McGregorMark "Rent Boy" RentonEwen BremnerEwen BremnerDaniel "Spud" MurphyJonny Lee MillerJonny Lee MillerSimon "Sick Boy" WilliamsonRobert CarlyleRobert CarlyleFrancis "Franco" BegbieKelly MacdonaldKelly MacdonaldDiane CoulstonKevin McKiddKevin McKiddThomas "Tommy" MacKenziePeter MullanPeter MullanSwanney "Mother Superior"James CosmoJames CosmoMr. RentonEileen NicholasEileen NicholasMrs. RentonSusan VidlerSusan VidlerAllisonPauline LynchPauline LynchLizzyShirley HendersonShirley HendersonGail Houston

Keywords

Based on novel or bookDrug dealerDrugsFriendshipSurrealismLondon, englandAnti heroHallucinationDrug addictionDark comedyCult filmStealingDrug dealingAntiheroNightclubScotlandIllegal drugsSchoolgirlDrug rehabilitationMonologueHeroinJunkieCold turkeyEdinburgh, scotlandModern societyRecovering addictDrug cultureSocial realismSex with a minorLive action

Movie DNA

Genre affinityDrama · CrimeTheme affinityBased On Novel Or Book · Drug Dealer · DrugsMood preferenceDark ComedyDialogue densityDramaDirector preference90490Actor preference3755 · 19725 · 119108

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What is Trainspotting about?

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 when Begbie shows up at his front door on the lam, and a scheming Sick Boy follows.

How long is Trainspotting?

Trainspotting has a runtime of 94 minutes.

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