Choose life. Choose a job. Choose a starter home. Choose dental insurance, leisure wear and matching luggage. Choose your future. But why would anyone want to do a thing like that?
Plot Summary
Renton, deeply immersed in the Edinburgh drug scene, tries to clean up and get out, despite the allure of the drugs and influence of friends.
Run Time
94 min
Aspect Ratio
1.78 : 1
Rating Details
Rated R for graphic heroin use and resulting depravity, strong language, sex, nudity and some violence.
Genre
Comedy, Crime, Drama
Language
English
Keyword
Drugs, Heroin, Child Abuse, Junkie, New Wave Music
Movie Rating
Sound Mix
Dolby Digital
Colour
Color
Special Genre
Comedy Drama
Film Type
Feature
Film Class
Addiction Drama, Urban Drama, Buddy Film
Themes
Drug Addiction, Drug Trade, Dangerous Friends, Down on Their Luck, Existential Crisis, Faltering Friendships
Trainspotting is a 1996 British drama film directed by Danny Boyle based on the novel of the same name by Irvine Welsh. The movie follows a group of heroin addicts in a late 1980s economically depressed area of Edinburgh and their passage through life. The film stars Ewan McGregor as Mark Renton, Ewen Bremner as Spud, Jonny Lee Miller as Sick Boy, Kevin McKidd as Tommy, Robert Carlyle as Begbie, and Kelly Macdonald as Diane. Author Irvine Welsh also has a cameo appearance as hapless drug dealer Mikey Forrester.
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