Trainspotting

"Choose life."

Aug 9 1996 R 1h 33m
Drama

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.

Official Trailer
Plot

A wild, freeform, Rabelaisian trip through the darkest recesses of Edinburgh low-life, focusing on Mark Renton and his attempt to give up his heroin habit, and how the latter affects his relationship with family and friends: Sean Connery wannabe Sick Boy, dimbulb Spud, psycho Begbie, 14-year-old girlfriend Diane, and clean-cut athlete Tommy, who's never touched drugs but can't help being curious about them...

Written by

Irvine Welsh, John Hodge

Directed by

Danny Boyle

Cast

Ewan McGregor, Ewen Bremner, Jonny Lee Miller

Crew

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Production Countries

United Kingdom

Production Companies

Film4 Productions, Figment Films, Noel Gay Motion Picture Company, Channel Four Films

Languages

English

Awards

Nominated for 1 Oscar. 23 wins & 35 nominations total

Trailers
Trainspotting (1996) Official Trailer - Ewan McGregor Movie HD
Paramount Movies Trailer
Official UK Re-release Trailer
Scores
# of Votes
745,460
Average Rating
8.1 out of 10
Metascore
83
Popularity
NA