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Trainspotting

“Choose life.”

★ 8.0 / 10 (10,808 votes)February 23, 199694 minEN
DramaCrime

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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Movie facts

Release dateFebruary 23, 1996
StatusReleased
Runtime94 min
Rating★ 8.0 / 10
CertificationR
Original languageEnglish
CountryUnited Kingdom
Budget$4,000,000
Revenue$71,981,823
ProductionFigment Films, The Noel Gay Motion Picture Company, DNA Films, Channel Four Films
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Crew

Director

Danny Boyle

Writers

John Hodge

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Cast

Ewan McGregorEwan McGregorRenton
Ewen BremnerEwen BremnerSpud
Jonny Lee MillerJonny Lee MillerSick Boy
Kevin McKiddKevin McKiddTommy
Robert CarlyleRobert CarlyleBegbie
Kelly MacdonaldKelly MacdonaldDiane
Peter MullanPeter MullanSwanney
James CosmoJames CosmoRenton's Father
Eileen NicholasEileen NicholasRenton's Mother
Susan VidlerSusan VidlerAllison
Pauline LynchPauline LynchLizzy
Shirley HendersonShirley HendersonGail
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