Trainspotting
1996 | 94 min | Drama, Crime
Why it’s a Friday Night Flick
Audiences adore it (8.0/10), people are still talking about it, it earned strong reviews (90%) and it drew serious awards attention. Make plans for this one.
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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 as Begbie and Sick Boy come knocking.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsStrong
90% on Rotten Tomatoes, 83 on Metacritic
- AudiencesVery strong
8.0/10 from 11K viewers
- AwardsStrong
6 wins, 8 other nominations — won BAFTA Award for Best Adapted Screenplay; nominated for Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay
- Box office & staying powerStrong
$72 million worldwide on a $4 million budget
- Buzz & cultural impactVery strong
913K Wikipedia readers in the past year
Where to watch in US
Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Plex
Trailer
Cast & crew
Directed by Danny Boyle
- Ewan McGregorRenton
- Ewen BremnerSpud
- Jonny Lee MillerSick Boy
- Kevin McKiddTommy
- Robert CarlyleBegbie
- Kelly MacdonaldDiane
- Peter MullanSwanney
- James CosmoRenton's Father
- Eileen NicholasRenton's Mother
- Susan VidlerAllison