Trainspotting

8 1996 Danny Boyle 1h 34m
Drama Crime
Trainspotting

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

Cast

Ewan McGregor Ewan McGregor Renton
Ewen Bremner Ewen Bremner Spud
Jonny Lee Miller Jonny Lee Miller Sick Boy
Kevin McKidd Kevin McKidd Tommy
Robert Carlyle Robert Carlyle Begbie
Kelly Macdonald Kelly Macdonald Diane
Peter Mullan Peter Mullan Swanney
James Cosmo James Cosmo Renton's Father

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Vibes

Energized Darkly Funny Visually Stunning Crowd Pleaser

Double Feature Pairings

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