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Trainspotting (1996)

R 02/23/1996 Drama, Crime 1h 34m
80%
User
Score
8.1/10
90%
83/100

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Overview

Hilarious but harrowing, the film charts the disintegration of the friendship between Renton, Spud, Sick Boy, Tommy and Begbie as they proceed seemingly towards a psychotic, drug-fuelled self-destruction.

Danny Boyle

Director

John Hodge

Screenplay

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Top Billed 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

Eileen Nicholas

Eileen Nicholas

Renton's Mother

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Media

Official UK Re-release Trailer

Official UK Re-release Trailer

Official Trailer

Official Trailer

The Worst Toilet in Scotland

The Worst Toilet in Scotland

Lust for Life

Lust for Life

Junkie Limbo

Junkie Limbo

Change of Plans

Change of Plans

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf

Written on August 27, 2023

25 years on, and this Danny Boyle effort has lost little of it's authentic, gritty, potency. Set in mid 1990s Edinburgh it follows the antics of a disparate group of friends whose only goals in life are to survive, maybe get laid, and to take each day as it comes... "Begbie" (Robert Carlyle) is their psychopathically charged leader, who thinks nothing of smashing a glass in someone's face; "Spud" (Ewan Bremner) and "Sick Boy" (Jonny Lee Miller) just lurch from one day to the next looking for a fix; "Tommy" (Kevin McKidd) at least tries to live with some semblance of normality - he has a steady girlfriend "Diana" (Kelly Macdonald) and finally Ewan McGregor ("Renton"), whom along with his worldly, and in their way loving, parents, might just see a way of escaping from this relentless misery....

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A review by r96sk

Written on May 30, 2024

Not the most enthralling, but <em>'Trainspotting'</em> does have plenty to say - and boy does it portray it!

There are particularly strong performances from Ewan McGregor, Ewen Bremner and Robert Carlyle. I didn't like watching the bunch of characters given how severely unlikeable they are. Of course, that is very much the intention so it's a credit to the actors and the filmmakers at how convincing it all is. The humour is weaker than expected, perhaps due to the horrors of the plot taking centre stage.

Their struggles are showed in a heavy manner, to the point I did feel uncomfortable seeing them <em>do their thing</em>. I do feel post-watch that I'm missing something from it in regards to being able to appreciate it higher, I can't shake that feeling. That's probably the only nega...

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