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Trainspotting (1996)

23/02/1996 (GB)Drama, Crime1h 34m
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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.

    Top Billed Cast

    1. Ewan McGregor

      Ewan McGregor

      Renton

    2. Ewen Bremner

      Ewen Bremner

      Spud

    3. Jonny Lee Miller

      Jonny Lee Miller

      Sick Boy

    4. Kevin McKidd

      Kevin McKidd

      Tommy

    5. Robert Carlyle

      Robert Carlyle

      Begbie

    6. Kelly Macdonald

      Kelly Macdonald

      Diane

    7. Peter Mullan

      Peter Mullan

      Swanney

    8. James Cosmo

      James Cosmo

      Renton's Father

    9. Eileen Nicholas

      Eileen Nicholas

      Renton's Mother

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    A review by r96sk

    9.0
    Written by r96sk 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 ...

    StatusReleased

    Original LanguageEnglish

    Budget$4,000,000.00

    Revenue$71,981,823.00

    Keywords

    • drug dealer
    • friendship
    • london, england
    • based on novel or book
    • scotland
    • heroin
    • drug addiction
    • anti hero
    • junkie
    • nightclub
    • cold turkey
    • dark comedy
    • edinburgh, scotland
    • modern society
    • hallucination
    • surrealism
    • stealing
    • drug rehabilitation
    • drug dealing
    • drugs
    • schoolgirl
    • recovering addict
    • illegal drugs
    • social realism
    • aggressive
    • drug culture
    • irreverent
    • provocative