Trainspotting

Name: Trainspotting
Released: 1996-02-23
Rating: 8

8.0/10 (10,571)

·1996· 94 min

Director: Danny Boyle

"Choose life."

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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Cast

Ewan McGregor

Renton

Ewen Bremner

Spud

Jonny Lee Miller

Sick Boy

Kevin McKidd

Tommy

Robert Carlyle

Begbie

Kelly Macdonald

Diane

Peter Mullan

Swanney

James Cosmo

Renton's Father

Eileen Nicholas

Renton's Mother

Susan Vidler

Allison

Pauline Lynch

Lizzy

Shirley Henderson

Gail

In brief

Trainspotting (1996) is a drama, crime film. With an average rating of 8.0/10 from 10,571 votes, it's one of the higher-rated titles. The film runs 1h 34min. Check current streaming availability in the "Where to watch" section above.

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How long is Trainspotting?

Trainspotting runs 94 minutes (1h 34min).

What rating does Trainspotting have?

Trainspotting has an average rating of 8.0/10 based on 10,571 viewer votes on TMDB.

What year is Trainspotting from?

Trainspotting was released in 1996.