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Film · Crime, Drama

Trainspotting (1996)

★ 8.0 · 10,813 votesIMDb★ 8.1 · 777,573 votes1 h 34 minCrime, Drama1996

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.

Director
Danny Boyle
Writers
John Hodge, Irvine Welsh
Country
United Kingdom
Language
English
Release date
February 23, 1996

Trainspotting cast

  • 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
  • Pauline LynchLizzy
  • Shirley HendersonGail
  • Stuart McQuarrieGavin
  • Irvine WelshMikey Forrester
  • Dale WintonGame Show Host
  • Keith AllenDealer
  • Kevin AllenAndreas
  • Annie Louise RossGail's Mother
  • Billy RiddochGail's Father
  • Fiona BellDiane's Mother
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