Trainspotting

Trainspotting

1996 · 1 hr 33 min · R

Drama

Directors

Danny Boyle

Actors

  • Ewan McGregor
  • Ewen Bremner
  • Jonny Lee Miller

Credits: 13

Summary

Renton, deeply immersed in the Edinburgh drug scene, tries to clean up and get out despite the allure of drugs and the influence of friends.

More about this movie

A wild, freeform, Rabelaisian trip through the darkest recesses of Edinburgh low-life, focusing on Mark Renton and his attempt to give up his heroin habit, and how the latter affects his relationship with family and friends: Sean Connery wannabe Sick Boy, dimbulb Spud, psycho Begbie, 14-year-old girlfriend Diane, and clean-cut athlete Tommy, who's never touched drugs but can't help being curious about them...