Trainspotting

About Trainspotting

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.

Trainspotting (1996) is a crime film directed by Danny Boyle. Its themes are shocking, drug addiction, drug dealer, and hallucination.

Ewan McGregor appears as Renton, Ewen Bremner as Spud, Jonny Lee Miller as Sick Boy, and Kevin McKidd as Tommy. Released in February 1996, it runs 94 minutes.

The screenplay is by John Hodge. Produced by Channel Four Films. The film began as a novel.

T2 Trainspotting, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, and 25th Hour make useful companions to Trainspotting, all filed under addiction and friendship. TMDB voters put it at 8.0 out of 10 across 10,801 votes and it carries a R rating.