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Trainspotting is a 1996 Scottish black comedy -drama film directed by Danny Boyle and starring Ewan McGregor, Ewen Bremner, Jonny Lee Miller, Kevin McKidd, Robert Carlyle, and Kelly Macdonald in her film debut. Based on the 1993 novel of the same title by Irvine Welsh, the film was released in the United Kingdom on 23 February 1996. [5]
Aug 9, 1996 · A dark comedy about a group of heroin addicts in Edinburgh, directed by Danny Boyle and based on Irvine Welsh's novel. The film features Ewan McGregor, Ewen Bremner, Jonny Lee Miller and Robert Carlyle as the main characters, and has a soundtrack of alternative rock and electronic music.
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- Drama
- Danny Boyle
- 1996-08-09
Heroin addict Mark Renton (Ewan McGregor) stumbles through bad ideas and sobriety attempts with his unreliable friends -- Sick Boy (Jonny Lee Miller), Begbie (Robert Carlyle), Spud (Ewen Bremner)...
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- Danny Boyle
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- Ewan Mcgregor
A movie about a group of heroin addicts in Edinburgh, based on a novel by Irvine Welsh. Ebert praises the film's energy, humor and camaraderie, but also its bleak and circular portrayal of drug use.
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Synopsis. The film begins with Mark Renton (Ewan McGregor) and Spud (Ewen Bremner) running down Princes Street pursued by security guards. Renton states that unlike people who "choose life" (children, financial stability and material possessions) he has chosen to live as a heroin addict.