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Trainspotting

31 Ratings: 4.1

A movie

Trainspotting is a 1996 British film directed by Danny Boyle based on the novel of the same name by Irvine Welsh. The movie follows a group of heroin addicts in a late 1980's economically-depressed area of Edinburgh and their passage through life. … see full wiki

Tags: Movies, Drama Movies, Comedy Movies, Trainspotting

Cast: Ewan McGregor, Robert Carlyle, James Cosmo, Jonny Lee Miller, Ewen Bremner, Kelly Macdonald, see all

Genre: Drama

Release Date: 19 July 1996

MPAA Rating: R

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Quick Tip by devora. May 22, 2010

posted in Movies Based on Books

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This is the only story where I equally like the movie and book, but in different ways since there are many differences.

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review by Schtinky. November 02, 2008

Who needs reasons when you've got heroin?

Mainly, this is the story of Renton, a heroin addict, and his friends Tommy, Spud, Sick Boy, and Begbie. Renton tries more than once to rid himself of the white horse on his back, but finds that being sucked back in is easier than fighting the horse. This is a movie about people and personalities, not one particular event, though several of these everyday occurrences will stand out in your mind forever - Like the world's filthiest toilet that Renton is forced to use, and … more

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