Trainspotting

1996 · directed by Danny Boyle

Rating

86/100

Hit

yes

Prestige lists

Criterion

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.

Trainspotting (1996), directed by Danny Boyle, rates 86/100 — a hit. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

• Ewan McGregor
• Ewen Bremner
• Jonny Lee Miller
• Kevin McKidd
• Robert Carlyle
• Kelly Macdonald
• Peter Mullan
• James Cosmo
• Eileen Nicholas
• Susan Vidler

Crew

• Brian Tufano — Director of Photography
• Masahiro Hirakubo — Editor
• John Hodge — Screenplay

More from Danny Boyle

1. Slumdog Millionaire (2008) — 87/100 · hit
2. London 2012 Olympic Opening Ceremony: Isles of Wonder (2012) — 81/100 · hit
3. National Theatre Live: Frankenstein (2011) — 81/100 · hit
4. 127 Hours (2010) — 79/100
5. 28 Days Later (2002) — 76/100
6. Steve Jobs (2015) — 75/100

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