Trainspotting

1h 34m · 1996 · Directed by Danny Boyle · 4.2 / 5 on Letterboxd

Trainspotting (1996) runs 1h 34m, directed by Danny Boyle. It is one of 3,647 films in the 100 Minute Movies catalog — every one rated 3.0 or higher by Letterboxd members and short enough to finish in an evening.

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.

Genres: Drama, Crime

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