Trainspotting (1996)

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Choose life. Choose a job. Choose a starter home. Choose dental insurance, leisure wear and matching luggage. Choose your future. But why would anyone want to do a thing like that?

Directed By Danny Boyle Danny Boyle Starring Ewan McGregor Ewan McGregor  •  Ewen Bremner Ewen Bremner  •  Jonny Lee Miller Jonny Lee Miller  •  Robert Carlyle Robert Carlyle  •  Kelly MacDonald Kelly MacDonald Genres Addiction Drama  •  Buddy Film  •  Comedy Drama  •  Drama  •  Magic Realism  •  Urban Drama Studios &
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The Criterion Collection  •  They Shoot Pictures, Don't They?  •  1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die  •  Miramax Films  •  BAFTA Award for Best British Film Nominated  •  Independent Spirit Award for Best Foreign Film Nominated  •  Time Out: London's 100 Best British Films  •  Channel Four Films  •  SIFF Golden Space Needle Winning  •  A.V. Club's 50 Best Films of the 90s  •  The Cinemaholic's 100 Best Movies of All Time  •  Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Film Winning
Release Info 1996-07-19T00:00:00Z July 19, 1996
Color  •  94 minutes NR Rated NR
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Requiem for a Dream vs. Trainspotting

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CHelliot2002 said on 11/12/2022

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Comments (6)

 
cheesydog1

cheesydog1 on 4/2/2014 Reply  · 

Overrated is all I can say

4 people liked this  √ 

PiccoloKing

PiccoloKing on 10/3/2018 Reply  · 

Just like every other Danny Boyle film...

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Eagleskywalker87

Eagleskywalker87 on 10/27/2018 Reply  · 

I couldn’t even get past the 30 minute mark...

2 people liked this  √ 

wyrmhearth

wyrmhearth on 3/24/2023 Reply  · 

Only Parasite can rival the crazy midway twist of the baby scene in this movie.

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TroubleMike

TroubleMike on Feb 3 Reply  · 

Don't insult Parasite like that

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