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Trainspotting (1996)

Choose life.

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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.

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Cast

  • Ewan McGregor Ewan McGregor Renton
  • Ewen Bremner Ewen Bremner Spud
  • Jonny Lee Miller Jonny Lee Miller Sick Boy
  • Kevin McKidd Kevin McKidd Tommy
  • Robert Carlyle Robert Carlyle Begbie
  • Kelly Macdonald Kelly Macdonald Diane
  • Peter Mullan Peter Mullan Swanney
  • James Cosmo James Cosmo Renton's Father
  • Eileen Nicholas Eileen Nicholas Renton's Mother
  • Susan Vidler Susan Vidler Allison
  • Pauline Lynch Pauline Lynch Lizzy
  • Shirley Henderson Shirley Henderson Gail
  • Stuart McQuarrie Stuart McQuarrie Gavin
  • Irvine Welsh Irvine Welsh Mikey Forrester
  • Dale Winton Dale Winton Game Show Host
  • Keith Allen Keith Allen Dealer
  • Kevin Allen Kevin Allen Andreas
  • Annie Louise Ross Annie Louise Ross Gail's Mother

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