Trainspotting (1996)

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Choose life.

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.

Released: 1996-02-23
Genres: Drama, Crime
Runtime: 1h 34m
Status: Released
TMDB rating: 8.0/10 from 10,684 votes

Directed by Danny Boyle.

Top cast

Ewan McGregor as Renton
Ewen Bremner as Spud
Jonny Lee Miller as Sick Boy
Kevin McKidd as Tommy
Robert Carlyle as Begbie
Kelly Macdonald as Diane
Peter Mullan as Swanney
James Cosmo as Renton's Father
Eileen Nicholas as Renton's Mother
Susan Vidler as Allison

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Where to watch Trainspotting

United States: rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Plex; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home
United Kingdom: rent on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, Curzon Home Cinema; buy on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube
India: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store
Canada: rent on Apple TV Store, CosmoGo, Amazon Video, Plex; buy on Apple TV Store, CosmoGo, Amazon Video
Australia: stream on Stan; rent on JustWatch TV, Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV

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