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Trainspotting
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R,1hr 34min
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July 19, 1996
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Walt Disney Video
Synopsis: Mark Renton (Ewan McGregor), a young man with few prospects and fewer ambitions, lives in economically depressed Edinburgh. Like most of his friends, Renton is a heroin addict who loves the drug's blissful nothingness; financing his habit also provides excitement and challenges that his life otherwise lacks. Renton's two best friends are also junkies: Sick Boy (Jonny Lee Miller), a snappy dresser obsessed with James Bond, and Spud (Ewan Bremner), a guileless nerd who suggests Pee Wee Herman's debauched ... Full Synopsis
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A desolate, fast, funny, scary film, and it takes more risks than any recent film. Full Review
Metascore
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83
Universal Acclaim
out of 100
Featured Cast
Mark Renton
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