Trainspotting
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- 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 ......
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- Starring
- Ewan McGregor, Ewen Bremner, Jonny Lee Miller, Kevin McKidd, Robert Carlyle
- Director(s)
- Danny Boyle
- Distributor(s)
- Miramax
- MPAA Rating
- R
- Runtime
- 93 min.
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Critic Reviews
Slate | Michael WoodAdd Critic to Favorites
A desolate, fast, funny, scary film, and it takes more risks than any recent film.Read the full review
Entertainment Weekly | Owen GleibermanAdd Critic to Favorites
It would be hard to imagine a movie about drugs, depravity, and all-around bad behavior more electrifying than Trainspotting.Read the full review
Variety | Derek ElleyAdd Critic to Favorites
Scabrous, brutal and hip, Trainspotting is a "Clockwork Orange" for the '90s.Read the full review
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The costs of H’w’d spending
11/27/09 James Cameron was quoted in the Wall Street Journal not long ago arguing that "when a studio goes crazy and spends a lot of money, it's the consumer who benefits." | Variety -
McGregor stalls 'Trainspotting 2'
11/26/09 Ewan McGregor is holding up the sequel to the movie that made him famous, because film bosses don't want to go ahead without his participation. | JAM! Showbiz -
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Danny Boyle Knows Where He'll Spend '127 Hours'
11/05/09 After a year of speculation (Will it be James Bond? Will it be Maximum City ? Trainspotting 2 ?), Danny Boyle has finally settled on his next project. | Cinematical.com -
Danny Boyle to get RAAM Award
11/04/09 Director Danny Boyle has been tapped to receive the 2010 International Award at the British RAAM Awards for cinema. | The Hollywood Reporter -
Danny Boyle nabs directing award
11/03/09 To Danny Boyle, the idea of winning a career achievement award feels at odds with his youthful energy. | Variety -
McGregor's Spooky Encounter
10/11/09 Ewan McGregor has never recovered from a spooky experience on his 20th birthday - insisting a ghostly encounter left him scared of the supernatural. | The Internet Movie Database (IMDb) -
Carlyle Would Work On Boyle's Porno For Free
09/10/09 Scottish actor Robert Carlyle is desperate for Danny Boyle to film the sequel to cult movie Trainspotting - insisting he would "jump though hoops of fire" to star in an adaptation of Irvine Welsh 's Porno. | The Internet Movie Database (IMDb) -
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06/05/09 Hugh Grant, Isabelle Huppert, Willem Dafoe and Judi Dench are among the international thesps expected to add glitz to this year's Shanghai Intl. Film Festival, but the main focus for the Chinese auds will be the Chinese glitterati. | Variety -
McGregor Ready To End Feud With Boyle
05/26/09 Ewan McGregor has reached out to end his long rift with director Danny Boyle - nearly a decade after the Oscar winner dropped him from a movie. | The Internet Movie Database (IMDb)