Trainspotting

1996 · 1h34 · Film

Directed by Danny Boyle

Starring Ewan McGregor, Ewen Bremner, Jonny Lee Miller, Kevin McKidd, Robert Carlyle, Kelly Macdonald, Peter Mullan, James Cosmo, Eileen Nicholas, Susan Vidler

Ideal when you feel… Angry Sad / low Bored

A heroin addict cycles through bad decisions and attempts at sobriety alongside a volatile group of friends. After getting clean and moving from Edinburgh to London, he discovers that leaving his old life behind may be harder than expected.

Updated July 21, 2026

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