Trainspotting (1996)
Directed by Danny Boyle · 94 min · Drama, Crime
82.7 TOPICAL score · #279 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →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.
Trainspotting (1996, directed by Danny Boyle) has a TOPICAL score of 82.7 - ranked 279 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on audience and lasting engagement, and lowest on cast. It won 6 awards from 14 nominations, including the BAFTA Award for Best Adapted Screenplay. Critics: 90% on Rotten Tomatoes · 8.4/10 critics' average · Metacritic 83. Audiences: TMDB 8/10 (10,746 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 64 languages.
Why this score
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- Critics90% on Rotten Tomatoes · 8.4/10 critics' average · Metacritic 83
- AudienceTMDB 8/10 (10,746 ratings)
- Awards6 wins, 14 nominations - incl. BAFTA Award for Best Adapted Screenplay; National Board of Review: Top Ten Films; Golden Space Needle
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 64 languages
- Still read166,972 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
- Cult statusWikipedia mentions a cult following 2 times
Starring: Ewan McGregor (actor #302), Ewen Bremner (actor #1,068), Jonny Lee Miller (actor #1,413), Kevin McKidd (actor #1,421)
“Trainspotting was released to critical acclaim, and is regarded by many critics as one of the best films of the 1990s.”
Wikipedia · read the article - AI legacy read: 8/10