8.0/10
10411 votes
Genre: Drama, Crime
Runtime: 94 min
Director: Danny Boyle
Studio: Figment Films, The Noel Gay Motion Picture Company, Channel Four Films, DNA Films
Status: Released
Overview
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.
Box Office
Budget
$4000000
Revenue
$71981823
Cast
Ewan McGregor
as Renton
as Renton
Ewen Bremner
as Spud
as Spud
Jonny Lee Miller
as Sick Boy
as Sick Boy
Kevin McKidd
as Tommy
as Tommy
Robert Carlyle
as Begbie
as Begbie
Kelly Macdonald
as Diane
as Diane
Peter Mullan
as Swanney
as Swanney
James Cosmo
as Renton's Father
as Renton's Father
Eileen Nicholas
as Renton's Mother
as Renton's Mother
Susan Vidler
as Allison
as Allison
Key Statistics
| Rating | 8.0/10 |
| Votes | 10411 |
| Runtime | 94 min |
| Budget | $4000000 |
| Revenue | $71981823 |
| Year | 1996 |