Trainspotting
“Choose life.”
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.
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2 films
Cast
26 people
Ewan McGregor
Renton
Known for
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
Big Fish
Ewen Bremner
Spud
Known for
Wonder Woman
The Lost Room
Jonny Lee Miller
Sick Boy
Known for
Elementary
Hackers
Kevin McKidd
Tommy
Known for
Grey's Anatomy
Rome
Robert Carlyle
Begbie
Known for
Once Upon a Time
The Full Monty
Kelly Macdonald
Diane
Known for
Brave
Boardwalk Empire
Peter Mullan
Swanney
Known for
Ozark
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power
James Cosmo
Renton's Father
Known for
Game of Thrones
Chernobyl
Eileen Nicholas
Renton's Mother
Known for
Dead in a Week (Or Your Money Back)
Estranged
Susan Vidler
Allison
Known for
Naked
Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself
Pauline Lynch
Lizzy
Known for
Attila
Lockerbie: A Search for Truth
Shirley Henderson
Gail
Known for
The Mandalorian
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Danny Boyle Director · John Hodge Screenplay Irvine Welsh Author
Worldwide gross $72M · Budget $4M · United States release July 19, 1996
Box office
Budget
$4,000,000
Worldwide gross
$71,981,823
Gross vs. budget
18.0×
Production
Figment Films
Production
The Noel Gay Motion Picture Company
Production
DNA Films
Production
Channel Four Films
Production
Miramax
Studio · Production
Film4 Productions
Production
United Kingdom · United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United Kingdom · February 23, 1996
Theatrical
United States · July 19, 1996
Limited theatrical
United States
July 15, 1996 · Premiere · New York City, New York
August 9, 1996 · Theatrical
Argentina
January 1, 1997 · Theatrical
Australia
May 23, 1996 · Theatrical
Brazil
August 16, 1996 · Theatrical
Canada
July 26, 1996 · Theatrical
June 5, 2026 · Theatrical · 30th Anniversary Rerelease
Czechia
October 17, 1996 · Theatrical
Denmark
June 28, 1996 · Theatrical
Estonia
August 21, 1998 · Theatrical
Finland
July 12, 1996 · Theatrical
France
May 13, 1996 · Premiere · Cannes Film Festival
June 19, 1996 · Theatrical
Germany
August 15, 1996 · Theatrical
Greece
May 24, 1996 · Theatrical
August 20, 2026 · Theatrical · Re-Issue
Hong Kong SAR China
November 21, 1996 · Theatrical
Hungary
October 3, 1996 · Theatrical
Ireland
February 23, 1996 · Theatrical
Italy
October 3, 1996 · Theatrical
Japan
November 30, 1996 · Theatrical
Lithuania
March 7, 2022 · Theatrical
Netherlands
September 5, 1996 · Theatrical
June 6, 1998 · Physical · DVD
March 23, 2002 · TV · Nederland 3
June 30, 2011 · Physical · Blu-ray
New Zealand
July 25, 1996 · Theatrical
Norway
May 24, 1996 · Theatrical
Poland
November 29, 1996 · Theatrical
Portugal
November 1, 1996 · Theatrical
Russia
May 24, 1996 · Theatrical
June 2, 2000 · TV · NTV
July 15, 2021 · Theatrical · Re-release
Slovakia
October 17, 1996 · Theatrical
South Africa
October 18, 1996 · Theatrical
South Korea
February 22, 1997 · Theatrical
October 21, 2026 · Theatrical · Re-release
Spain
September 27, 1996 · Theatrical
Sweden
May 31, 1996 · Theatrical
Switzerland
August 16, 1996 · Theatrical
Taiwan
October 25, 1996 · Theatrical
October 12, 2024 · Premiere · Kaohsiung Film Festival
Türkiye
September 27, 1996 · Theatrical
Ukraine
December 2, 2021 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
May 24, 2024 · Theatrical · 4K Restoration Re-release
November 11, 2024 · Physical · 4k Ultra HD Blu-ray
Uruguay
May 9, 1997 · Theatrical
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