Trainspotting (1995)
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Reviews Counted:54
Fresh:48
Rotten:6
Average Rating:8.1/10
Consensus: A brutal, often times funny, other times terrifying portrayal of drug addiction in Edinburgh. Not for the faint of heart, but well worth viewing as a realistic and entertaining reminder of the horrors of drug use.
Runtime: 1 hr 34 mins
Genre: Dramas
Synopsis: A kinetic, intimate look inside the subculture of heroin abuse, this acclaimed adaptation of Irvine Welsh's novel follows the misadventures of Renton, a brash, twenty-something Edinburgh junkie,... [More]
Starring: Ewan McGregor, Ewen Bremner, Jonny Lee Miller, Kevin McKidd
Director: Danny Boyle
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Reviews for Trainspotting
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Trainspotting is a thoroughly shitty movie, which isn't to say it's a bad one. Full Review |
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4.5/5 |
Though dark in tone and the bulk of the humor is blacker than a raven's wing at midnight, Boyle's sense of humanity persistently creeps in around the edges. Full Review |
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4/5 |
Among its deeper merits is that it proves a movie doesn't have to be mean to be fresh. Full Review |
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 1/10 |
Full of repugnant junkies so unpleasant that I was hoping they'd all OD just so I could escape this torture test.
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Trainspotting will have to go down in the annals as one of the great anti-heroin films of all time -- better than Otto Preminger's The Man With The Golden Arm, and on a par with Alex Cox's Sid and Nancy, maybe even better! Full Review |
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5/5 |
Put simply, Trainspotting is one of those films that gets the mixture just right. The dialogue, the music, the performances, the direction, the production values, the humor, the shock-value. Full Review |
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5/5 |
Danny Boyle's Trainspotting is a blast of ice-cold water across a sweaty brow; it's a lively, vibrant and pulsatingly addictive movie. Full Review |
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3.5/4 |
A pop culture sensation that drew notice to its own urgency and immediacy. Full Review |
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5/5 |
Una historia excepcionalmente narrada. Full Review |
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2/4 |
The most controversial film of the summer is both disturbing and exhilarating in its evocative rendering of a smackhead's chaotic universe. Full Review |
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8/10 |
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B |
Danny Boyle's movie achieves -- at least for a while -- the psychedelic high for which it clearly aims, but like the heroin fixes he vividly portrays, his film doesn't have much long-term impact. Full Review |
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4/4 |
Another great movie from the guys who did Shallow Grave. Full Review |
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4/4 |
A rarity: a highly anticipated film that exceeds - and confounds - expectations. Full Review |
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3/5 |
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4/4 |
If the essence of Generation X's journey from restless youth to semiproductive maturity could be encapsulated into one film, it would be Trainspotting. Full Review |
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4/5 |
An uncompromising, dark and hilarious film. Full Review |
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