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.

Ewan McGregor
Renton

Ewen Bremner
Spud

Jonny Lee Miller
Sick Boy

Kevin McKidd
Tommy

Robert Carlyle
Begbie

Kelly Macdonald
Diane

Peter Mullan
Swanney

James Cosmo
Renton's Father
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Release Date
February 23, 1996
Runtime
1h 34m
Rating
R
Genres
Crime, Drama
Director