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UK10 Essential British FilmsStop 5 of 10
Trainspotting
A young heroin addict in Edinburgh careens between highs, half-hearted attempts to get clean, and the chaos of his unreliable, dangerous friends, chasing something better in a dead-end life. Danny Boyle's kinetic, blackly funny landmark.
Why it’s here
A defining modern Scottish and British film about youth, addiction, and style.
- Runtime
- 94 min
- Genre
- Drama · Crime
- Mood
- tense · thoughtful · dreamlike
- Entry
- some context
- Best for
- shorter watch
Content notes: violence or threat · substance use Non-exhaustive