About
Mark Renton, deeply immersed in the Edinburgh drug scene, tries to clean up and get out, despite the allure of the drugs and influence of friends.
Cast
Ewan McGregor
Mark "Rent Boy" Renton
Ewen Bremner
Daniel "Spud" Murphy
Jonny Lee Miller
Simon "Sick Boy" Williamson
Robert Carlyle
Francis "Franco" Begbie
Kelly Macdonald
Diane Coulston
Kevin McKidd
Thomas "Tommy" MacKenzie
Peter Mullan
Swanney "Mother Superior"
James Cosmo
Mr. Renton
Eileen Nicholas
Mrs. Renton
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Lists
#156 on IMDb top 250 IMDb
#555 on 1,000 greatest films They Shoot Pictures, Don't They?
#316 on Empire's 500 Greatest Movies Of All Time Empire
1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die Steven Jay Schneider
Awards
Oscar nomination for Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published John Hodge