Trainspotting

Character: Renton
Directed by: Danny Boyle
Written by: Irvine Welsh (novel), John Hodge (screenplay)
Other cast: Ewen Bremner, Jonny Lee Miller, Kevin McKidd, Robert Carlyle, Kelly Macdonald
Release date: August 9th, 1996
Genre: Drama
Running time: 1h 34min

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.