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Smart, funny, sickly and sometimes just plain unconscious, Mark Renton is a hero of our times. Set in an underbelly of Edinburgh the city fathers never dreamed of, this is the story of Mark and his so-called friends--a bunch of losers, liars, psychos, thieves and junkies. This tragi-comedy charts the disintegration of their friendship as they proceed, seemingly inevitably, towards self-destruction.... See Full Description
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Comedy, Drama, Crime/Gangster and Adaptation |
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| Running Time: |
1 hr. 34 min. |
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| Release Date: |
July 19, 1996 |
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| MPAA Rating: |
R for graphic heroin use and resulting depravity, strong language, sex, nudity and violence. |
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| Distributors: |
Miramax Films
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| U.S. Box Office: |
$16,635,027 |
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| Critics Reviews |
Average Grade:
A-
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Austin Chronicle, Marjorie Baumgarten
"...one of the grand movie rushes of 1996." more...
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B+ |
BBC, Almar Haflidason
"...a movie that dares to challenge the audience." more...
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A |
Chicago Sun-Times, Roger Ebert
"Does it lead anywhere? Say anything? Not really. That's the whole point." more...
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B |
E! Online,
"...this small junkie movie with an ensemble cast scores big." more...
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A- |
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