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Trainspotting
Mark Renton, a 26-year-old unemployed heroin addict living with his parents in Leith, regularly takes drugs with his friends: treacherous, womanising James Bond fanatic Simon "Sick Boy" Williamson, and docile and bumbling Daniel "Spud" Murphy. Renton's other friends include aggressive neurotic psychopath Francis "Franco" Begbie, and honest footballer Thomas "Tommy" Mackenzie, who both abstain from heroin use, warning him about his dangerous drug habit.
Tiring of his reckless lifestyle, Renton attempts to wean himself off heroin with a bare room, food, and opium suppositories from dodgy dealer Mikey Forrester. Developing diarrhoea, he has to relieve himself in the disgusting toilet of a betting shop, then imagines swimming in the filthy water as he retrieves the suppositories.
On a night out, Renton notices that his cessation of heroin use has increased his libido. He seduces Diane Coulston, returning to her home to have sex. The following morning, he is horrified to learn that she is underage and lives with her parents, whom Renton mistakes for her flatmates. Diane threatens to report him to the police if he does not continue the relationship.
After several unsuccessful attempts to reintegrate into society, Renton, Sick Boy, and Spud relapse into heroin use; Tommy also begins to join them after Lizzy dumps him due to their sex tape disappearing (which Renton had stolen). Despite the group's shock at the negligence-induced death of Dawn, the infant daughter of Sick Boy and fellow heroin user Allison, they still do not quit using. When Renton, Sick Boy, and Spud engage in shoplifting, Renton and Spud are caught while Sick Boy narrowly escapes.
While Spud receives a short custodial sentence, Renton avoids jail by entering a drug rehabilitation programme where he is given methadone to help him, but quickly relapses and nearly dies of a heroin overdose. Returning home, Renton is locked in his childhood bedroom by his parents and forced to go cold turkey. Following severe withdrawal punctuated by hallucinations of his friends, his parents on a game show answering questions related to HIV and visions of Dawn crawling on the ceiling, Renton is released upon the condition of an HIV test. Despite years of sharing syringes with other addicts, he tests negative. However, Renton learns that Tommy, who is now severely addicted to heroin, has tested HIV-positive.
On Diane's advice, Renton moves to London and works as a property letting agent. He begins to enjoy his new life of sobriety in London and corresponds with Diane, who updates him on home developments. Renton's attempt at a fresh start in London is soon hindered as both Begbie, wanted for a failed armed robbery, and Sick Boy, now trying to be a pimp and drug dealer, re-enter his life. Renton attempts to hide them in a property that has yet to be sold but sees them assault prospective buyers, leading to the loss of Renton's job. The trio returns to Edinburgh to avoid police attention, and they end up attending the funeral of Tommy, who has died of AIDS-complicated toxoplasmosis.
Following the funeral, Sick Boy asks Renton, Begbie, and Spud (recently released from prison) for help in buying two kilograms of pure heroin from Mikey Forrester, for £4,000, to sell on, with Renton needing to supply £2,000 of the asking price. He reluctantly agrees after Begbie threatens him. The four return to London to sell the heroin to a dealer for £16,000. As they celebrate in a pub, Renton suggests to Sick Boy and Spud that they take the money and cut out Begbie, who subsequently beats another patron after an accident. While Sick Boy is receptive, Spud refuses. The next morning, Renton quietly steals the bag of money and attempts to leave, noticing that Spud observes this but chooses to not warn the others. Begbie, discovering Renton and the money gone, destroys their hotel room in a furious rage, which alerts the police who arrive and arrest him. Renton leaves the group behind, promising himself that he will live a happier, cleaner lifestyle.
In a post-credit scene, Spud finds £4,000 left for him by Renton, and leaves to begin a new life.