The Most Iconic Book-to-Film Adaptations in the History of Cinema

23. Trainspotting

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The film is based on the 1993 novel by Scottish writer Irvine Welsh. This early film from the director Danny Boyle follows an immature group of heroin addicts in Scotland. It features brilliant performances from young Ewan McGregor, Kelly Macdonald and Robert Carlyle. At times funny and gripping, Trainspotting is not an easy movie to forget.