Irvine Welsh
Irvine Welsh (born September 27, 1958) is a Scottish novelist, playwright and short story writer. His 1993 novel Trainspotting was made into a film of the same name. He has also written plays and screenplays, and directed several short films.
Known For | Writing |
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Most Rating | 2.954 |
Birthday | 1958-09-27 |
Place of Birth | Edinburgh, Scotland, UK |
Also Known As |
1996
Trainspotting
7.962/9703
Heroin addict Mark Renton stumbles through bad ideas and sobriety attempts with his unreliable friends -- Sick Boy, Begbie, Spud and Tommy. He also ha...
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Trainspotting
2023
I Am Weekender
0/0
Wiz's Weekender (1992) was a film ahead of its time, both in form and content. It engaged with contemporary issues that mainstream media were eager to...
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I Am Weekender
2023
Choose Irvine Welsh.
0/0
Irvine Welsh in his own words, with Iggy Pop, Martin Compston, Danny Boyle and others paying tribute
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Choose Irvine Welsh.
2013
The Magnificent Eleven
3/5
A modernization of the classic western in which the Cowboys are a struggling local amateur soccer team, the Indians run a nearby Tandoori restaurant a...
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The Magnificent Eleven
2024
Dick Dynamite: 1944
5.3/3
In the dying days of World War II, Dick Dynamite and his ragtag team of Nazi-killing commandos must stop a group of depraved German scientists from tu...
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Dick Dynamite: 1944
Am I Irvine Welsh?
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A year in the company of Scottish writer Irvine Welsh, as he publishes a new novel, launches a record label, works on two television series and adapts...
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Am I Irvine Welsh?
2016
Antonia Bird: From EastEnders to Hollywood
8/1
In this new documentary, Susan Kemp explores the life and work of the great British director Antonia Bird, who died in 2013. Bird blazed a trail from...
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Antonia Bird: From EastEnders to Hollywood
2024
Underdog: The Andy Swallow Story
6/3
From hooliganism and violence through to the ecstasy and the rise of rave culture, Andy Swallow, co-founder of West Ham's ICF and later Centreforce 88...
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Underdog: The Andy Swallow Story
2017
T2 Trainspotting
6.944/3135
After 20 years abroad, Mark Renton returns to Scotland and reunites with his old friends Sick Boy, Spud and Begbie.
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T2 Trainspotting
2015
Swung
5.5/52
David’s life is on the slide: he’s broke, in the middle of a divorce and ‘can’t get it up’. His girlfriend, Alice, is his rock, but the magazine she...
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Swung
1998
The Acid House
6.3/121
A surreal triptych adapted by "Trainspotting" author Irvine Welsh from his acclaimed collection of short stories. Combining a vicious sense of humor w...
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The Acid House
1999
Dockers: Writing the Wrongs
0/0
The compelling tale of how a group of sacked dockers got together with scriptwriter Jimmy McGovern and novelist Irvine Welsh to turn their unique stor...
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Dockers: Writing the Wrongs
2017
Shankly: Nature’s Fire
8.5/2
SHANKLY: NATURE'S FIRE explores the remarkable life and career of BILL SHANKLY, the legendary Liverpool Football Club manager who came to leave such a...
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Shankly: Nature’s Fire
2015
The 90s: Ten Years That Changed the World
8.7/3
Documentary that outlines the 1990s and the decade the changed the world.
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The 90s: Ten Years That Changed the World
2021
Creation Stories
5.9/24
The true story of the rise and fall of Creation Records and its infamous founder Alan McGee; the man responsible for supplying the “Brit Pop” soundtra...
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Creation Stories
2024
Loaded: Lads, Mags & Mayhem
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Launched 30 years ago, Loaded magazine epitomised the 90s in its irreverence and appetite for hedonism. But how did it stand up to pressure to put mor...
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