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 |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 0.4533 |
| Birthday | 1958-09-27 |
| Place of Birth | Edinburgh, Scotland, UK |
| Also Known As |
1996
Trainspotting
7.959/10353
Heroin addict Mark Renton stumbles through bad ideas and sobriety attempts with his unreliable friends --Sick Boy, Begbie, Spud and Tommy. He also has...
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Trainspotting
2023
I Am Weekender
7/2
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
Beyond Trainspotting: The World of Irvine Welsh
0/0
After his pivotal novel Trainspotting was published in 1993, the debut work of Irvine Welsh quickly took the world by storm, spawning theatre producti...
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Beyond Trainspotting: The World of Irvine Welsh
2013
The Magnificent Eleven
2.6/7
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
4.9/10
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
2025
Irvine Welsh: Reality Is Not Enough
7/4
One of the most controversial writers of our times, join Trainspotting author Irvine Welsh as he undergoes a remarkable trip to find new meaning in hi...
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Irvine Welsh: Reality Is Not Enough
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
6.9/3343
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
5.413/63
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
6.252/135
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
5.9/29
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
0/0
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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Loaded: Lads, Mags & Mayhem
2020
Offended by Irvine Welsh
6.5/2
Irvine meet artists and writers who discuss the risk of offending in the current climate. Through several, informal conversations he talks to them abo...
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Offended by Irvine Welsh
2025
Simple Minds: Everything Is Possible
9/2
Best known for their megahit ’80s anthem "Don't You (Forget About Me)”—made famous in John Hughes’ The Breakfast Club—Simple Minds is one of the most...
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