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Movie Info
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Director -
Danny Boyle -
Producer -
Andrew Macdonald -
Screenwriter -
John Hodge -
Distributor -
Miramax Films -
Production Co -
Figment Films , Noel Gay Motion Picture Company , PolyGram Filmed Entertainment -
Rating -
R (Nudity|Graphic Heroin Use|Sex|Some Violence|Strong Language) -
Genre -
Comedy , Drama -
Original Language -
British English -
Release Date (Theaters) -
Jul 19, 1996, Wide -
Release Date (Streaming) -
Dec 19, 2015 -
Box Office (Gross USA) -
$16.6M -
Runtime -
1h 34m -
Sound Mix -
Dolby Stereo , Dolby A , Stereo , Surround , Dolby Digital , Dolby SR -
Aspect Ratio -
Flat (1.85:1)