GoodFellas vs Trainspotting
GoodFellas has the higher audience score (8.5/10 against 8/10 for Trainspotting). Trainspotting is the shorter watch at 1h 34m compared with 2h 25m. GoodFellas is the older of the two (1990 against 1996). Both are crime, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
GoodFellas
Trainspotting| GoodFellas | Trainspotting | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.5/10 | ★ 8.0/10 |
| Year | 1990 | 1996 |
| Length | 2h 25m | 1h 34m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama | Crime, Drama |
| Country | United States of America | United Kingdom |
| Director | Martin Scorsese | Danny Boyle |
| Main cast | Ray Liotta, Robert De Niro, Frank Vincent, Tony Darrow, Lorraine Bracco | Peter Mullan, Kevin McKidd, Kelly Macdonald, Ewan McGregor, Robert Carlyle |
Synopsis
GoodFellas
The true story of Henry Hill, a half-Irish, half-Sicilian Brooklyn kid who is adopted by neighbourhood gangsters at an early age and climbs the ranks of a Mafia family under the guidance of Jimmy Conway.
Trainspotting
Heroin addict Mark Renton stumbles through bad ideas and sobriety attempts with his unreliable friends --Sick Boy, Begbie, Spud and Tommy. He also has an underage girlfriend, Diane, along for the ride. After cleaning up and moving from Edinburgh to London, Mark finds he can't escape the life he left behind as Begbie and Sick Boy come knocking.
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