If you loved Trainspotting, try Filth

A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. Filth has roughly 5.5× fewer votes than Trainspotting — it's a deeper cut, not a mainstream recommendation. Here's what they share, and what the second one does that the first one doesn't.

What they share

Theysit in Crime / Drama territory. If that's the register that drew you to Trainspotting, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.

What Filth is

Here's a film that definitely goes for it. A detective in Edinburgh vies for a promotion while battling his inner demons and snorting quite a lot of cocaine. It perhaps earns its title.

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