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  • The Acid House
  • Opened August 6, 1999 | Runtime:1 hr. 58 min.
  • Adult situations
  • Three separate stories adapted from the Irvine Welsh's book of short stories.
    "The Granton Star Clause": a young man loses his job, is dumped by his girlfriend, thrown out of his house, arrested, and beaten up...so God turns him into a fly.
    "A Read More
  • Cast: Stephen McCole, Maurice Roeves, Garry Sweeney, Jenny McCrindle, Simon Weir, Morgan Simpson
  • Director: Paul McGuigan
  • Genres: Black Comedy, Comedy Drama, Sex Comedy, Coming-of-Age, Urban Comedy

The Acid House Critic Reviews

So-so Avg. Critic Score out of 100 Metascore ® based on all critic ratings.

Critic scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating more favorable reviews.

  • 75
    San Francisco Chronicle | Edward Guthmann

    A blast of manic energy in the form of a film.

  • 70
    Los Angeles Times | John Anderson

    A virulent but thoroughly entertaining trilogy of tales about the besieged...

  • 70
    The Onion A.V. Club |

    The Acid House comes across as a shadow of "Trainspotting," albeit a vibrant,...

  • 70
    Variety |

    The Acid House makes "Trainspotting" look like a mild-mannered youth comedy.

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