The feature film debut of Scottish director Danny Boyle was a dark, hip, Generation X comedy about a trio of Edinburgh roommates whose narcissistic greed fuels murder and betrayal. Boisterous journalist Alex (Ewan McGregor), flirtatious doctor Juliet (Kerry Fox), and meek accountant David ...more
MPAA Rating: R | Year: 1994 | Running Time: 91 minutes
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1994's Shallow Grave was often viewed as Britain's answer to Pulp Fiction (also 1994), and it was a significant hit in the United Kingdom. Grave's energetic visual style and humorous treatment of the crime-thriller genre is certainly reminiscent of Quentin Tarantino's work, but the movie actually has more in common with the stylistic gymnastics of Coen brothers films: Blood Simple (1984) is an obvious comparison. It did moderately well on the U.S. art house circuit, paving the way for the ...more
- Kerry Fox - Juliet Miller
- Christopher Eccleston - David Stevens
- Ewan McGregor - Alex Law
- Keith Allen - Hugo
- Ken Stott - Detective-Inspector
- John Bett - Brian McKinley
- Gary Lewis - Visitor
- Billy Riddoch - Newspaper Editor
- Peter Mullan - Andy
- Leonard O'Malley - Tim
- Robert David MacDonald - Lumsden
- John Hodge - Detective-Constable Mitchell
- Danny Boyle - Director
- Allan Scott - Executive Producer
- Andrew Macdonald - Producer
- John Hodge - Screenwriter
- Zoe MacLeod - Art Director
- Cate Karin - Costume Designer
- Kate Carin - Costume Designer
- Ian Madden - First Assistant Director
- Masahiro Hirakubo - Editor
- Simon Boswell - Composer (Music Score)
- Kave Quinn - Production Designer
- Brian Tufano - Cinematographer
- Colin Nicolson - Sound/Sound Designer
- Nigel Galt - Sound/Sound Designer











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