Shallow Grave (1994)

Shallow Grave (1994) marks the directorial debut of Scottish filmster Danny Boyle, who went on to helm such indie-fled hits as Trainspotting (1996) and 28 Days Later (2002). It’s about a trio of twentysomething roomies in Edinburgh who get their comeuppance after smuggling their way through life as narcissistic cynics of the highest order. Hot doc Kerry Fox, mild accountant Christopher Eccleston, and gung-ho journo Ewan McGregor get off on humiliating and intimidating each potential roommate who comes to look at their fancy digs until finally they find a total misanthrope in Keith Allen and offer him the room. But Keith ends up tits in bed, dead from an overdose—and instead of letting anyone know, they take his giant wad of dough and bury him in secret. As time goes on, the trio starts to unravel in terror of getting caught. It’s as funny as it is taut, and there’s two handsome men willing to show their goods. Eccleston excites us with his number crunching buttocks in a shower scene. More importantly, Keith Allen allows us peek at his impressive, uncut crank, resting on his thigh, while sprawled out dead on a bed. There’s nothing shallow about these dudes.