Cast |
Ewan McGregor, Robert Carlyle, Steven Robertson, Ewen Bremner, Shirley Henderson, Jonny Lee Miller |
Director |
Danny Boyle |
Screenplay | John Walsh, from the novel by Irvine Welse |
Cinematography | Anthony Dod Mantle |
Editing | Jon Harris |
Soundtrack | Available |
Made in | 2017 |
Produced by | DNA Films, Decibel Films, Cloud Eight Films, TriStar Pictures, Film4, Creative Scotland |
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Genre | Drama |
Language | Strong, frequent, justified by context. |
Nudity | Low impact, infrequent, justified by context. |
Sex | None (sic) |
Violence | Strong, fairly frequent, justified by context. |
Prejudice | Low impact, infrequent, justified by context. |
Blasphemy | None |
Drug abuse | None (sic) |
Comments | Themes include blackmail, prostitution, theft, suicide, drug addiction, revenge and reconciliation. The themes are mature and complex and would be harmful, disturbing and confusing to viewers under 16. |
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R: Restricted | Rated R for drug use, language throughout, strong sexual content, graphic nudity and some violence |
Runtime | 117 |
USA version is usually but not always the same as South African release. Versions released on streaming or DVD, Blu-ray or Video may also differ. |
Scale (Max) | 20 | |
What the Critics say | ||
Cape Argus / The Star Paul Eksteen Going off the rails? More likely that it's a non-starter. | 2 | |
Die Burger Paul Boekkooi 'Trainspotting' vermaaklik opgevolg. | 15 | |
Cape Times Unknown | 20 | |
Metacritic.com 13 critics | 12 | |
Rottentomatoes critics 63 critics | 14 | |
Rottentomatoes tomatometer Tomatometer T2 Trainspotting adds an intoxicating, emotionally resonant postscript to its classic predecessor, even without fully recapturing the original’s fresh, subversive thrill. | 16 | |
What the People say | ||
Internet 11081 Netizens | 16 | |
Average .. 68% | 14 |