Not currently showing on the local cinema circuit.
| 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. |
| These details are supplied by the FPB. If you have a problem with any of the above, please take it up directly with the FPB. Read the Classification Guidelines. | |
| 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 | |