Trainspotting

"Choose life."

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Ratings & Reviews

8.1/10

765,284 votes

90/100

Fresh

83/100

Metascore

8.0/10

10,290 votes

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Average

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Awards & Recognition

Critical acclaim and industry honors

🏆

Wins

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Nominations

🏅

Other Awards

📋 1 nomination

Nominated

MTV Movie for Best Breakthrough Performance

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Academy Awards

📋 1 nomination

Nominated

Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay

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BAFTA Awards

🏆 1 win•📋 1 nomination

Won

Best Adapted Screenplay

Nominated

Best British Film

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Other Awards

🏆 5 wins•📋 5 nominations

Won

Boston Society of Film Critics for Best Foreign Language Film

Golden Space Needle

Bodil for Best Non-American Film

London Film Critics Circle for British Actor of the Year

National Board of Review: Top Ten Films

Nominated

Chlotrudis for Best Director

Writers Guild of America for Best Adapted Screenplay

Satellite for Best Adapted Screenplay

Independent Spirit for Best Foreign Film

Satellite for Best Film

Box Office Performance

Financial performance & earnings

Budget

$4.0M

Production Cost

Worldwide

$72.0M

Global Box Office

Domestic

$16,491,080

United States

Profit

+$68.0M

ROI: +1700%

Budget Recovery1800% of budget

$0|Budget: $4.0M|Revenue: $72.0M

Popularity Trend(Wikipedia)

60-Day Views

173.9K

Daily Avg

2.9K

7-Day Trend

+14%

30 days agoToday

Wikipedia

Based On

Trainspotting

literary work

Filming Locations

Where this movie was filmed

Firhill Stadium

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Story Setting

Set In

EdinburghScotlandLondon

Themes & Subjects

#relationshiptermination#non-controlledsubstanceabuse#youthsubculture#heroin

Series & Franchise

Timeline

This Movie

Sequel

T2 Trainspotting

2017

Extended Crew & Production

Cinematography

Brian Tufano

Film Editing

Masahiro Hirakubo

Music / Score

Damon Albarn

Production Companies

Figment FilmsFilm4 Productions

Distributors

PolyGram Filmed Entertainment

Technical Specifications

Color

color

Aspect Ratio

1.85:1

Format

video on demand

Where to Watch Trainspotting

Available in 49 countries

Country	Stream	Free	Rent	Buy
United States of AmericaR	—	—	Google Play Movies	Google Play Movies
United Kingdom18	—	—	Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, Curzon Home Cinema, BFI Player, YouTube	Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube
Canada18A	—	—	CosmoGo	CosmoGo
AustraliaR 18+	—	—	JustWatch TV, Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV
India	—	—	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video	Apple TV Store

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Age Ratings by Country

United StatesR

United Kingdom18

Canada18A

AustraliaR 18+

Germany16

France16

JapanR18+

Argentina18

+23 more countries

Production

Director

Danny Boyle

Writers

John Hodge, Irvine Welsh

Production Companies

Figment FilmsThe Noel Gay Motion Picture CompanyChannel Four FilmsDNA Films

Cast

Ewan McGregor

Renton

Ewen Bremner

Spud

Jonny Lee Miller

Sick Boy

Kevin McKidd

Tommy

Robert Carlyle

Begbie

Kelly Macdonald

Diane

Peter Mullan

Swanney

James Cosmo

Renton's Father

Eileen Nicholas

Renton's Mother

Susan Vidler

Allison

Pauline Lynch

Lizzy

Shirley Henderson

Gail

Tags & Keywords

drug dealerfriendshiplondon, englandbased on novel or bookscotlandheroindrug addictionanti herojunkienightclubcold turkeydark comedyedinburgh, scotlandmodern societyhallucination

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