T2 Trainspotting

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T2 Trainspotting

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Released Mar 17, 2017

1h 57m

Comedy

Drama

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First there was an opportunity, then there was a betrayal. Twenty years later, Mark Renton (Ewan McGregor) returns to the only place that he can ever call home. There waiting for him are old buddies Spud (Ewen Bremner), Sick Boy (Jonny Lee Miller) and Begbie (Robert Carlyle). Sorrow, loss, joy, vengeance, hatred, love, fear, regret, self-destruction and mortal danger are also all lined up and ready to welcome him.

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Critics Consensus

T2 Trainspotting adds an intoxicating, emotionally resonant postscript to its classic predecessor, even without fully recapturing the original's fresh, subversive thrill.

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Michael Sragow

Film Comment Magazine

You don't have to be gloating over a wasted generation to embrace T2 Trainspotting, a confident, quirky comedy-drama that skillfully alternates bangs and whimpers.

Mar 8, 2018

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Matt Singer

ScreenCrush

The first Trainspotting was about heroin. The second is about another dangerously addictive drug: Nostalgia.

Rated: 8/10

May 2, 2017

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Christopher Orr

The Atlantic

A film nowhere near as revelatory as the original, but in some ways more satisfying, the proper closing of a tale that had been left open-ended.

Mar 27, 2017

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Don Shanahan

Every Movie Has a Lesson

Being older, but not necessarily wiser, has thinned a noticeable amount of the ferocity of the biting social commentary and dark humor that spills out of Welsh’s characters and Hodge’s screenplay.

Rated: 3/5

Sep 4, 2023

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

Boyle's sequel reconnects with its characters two decades later and treats them with a refreshing dose of the humanity and self-reflectivity that come with age.

Rated: 4/4

Apr 4, 2022

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

Like the excellent original, this worthy sequel is similarly distinguished by some memorable set-pieces, superb dialogue, and smashing performances.

Rated: 3.5/4

Nov 8, 2021

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Lou Suffer

this did not disappoint.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

12/21/24

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Eric E

After seeing the original recently, I could see that this film was a labor of love for all involved. Satisfying for fans of the original, but it could have been cut down by probably 20 minutes.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

07/14/24

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Jerry F

After watching the first movie I definitely had to watch the next one. This is one of the not so many movies that are as good as the first, but to be honest I liked it even better. Once again very entertaining filled with great acting, plot and direction. Definitely a must watch.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

06/05/24

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r96 s

A rather good sequel! 'T2 Trainspotting' is exactly what I expected it to be. Turns out, it was also exactly what I wanted it to be. I thought it was great! I mentioned in my review of the original that I didn't like the characters, at all. Whilst that is indeed the case for that film, in this follow-up it does a grand job at making you care for the main bunch more; well, aside from Franco but we don't talk about Franco. It probably is missing out on as much substance (pardon the pun), if only when compared to the 1996 flick, but evidently I'd argue it makes up for that with improved (harsh/wrong choice of word, perhaps) characterization. Even though I only watched the other movie for the first time a mere few hours prior, it was still cracking to see Ewan McGregor, Ewen Bremner, Jonny Lee Miller and Robert Carlyle back together in their respective roles - aged 'n all. I appreciate both films, albeit in different ways. This one I actually 'properly' enjoyed, whereas before it was more an appreciation of how effectively it was told. Terrific productions either way, really.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

05/31/24

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Johannes S

It's a weird but uniquely touching story. It is shot amazingly beautiful.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

05/16/24

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anubislecter

For those that are fans of the first movie, they did an awesome job of showing what the characters would be like and where they would be 20 yrs later. Danny Boyle, Irvine Welsh, and John Hodge did a remarkable job of creating a sequel that could stand alone as a movie without trying to recreate or copy from the original. This movie may actually have more emotional moments than the original.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/06/24

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Danny Boyle

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Ewan McGregor

Renton

Jonny Lee Miller

Simon

Robert Carlyle

Begbie

Ewen Bremner

Spud

Angela Nedyalkov

Veronika

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Synopsis

First there was an opportunity, then there was a betrayal. Twenty years later, Mark Renton (Ewan McGregor) returns to the only place that he can ever call home. There waiting for him are old buddies Spud (Ewen Bremner), Sick Boy (Jonny Lee Miller) and Begbie (Robert Carlyle). Sorrow, loss, joy, vengeance, hatred, love, fear, regret, self-destruction and mortal danger are also all lined up and ready to welcome him.

Director: Danny Boyle
Producer: Andrew Macdonald, Danny Boyle, Christian Colson, Bernard Bellew
Screenwriter: John Hodge
Distributor: Sony Pictures Entertainment
Production Co: Creative Scotland, DNA Films, Cloud Eight, Decibel Films
Rating: R (Graphic Nudity|Drug Use|Language Throughout|Some Violence|Strong Sexual Content)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 17, 2017, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 13, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA): $2.4M
Runtime: 1h 57m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital

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