Trainspotting

very strong language, strong sex, violence, hard drug use
Director(s)Danny Boyle
Production year1996
Release date17/01/2017
Genre(s)Drama
Approx. running minutes94m
CastEwan McGregor, Ewen Bremner, Jonny Lee Miller, Kevin McKidd, Robert Carlyle, Kelly Macdonald, Peter Mullan, James Cosmo, Eileen Nicholas, Susan Vidler, Danny Boyle, Irvine Welsh, John Hodge, Andrew Macdonald, Brian Tufano, Masahiro Hirakubo, Andy Pryor, Gail Stevens, Kave Quinn
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Trainspotting

very strong language, strong sex, violence, hard drug use
An Edinburgh drug addict attempts to break free from his heroin habit. This adaptation of the 1993 novel has many comic ...
An Edinburgh drug addict attempts to break free from his heroin habit. This adaptation of the 1993 novel has many comic moments and characters but is extremely graphic in its presentation of drug misuse.
violence
language
sex
drugs
sexual violence and sexual threat
injury detail
nudity
disturbing images
very strong language, strong sex, violence, hard drug use
Classified Date:
12/12/2016
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Park Circus Limited
violence
There are scenes of strong violence in real world contexts, including use of knives and pool cues in a pub, as well as a glass being smashed into a man's face, resulting in blood.
language
Language is very strong throughout, with multiple uses of very strong language ('c**t') and frequent use of strong language ('f**k' and 'motherf**ker').
sex
There are scenes of sexual activity, which include some nudity.
drugs
There is frequent sight of heroin misuse, including close-ups of the preparation, mixing and injection of heroin. There is also sight of other drugs being used or handled, including cocaine, marijuana and other pills and tabs.
sexual violence and sexual threat
One character engages in sex with a young woman, after which he realises she is below the age of consent. The actress in the scene was an adult when the film was shot.
injury detail
There is sight of blood and injuries in the aftermath of violence.
nudity
There is male and female nudity, in sexual contexts and in natural contexts.
disturbing images
There is sight of a baby who has died. The baby then appears again during drug-induced hallucinations.
Classified Date:
15/12/1995
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Polygram Filmed Entertainment
Contains very strong language, strong sex and violence and hard drug use
Classified Date:
02/06/2009
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Channel 4 DVD
Contains very strong language, sex, violence, and drug use.
Classified Date:
30/05/2003
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Universal Pictures (UK) Ltd
Paperwork Remarks:
Slightly redubbed
Classified Date:
19/05/2003
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Universal Pictures (UK) Ltd
Classified Date:
27/09/1996
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Polygram Video Ltd
Classified Date:
07/06/1996
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Polygram Filmed Entertainment
Cuts:
This content received cuts or alterations as part of the classification process.
Classified Date:
16/05/2024
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Park Circus Limited
Classified Date:
05/09/2002
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Universal Pictures (UK) Ltd
Classified Date:
22/02/1996
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Polygram Filmed Entertainment
Classified Date:
18/01/1996
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Polygram Filmed Entertainment
Classified Date:
12/09/1995
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Polygram Filmed Entertainment
Classified Date:
20/06/1995
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Polygram Filmed Entertainment
Classified Date:
20/03/2009
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Channel 4 DVD
Paperwork Remarks:
Additional material
Classified Date:
12/02/2009
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Channel 4 DVD
Paperwork Remarks:
Additional material
Classified Date:
10/02/2009
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Channel 4 DVD
Classified Date:
01/09/2003
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Universal Pictures (UK) Ltd
Paperwork Remarks:
DVD additional material
Classified Date:
23/05/2003
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Universal Pictures (UK) Ltd
Paperwork Remarks:
DVD additional material
Classified Date:
14/05/2003
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Universal Pictures (UK) Ltd
Paperwork Remarks:
DVD additional material
Classified Date:
14/05/2003
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Universal Pictures (UK) Ltd
Paperwork Remarks:
DVD additional material
Classified Date:
12/05/2003
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Universal Pictures (UK) Ltd
Paperwork Remarks:
DVD additional material
Classified Date:
01/05/2003
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Universal Pictures (UK) Ltd
Paperwork Remarks:
DVD additional material
Classified Date:
28/04/2003
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Universal Pictures (UK) Ltd
Paperwork Remarks:
DVD additional material
Classified Date:
28/04/2003
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Universal Pictures (UK) Ltd
Paperwork Remarks:
DVD additional material
Classified Date:
23/04/2003
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Universal Pictures (UK) Ltd
Paperwork Remarks:
DVD additional material
Classified Date:
16/12/2002
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Universal Pictures (UK) Ltd
Paperwork Remarks:
DVD audio commentary
Classified Date:
23/10/2002
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Universal Pictures (UK) Ltd
Paperwork Remarks:
DVD menus
Classified Date:
06/09/2002
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Universal Pictures (UK) Ltd
Paperwork Remarks:
DVD additional material
Classified Date:
06/09/2002
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Universal Pictures (UK) Ltd
Paperwork Remarks:
DVD additional material
Classified Date:
03/03/1999
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Polygram Video Ltd
Classified Date:
07/11/1996
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Polygram Video Ltd
Classified Date:
07/11/1996
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Polygram Video Ltd
Classified date12/00/2016
LanguageEnglish
violence
language
sex
drugs
sexual violence and sexual threat
injury detail
nudity
disturbing images
Director(s)Danny Boyle
Production year1996
Release date17/01/2017
Genre(s)Drama
Approx. running minutes94m
CastEwan McGregor, Ewen Bremner, Jonny Lee Miller, Kevin McKidd, Robert Carlyle, Kelly Macdonald, Peter Mullan, James Cosmo, Eileen Nicholas, Susan Vidler, Danny Boyle, Irvine Welsh, John Hodge, Andrew Macdonald, Brian Tufano, Masahiro Hirakubo, Andy Pryor, Gail Stevens, Kave Quinn
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very strong language, strong sex, violence, hard drug use
Classified Date:
12/12/2016
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Park Circus Limited
violence
There are scenes of strong violence in real world contexts, including use of knives and pool cues in a pub, as well as a glass being smashed into a man's face, resulting in blood.
language
Language is very strong throughout, with multiple uses of very strong language ('c**t') and frequent use of strong language ('f**k' and 'motherf**ker').
sex
There are scenes of sexual activity, which include some nudity.
drugs
There is frequent sight of heroin misuse, including close-ups of the preparation, mixing and injection of heroin. There is also sight of other drugs being used or handled, including cocaine, marijuana and other pills and tabs.
sexual violence and sexual threat
One character engages in sex with a young woman, after which he realises she is below the age of consent. The actress in the scene was an adult when the film was shot.
injury detail
There is sight of blood and injuries in the aftermath of violence.
nudity
There is male and female nudity, in sexual contexts and in natural contexts.
disturbing images
There is sight of a baby who has died. The baby then appears again during drug-induced hallucinations.
Classified Date:
15/12/1995
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Polygram Filmed Entertainment
Contains very strong language, strong sex and violence and hard drug use
Classified Date:
02/06/2009
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Channel 4 DVD
Contains very strong language, sex, violence, and drug use.
Classified Date:
30/05/2003
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Universal Pictures (UK) Ltd
Paperwork Remarks:
Slightly redubbed
Classified Date:
19/05/2003
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Universal Pictures (UK) Ltd
Classified Date:
27/09/1996
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Polygram Video Ltd
Classified Date:
07/06/1996
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Polygram Filmed Entertainment
Cuts:
This content received cuts or alterations as part of the classification process.
Classified Date:
16/05/2024
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Park Circus Limited
Classified Date:
05/09/2002
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Universal Pictures (UK) Ltd
Classified Date:
22/02/1996
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Polygram Filmed Entertainment
Classified Date:
18/01/1996
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Polygram Filmed Entertainment
Classified Date:
12/09/1995
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Polygram Filmed Entertainment
Classified Date:
20/06/1995
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Polygram Filmed Entertainment
Classified Date:
20/03/2009
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Channel 4 DVD
Paperwork Remarks:
Additional material
Classified Date:
12/02/2009
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Channel 4 DVD
Paperwork Remarks:
Additional material
Classified Date:
10/02/2009
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Channel 4 DVD
Classified Date:
01/09/2003
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Universal Pictures (UK) Ltd
Paperwork Remarks:
DVD additional material
Classified Date:
23/05/2003
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Universal Pictures (UK) Ltd
Paperwork Remarks:
DVD additional material
Classified Date:
14/05/2003
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Universal Pictures (UK) Ltd
Paperwork Remarks:
DVD additional material
Classified Date:
14/05/2003
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Universal Pictures (UK) Ltd
Paperwork Remarks:
DVD additional material
Classified Date:
12/05/2003
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Universal Pictures (UK) Ltd
Paperwork Remarks:
DVD additional material
Classified Date:
01/05/2003
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Universal Pictures (UK) Ltd
Paperwork Remarks:
DVD additional material
Classified Date:
28/04/2003
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Universal Pictures (UK) Ltd
Paperwork Remarks:
DVD additional material
Classified Date:
28/04/2003
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Universal Pictures (UK) Ltd
Paperwork Remarks:
DVD additional material
Classified Date:
23/04/2003
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Universal Pictures (UK) Ltd
Paperwork Remarks:
DVD additional material
Classified Date:
16/12/2002
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Universal Pictures (UK) Ltd
Paperwork Remarks:
DVD audio commentary
Classified Date:
23/10/2002
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Universal Pictures (UK) Ltd
Paperwork Remarks:
DVD menus
Classified Date:
06/09/2002
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Universal Pictures (UK) Ltd
Paperwork Remarks:
DVD additional material
Classified Date:
06/09/2002
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Universal Pictures (UK) Ltd
Paperwork Remarks:
DVD additional material
Classified Date:
03/03/1999
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Polygram Video Ltd
Classified Date:
07/11/1996
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Polygram Video Ltd
Classified Date:
07/11/1996
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Polygram Video Ltd
Classified date12/00/2016
LanguageEnglish