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:

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:

Use:

Cinema

Distributor:

Polygram Filmed Entertainment

Contains very strong language, strong sex and violence and hard drug use

Classified Date:

02/06/2009

Version:

Use:

Physical media + VOD/Streaming

Distributor:

Channel 4 DVD

Contains very strong language, sex, violence, and drug use.

Classified Date:

30/05/2003

Version:

Use:

Physical media

Distributor:

Universal Pictures (UK) Ltd

Paperwork Remarks:

Slightly redubbed

Classified Date:

19/05/2003

Version:

Use:

Physical media

Distributor:

Universal Pictures (UK) Ltd

Classified Date:

27/09/1996

Version:

Use:

Physical media

Distributor:

Polygram Video Ltd

Classified Date:

07/06/1996

Version:

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:

Use:

Cinema

Distributor:

Park Circus Limited

Classified Date:

05/09/2002

Version:

Use:

Physical media

Distributor:

Universal Pictures (UK) Ltd

Classified Date:

22/02/1996

Version:

Use:

Physical media

Distributor:

Polygram Filmed Entertainment

Classified Date:

18/01/1996

Version:

Use:

Cinema

Distributor:

Polygram Filmed Entertainment

Classified Date:

12/09/1995

Version:

Use:

Cinema

Distributor:

Polygram Filmed Entertainment

Classified Date:

20/06/1995

Version:

Use:

Physical media

Distributor:

Polygram Filmed Entertainment

Classified Date:

20/03/2009

Version:

Use:

Physical media

Distributor:

Channel 4 DVD

Paperwork Remarks:

Additional material

Classified Date:

12/02/2009

Version:

Use:

Physical media

Distributor:

Channel 4 DVD

Paperwork Remarks:

Additional material

Classified Date:

10/02/2009

Version:

Use:

Physical media

Distributor:

Channel 4 DVD

Classified Date:

01/09/2003

Version:

Use:

Physical media

Distributor:

Universal Pictures (UK) Ltd

Paperwork Remarks:

DVD additional material

Classified Date:

23/05/2003

Version:

Use:

Physical media

Distributor:

Universal Pictures (UK) Ltd

Paperwork Remarks:

DVD additional material

Classified Date:

14/05/2003

Version:

Use:

Physical media

Distributor:

Universal Pictures (UK) Ltd

Paperwork Remarks:

DVD additional material

Classified Date:

14/05/2003

Version:

Use:

Physical media

Distributor:

Universal Pictures (UK) Ltd

Paperwork Remarks:

DVD additional material

Classified Date:

12/05/2003

Version:

Use:

Physical media

Distributor:

Universal Pictures (UK) Ltd

Paperwork Remarks:

DVD additional material

Classified Date:

01/05/2003

Version:

Use:

Physical media

Distributor:

Universal Pictures (UK) Ltd

Paperwork Remarks:

DVD additional material

Classified Date:

28/04/2003

Version:

Use:

Physical media

Distributor:

Universal Pictures (UK) Ltd

Paperwork Remarks:

DVD additional material

Classified Date:

28/04/2003

Version:

Use:

Physical media

Distributor:

Universal Pictures (UK) Ltd

Paperwork Remarks:

DVD additional material

Classified Date:

23/04/2003

Version:

Use:

Physical media

Distributor:

Universal Pictures (UK) Ltd

Paperwork Remarks:

DVD additional material

Classified Date:

16/12/2002

Version:

Use:

Physical media

Distributor:

Universal Pictures (UK) Ltd

Paperwork Remarks:

DVD audio commentary

Classified Date:

23/10/2002

Version:

Use:

Physical media

Distributor:

Universal Pictures (UK) Ltd

Paperwork Remarks:

DVD menus

Classified Date:

06/09/2002

Version:

Use:

Physical media

Distributor:

Universal Pictures (UK) Ltd

Paperwork Remarks:

DVD additional material

Classified Date:

06/09/2002

Version:

Use:

Physical media

Distributor:

Universal Pictures (UK) Ltd

Paperwork Remarks:

DVD additional material

Classified Date:

03/03/1999

Version:

Use:

Physical media

Distributor:

Polygram Video Ltd

Classified Date:

07/11/1996

Version:

Use:

Physical media

Distributor:

Polygram Video Ltd

Classified Date:

07/11/1996

Version:

Use:

Physical media

Distributor:

Polygram Video Ltd

Classified date12/12/2016

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

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very strong language, strong sex, violence, hard drug use

Classified Date:

12/12/2016

Version:

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

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:

Use:

Cinema

Distributor:

Polygram Filmed Entertainment

Contains very strong language, strong sex and violence and hard drug use

Classified Date:

02/06/2009

Version:

Use:

Physical media + VOD/Streaming

Distributor:

Channel 4 DVD

Contains very strong language, sex, violence, and drug use.

Classified Date:

30/05/2003

Version:

Use:

Physical media

Distributor:

Universal Pictures (UK) Ltd

Paperwork Remarks:

Slightly redubbed

Classified Date:

19/05/2003

Version:

Use:

Physical media

Distributor:

Universal Pictures (UK) Ltd

Classified Date:

27/09/1996

Version:

Use:

Physical media

Distributor:

Polygram Video Ltd

Classified Date:

07/06/1996

Version:

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:

Use:

Cinema

Distributor:

Park Circus Limited

Classified Date:

05/09/2002

Version:

Use:

Physical media

Distributor:

Universal Pictures (UK) Ltd

Classified Date:

22/02/1996

Version:

Use:

Physical media

Distributor:

Polygram Filmed Entertainment

Classified Date:

18/01/1996

Version:

Use:

Cinema

Distributor:

Polygram Filmed Entertainment

Classified Date:

12/09/1995

Version:

Use:

Cinema

Distributor:

Polygram Filmed Entertainment

Classified Date:

20/06/1995

Version:

Use:

Physical media

Distributor:

Polygram Filmed Entertainment

Classified Date:

20/03/2009

Version:

Use:

Physical media

Distributor:

Channel 4 DVD

Paperwork Remarks:

Additional material

Classified Date:

12/02/2009

Version:

Use:

Physical media

Distributor:

Channel 4 DVD

Paperwork Remarks:

Additional material

Classified Date:

10/02/2009

Version:

Use:

Physical media

Distributor:

Channel 4 DVD

Classified Date:

01/09/2003

Version:

Use:

Physical media

Distributor:

Universal Pictures (UK) Ltd

Paperwork Remarks:

DVD additional material

Classified Date:

23/05/2003

Version:

Use:

Physical media

Distributor:

Universal Pictures (UK) Ltd

Paperwork Remarks:

DVD additional material

Classified Date:

14/05/2003

Version:

Use:

Physical media

Distributor:

Universal Pictures (UK) Ltd

Paperwork Remarks:

DVD additional material

Classified Date:

14/05/2003

Version:

Use:

Physical media

Distributor:

Universal Pictures (UK) Ltd

Paperwork Remarks:

DVD additional material

Classified Date:

12/05/2003

Version:

Use:

Physical media

Distributor:

Universal Pictures (UK) Ltd

Paperwork Remarks:

DVD additional material

Classified Date:

01/05/2003

Version:

Use:

Physical media

Distributor:

Universal Pictures (UK) Ltd

Paperwork Remarks:

DVD additional material

Classified Date:

28/04/2003

Version:

Use:

Physical media

Distributor:

Universal Pictures (UK) Ltd

Paperwork Remarks:

DVD additional material

Classified Date:

28/04/2003

Version:

Use:

Physical media

Distributor:

Universal Pictures (UK) Ltd

Paperwork Remarks:

DVD additional material

Classified Date:

23/04/2003

Version:

Use:

Physical media

Distributor:

Universal Pictures (UK) Ltd

Paperwork Remarks:

DVD additional material

Classified Date:

16/12/2002

Version:

Use:

Physical media

Distributor:

Universal Pictures (UK) Ltd

Paperwork Remarks:

DVD audio commentary

Classified Date:

23/10/2002

Version:

Use:

Physical media

Distributor:

Universal Pictures (UK) Ltd

Paperwork Remarks:

DVD menus

Classified Date:

06/09/2002

Version:

Use:

Physical media

Distributor:

Universal Pictures (UK) Ltd

Paperwork Remarks:

DVD additional material

Classified Date:

06/09/2002

Version:

Use:

Physical media

Distributor:

Universal Pictures (UK) Ltd

Paperwork Remarks:

DVD additional material

Classified Date:

03/03/1999

Version:

Use:

Physical media

Distributor:

Polygram Video Ltd

Classified Date:

07/11/1996

Version:

Use:

Physical media

Distributor:

Polygram Video Ltd

Classified Date:

07/11/1996

Version:

Use:

Physical media

Distributor:

Polygram Video Ltd

Classified date12/12/2016

LanguageEnglish