T2 Trainspotting

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T2 Trainspotting

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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

Mar 8, 2018

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.

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Matt Singer

ScreenCrush

May 2, 2017

8/10

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

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Christopher Orr

The Atlantic

Mar 27, 2017

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.

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Guillermo Troncoso

Screen Realm

Sep 1, 2026

4/5

T2 Trainspotting succeeds where so many sequels fail. Despite the occasional flimsy plot point or softly delivered jab, the film provides a dramatic, hilarious, sad, joyously non-PC cinematic high, one that should please the first chapter's many fans.

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Don Shanahan

Every Movie Has a Lesson

Sep 4, 2023

3/5

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.

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

Apr 4, 2022

4/4

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.

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Lou Suffer

Dec 21, 2024

this did not disappoint.

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Leprechaun K

@LeprechaunKing Sep 6, 2026

Sequel is 20 years too late. Boyle's skillful shooting techniques make up for the weal plot. The 1st half is decent but the fun wears off toward the end. There's not enough material to justify the 2 hour runtime. It is still a marginally enjoyable movie.

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Gareth D

@HiGarethDavies Jul 5, 2026

Decent enough as a nostalgia watch, but by no means a great standalone movie and if you didn't watch the first recently, you'll have no idea at all what's going on (fortunately I did). Even so, it's ok.

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kungfuhobbit T

@kungfuhobbit May 25, 2026

Boring characters and plot

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Steven F.

@SteveGotScored Feb 23, 2026

Just as awesome as the first one!

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Rich T

@Itchray Jan 29, 2026

I'd recommend to anyone who liked the original. I will watch it again

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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, Decibel Films, Cloud Eight
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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