Overview
A journey back home reveals the tangled web of friendship and betrayal.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Moderate
- witty
- sardonic
- defiant
- cult movie night
- late night viewing
What critics said
Critics broadly found the sequel emotionally resonant and energetically performed, while acknowledging that it does not fully recapture the original's subversive freshness.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Mark Renton returns to Scotland after twenty years and reconnects with Spud, Simon, and Begbie.
The film combines comedy with heroin, cocaine, blackmail, revenge, self-destruction, and mortal danger.
Renton's return is explicitly shaped by the earlier opportunity and betrayal, with vengeance and regret awaiting him.
Danny Boyle's film is presented as a punchy, high-energy continuation of the series' distinctive visual and rhythmic identity.
Films like T2 Trainspotting, and why
Trainspotting
shared black comedy, crime drama, drug addiction, and abrasive friendship dynamics
The Long Good Friday
shared british crime comedy, criminal misadventure, stylized energy, and morally compromised friends
Filth
shared dark humor, addiction themes, fractured male friendship, and emotionally bruising drama
Withnail & I
shared reunion narrative, nostalgia, self-destructive characters, and bittersweet comic tone
Movie Details
- Director
- Danny Boyle
- Release Date
- 2017-01-27
- Runtime
- 117 min
- Rating
- 6.9 / 10 (3461)
Cast
- Ewan McGregor
- Jonny Lee Miller
- Ewen Bremner
- Robert Carlyle
- Anjela Nedyalkova
- Shirley Henderson
- Kelly Macdonald
- Pauline Turner
- Scot Greenan
- James Cosmo
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is T2 Trainspotting about?
- A volatile return to Scotland forces a recovering addict and his old friends to confront betrayal, addiction, and the stubborn pull of their shared past.
- What is T2 Trainspotting like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of T2 Trainspotting as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is T2 Trainspotting violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in T2 Trainspotting as moderate.
- What did critics think of T2 Trainspotting?
- Critics broadly found the sequel emotionally resonant and energetically performed, while acknowledging that it does not fully recapture the original's subversive freshness.
- Which films are like T2 Trainspotting?
- Films with a similar feel include Trainspotting, The Long Good Friday, Filth, and Withnail & I.
- How long is T2 Trainspotting?
- T2 Trainspotting runs 117 minutes.
- Where can I watch T2 Trainspotting?
- In United States, T2 Trainspotting streams on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads.
