Trainspotting18

Directed by Danny Boyle | UK | 1996 | 1h 34m | Starring Ewan McGregor, Kelly Macdonald, Robert Carlyle, Ewen Bremner, Jonny Lee Miller

Danny Boyle’s electrifying adaptation of Irvine Welsh’s cult novel plunges into a generation defined by addiction, alienation and self-destruction. Following Renton and his circle of friends through Edinburgh’s heroin underworld, Trainspotting captures the exhilaration and despair of lives lived on the edge. Propelled by a landmark soundtrack, razor-sharp dialogue and unforgettable performances, Boyle’s kinetic, darkly comic film remains a visceral and provocative portrait of youth, escape and the choices that define us. Back on the big screen for the film’s 30th anniversary.

Reviews

‘Easy to start, all-consuming, impossible to quit.’
★★★★★
Kevin Maher, The Times

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Love Me Tender 15
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20:30

David Byrne's American Utopia 12A
1h 46m
David Byrne, former Talking Heads frontman, reflects on human connection in this concert film based on his Broadway show. Directed by Spike Lee, it blends music and dance into immersive cinema, featuring solo work and Talking Heads classics.

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15:00

The Summer Book PG
1h 35m
Eight-year-old Sophia spends the summer with her father and grandmother on their family island in Finland's Gulf, all three grieving her mother's recent death. Directed by Charlie McDowell and starring Glenn Close, this quiet drama adapts Tove Jansson's novel.

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17:45

The Summer Book PG
1h 35m
Eight-year-old Sophia spends the summer with her father and grandmother on their family island in Finland's Gulf, all three grieving her mother's recent death. Directed by Charlie McDowell and starring Glenn Close, this quiet drama adapts Tove Jansson's novel.

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20:00

The Odyssey 15
2h 52m
Odysseus, King of Ithaca, journeys home after the Trojan War, confronting vengeful gods and monstrous trials along the way. Christopher Nolan adapts Homer's epic, starring Matt Damon as Odysseus, alongside Tom Holland, Zendaya and Robert Pattinson.

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