Trainspotting

1996 film by Danny Boyle
Movie film Q109135
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Trainspotting

Summary

Trainspotting is a film[1]. Trainspotting ranks in the top 0.22% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,837 views/month, #208 of 94,065).[2]

Key Facts

  • Trainspotting received the BAFTA Award for Best Adapted Screenplay[3].
  • Trainspotting received the Golden Space Needle[4].
  • Trainspotting received the Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Foreign Language Film[5].
  • Trainspotting received the Bodil Award for Best Non-American Film[6].
  • Trainspotting received the London Film Critics Circle Award for British Actor of the Year[7].
  • Trainspotting received the National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[8].
  • Trainspotting's instance of is recorded as film[9].
  • Trainspotting's director is recorded as Danny Boyle[10].
  • Trainspotting's screenwriter is recorded as John Hodge[11].
  • Trainspotting's composer is recorded as Damon Albarn[12].
  • Trainspotting's genre is recorded as buddy film[13].
  • Trainspotting's genre is recorded as crime film[14].
  • Trainspotting's genre is recorded as drama film[15].
  • Trainspotting's genre is recorded as independent film[16].
  • Trainspotting's genre is recorded as film based on a novel[17].
  • Trainspotting's genre is recorded as magic realist film[18].
  • Trainspotting's based on is recorded as Trainspotting[19].
  • Trainspotting's logo image is recorded as Trainspotting-logo.svg[20].
  • Trainspotting's followed by is recorded as T2 Trainspotting[21].
  • Trainspotting's cast member is recorded as Ewen Bremner[22].
  • Trainspotting's cast member is recorded as Jonny Lee Miller[23].
  • Trainspotting's cast member is recorded as Kevin McKidd[24].
  • Trainspotting's cast member is recorded as Robert Carlyle[25].
  • Trainspotting's cast member is recorded as Kelly Macdonald[26].
  • Trainspotting's cast member is recorded as Ewan McGregor[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Trainspotting's producer is recorded as Andrew Macdonald[28]. Trainspotting's director is recorded as Danny Boyle[10]. Trainspotting's screenwriter is recorded as John Hodge[11]. Cast members include Ewen Bremner[22], Jonny Lee Miller[23], Kevin McKidd[24], Robert Carlyle[25], Kelly Macdonald[26], and Ewan McGregor[27].

Publication

Publication dates include +1996-02-23T00:00:00Z[29], +1996-08-15T00:00:00Z[30], +1996-00-00T00:00:00Z[31], and +1996-07-19T00:00:00Z[32]. Trainspotting's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[33]. Genres include buddy film[13], crime film[14], drama film[15], independent film[16], film based on a novel[17], and magic realist film[18].

Reception

Awards received include BAFTA Award for Best Adapted Screenplay[3], a class of award[34], in United Kingdom[35]; Golden Space Needle[4], a film award[36]; Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Foreign Language Film[5], a film award category[37], in United States[38]; Bodil Award for Best Non-American Film[6], a film award category[39], in Denmark[40]; London Film Critics Circle Award for British Actor of the Year[7], a film award category[41]; and National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[8], a film award[42], in United States[43], founded in 1929[44]. Reviews include 8.4/10[45], 90%[46], and 83/100[47].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Trainspotting's followed by is recorded as T2 Trainspotting[21].

Why It Matters

Trainspotting ranks in the top 0.22% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,837 views/month, #208 of 94,065).[2] Trainspotting has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[48] Trainspotting is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[49]

FAQs

What awards did Trainspotting receive?

Honors received include BAFTA Award for Best Adapted Screenplay[3], Golden Space Needle[4], Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Foreign Language Film[5], and Bodil Award for Best Non-American Film[6].

References

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  33. [31] . wikidata.org.
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Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  10. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [48] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [49] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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