Trainspotting film series
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The Trainspotting film series is a pair of British black comedy-drama films directed by Danny Boyle that follow a group of heroin-addicted friends from Edinburgh across two decades.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Trainspotting film series canonical | 1 |
| Trainspotting series | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9254383 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Trainspotting film series Context triple: [T2 Trainspotting, partOfSeries, Trainspotting film series]
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Trainspotting (1996 film)
Trainspotting (1996 film) is a darkly comic British drama directed by Danny Boyle that follows a group of heroin addicts in Edinburgh and became a cult classic of 1990s cinema.
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T2 Trainspotting
T2 Trainspotting is a 2017 British black comedy–drama film that serves as the sequel to the cult classic Trainspotting, reuniting the original cast to explore the characters’ lives two decades later.
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Trainspotting (novel)
Trainspotting is a 1993 novel by Scottish author Irvine Welsh that follows a group of heroin addicts in Edinburgh, written in raw, dialect-heavy prose and widely acclaimed for its darkly comic, unflinching portrayal of addiction and urban alienation.
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Trainspotting (stage play)
Trainspotting is a stage adaptation of Irvine Welsh’s gritty novel about Edinburgh heroin addicts, known for its raw, immersive portrayal of addiction and youth culture.
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Snatch
Snatch is a 2000 British crime comedy film directed by Guy Ritchie, known for its fast-paced, interwoven plot, dark humor, and ensemble cast including Jason Statham and Brad Pitt.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Trainspotting film series Target entity description: The Trainspotting film series is a pair of British black comedy-drama films directed by Danny Boyle that follow a group of heroin-addicted friends from Edinburgh across two decades.
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A.
Trainspotting (1996 film)
Trainspotting (1996 film) is a darkly comic British drama directed by Danny Boyle that follows a group of heroin addicts in Edinburgh and became a cult classic of 1990s cinema.
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B.
T2 Trainspotting
T2 Trainspotting is a 2017 British black comedy–drama film that serves as the sequel to the cult classic Trainspotting, reuniting the original cast to explore the characters’ lives two decades later.
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C.
Trainspotting (novel)
Trainspotting is a 1993 novel by Scottish author Irvine Welsh that follows a group of heroin addicts in Edinburgh, written in raw, dialect-heavy prose and widely acclaimed for its darkly comic, unflinching portrayal of addiction and urban alienation.
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D.
Trainspotting (stage play)
Trainspotting is a stage adaptation of Irvine Welsh’s gritty novel about Edinburgh heroin addicts, known for its raw, immersive portrayal of addiction and youth culture.
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E.
Snatch
Snatch is a 2000 British crime comedy film directed by Guy Ritchie, known for its fast-paced, interwoven plot, dark humor, and ensemble cast including Jason Statham and Brad Pitt.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film series ⓘ |
| awardReceived | BAFTA Scotland awards NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | works of Irvine Welsh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| depicts |
crime
ⓘ
friendship ⓘ heroin addiction ⓘ youth culture in Scotland ⓘ |
| director | Danny Boyle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor |
PolyGram Filmed Entertainment
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sony Pictures Releasing NERFINISHED ⓘ TriStar Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime | 2017 ⓘ |
| filmingLocation |
Edinburgh
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Glasgow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | group of heroin-addicted friends ⓘ |
| genre | black comedy-drama film ⓘ |
| hasPart |
T2 Trainspotting
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Trainspotting NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSequel | T2 Trainspotting NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Daniel "Spud" Murphy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Francis Begbie NERFINISHED ⓘ Mark Renton NERFINISHED ⓘ Simon "Sick Boy" Williamson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | various artists ⓘ |
| notableCastMember |
Ewan McGregor
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ewen Bremner NERFINISHED ⓘ Jonny Lee Miller NERFINISHED ⓘ Kelly Macdonald NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Carlyle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
T2 Trainspotting
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Trainspotting NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfWorks | 2 ⓘ |
| producer | Andrew Macdonald NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
Channel Four Films
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
DNA Films NERFINISHED ⓘ Figment Films NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| screenwriter | John Hodge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInLocation | Edinburgh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 1996 ⓘ |
| theme |
addiction and recovery
ⓘ
aging and time ⓘ working-class life in Scotland ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Trainspotting film series Description of subject: The Trainspotting film series is a pair of British black comedy-drama films directed by Danny Boyle that follow a group of heroin-addicted friends from Edinburgh across two decades.
Referenced by (2)
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this entity surface form:
Trainspotting series