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Movies like Trainspotting

Not everyone loves Trainspotting for the same reason. Pick the one that was yours, and the picks follow.

The 3 reasons people love Trainspotting

Read them all. One will sound more like you than the others.

  1. You like grim humour about awful situations.

  2. You like Iggy Pop and Underworld driving the story.

  3. You like a gang of friends you shouldn't like.

Picks that share your reasons

Which reasons were yours?

Tick them here or with “That’s me” above. The picks re-sort by how many of your reasons they share.

  • Requiem for a Dream2000

    • Iggy Pop and Underworld driving the story

    Good for you if you like a haunting string theme.

  • BoJack Horseman2014

    • grim humour about awful situations
    • a gang of friends you shouldn't like

    Good for you if you like animal puns next to jokes about addiction and death.

  • Orange Is the New Black2013

    • grim humour about awful situations

    Good for you if you like laughing at prison life while it hurts.

  • A Clockwork Orange1971

    • grim humour about awful situations

    Good for you if you like satire that makes you uncomfortable.

  • GoodFellas1990

    • Iggy Pop and Underworld driving the story

    Good for you if you like a film that moves to its songs.

  • Euphoria2019

    • a gang of friends you shouldn't like

    Good for you if you like teens drawn with all their mess.

  • Shameless2011

    • grim humour about awful situations
    • a gang of friends you shouldn't like

    Good for you if you laugh at Frank Gallagher's schemes even when they hurt his children.

  • Breaking Bad2008

    • a gang of friends you shouldn't like

    Good for you if you watch for how people change more than for what happens.

  • Taxi Driver1976

    • a gang of friends you shouldn't like

    Good for you if you like a character study of a man coming apart.

  • Pulp Fiction1994

    • grim humour about awful situations

    Good for you if you can laugh at the worst moment possible.

Reasons taken from Trainspotting's card. Picks from the Ipsomap catalogue. This application uses TMDB and the TMDB APIs but is not endorsed, certified, or otherwise approved by TMDB.

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