Renton and his friends reunite 20 years later. Digital HD Year 2017 Theatrical Release 2017-03-17 Video Release 2017-06-27 Studio Sony Pictures Genre Drama MPAA Rating R CARA drug use, language throughout, strong sexual content, graphic nudity and some violence Color Color Runtime 218 Animated Live-Action Full Synopsis First there was an opportunity... then there was a betrayal. Twenty years have gone by. Much has changed but just as much remains the same. Mark Renton Ewan McGregor returns to the only place he can ever call home. They are waiting for him Spud Ewen Bremner , Sick Boy Jonny Lee Miller , and Begbie Robert Carlyle . Other old friends are waiting too sorrow, loss, joy, vengeance, hatred, friendship, love, longing, fear, regret, diamorphine, self-destruction and mortal danger, they are all lined up to welcome him, ready to join the dance. Director Danny Boyle Cast Danny Boyle; Ewan McGregor; Robert Carlyle; Jonny Lee Miller; Kelly Macdonald; Shirley Henderson; Ewen Bremner; Irvine Welsh; Anjela Nedyalkova; Simon Weir; Karl Argue