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Edinburgh films: 14 incredible movies shot in Edinburgh - including Trainspotting and Outlaw King

The picture-postcard beautiful city of Edinburgh has provided the backdrop to some amazing films over the years, with Danny Boyle's big-screen adaptation of Trainspotting perhaps the best known.
Gary Flockhart
By Gary Flockhart
Published 18th Jan 2023, 09:52 GMT
Updated 4th Aug 2023, 15:48 GMT

But Trainspotting and its sequel, T2, are far from being the only big-budget films shot in Scotland’s capital city over the years.

Take a look through our photo gallery to see 14 movies where Edinburgh has played a starring role.

This classic comedy follows two rebellious youths from Wester Hailes who become modern day highwaymen.

5. Restless Natives (1985)

This classic comedy follows two rebellious youths from Wester Hailes who become modern day highwaymen. Photo: Contributed

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Filmmakers had to make locations in Edinburgh double for ones in Cambridge as Ben Wishaw's character fled from the authorities in this mind-bending sci-fi blockbuster.

6. Cloud Atlas (2013)

Filmmakers had to make locations in Edinburgh double for ones in Cambridge as Ben Wishaw's character fled from the authorities in this mind-bending sci-fi blockbuster. Photo: Warner Bros

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Adapted from the cult classic novel by Edinburgh-born author Irvine Welsh, Danny Boyle's Trainspotting is perhaps the most famous film to be set in Scotland's capital.

7. Trainspotting (1996)

Adapted from the cult classic novel by Edinburgh-born author Irvine Welsh, Danny Boyle's Trainspotting is perhaps the most famous film to be set in Scotland's capital. Photo: Third Party

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Filmmakers transformed Craigmillar Castle in Southeast Edinburgh for Outlaw King, constructing an entire medieval town in the grounds for extras to populate.

8. Outlaw King (2018)

Filmmakers transformed Craigmillar Castle in Southeast Edinburgh for Outlaw King, constructing an entire medieval town in the grounds for extras to populate. Photo: Scott Louden

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