Best Scotland Movies & TV Shows

Outlander

9 / 10

The story of Claire Randall, a married combat nurse from 1945 who is mysteriously swept back in time to 1743, where she is immediately thrown into an unknown world where her life is threatened. When she is forced to marry Jamie, a chivalrous and romantic young Scottish warrior, a passionate affair is ignited that tears Claire's heart between two vastly different men in two irreconcilable lives.

Stars: Caitríona Balfe César Domboy Charles Vandervaart David Berry Izzy Meikle-Small John Bell Lauren Lyle Richard Rankin Sam Heughan Sophie Skelton

Trainspotting

9 / 10

Heroin addict Mark Renton stumbles through bad ideas and sobriety attempts with his unreliable friends --Sick Boy, Begbie, Spud and Tommy. He also has an underage girlfriend, Diane, along for the ride. After cleaning up and moving from Edinburgh to London, Mark finds he can't escape the life he left behind as Begbie and Sick Boy come knocking.

Run time: 94m Tagline: Choose life. Release: 1996-02-23

Stars: Eileen Nicholas Ewan McGregor Ewen Bremner James Cosmo Jonny Lee Miller Kelly Macdonald Kevin McKidd Peter Mullan Robert Carlyle Susan Vidler

Braveheart

10 / 10

Enraged at the slaughter of Murron, his new bride and childhood love, Scottish warrior William Wallace slays a platoon of the local English lord's soldiers. This leads the village to revolt and, eventually, the entire country to rise up against English rule.

Run time: 178m Tagline: Every man dies, not every man really lives. Release: 1995-05-24

Stars: Angus Macfadyen Brendan Gleeson Catherine McCormack Gerda Stevenson James Cosmo James Robinson Mel Gibson Patrick McGoohan Sean McGinley Sophie Marceau

I Swear

Diagnosed with Tourette Syndrome at 15, John Davidson navigates his way against the odds through troubled teenage years and into adulthood, finding inspiration in the kindness of others to discover his true purpose in life.

Run time: 120m Tagline: I blink. I twitch. I jump. I click. I whistle. I shout. Release: 2025-09-22

Stars: Adam McNamara Chris Dixon Douglas Rankine Louise Stewart Maxine Peake Paul Donnelly Peter Mullan Robert Aramayo Scott Ellis Watson Shirley Henderson

The Outrun

Rona, fresh out of rehab, returns to the Orkney Islands; a place both wild and beautiful right off the Scottish coast. After more than a decade of living life on the edge in London, where she both found and lost love, Rona – now 30 – attempts to come to terms with her troubled past. As she reconnects with the dramatic landscape where she grew up, memories of her traumatic childhood merge with more recent challenging events that have set her on the path to recovery.

Run time: 117m Release: 2024-08-02

Stars: Izuka Hoyle Lauren Lyle Nabil Elouahabi Naomi Wirthner Paapa Essiedu Posy Sterling Saoirse Ronan Saskia Reeves Stephen Dillane Tony Hamilton

Traces

Set against the stunning Scottish landscape in and around Dundee, three compelling female characters — Emma Hedges, Prof. Sarah Gordon and Prof. Kathy Torrance — join forces to uncover the truth about an unsolved murder case that's very close to home.

Stars: Badria Timimi Jennifer Spence John Gordon Sinclair Laura Fraser Laurie Brett Martin Compston Michael Nardone Molly Windsor Moyo Akandé Vincent Regan