Ewan McGregor films and TV shows, ranked by your taste

Actor and director · 59 films and 3 TV shows on Boxlist

Known for Trainspotting, Black Hawk Down and The Impossible.

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Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio
2022 · Film
8.1/10 · TMDB
During the rise of fascism in Mussolini's Italy, a wooden boy brought magically to life struggles to live up to his father's expectations.
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Trainspotting
1996 · Film
8.0/10 · TMDB
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...
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Big Fish
2003 · Film
7.8/10 · TMDB
Throughout his life Edward Bloom has always been a man of big appetites, enormous passions and tall tales. In his later years, he remains a huge mystery to his son, William. Now, to get to know the real man, Will begins piecing together a...
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Moulin Rouge!
2001 · Film
7.6/10 · TMDB
A celebration of love and creative inspiration takes place in the infamous, gaudy and glamorous Parisian nightclub, at the cusp of the 20th century. A young poet, who is plunged into the heady world of Moulin Rouge, begins a passionate...
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Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio: Handcarved Cinema
2022 · Film
7.6/10 · TMDB
With mesmerizing footage and time lapses of animators at work, this behind-the-scenes special captures the artistry of a unique tale years in the making.
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Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
2005 · Film
7.4/10 · TMDB
The evil Darth Sidious enacts his final plan for unlimited power -- and the heroic Jedi Anakin Skywalker must choose a side.
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Black Hawk Down
2001 · Film
7.4/10 · TMDB
When U.S. Rangers and an elite Delta Force team attempt to kidnap two underlings of a Somali warlord, their Black Hawk helicopters are shot down, and the Americans suffer heavy casualties, facing intense fighting from the militia on the...
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Christopher Robin
2018 · Film
7.4/10 · TMDB
Christopher Robin, the boy who had countless adventures in the Hundred Acre Wood, has grown up and lost his way. Now it’s up to his spirited and loveable stuffed animals, Winnie The Pooh, Tigger, Piglet, and the rest of the gang, to...
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Star Wars: The Force Awakens
2015 · Film
7.3/10 · TMDB
Thirty years after defeating the Galactic Empire, Han Solo and his allies face a new threat from the evil Kylo Ren and his army of Stormtroopers.
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The Impossible
2012 · Film
7.3/10 · TMDB
In December 2004, close-knit family Maria, Henry and their three sons begin their winter vacation in Thailand. But the day after Christmas, the idyllic holiday turns into an incomprehensible nightmare when a terrifying roar rises from the...
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Doctor Sleep
2019 · Film
7.2/10 · TMDB
Still irrevocably scarred by the trauma he endured as a child at the Overlook, Dan Torrance has fought to find some semblance of peace. But that peace is shattered when he encounters Abra, a courageous teenager with her own powerful...
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Halston
2021 · TV
7.2/10 · TMDB
American fashion designer Halston skyrockets to fame before his life starts to spin out of control.
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Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)
2020 · Film
7.1/10 · TMDB
Harley Quinn joins forces with a singer, an assassin and a police detective to help a young girl who had a hit placed on her after she stole a rare diamond from a crime lord.
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Obi-Wan Kenobi
2022 · TV
7.1/10 · TMDB
During the reign of the Galactic Empire, former Jedi Master, Obi-Wan Kenobi, embarks on a crucial mission to confront allies turned enemies and face the wrath of the Empire.
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Shallow Grave
1994 · Film
7.1/10 · TMDB
When accountant David, doctor Juliet and journalist Alex are searching for a fourth roommate for their trendy flat, they settle on the aloof Hugo. However, they soon find Hugo dead of a drug overdose, beside a large sum of cash. After some...
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T2 Trainspotting
2017 · Film
7.0/10 · TMDB
After 20 years abroad, Mark Renton returns to Scotland and reunites with his old friends Sick Boy, Spud and Begbie.
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The End of Oak Street
2026 · Film
7.0/10 · TMDB
After a mysterious cosmic event rips Oak Street from suburbia and transports their neighborhood to someplace unknown, the Platt family soon discovers that their very survival depends on them sticking together as they navigate their now...
A Gentleman in Moscow
2024 · TV
7.0/10 · TMDB
Count Alexander Rostov finds himself going from riches to rags following the Russian revolution. A Soviet tribunal banishes him to the attic room of an opulent hotel, where, oblivious to the world outside, he discovers the true value of...
August: Osage County
2013 · Film
6.9/10 · TMDB
A look at the lives of the strong-willed women of the Weston family, whose paths have diverged until a family crisis brings them back to the Midwest house they grew up in, and to the dysfunctional woman who raised them.
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Beginners
2011 · Film
6.9/10 · TMDB
Oliver meets the irreverent and unpredictable Anna only months after his father Hal Fields has passed away. This new love floods Oliver with memories of his father, who, following the death of his wife of 44 years, came out of the closet...
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Perfect Sense
2011 · Film
6.9/10 · TMDB
In Glasgow, Scotland, while a mysterious pandemic begins to spread around the world, Susan, a brilliant epidemiologist, falls in love with Michael, a skillful cook.
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Velvet Goldmine
1998 · Film
6.9/10 · TMDB
Almost a decade has elapsed since Bowiesque glam-rock superstar Brian Slade escaped the spotlight of the London scene. Now, investigative journalist Arthur Stuart is on assignment to uncover the truth behind the enigmatic Slade. Stuart...
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The Ghost Writer
2010 · Film
6.8/10 · TMDB
A writer stumbles upon a long-hidden secret when he agrees to help former British Prime Minister Adam Lang complete his memoirs on a remote island after the politician's assistant drowns in a mysterious accident.
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Emma
1996 · Film
6.8/10 · TMDB
Emma Woodhouse is a congenial young lady who delights in meddling in other people’s affairs. She is perpetually trying to unite men and women who are utterly wrong for each other. Despite her interest in romance, Emma is clueless about her...
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Raymond & Ray
2022 · Film
6.8/10 · TMDB
Half brothers Raymond and Ray reunite when their estranged father dies—and discover that his final wish was for them to dig his grave. Together, they process who they’ve become as men, both because of their father and in spite of him.
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Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi's Return
2022 · Film
6.8/10 · TMDB
A new documentary that showcases the making of the epic limited series. Features never-before-seen, behind-the-scenes footage, interviews and visits to the creature shop and props department.
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The Island
2005 · Film
6.7/10 · TMDB
In 2019, Lincoln Six-Echo is a resident of a seemingly "Utopian" but contained facility. Like all of the inhabitants of this carefully-controlled environment, Lincoln hopes to be chosen to go to The Island — reportedly the last...
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Angels & Demons
2009 · Film
6.7/10 · TMDB
Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon is recruited by the Vatican to investigate the apparent return of the Illuminati - a secret, underground organization - after four cardinals are kidnapped on the night of the papal conclave.
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Stay
2005 · Film
6.6/10 · TMDB
Psychiatrist Sam Foster has a new patient, Henry Letham, who claims to be suicidal. In trying to diagnose him, Sam visits Henry's prior therapist and also finds Henry's mother -- even though Henry has said that he murdered both of his...
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Miss Potter
2006 · Film
6.6/10 · TMDB
The story of Beatrix Potter, the author of the beloved and best-selling children's book, 'The Tale of Peter Rabbit', and her struggle for love, happiness and success.
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Little Voice
1998 · Film
6.6/10 · TMDB
After the death of her father, Little Voice or LV becomes a virtual recluse, never going out and hardly ever saying a word. She just sits in her bedroom listening to her father's collection of old records of Shirley Bassey, Marilyn Monroe...
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The Pillow Book
1996 · Film
6.6/10 · TMDB
A woman with a body writing fetish seeks to find a combined lover and calligrapher.
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Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
1999 · Film
6.5/10 · TMDB
Anakin Skywalker, a young slave strong with the Force, is discovered on Tatooine. Meanwhile, the evil Sith have returned, enacting their plot for revenge against the Jedi.
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Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
2002 · Film
6.5/10 · TMDB
Following an assassination attempt on Senator Padmé Amidala, Jedi Knights Anakin Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi investigate a mysterious plot that could change the galaxy forever.
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Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
2019 · Film
6.5/10 · TMDB
The surviving Resistance faces the First Order once again as the journey of Rey, Finn and Poe Dameron continues. With the power and knowledge of generations behind them, the final battle begins.
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Miles Ahead
2016 · Film
6.5/10 · TMDB
An exploration of the life and music of Miles Davis.
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Robots
2005 · Film
6.4/10 · TMDB
Rodney Copperbottom is a young robot inventor who dreams of making the world a better place, until the evil Ratchet takes over Big Weld Industries. Now, Rodney's dreams – and those of his friends – are in danger of becoming obsolete.
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I Love You Phillip Morris
2009 · Film
6.4/10 · TMDB
Steve Russell is a small-town cop. Bored with his bland lifestyle, Russell turns to fraud as a means of shaking things up. Before long, Russell's criminal antics have landed him behind bars, where he encounters the charismatic Phillip...
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Salmon Fishing in the Yemen
2012 · Film
6.4/10 · TMDB
A fisheries expert is approached by a consultant to help realize a sheik's vision of bringing the sport of fly-fishing to the desert and embarks on an upstream journey of faith and fish to prove the impossible possible.
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Son of a Gun
2014 · Film
6.4/10 · TMDB
Locked up for a minor crime, 19 year old JR quickly learns the harsh realities of prison life. Protection, if you can get it, is paramount. JR soon finds himself under the watchful eye of Australia's most notorious criminal, Brendan Lynch...
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Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang
2010 · Film
6.3/10 · TMDB
Nanny McPhee appears at the door of a harried young mother who is trying to run the family farm while her husband is away at war. But once she’s arrived, Nanny discovers that the children are fighting a war of their own against two spoiled...
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Cassandra's Dream
2007 · Film
6.2/10 · TMDB
The tale of two brothers with serious financial woes. When a third party proposes they turn to crime, things go bad and the two become enemies.
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The Birthday Cake
2021 · Film
6.2/10 · TMDB
On the 10th anniversary of his father's death, Giovanni reluctantly accepts the task of bringing a cake to the home of his uncle, a mob boss, for a celebration. Just two hours into the night, Gio's life is forever changed.
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Down with Love
2003 · Film
6.1/10 · TMDB
In 1962 New York City, love blossoms between a playboy journalist and a feminist advice author.
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A Life Less Ordinary
1997 · Film
6.1/10 · TMDB
A couple of angels, O'Reilly and Jackson, are sent to Earth to make sure that their next supervised love-connection succeeds. They follow Celine, a spoiled rich girl who has just accidentally shot a suitor and, due to a misunderstanding...
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Nightwatch
1997 · Film
6.1/10 · TMDB
A law student, who takes a job as a night watchman at a morgue, begins to discover clues that implicate him as the suspect of a series of murders.
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American Pastoral
2016 · Film
6.1/10 · TMDB
Set in postwar America, a man watches his seemingly perfect life fall apart as his daughter's new political affiliation threatens to destroy their family.
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A Million Ways to Die in the West
2014 · Film
6.0/10 · TMDB
As a cowardly farmer begins to fall for the mysterious new woman in town, he must put his new-found courage to the test when her husband, a notorious gun-slinger, announces his arrival.
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The Men Who Stare at Goats
2009 · Film
6.0/10 · TMDB
A reporter in Iraq might just have the story of a lifetime when he meets Lyn Cassady, a guy who claims to be a former member of the U.S. Army's New Earth Army, a unit that employs paranormal powers in their missions.
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Our Kind of Traitor
2016 · Film
6.0/10 · TMDB
A young Oxford academic and his attorney girlfriend holiday in Morocco. They bump into a Russian millionaire who owns a peninsula and a diamond watch. He wants a game of tennis. What else he wants propels the lovers on a tortuous journey...
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Zoe
2018 · Film
6.0/10 · TMDB
Two colleagues at a revolutionary research lab design technology to improve and perfect romantic relationships. As their work progresses, their discoveries become more profound.
Deception
2008 · Film
5.9/10 · TMDB
As a corporate auditor who works in a number of different offices, Jonathan McQuarry wanders without an anchor among New York's power brokers. A chance meeting with charismatic lawyer Wyatt Bose leads to Jonathan's introduction to The...
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Young Adam
2003 · Film
5.9/10 · TMDB
A young drifter working on a river barge disrupts his employers' lives while hiding the fact that he knows more about a dead woman found in the river than he admits.
Jane Got a Gun
2015 · Film
5.8/10 · TMDB
After her outlaw husband returns home shot with eight bullets and barely alive, Jane reluctantly reaches out to an ex-lover who she hasn't seen in over ten years to help her defend her farm when the time comes that her husband's gang...
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Jack the Giant Slayer
2013 · Film
5.7/10 · TMDB
The story of an ancient war that is reignited when a young farmhand unwittingly opens a gateway between our world and a fearsome race of giants. Unleashed on the Earth for the first time in centuries, the giants strive to reclaim the land...
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Haywire
2012 · Film
5.7/10 · TMDB
A black ops soldier seeks payback after she is betrayed and left for dead.
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Mortdecai
2015 · Film
5.5/10 · TMDB
An art dealer, Charles Mortdecai, searches for a stolen painting rumored to contain a secret code that gains access to hidden Nazi gold.
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Valiant
2005 · Film
5.5/10 · TMDB
Set in 1944, Valiant is a woodland pigeon who wants to become a great hero someday. When he hears they are hiring recruits for the Royal Homing Pigeon Service, he immediately sets out for London. On the way, he meets a smelly but friendly...
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Last Days in the Desert
2016 · Film
5.5/10 · TMDB
On his way out of the wilderness, Jesus struggles with the Devil over the fate of a family in crisis, setting himself up for a dramatic test.
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Mother, Couch
2024 · Film
5.3/10 · TMDB
The members of a dysfunctional family find themselves mysteriously trapped in an antiquated furniture store when their elderly matriarch suddenly refuses to get up from one of the display couches.
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Stormbreaker
2006 · Film
5.1/10 · TMDB
Alex Rider thinks he is a normal school boy, until his uncle is killed. He discovers that his uncle was actually spy on a mission, when he was killed. Alex is recruited by Alan Blunt to continue the mission. He is sent to Cornwall to...
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Untold UK: Vinnie Jones
2026 · Film
6.3/10 · TMDB
This is the story of Vinnie Jones's rise, fall, and comeback against odds – and red cards – from one of football's most notorious hard men to FA cup winner.