Cast: Ewan McGregor

Top movies, series, and documentaries starring Ewan McGregor. Uncover the most acclaimed works, loved by fans and praised by critics.


Trainspotting

1996 · Movie · 90 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Danny Boyle

Cast Ewan McGregor · Robert Carlyle · Jonny Lee Miller · Ewen Bremner

Synopsis Trainspotting (1996) follows Mark Renton, a young heroin addict in Edinburgh, as he navigates the chaotic world of addiction, friendship, and self-destruction. Alongside his dysfunctional friends—Sick Boy, Begbie, Spud, and Tommy—Renton oscillates between the highs of drugs and the lows...

8.1

135K votes

8.1

135K votes

Big Fish

2003 · Movie · 126 min. · United States

Direction Tim Burton

Cast Ewan McGregor · Albert Finney · Billy Crudup · Jessica Lange

Synopsis Edward Bloom (Finney) has always been a teller of tall tales about his oversized life as a young man (Ewan McGregor), when his wanderlust led him on an unlikely journey from small town in Alabama, around the world, and back...

7.9

129K votes

7.9

129K votes

Fargo III (TV Miniseries)

2017 · Series · 60 min. · United States

Direction Noah Hawley · Michael Uppendahl · John Cameron

Cast Ewan McGregor · Carrie Coon · Mary Elizabeth Winstead · Michael Stuhlbarg

Synopsis TV Series (2017). 10 Episodes. The third season is set in Minnesota in 2010. Hawley said, "There are going to be connections, the way the first year was connected to the movie and the second year was connected to the...

7.4

12K votes

7.4

12K votes

Long Way Down (TV Miniseries)

2007 · Documentary · 450 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Ewan McGregor · Charley Boorman · David Alexanian · Russ Malkin

Cast Ewan McGregor · Charley Boorman

Synopsis Two guys take a trip of several months on motorcycles. They travel from the North of Scotland, down through Europe, into Africa, finally winding up in Cape Town, South Africa.

7.4

328 votes

7.4

328 votes

Long Way Round (TV Miniseries)

2004 · Documentary · 315 min. · United Kingdom

Direction David Alexanian · Russ Malkin

Cast Ewan McGregor · Charley Boorman

Synopsis Having set off from London in April 2004, Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman travelled through some of the most beautiful, but often dangerous, terrain the world has to offer. Crossing over into mainland Europe, they travelled through France, Belgium, Germany,...

7.2

2K votes

7.2

2K votes

Long Way Up (TV Series)

2020 · Documentary · United Kingdom

Direction David Alexanian · Russ Malkin

Cast Ewan McGregor · Charley Boorman

Synopsis Starring and executive produced by Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman, “Long Way Up” reunites the best friends after more than a decade since their last motorbike adventure around the world. Covering 13,000 miles over 100 days through 16 border crossings...

7.1

120 votes

7.1

120 votes

Direction George Lucas

Cast Hayden Christensen · Ewan McGregor · Natalie Portman · Ian McDiarmid

Synopsis Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith (2005) follows the tragic fall of Anakin Skywalker as he succumbs to the dark side, becoming Darth Vader. Set during the Clone Wars, the story explores the rise of the Galactic Empire...

7.1

101K votes

7.1

101K votes

Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio

2022 · Movie · 117 min. · United States

Direction Guillermo del Toro · Mark Gustafson

Cast Ewan McGregor · David Bradley · Gregory Mann · Finn Wolfhard

Synopsis Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio (2022) reimagines the classic tale as a dark, heartfelt stop-motion masterpiece. Set in fascist Italy, the story follows Geppetto, a grieving woodcarver, who crafts a wooden boy named Pinocchio. Brought to life by a mystical spirit,...

7.0

11K votes

7.0

11K votes

The Pillow Book

1996 · Movie · 126 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Peter Greenaway

Cast Vivian Wu · Ken Ogata · Ewan McGregor · Yoshi Oida

Synopsis As a young girl in Japan, Nagiko's father paints characters on her face, and her aunt reads to her from "The Pillow Book", the diary of a 10th-century lady-in-waiting. Nagiko grows up, obsessed with books, papers, and writing on bodies,...

6.9

2K votes

6.9

2K votes

Beginners

2010 · Movie · 105 min. · United States

Direction Mike Mills

Cast Ewan McGregor · Christopher Plummer · Mélanie Laurent · Goran Visnjic

Synopsis Oliver (Ewan McGregor) is a young man who is rocked by two announcements from his elderly father Hal (Christopher Plummer), who is 75 and was married for 38 years: that he has terminal cancer, and that he has a young...

6.9

16K votes

6.9

16K votes

Brassed Off

1997 · Movie · 107 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Mark Herman

Cast Ewan McGregor · Tara Fitzgerald · Pete Postlethwaite · Jim Carter

Synopsis The small British town of Grimley has long been dominated by the coal mine where most of the men work, and the town's greatest source of pride is the Grimley Colliery Band, a brass ensemble that's won a number of...

6.9

3K votes

6.9

3K votes

Black Hawk Down

2001 · Movie · 140 min. · United States

Direction Ridley Scott

Cast Josh Hartnett · Eric Bana · Ewan McGregor · Tom Sizemore

Synopsis Black Hawk Down (2001) follows a group of U.S. Army Rangers and Delta Force soldiers during the 1993 mission in Mogadishu, Somalia. Tasked with capturing a warlord's top lieutenants, the operation quickly spirals out of control when two Black Hawk...

6.9

51K votes

6.9

51K votes

The Ghost Writer

2010 · Movie · 128 min. · France

Direction Roman Polanski

Cast Ewan McGregor · Pierce Brosnan · Olivia Williams · Kim Cattrall

Synopsis The Ghost Writer (2010) follows a professional ghostwriter hired to complete the memoirs of a former British Prime Minister. As he delves into the project, he uncovers unsettling secrets about the politician's past, linking him to a clandestine world of...

6.8

40K votes

6.8

40K votes

The Impossible

2012 · Movie · 107 min. · Spain

Direction J.A. Bayona

Cast Naomi Watts · Ewan McGregor · Tom Holland · Geraldine Chaplin

Synopsis The Impossible (2012) follows the harrowing true story of a family vacationing in Thailand during the devastating 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami. When the massive wave strikes, the family is separated and thrust into chaos, each member fighting for survival amidst...

6.8

70K votes

6.8

70K votes

The Beginning: Making 'Episode I'

2001 · Documentary · 66 min. · United States

Direction Jon Shenk

Cast George Lucas · Rick McCallum · Steven Spielberg · Liam Neeson

Synopsis Documentary that follows the production of Episode I, from the screenplay to the postproduction process.

6.8

107 votes

6.8

107 votes

Moulin Rouge

2001 · Movie · 125 min. · Australia

Direction Baz Luhrmann

Cast Nicole Kidman · Ewan McGregor · John Leguizamo · David Wenham

Synopsis Moulin Rouge (2001) is a vibrant musical romance set in 1899 Paris. It follows Christian, a young writer, who falls in love with Satine, the star performer at the Moulin Rouge cabaret. Their passionate love story unfolds amidst a world...

6.8

127K votes

6.8

127K votes

Fastest

2011 · Documentary · 111 min. · United States

6.8

108 votes

6.8

108 votes

August: Osage County

2013 · Movie · 121 min. · United States

Direction John Wells

Cast Meryl Streep · Julia Roberts · Ewan McGregor · Chris Cooper

Synopsis August: Osage County (2013) follows the Weston family as they reunite at their Oklahoma home after a family crisis. The matriarch, Violet, a sharp-tongued woman battling addiction, clashes with her three daughters, each grappling with their own struggles. As secrets...

6.7

20K votes

6.7

20K votes

A Gentleman in Moscow

2024 · Series · 50 min. · United States

Direction Ben Vanstone · Sam Miller · Sarah O'Gorman

Cast Ewan McGregor · Mary Elizabeth Winstead · Johnny Harris · Anastasia Hille

Synopsis TV Miniseries (2024). 8 Episodes. 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...

6.7

848 votes

6.7

848 votes

Velvet Goldmine

1998 · Movie · 123 min. · United States

Direction Todd Haynes

Cast Jonathan Rhys Meyers · Ewan McGregor · Toni Collette · Christian Bale

Synopsis Set in London during the early 1970s, this film chronicles the growing glam-rock scene at the time. Apparently David Bowie -- who perhaps best epitomizes that periods androgynous flamboyance -- would not allow his songs to be used in the...

6.6

5K votes

6.6

5K votes