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Ewan McGregor (1971-) is a Scottish actor. His IMDb page shows 79 acting credits from 19893-2018. This page will rank 50 Ewan McGregor movies from Best to Worst in six different sortable columns of information. Television shows and movies that were not released in theaters were not included in the rankings.
Ewan McGregor Movies Ranked In Chronological Order With Ultimate Movie Rankings Score (1 to 5 UMR Tickets) *Best combo of box office, reviews and awards.
Year
Movie (Year)
Rating
S
Year Movie (Year) Rating S
2001
Black Hawk Down (2001)
2005
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005)
2017
Beauty and the Beast (2017)
2005
Robots (2005)
Voice Only
2002
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002)
1999
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)
2001
Moulin Rouge! (2001)
AA Best Picture Nom
2018
Christopher Robin (2018)
2009
Angels & Demons (2009)
2003
Big Fish (2003)
1996
Trainspotting (1996)
2020
Birds of Prey: And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn (2020)
1996
Emma (1996)
2019
Doctor Sleep (2019)
2012
The Impossible (2012)
2010
The Ghost Writer (2010)
2010
Beginners (2010)
2013
Jack the Giant Slayer (2013)
2013
August: Osage County (2013)
2022
Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio (2022)
Netflix
Voice Only
2011
Haywire (2011)
1998
Little Voice (1998)
2017
T2 Trainspotting (2017)
1994
Shallow Grave (1994)
2010
Nanny McPhee Returns (2010)
2005
The Island (2005)
2009
The Men Who Stare at Goats (2009)
1996
Brassed Off (1996)
2003
Down with Love (2003)
2009
I Love You Phillip Morris (2009)
2011
Salmon Fishing in the Yemen (2011)
2015
Miles Ahead (2015)
1996
The Pillow Book (1996)
1998
Velvet Goldmine (1998)
2006
Miss Potter (2006)
2003
Young Adam (2003)
2000
Nora (2000)
2015
Last Days In The Desert (2015)
2016
Our Kind Of Traitor (2016)
2014
Son of A Gun (2014)
2011
Perfect Sense (2011)
2008
Incendiary (2008)
2005
Stay (2005)
2006
Scenes of a Sexual Nature (2006)
2007
Cassandra's Dream (2007)
2018
Zoe (2018)
1997
Nightwatch (1997)
2022
Raymond & Ray (2022)
2005
Valiant (2005)
2015
Jane Got a Gun (2015)
2009
Amelia (2009)
1997
A Life Less Ordinary (1997)
2010
Jackboots on Whitehall (2010)
1999
Eye of the Beholder (1999)
1995
Blue Juice (1995)
2016
American Pastoral (2016)
1994
Being Human (1994)
2006
Alex Rider: Operation Stormbreaker (2006)
2015
Mortdecai (2015)
2021
The Birthday Cake (2021)
2008
Deception (2008)
Ewan McGregor Movies Can Be Ranked 6 Ways In This Table
The really cool thing about this table is that it is “user-sortable”. Rank the movies anyway you want.
- Sort Ewan McGregor movies by co-stars of his movies.
- Sort Ewan McGregor movies by adjusted domestic box office grosses using current movie ticket cost (in millions)
- Sort Ewan McGregor movies by yearly domestic box office rank
- Sort Ewan McGregor movies how they were received by critics and audiences. 60% rating or higher should indicate a good movie.
- Sort by how many Oscar® nominations each Ewan McGregor movie received and how many Oscar® wins each Ewan McGregor movie won.
- Sort Ewan McGregor movies by Ultimate Movie Rankings (UMR) Score. UMR Score puts box office, reviews and awards into a mathematical equation and gives each movie a score.
| R | Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | Adj. B.O. Worldwide (mil) | Review | Oscar Nom / Win | UMR Score | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | Actual B.O. Domestic (mil) | Adj. B.O. Domestic (mil) | Adj. B.O. Worldwide (mil) | B.O. Rank by Year | Review | Oscar Nom / Win | UMR Score | S |
| 2 | Black Hawk Down (2001) | Orlando Bloom & Tom Hardy |
108.60 | 207.3 | 330.10 | 18 | 79 | 04 / 02 | 98.3 | |
| 1 | Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005) | Samuel L. Jackson | 380.30 | 640.5 | 1,429.60 | 1 | 77 | 01 / 00 | 97.1 | |
| 3 | Beauty and the Beast (2017) | Emma Watson & Dan Stevens |
509.00 | 611.7 | 1,524.50 | 2 | 71 | 02 / 00 | 95.9 | |
| 4 | Robots (2005) Voice Only |
Robin Williams & Mel Brooks |
128.20 | 215.9 | 439.10 | 15 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 94.2 | |
| 5 | Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002) | Natalie Portman | 308.20 | 572.8 | 1,202.90 | 3 | 65 | 01 / 00 | 94.2 | |
| 6 | Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999) | Liam Neeson | 457.10 | 973.8 | 2,150.90 | 1 | 61 | 03 / 00 | 93.5 | |
| 7 | Moulin Rouge! (2001) AA Best Picture Nom |
Nicole Kidman | 57.40 | 109.5 | 341.90 | 43 | 76 | 08 / 02 | 93.0 | |
| 8 | Christopher Robin (2018) | Hayley Atwell | 99.20 | 117.4 | 233.50 | 35 | 77 | 01 / 00 | 89.6 | |
| 9 | Angels & Demons (2009) | Tom Hanks & Directed by Ron Howard |
133.40 | 191.7 | 698.40 | 21 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 88.9 | |
| 10 | Big Fish (2003) | Albert Finney & Directed by Tim Burton |
66.80 | 119.4 | 219.70 | 43 | 73 | 01 / 00 | 88.3 | |
| 12 | Trainspotting (1996) | Directed by Danny Boyle | 16.50 | 40.2 | 174.50 | 95 | 90 | 01 / 00 | 85.2 | |
| 12 | Birds of Prey: And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn (2020) | Margot Robbie | 84.20 | 98.8 | 232.70 | 3 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 84.0 | |
| 13 | Emma (1996) | Gwyneth Paltrow | 22.20 | 54.2 | 54.20 | 71 | 72 | 02 / 01 | 79.1 | |
| 14 | Doctor Sleep (2019) | Stephen King | 31.60 | 37.2 | 84.60 | 79 | 79 | 00 / 00 | 78.5 | |
| 15 | The Impossible (2012) | Naomi Watts | 19.00 | 25.8 | 233.60 | 107 | 80 | 01 / 00 | 76.6 | |
| 17 | The Ghost Writer (2010) | Pierce Brosnan | 15.50 | 21.2 | 89.50 | 122 | 81 | 00 / 00 | 75.5 | |
| 16 | Beginners (2010) | Christopher Plummer | 5.80 | 7.9 | 19.60 | 139 | 83 | 01 / 01 | 75.4 | |
| 19 | Jack the Giant Slayer (2013) | Nicholas Hoult | 65.20 | 86.4 | 262.10 | 54 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 75.0 | |
| 18 | August: Osage County (2013) | Julia Roberts & Meryl Streep |
37.70 | 50.0 | 98.40 | 78 | 69 | 03 / 00 | 74.8 | |
| 19 | Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio (2022) Netflix Voice Only |
Cate Blanchett | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 299 | 84 | 01 / 01 | 74.4 | |
| 20 | Haywire (2011) | Michael Douglas & Channing Tatum |
18.90 | 25.8 | 45.40 | 120 | 73 | 00 / 00 | 69.3 | |
| 21 | Little Voice (1998) | Michael Caine | 4.60 | 10.6 | 10.60 | 149 | 74 | 01 / 00 | 64.9 | |
| 22 | T2 Trainspotting (2017) | Robert Carlyle | 2.40 | 2.9 | 50.10 | 156 | 75 | 00 / 00 | 61.7 | |
| 24 | Shallow Grave (1994) | Christopher Eccleston | 2.10 | 5.5 | 52.00 | 174 | 73 | 00 / 00 | 60.1 | |
| 25 | Nanny McPhee Returns (2010) | Emma Thompson | 29.00 | 39.6 | 133.40 | 97 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 59.8 | |
| 26 | The Island (2005) | Scarlett Johansson & Directed by Michael Bay |
35.80 | 60.3 | 274.50 | 78 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 57.9 | |
| 27 | The Men Who Stare at Goats (2009) | George Clooney & Jeff Bridges |
32.40 | 46.6 | 99.10 | 84 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 57.3 | |
| 26 | Brassed Off (1996) | Pete Postlethwaite | 2.60 | 6.3 | 6.30 | 173 | 71 | 00 / 00 | 56.1 | |
| 31 | Down with Love (2003) | Renee Zellweger | 20.30 | 36.3 | 36.30 | 108 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 55.3 | |
| 28 | I Love You Phillip Morris (2009) | Jim Carrey | 1.90 | 2.8 | 29.60 | 181 | 71 | 00 / 00 | 54.2 | |
| 30 | Salmon Fishing in the Yemen (2011) | Emily Blunt | 9.00 | 12.3 | 47.00 | 146 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 53.9 | |
| 30 | Miles Ahead (2015) | Don Cheadle | 2.60 | 3.3 | 4.40 | 158 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 53.7 | |
| 32 | The Pillow Book (1996) | Vivian Wu | 2.40 | 5.8 | 5.80 | 177 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 52.0 | |
| 32 | Velvet Goldmine (1998) | Christian Bale | 1.10 | 2.4 | 2.40 | 194 | 69 | 01 / 00 | 51.8 | |
| 34 | Miss Potter (2006) | Renee Zellweger | 3.00 | 4.9 | 4.90 | 200 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 49.1 | |
| 35 | Young Adam (2003) | Tilda Swinton | 0.80 | 1.4 | 1.40 | 194 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 46.8 | |
| 36 | Nora (2000) | Susan Lynch | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 376 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 42.9 | |
| 37 | Last Days In The Desert (2015) | Ciarán Hinds | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 214 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 42.2 | |
| 38 | Our Kind Of Traitor (2016) | Naomie Harris | 3.20 | 3.9 | 13.30 | 190 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 42.0 | |
| 40 | Son of A Gun (2014) | Alicia Vikander | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 294 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 35.1 | |
| 40 | Perfect Sense (2011) | Eva Green | 0.00 | 0.1 | 1.30 | 342 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 32.3 | |
| 41 | Incendiary (2008) | Michelle Williams | 0.10 | 0.2 | 0.20 | 283 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 27.4 | |
| 42 | Stay (2005) | Ryan Gosling | 3.60 | 6.1 | 14.10 | 169 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 26.9 | |
| 43 | Scenes of a Sexual Nature (2006) | Tom Hardy & Mark Strong |
0.10 | 0.1 | 0.80 | 350 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 26.4 | |
| 44 | Cassandra's Dream (2007) | Colin Farrell & Directed by Woody Allen |
1.00 | 1.5 | 35.50 | 220 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 23.7 | |
| 44 | Zoe (2018) | Léa Seydoux | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.50 | 495 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 23.1 | |
| 45 | Nightwatch (1997) | Josh Brolin & Nick Nolte |
1.20 | 2.8 | 2.80 | 184 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 22.9 | |
| 47 | Raymond & Ray (2022) | Ethan Hawke | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 189 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 22.5 | |
| 50 | Valiant (2005) | Ben Kinglsey | 19.50 | 32.8 | 104.00 | 119 | 46 | 00 / 00 | 21.9 | |
| 49 | Jane Got a Gun (2015) | Natalie Portman | 1.50 | 1.9 | 1.90 | 170 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 21.0 | |
| 52 | Amelia (2009) | Hilary Swank & Richard Gere |
14.20 | 20.5 | 28.20 | 124 | 45 | 00 / 00 | 14.6 | |
| 53 | A Life Less Ordinary (1997) | Cameron Diaz | 4.40 | 10.3 | 34.60 | 146 | 47 | 00 / 00 | 14.0 | |
| 51 | Jackboots on Whitehall (2010) | Rosamund Pike | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 316 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 13.8 | |
| 56 | Eye of the Beholder (1999) | Ashley Judd | 16.50 | 35.2 | 38.90 | 96 | 37 | 00 / 00 | 10.6 | |
| 53 | Blue Juice (1995) | Catherine Zeta-Jones | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 277 | 47 | 00 / 00 | 10.0 | |
| 56 | American Pastoral (2016) | Jennifer Connelly | 0.50 | 0.7 | 0.70 | 220 | 47 | 00 / 00 | 9.9 | |
| 57 | Being Human (1994) | Robin Williams | 1.50 | 4.0 | 4.00 | 183 | 44 | 00 / 00 | 8.0 | |
| 57 | Alex Rider: Operation Stormbreaker (2006) | Alex Pettyfer | 0.70 | 1.1 | 39.20 | 242 | 44 | 00 / 00 | 7.1 | |
| 59 | Mortdecai (2015) | Johnny Depp | 7.70 | 9.8 | 60.50 | 129 | 39 | 00 / 00 | 5.5 | |
| 60 | The Birthday Cake (2021) | Val Kilmer | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 337 | 41 | 00 / 00 | 4.4 | |
| 60 | Deception (2008) | Hugh Jackman | 4.60 | 6.9 | 26.60 | 165 | 36 | 00 / 00 | 3.2 |
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hi there steve
my name is tori ann steele
i’m from omaha,ne
living in sacramento,ca
i live in a borden care home since 2006
i love ewan mcgregor what a sexy beast
my favorite movie is down with love i have on my dvr i been a big fan of ewan since 1997
i always wanted a autograph photo of ewan if you have one pretty please thanks
Added Steve’s McGregor video to this page. Our thoughts found on his channel found below.
Ewan McGregor, I like him. I would have thought he would have been a bigger star by now…not thinking that is going to happen now. I have seen 34 of the movies listed here and 42 in total. Favorites include #31 A Life Less Ordinary…a quirky but very fun movie to watch. #20 Perfect Sense….a virus movie that not many seem aware of…but I like it. #8 Moulin Rouge….one of my favorite musicals. #13 Doctor Sleep..I was surprised how much I liked this one. #6 Big Fish…gets me everytime I watch it…especially the final scenes. #2 Black Hawk Down…one of my all-time favorite movies. Good video. Voted up and shared
Hi Bruce, yep you might just be a Ewan McGregor fan, 34 seen out of 42 is very good, I managed 20 and Flora, 4.
I liked Doctor Sleep too, better than I expected. It’s been a while since I last watched A Life Less Ordinary, Trainspotting, and Shallow Grave. I watched Black Hawk Down again fairly recently, the surround sound on the blu-ray is amazing.
Thanks for the comment, vote and share, always appreciated.
HI STEVE: Good quotes as always. It’s always helpful to a thespian to get a quick start to a career but it’s how it progresses that counts. Mia Farrow for example had Rosemary’s Baby early on but could never again match that success.
The Great Mumbler had to wait 22 years to get his highest rated movie critically – The Godfather with 96% Cogerson rating and 100% UMR score – and historically it has virtually eclipsed everything else that he has ever done. Ewan would need to make 21 Trainspotting films [which has a Cogerson adjusted domestic gross of $34 million] to match Godpop at the box office {Cogerson adjusted domestic gross $720 million].
That said Ewan’s career has developed very nicely overall up to now and one hopes that he doesn’t start to spoil matters by doing too much by way of Star Wars rip-offs. Those kinds of things are OK for Jace and Stallone and The Rock who can’t act and are never going to do anything worthwhile artistically anyway; but I feel that Ewan has a lot more artistic potential in him if he’s wise enough to exploit it properly. Please continue to kep safe.
BEST STILLS EWAN’s VIDEO
1/Beginners
2/Dr Sleep
3/Emma
4/two for Moulin Rouge
5/Revenge of the Sith
6/Black Hawk Down
7/Men Who Stare at Goats
8/A Life Less ordinary
9/Birds of Prey
10/The Island
11/Phantom Menace
12/Black Hawk Down
13/Trainspotting
14/two for The Ghost Writer
ADDITIONAL TRIVIA:1/My personal satisfaction rating with the video is 98%. You and Bruce agree on 4 of Ewan’s Top 6 Best reviewed.
2/Prime Minister Adam Lang [played by Pierce Brosnan] in The Ghost Writer aka The Ghost is based on former British Prime Minister Tony Blair. The book was written by Robert Harris a one time supporter of Blair but they fell out over one of Blair’s policies or/and Tony’s mistreatment of a fellow cabinet member.
3/I saw Phantom Menace [the last Star Wars movie I ever watched] on the night of the 2001 British general election when Blair won his 2nd landslide victory.
Hi Bob, thanks for reviewing my Ewan McGregor video, the generous rating, info and trivia are much appreciated. Happy you liked the picture gallery.
One of the first films he starred in, Trainspotting, is still his highest rated movie. That doesn’t always happen, Alan Ladd had to wait more than 10 years before his highest rated film was released. John Wayne, nearly 30 years until his top rated film was out.
The legend that is Jason Statham? I think his first movie is still his top rated. It is on my video. The classic example of course is Orson Welles with his first film, Citizen Kane. “I started at the top and worked my way down.”
Two films scored 10 out of 10 in Ewan’s oeuvre – Trainspotting and Shallow Grave.
Three films scored 9 out of 10 – Black Hawk Down, Big Fish and The Impossible.
There’s several scoring 8 including Star Wars III, Moulin Rouge and The Ghost Writer. Trainspotting tops all the charts including Bruce’s critics chart. Revenge of the Sith is no.1 on the UMR chart.
“My dad saw my full package in The Pillow Book (1996) and said “I’m glad to see you inherited one of my major attributes.”
“Nicole Kidman, Knickers, as I call her. I would swear, burp and fart in front of her. I’d try and embarrass her and she would pretend to be shocked. I always played up on that. It was a real elder sister-younger brother relationship.”
“Isn’t Halle Berry the most beautiful woman? I have a film I’d like to be in her with. I mean, I’d like to be with her in” (At the 2002 Golden Globe Awards commenting to Melissa Rivers on Halle Berry, who just walked by.)