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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 | 325 | 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 | 375 | 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 | 341 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 32.2 | |
| 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 | 474 | 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 | 187 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 22.4 | |
| 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 | 336 | 41 | 00 / 00 | 4.3 | |
| 60 | Deception (2008) | Hugh Jackman | 4.60 | 6.9 | 26.60 | 165 | 36 | 00 / 00 | 3.2 |
Check out Steve’s Ewan McGregor Movie Ranking Page
BEST POSTER EWAN’s VIDEO
1/two for Pillow Book
2/Brassed Off
3/two for Dr Sleep
4/two For Beauty and Beast
5/Little Voice
6/Emma
7/two for Moulin Rouge
8/foreign language one for Big Fish
9/Shallow Grave
10/first one for Revenge of the Sith
11/Trainspotting
12/Deception
13/first one for Cassandra’s Dream
14/Down with Love
15/3 for Jack Giant Killer
16/Robots
17/two for The Impossible
18/Birds of prey
19/two for I Love you Phillip Morris
20/Salmon Fishing
21/two for Perfect Sense
I have seen Ewan McGregor in 7 movies and my favorites among them are The Ghost Writer [aka The Ghost] and Little Voice. On top of his healthy movie career Ewan has appeared in (1) 18 television productions and (2) 4 stage presentations.
Included in the latter is Guys and Dolls in which Ewan played the Brando screen role of Sky Masterson. One wonders whether Joel Hirschhorn would have thought that Ewan too was a “liability” in that role. Another of the 4 plays was Othello in which Ewan turned his hand to Shakespeare’s Iago.
Ewan has a reported net worth of $45 million and IMDB credits him with 30 acting awards and 50 nominations. In the pipeline for him are (1) 1 movie at post-production stage; 2 movies filming; 2 movies at pre-production stage (2) a Star Wars/Obi-Wan Kenobi television series in which Ewan will play Obi-Wan [the rip-off continues!]. Ewan is also the executive producer of the series. I like Ewan so I wish him well with these future projects and in the meantime welcome Steve’s video.
Hey Dan.
1. So he has only starred with 2 of the Top 10…..but 21 of the Top 100.
2. I see a Black Hawk Down a few times on the list but I thought it was going to be more.
3. 32 Oscar winners is slightly below average for somebody that has 50 movies.
Fun list as always to check out. Thanks for sharing them.
Rogue Trader was a pretty good picture of it’s type, before the Big Short or Wolf of Wall Street or Margin Call. I believe Boiler Room preceded it.
1 Like Steve I first saw Ewan McGregor in the 1995 Shallow Grave which I think was his 2nd movie though he had done work in a couple of TV mini series in 1993. Shallow Grave was a low budget British film which as illustrated in the above table didn’t do well at the US box office but was nevertheless a modest commercial success with an actual worldwide gross of $19.8 million against a tiny budget of 2.5 million again in actual dollars.
2 Ewan’s performance impressed me in that movie and I was therefore glad to see him develop from a virtual unknown into quite a successful star. Although I do not usually like the Star Wars films apart from the first one I enjoyed Liam Neeson and Ewan as the young Obi Wan Kenobi in 1999 The Phantom Menace.
3 It was nice to see Ewan being recognised with a page on this site. He has also achieved success outside film. He has been given the BAFTA Britannia Humanitarian Award for charity work and in a poll organised by the British Broadcasting Company Ewan was voted the “4th most influential person in British Culture” As well the Queen of England has awarded him the Order of the British Empire [OBE]. He seems to be somewhat of a “political animal” and last year he publicly supported the leader of the British Labour Party Jeremy Corbyn when there was an unsuccessful party internal attempt to force the latter out of the Labour leadership.
Hey Bob.
1. Thanks for the feedback on Mr. McGregor.
2. Shallow Grave helped get McGregor and director Danny Boyle on the map. So far they have made 20 years together.
3. I liked him in the Star Wars movies….just a shame that the Lucas plots and dialogue were so bad.
4. McGregor is fun to watch during interviews….he seems to be the type of star that says what is on his mind…which I respect.
Good stuff.