Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows With Ewan McGregor

1. A Gentleman in Moscow (2024)

TV-14 | 55 min | Drama, History, Thriller

A Russian aristocrat is spared from death and placed on house arrest while the Bolshevik Revolution plays out before him.

Stars: Ewan McGregor, Johnny Harris, Leah Harvey, John Heffernan

Votes: 5,083

2. Fargo (2014–2024)

TV-MA | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

Various chronicles of deception, intrigue, and murder in and around frozen Minnesota. All of these tales mysteriously lead back one way or another to Fargo, North Dakota.

Stars: Billy Bob Thornton, Martin Freeman, Allison Tolman, Colin Hanks

Votes: 423,357

3. Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)

PG | 136 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

Two Jedi escape a hostile blockade to find allies and come across a young boy who may bring balance to the Force, but the long dormant Sith resurface to claim their original glory.

Director: George Lucas | Stars: Ewan McGregor, Liam Neeson, Natalie Portman, Jake Lloyd

Votes: 860,659 | Gross: $474.54M

4. ER (1994–2009)

TV-14 | 44 min | Drama, Romance

The doctors who work in the ER at the County General Hospital in Chicago grapple with ups and downs in their personal and professional lives while trying to give apt medical care to their patients.

Stars: Anthony Edwards, George Clooney, Julianna Margulies, Eriq La Salle

Votes: 67,964

5. Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker (2019)

PG-13 | 141 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

The surviving Resistance faces the First Order once again in the conclusion of the Skywalker saga.

Director: J.J. Abrams | Stars: Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac, Adam Driver

Votes: 495,102 | Gross: $515.20M

6. Black Hawk Down (2001)

R | 144 min | Action, Drama, History

The story of 160 elite U.S. soldiers who dropped into Mogadishu in October 1993 to capture two top lieutenants of a renegade warlord, but found themselves in a desperate battle with a large force of heavily armed Somalis.

Director: Ridley Scott | Stars: Josh Hartnett, Ewan McGregor, Tom Sizemore, Eric Bana

Votes: 424,658 | Gross: $108.64M

7. Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002)

PG | 142 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

Ten years after initially meeting, Anakin Skywalker shares a forbidden romance with Padmé Amidala, while Obi-Wan Kenobi discovers a secret clone army crafted for the Jedi.

Director: George Lucas | Stars: Hayden Christensen, Natalie Portman, Ewan McGregor, Christopher Lee

Votes: 761,336 | Gross: $310.68M

8. Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005)

PG-13 | 140 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

Three years into the Clone Wars, Obi-Wan Kenobi pursues a new threat, while Anakin Skywalker is lured by Chancellor Palpatine into a sinister plot to rule the galaxy.

Director: George Lucas | Stars: Hayden Christensen, Natalie Portman, Ewan McGregor, Samuel L. Jackson

Votes: 847,924 | Gross: $380.26M

9. Obi-Wan Kenobi (2022)

TV-14 | 44 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi must save young Leia after she is kidnapped, all the while being pursued by Imperial Inquisitors and his former Padawan now known as Darth Vader.

Stars: Ewan McGregor, Moses Ingram, Vivien Lyra Blair, Hayden Christensen

Votes: 231,029

10. Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015)

PG-13 | 138 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

As a new threat to the galaxy rises, Rey, a desert scavenger, and Finn, an ex-stormtrooper, must join Han Solo and Chewbacca to search for the one hope of restoring peace.

Director: J.J. Abrams | Stars: Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac, Domhnall Gleeson

Votes: 975,538 | Gross: $936.66M

11. Trainspotting (1996)

R | 93 min | Drama

Renton, deeply immersed in the Edinburgh drug scene, tries to clean up and get out despite the allure of drugs and the influence of friends.

Director: Danny Boyle | Stars: Ewan McGregor, Ewen Bremner, Jonny Lee Miller, Kevin McKidd

Votes: 727,149 | Gross: $16.50M

12. Beauty and the Beast (I) (2017)

PG | 129 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy

A selfish Prince is cursed to become a monster for the rest of his life, unless he learns to fall in love with a beautiful young woman he keeps prisoner.

Director: Bill Condon | Stars: Emma Watson, Dan Stevens, Luke Evans, Josh Gad

Votes: 335,263 | Gross: $504.01M

13. The Impossible (2012)

PG-13 | 114 min | Drama, History, Thriller

The story of a tourist family in Thailand caught in the destruction and chaotic aftermath of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami.

Director: J.A. Bayona | Stars: Naomi Watts, Ewan McGregor, Tom Holland, Oaklee Pendergast

Votes: 244,825 | Gross: $19.02M

14. Moulin Rouge! (2001)

PG-13 | 127 min | Drama, Musical, Romance

A poor Bohemian poet in 1890s Paris falls for a beautiful courtesan and nightclub star coveted by a jealous duke.

Director: Baz Luhrmann | Stars: Nicole Kidman, Ewan McGregor, John Leguizamo, Jim Broadbent

Votes: 299,860 | Gross: $57.39M

15. Doctor Sleep (2019)

R | 152 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

Years following the events of The Shining (1980), a now-adult Dan Torrance must protect a young girl with similar powers from a cult known as The True Knot, who prey on children with powers to remain immortal.

Director: Mike Flanagan | Stars: Ewan McGregor, Rebecca Ferguson, Kyliegh Curran, Cliff Curtis

Votes: 219,248 | Gross: $31.58M

16. Top Gear (2002–2022)

TV-PG | 60 min | Adventure, Sport, Talk-Show

The hosts talk about everything car-related. From new cars to how they're fueled, this show has it all.

Stars: Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond, James May, The Stig

Votes: 127,304

17. Big Fish (2003)

PG-13 | 125 min | Adventure, Drama, Fantasy

A frustrated son tries to determine the fact from fiction in his dying father's life.

Director: Tim Burton | Stars: Ewan McGregor, Albert Finney, Billy Crudup, Jessica Lange

Votes: 459,511 | Gross: $66.26M

18. Birds of Prey (2020)

R | 109 min | Action, Comedy, Crime

After splitting with the Joker, Harley Quinn joins superheroines Black Canary, Huntress, and Renee Montoya to save a young girl from an evil crime lord.

Director: Cathy Yan | Stars: Margot Robbie, Rosie Perez, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Jurnee Smollett

Votes: 265,423 | Gross: $84.16M

19. Angels & Demons (2009)

PG-13 | 138 min | Action, Mystery, Thriller

Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon works with a nuclear physicist to solve a murder and prevent a terrorist act against the Vatican during one of the significant events within the church.

Director: Ron Howard | Stars: Tom Hanks, Ewan McGregor, Ayelet Zurer, Stellan Skarsgård

Votes: 310,189 | Gross: $133.38M

20. August: Osage County (2013)

R | 121 min | Comedy, Drama

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 Oklahoma house they grew up in, and to the dysfunctional woman who raised them.

Director: John Wells | Stars: Meryl Streep, Dermot Mulroney, Julia Roberts, Juliette Lewis

Votes: 95,479 | Gross: $37.74M

21. Robots (2005)

PG | 91 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

In a robot world, a young idealistic inventor travels to the big city to join his inspiration's company, only to find himself opposing its sinister new management.

Directors: Chris Wedge, Carlos Saldanha | Stars: Ewan McGregor, Halle Berry, Mel Brooks, Robin Williams

Votes: 162,366 | Gross: $128.20M

22. The Island (2005)

PG-13 | 136 min | Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller

A man living in a futuristic sterile colony begins to question his circumscribed existence when his friend is chosen to go to the Island, the last uncontaminated place on earth.

Director: Michael Bay | Stars: Scarlett Johansson, Ewan McGregor, Djimon Hounsou, Steve Buscemi

Votes: 328,070 | Gross: $35.82M

23. Tales from the Crypt (1989–1996)

TV-MA | 25 min | Comedy, Crime, Fantasy

"Tales from the Crypt" was a 1989 horror story anthology series based on the gruesome E.C. comic books of the 1950s presented by the legendary "Crypt Keeper", a sinister ghoul obsessed with gallows humor and horrific puns.

Stars: John Kassir, Roy Brocksmith, Miguel Ferrer, Cam Clarke

Votes: 27,165

24. Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio (2022)

PG | 117 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

A father's wish magically brings a wooden boy to life in Italy, giving him a chance to care for the child.

Directors: Guillermo del Toro, Mark Gustafson | Stars: Ewan McGregor, David Bradley, Gregory Mann, Burn Gorman

Votes: 113,595

25. Emma (1996)

PG | 120 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

While matchmaking for friends and neighbours, a young 19th Century Englishwoman nearly misses her own chance at love.

Director: Douglas McGrath | Stars: Gwyneth Paltrow, James Cosmo, Greta Scacchi, Alan Cumming

Votes: 41,701 | Gross: $22.20M

26. Jack the Giant Slayer (2013)

PG-13 | 114 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

The ancient war between humans and a race of giants is reignited when Jack, a young farmhand fighting for a kingdom and the love of a princess, opens a gateway between the two worlds.

Director: Bryan Singer | Stars: Nicholas Hoult, Stanley Tucci, Ewan McGregor, Bill Nighy

Votes: 147,302 | Gross: $65.19M

27. Shallow Grave (1994)

R | 89 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

Three friends discover their new flatmate dead but loaded with cash.

Director: Danny Boyle | Stars: Kerry Fox, Christopher Eccleston, Ewan McGregor, Ken Stott

Votes: 66,459 | Gross: $2.88M

28. A Million Ways to Die in the West (2014)

R | 116 min | Comedy, Western

As a cowardly farmer begins to fall for the mysterious new woman in town, he must put his newly found courage to the test when her husband, a notorious gun-slinger, announces his arrival.

Director: Seth MacFarlane | Stars: Seth MacFarlane, Charlize Theron, Liam Neeson, Amanda Seyfried

Votes: 198,884 | Gross: $43.14M

29. The Men Who Stare at Goats (2009)

R | 94 min | Comedy, War

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.

Director: Grant Heslov | Stars: Ewan McGregor, George Clooney, Kevin Spacey, Jeff Bridges

Votes: 137,788 | Gross: $32.43M

30. Staged (2020–2023)

TV-MA | 22 min | Comedy, Drama

David Tennant and Michael Sheen star as two actors whose West End play has been put on hold due to Covid-19, but whose director has persuaded them to carry on rehearsing online.

Stars: David Tennant, Michael Sheen, Georgia Tennant, Anna Lundberg

Votes: 10,250

31. The Daily Show (1996– )

TV-14 | 22 min | Comedy, News, Talk-Show

A comedy news show featuring humorous takes on top stories.

Stars: Jon Stewart, Trevor Noah, Stephen Colbert, Roy Wood Jr.

Votes: 48,236

32. T2 Trainspotting (2017)

R | 117 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

After 20 years abroad, Mark Renton returns to Scotland and reunites with his old friends Sick Boy, Spud, and Begbie.

Director: Danny Boyle | Stars: Ewan McGregor, Ewen Bremner, Jonny Lee Miller, Robert Carlyle

Votes: 133,223 | Gross: $2.40M

33. Christopher Robin (2018)

PG | 104 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama

A working-class family man, Christopher Robin, encounters his childhood friend Winnie-the-Pooh, who helps him to rediscover the joys of life.

Director: Marc Forster | Stars: Ewan McGregor, Hayley Atwell, Bronte Carmichael, Mark Gatiss

Votes: 85,043 | Gross: $99.22M

34. Mother Couch (2023)

96 min | Comedy, Drama

Three children are brought together when their mother refuses to move from a couch in a furniture store.

Director: Niclas Larsson | Stars: Ewan McGregor, Rhys Ifans, Taylor Russell, Ellen Burstyn

Votes: 166

35. Stay (I) (2005)

R | 99 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller

A psychiatrist attempts to prevent one of his patients from committing suicide while trying to maintain his own grip on reality.

Director: Marc Forster | Stars: Ewan McGregor, Naomi Watts, Ryan Gosling, Kate Burton

Votes: 86,256 | Gross: $3.63M

36. Nightwatch (1997)

R | 101 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller

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.

Director: Ole Bornedal | Stars: Ewan McGregor, Nick Nolte, Anais Evans, Erich Anderson

Votes: 21,378 | Gross: $1.20M

37. Flowervale Street (2025)

Mystery, Thriller | Filming

Plot kept under wraps.

Director: David Robert Mitchell | Stars: Anne Hathaway, Ewan McGregor, Christian Convery, P.J. Byrne

38. Perfect Sense (2011)

R | 92 min | Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi

A chef and a scientist fall in love as an epidemic begins to rob people of their sensory perceptions.

Director: David Mackenzie | Stars: Ewan McGregor, Eva Green, Lauren Tempany, Connie Nielsen

Votes: 64,057 | Gross: $0.00M

39. The Ghost Writer (2010)

PG-13 | 128 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A ghost writer, hired to complete the memoirs of a former British Prime Minister, uncovers secrets that put his own life in jeopardy.

Director: Roman Polanski | Stars: Ewan McGregor, Pierce Brosnan, Olivia Williams, Jon Bernthal

Votes: 171,004 | Gross: $15.54M

40. Stormbreaker (2006)

PG | 93 min | Action, Adventure, Family

After the death of his uncle, the 14-year-old schoolboy Alex Rider is forced by the Special Operations Division of the UK's secret intelligence service, MI6, into a mission which will save millions of lives.

Director: Geoffrey Sax | Stars: Alex Pettyfer, Mickey Rourke, Sophie Okonedo, Sarah Bolger

Votes: 25,634 | Gross: $0.65M

41. Velvet Goldmine (1998)

R | 118 min | Drama, Music

In 1984, British journalist Arthur Stuart investigates the career of 1970s glam superstar Brian Slade, who was heavily influenced in his early years by hard-living and rebellious American singer Curt Wild.

Director: Todd Haynes | Stars: Ewan McGregor, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Christian Bale, Toni Collette

Votes: 38,358 | Gross: $1.05M

42. Haywire (2011)

R | 93 min | Action, Drama, Thriller

A black ops super soldier seeks payback after she is betrayed and set up during a mission.

Director: Steven Soderbergh | Stars: Gina Carano, Ewan McGregor, Michael Fassbender, Michael Angarano

Votes: 89,833 | Gross: $18.94M

43. Jane Got a Gun (2015)

R | 98 min | Action, Drama, Western

A woman asks her ex-lover for help in order to save her outlaw husband from a gang out to kill him.

Director: Gavin O'Connor | Stars: Natalie Portman, Joel Edgerton, Ewan McGregor, Rodrigo Santoro

Votes: 23,877 | Gross: $1.51M

44. The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014– )

TV-14 | 60 min | Comedy, Music, Talk-Show

Jimmy Fallon hosts the Tonight Show and interviews celebrities, plays games with them and has a musical or comedic guest perform.

Stars: Jimmy Fallon, The Roots, Steve Higgins, Questlove

Votes: 19,059

45. Miss Potter (2006)

PG | 88 min | Biography, Drama, Romance

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.

Director: Chris Noonan | Stars: Renée Zellweger, Ewan McGregor, Emily Watson, Barbara Flynn

Votes: 32,094 | Gross: $2.98M

46. Nanny McPhee Returns (2010)

PG | 109 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy

Nanny McPhee arrives to help a harried young mother who is trying to run the family farm while her husband is away at war, though she uses her magic to teach the woman's children and their two spoiled cousins five new lessons.

Director: Susanna White | Stars: Emma Thompson, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Ralph Fiennes, Oscar Steer

Votes: 37,130 | Gross: $29.20M

47. Real Time with Bill Maher (2003– )

TV-MA | 60 min | Comedy, News, Talk-Show

Comedian and political satirist Bill Maher discusses topical events with guests from various backgrounds.

Stars: Bill Maher, Andrew Sullivan, Michael Moore, Arianna Huffington

Votes: 14,367

48. The View (1997– )

TV-PG | 60 min | Talk-Show

Five women with very different outlooks on politics, Hollywood and its stars, and current events discuss these and other divisive topics of the day. Originated by Barbara Walters and currently led by longtime host, Whoopi Goldberg.

Stars: Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, Virginia Hamilton, Sunny Hostin

Votes: 9,505

49. IMDb on the Scene - Interviews (2017– )

Not Rated | Talk-Show

IMDb takes you on the scene in interviews with the cast and filmmakers of upcoming films.

Stars: Alex Logan, Bret Federigan, Albert Lawrence, Ian de Borja

Votes: 645

50. Salmon Fishing in the Yemen (2011)

PG-13 | 107 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

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.

Director: Lasse Hallström | Stars: Ewan McGregor, Emily Blunt, Amr Waked, Kristin Scott Thomas

Votes: 67,190 | Gross: $9.03M