Total Recall: Ewan McGregor's Best Movies

Aaron Peters

A little suprising he's never been nominated for an oscar.

Feb 27 - 04:20 PM

Betzabet Lima

yessss soo unfair

Feb 27 - 04:55 PM

Teije Vliet

I've never been blown away by his performances to be perfectly honest. He does know how to spot a decent script though.

Mar 1 - 08:20 AM

Brian Brennan

Not even in Trainspotting?

Mar 3 - 07:07 PM

Ashley West

Really?! I never knew that...what a travesty.

Mar 3 - 01:13 PM

Cat MacRae

Yes, Golden Globes, tho. He was just nominated for Salmon Fishing in Yemen. Just a fantastic actor and great human being.

Mar 4 - 08:56 PM

Infernal Dude

His motorcycle docs are fun to watch.

How is Ep. III at 80%?

Trainspotting is still his best but I did like him as the slimy villain in Haywire.

Feb 27 - 04:23 PM

Stefan Takacs

I don't know why Haywire is so highly regarded. The movie was terrible. B movie with a bunch of A listers.

Love Trainspotting, fantastic flick.

Feb 28 - 08:54 PM

Magnus Grant

thank God at least one of the prequels is in the top 10 of his films. Underrated films they are.

Feb 27 - 04:24 PM

Dave J

If you mean the Star Wars Prequels- Lucas should've stopped with just "The Phantom Menace" since 2 and 3 were way too unbearable to watch! The overabundance use of CGI overshadowed whatever what was happening throughout the rest of the films!

Feb 27 - 05:00 PM

Alex Anonymous

The Phantom Menace was the worst. It was an absolute snooze-fest. Attack of the Clones had the cool fight scene but the rest was filler. And Revenge of the Sith was good, but sill not GREAT.

Feb 27 - 06:02 PM

Dave J

If "The Phantom Menace" was really that bad it wouldn't have made it to the top ten in the RT list, and to remind you that none of the other Star Wars prequels even made it in neither top 10 lists even if it's rated higher on the users- it obviously wasn't liked enough!

Feb 27 - 06:20 PM

Alberto Zeeky

I'd still take Phantom over Clones anyday. Attack of the Clones had far too much of the romance garbage for it to be a enjoyable film, and one good fight scene isn't good enough to save it.

Atleast in Phantom the pod racing scene was pretty good, you had Liam Neeson, and Darth Maul was one of the few bright spots about the entire prequel series.

Feb 27 - 09:25 PM

King Simba

I find the RT user ratings pretty flawed. I mean, seriously Rocky currently sits at 65% and that's one of the most popular underdog movies of all time.

I think IMDB reflects the general opinion better, and there you'll find Revenge of the Sith is at 7.8 out of 10 which is much higher than the first two prequels and higher that even some of the most popular sequels in the past decade, such as Spiderman 2 and X2.

It was also pretty well recieved with audiences. It is one of only 3 films to have opened with more than 100 mil and yet fall less that 50% in its second weekend. It was even voted in the top 500 movies of all time on Empire's list of greatest films.

The film was well recieved both with critics and audiences, comapared to the more mixed reception of the first two prequels. It's just one of those films where the hatred for it is really exaggerated, sort of like what happened with Prometheus or Titanic, both film where you can't hear a good word about them on message boards and yet when it comes to actual ratings they score pretty good.

Feb 28 - 12:54 AM

Janson Jinnistan

Hayden Christensen. (washes hands)

Feb 28 - 01:57 AM

Link O'Fett

Phantom Menace: Not awful, but the worst of the six films. It's definitely the least exciting.
Attack of the Clones: Underrated. I think it's a great film with some flaws.
Revenge of the Sith: Honestly, one of my favorite films from the past 10 years. I think it's brilliant in both its storytelling and visuals.

Feb 28 - 11:00 AM

Bobby Luke

If you want to argue that those movies are underrated, I can tell you why - Jar Jar Binks. Remove him from the films, and their stock will go WAY up.

Mar 2 - 10:50 PM

ahungerartist ahungerartist

UH, Dave J, TPM didn't make it in the RT top ten list. Revenge of the Sith did. Unless you're referring to some other top ten list, which would be stupid, since you get no reference.

Mar 3 - 02:26 PM

Dave J

Huh, and you're absolutely right too! Gee, all that says to me is that the prequels are a lot worst than I thought since I couldn't even tell one from the other regardless what it says!

Mar 4 - 12:52 PM

Alex Rodriguez Whosoever

eepisode 3 was the best one hands down

Feb 28 - 08:00 AM

Billy Guilfoyle

Yeah, dude. Revenge of the Sith was super epic. But if I were Lucas, looking back, I'd have taken Attack of the Clones and really spent time learning from Shakespeare and making the love story more epic and less cheesy. But Revenge of the Sith hits all the right spots. And as much as I hate that he sold the series to Disney. I'm finally coming around, and a bit excited to see if they can knock the pitch out of the park.

Feb 28 - 01:07 PM

Sarmad Qayyum

You know I believe that Ep III was a good addition to the Star wars saga but what let it down was Hayden Christensen's performance and that they had to continue with some of the plot points of the other two prequels. If those plot points didn't exist, I'd say this would be one hell of a movie but that's just my opinion.

Mar 4 - 01:23 AM

Mick Travis

You need to see Dr. Plinkett!

Feb 27 - 05:17 PM

Diego Unchained

The Phantom Menace is the biggest letdown in movie history. Attack of the Clones was... okay... and Revenge of the Sith was surprisingly fantastic.

Feb 27 - 05:30 PM

Dave J

They're all equally bad since anyone whose seen the previews should be able to predict the drama events that happened except that it took way too long to get their! Jar Jar Binks was a major problem in part but I liked Liam Neeson which his acting presence was lacking in two and three, and the special effects was much more than I wanted to see!

Feb 27 - 05:38 PM

Meh McMehson

WHAT'S WRONG WITH YOUR FAAAAAAAAAAAAACE

Feb 28 - 01:53 PM

Jesse Sanchez

You been eating pizza rolls?

Feb 28 - 07:19 PM

Jesse Sanchez

Star Wars Episode 1 was the worse thing since my son.

Feb 28 - 07:24 PM

Ayan Chakravarty

hope your son sees this when he has a gun in his hand. :D

May 20 - 01:37 PM

Meh McMehson

That's the most ridiculous thing I've ever seen anyone type.

Feb 28 - 01:52 PM

David Rocha

You are trolling so hard.

Feb 28 - 02:59 PM

Philip Frey

Absolutely correct. For a whole generation, the prequels are just "Star Wars". They just aren't as loud and obnoxious as the haters...

Mar 1 - 06:44 AM

Dave J

I have to say that it doesn't happened often when the #1 movie on the users list is the same as the RT list and rightly so about "Trainspotting" which solidified Ewan McGregor's name on the map! And I have no idea he was in "Blackhawk Down" for I guess his role wasn't major!

Feb 27 - 04:36 PM

Eren Ery�rekli

I like Moulin Rouge too, I wished that they would add it to the list.

Feb 27 - 04:38 PM

Big Brother

Black Hawk Down is my favorite of his.

Feb 27 - 04:53 PM

Betzabet Lima

yea i like more the RT users' scores

Feb 27 - 04:55 PM

Andrew Rossi

loved him in star wars. moulin rouge is one of my favorite musicals. big fish, beginners....he is a great actor.

Feb 27 - 05:41 PM

Ryan Hoffman

i believe you mean "in Star Wars, I loved him. One of my Favorites, moulin rouge is. A great actor, he is. hhmmmm?"

Feb 28 - 08:31 AM

Ha Trang Nguyen

love the accent!

Feb 27 - 05:45 PM

Bennett Galef

Am I the only person yet to notice the giant error?

Feb 27 - 07:02 PM

Infernal Dude

That somehow Ep. III got 80%. I noticed that. Nooooooooooooo!

Feb 27 - 07:32 PM

Janson Jinnistan

Maybe it's best that McGregor is more of a cult-actor, as he's done so many great roles that are excluded from both lists. Certainly "Shallow Grave" and his Iggy Pop-esque "Velvet Goldmine" deserve more credit than some of the safer critical choices. But add some of the challenging work in "Pillow Book", "Young Adam", and "Perfect Sense", and it's hard to appreciate how these films aren't as recognized as the relatively soft and unchallenging entertainment of "Brassed Off", "Little Voice" or "Emma". And by any criteria, "Men Who Stare at Goats" is much better than "Black Hawk Down" (and probably more accurate), and "I Love You Philip Morris" is much funnier than the less intentional Star Wars prequels.

Basically, along with DiCaprio, Bale, and Law, McGregor is one of the undisputed titans of his generation of actors.

Feb 27 - 08:09 PM

Janson Jinnistan

Of course it's always worth pointing out, McGregor is also consistently the best thing about the Star Wars prequels. A pro under pressure!

Feb 27 - 08:17 PM

Infernal Dude

From what I've gathered through interviews, McGregor probably wouldn't do the prequels again if he'd only known...

Feb 27 - 11:22 PM

Philip Frey

Bull. He's said he wants to return for stand-alone films, so that blows your theory.

Mar 1 - 06:42 AM

Infernal Dude

Stand-alones do not equal the prequels. Maybe he wants to right the wrong the character had to endure. And if it was blowing my theory wouldn't that be helping it??

Mar 1 - 09:21 AM

Justin Buell

Not that it's a great film, but I loved his performance in Angels & Demons.

Feb 27 - 08:45 PM

Alberto Zeeky

Surprised with Black Hawk Down's rating, 76% really doesn't do it a justice. The user rating belongs to it much better, arguably the best modern war films (not World War related, etc.) which is very Hotel Rwanda like in terms of gripping but with more of an emphasis on action.

Also, even though it's a Bay film, Ewan did a pretty good job in The Island. One of those films I can find myself watching when it shows up on television... shame though it could've been much better.

Not to mention if anyone was qualified to hold up the name of someone like Obi Wan Kenobi, he was a good fit there. Too bad he however was part of the series when Lucas went all Michael Bay.

Feb 27 - 09:22 PM

King Simba

I have to admit Big Fish has really grown on me. I was kind of dissapointed with it when I first saw it, but its gotten better with repeat viewers. Not Burton's best but still on the higher end of his filmography.

Surprised Black Hawk Down didn't make the list. There are few films I can think of that had me on the edge of my seat the whole time the way Black Hawk Down did. One of the best films from both Ridley Scott and Jerry Bruckheimer.

Pleased to see Revenge of the Sith make it to the top ten. One of my favorite finales to a trilogy.

I'm still surprised Ewan McGregor didn't get an oscar nomination for Trainspotting.

Feb 28 - 01:25 AM