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Long Way Round
2004 | NR | 4.4 out of 5 StarsA sort of Motorcycle Diaries for the Hollywood set, this documentary miniseries chronicles the cross-continental adventures of actors Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman as they set out on their BMW bikes to travel round the world. Embarking from London and arriving 115 exhausting days later in New York, the duo tackles 20,000 miles of tough terrain, explores offbeat destinations and takes in colorful local culture.
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Long Way Round
2004 | NR | 4.4 out of 5 StarsThis documentary miniseries chronicles the cross-continental adventures of actors Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman as they set out on their BMW bikes to travel the world, embarking from London and arriving 115 exhausting days later in New York.
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Long Way Down
2007 | NR | 4.3 out of 5 StarsTogether again, Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman make another outrageous excursion in this Fox Reality Channel follow-up to the actors' first trip, which was documented in the series "Long Way Round." Kicking off their travels in the Scottish village of John o' Groats, the pair eventually make their way to Cape Town, South Africa, journeying through Europe and Africa to reach their final destination.
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Long Way Down
2007 | NR | 4.3 out of 5 StarsReunited for another outrageous excursion, Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman take an epic road trip across 18 countries via motorcycle. In this followup to their documented journey, "Long Way Round," the actors trek from Scotland to South Africa.
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Fastest
2011 | NR | 4.2 out of 5 StarsEwan McGregor narrates this adrenaline-pumping documentary that captures the thrilling, terrifying reality of MotoGP racing. Filmmaker Mark Neale gets behind the scenes with unprecedented access to shoot some of the sport's most electrifying footage.
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Charge
2011 | NR | 4.0 out of 5 StarsCHARGE is proof that maniacs on motorcycles can be a force for global good. The movie follows several teams to the world's first zero-emissions grand prix on the Isle of Man in 2009 and on their return in 2010. For the visionaries, this is history.
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Battle of Britain
2010 | NR | 4.0 out of 5 StarsBrothers Colin and Ewan McGregor host this documentary that honors the heroes of the Battle of Britain, sharing the veterans' stories, exploring the period's technology and marking the anniversary of this World War II struggle against the Luftwaffe.
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Black Hawk Down
2001 | NR | 4.0 out of 5 StarsBased on a true story, U.S. Rangers and an elite Delta Force team attempt to kidnap two underlings of a Somali warlord, their Black Hawk helicopters are shot down, and the Americans face intense combat with the militia on the ground.
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Faster
2003 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsEwan McGregor narrates this in-depth look at the MotoGP world championship, an event watched by more than 350 million people worldwide. The film explores the risks and rewards of this dangerous sport and the fast-paced subculture surrounding it.
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Trainspotting
1996 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsDanny Boyle's explosive 1996 film tracks the misadventures of young men (played by a cast that includes Ewan MacGregor, Robert Carlyle and Jon Lee Miller) trying to find their way out of joblessness, aimless relationships and drug addiction. Some are successful, while others are hopelessly not. Based on Irvine Walsh's novel, Trainspotting melds grit with poetry, resulting in a film of harsh truths and stunning grace.
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Big Fish
2003 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsIn this disarming fantasy told largely through flashbacks, young reporter William Bloom attempts to learn more about his dying father by finding the truth behind a lifetime of his fanciful tall tales and legends of epic proportions.
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Emma
1996 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsThis adaptation of Jane Austen's novel about misguided matchmaking takes a comic look at the romantic meddling of Emma Woodhouse. Emma spends her time arranging friends' romances, never noticing that her own true love is right beneath her nose.
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Brassed Off
1996 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsA big energy company threatens to move in and close the coal mine in the town of Grimley, but the miners' brass band conductor refuses to hang up his baton. With one last chance to shine, Danny (Pete Postlethwaite) perfects his band for a national competition. Gloria (Tara Fitzgerald) tries to perform flawless flugelhorn as she wrestles resentment for her part in the mine's closure and falls for Andy (Ewan McGregor).
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Little Voice
1998 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsA telephone repairman and a music promoter play second fiddle to Little Voice, a young woman whose beautiful pipes could pack a thousand cabarets. Trouble is, she can only sing along to records in her room.
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Velvet Goldmine
1998 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsA decade after British glam-rocker Brian Slade (Jonathan Rhys-Meyers) fakes his assassination on stage and disappears from view, tabloid journalist Arthur Stuart (Christian Bale) is dispatched to deconstruct the legend of the bisexual pop star. In the process of interviewing Slade's cohorts and colleagues, Stuart gradually strips away the veneer of makeup and glitz, revealing the empty core of both the man and his music.
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Nightwatch
1997 | NR | 3.3 out of 5 StarsLaw student Martin Bells (Ewan McGregor) takes a job as the night watchman in a creepy city morgue. But when a serial killer's mutilated victims begin to pile up, Martin finds himself at odds with a surly police detective (Nick Nolte). To make things worse, all the clues seem to point to Martin, and he'll have a hell of a time trying to clear his name. Patricia Arquette, Lauren Graham and Josh Brolin co-star in this moody thriller.
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Rogue Trader
1999 | NR | 3.3 out of 5 StarsBased on a true story, this absorbing drama stars Ewan McGregor as a hotshot futures trader whose high-risk financial activities ultimately result in the collapse of England's oldest and most respected merchant bank.
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Incendiary
2008 | NR | 3.2 out of 5 StarsAn adulterous young housewife struggles to come to terms with the deaths of her husband and infant son after they're killed in a terrorist bombing at a London soccer game. Crippled by grief, the widow seeks comfort through affairs with two men.
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Haywire
2011 | NR | 3.2 out of 5 StarsA last-minute mission in Dublin turns deadly for stunning secret operative Mallory Kane when she realizes she's been betrayed and that her own life is no longer safe. Now, to outwit her enemies, she'll simply have to outlast them.
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Scarlet and Black
1993 | NR | 3.2 out of 5 StarsScarlet and Black is a BBC 1993 drama series with a impressive cast, including Ewan McGregor and Rachel Weisz. The series was adapted by Stephen Lowe from the novel The Red and the Black (1830) by French writer Stendhal.
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Scarlet and Black
1993 | NR | 3.2 out of 5 StarsEwan McGregor and Rachel Weisz star in this BBC miniseries about a poor but ambitious young man in 19th-century France who hopes to better his station by seducing powerful upper-class women.
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Nora
2000 | NR | 3.1 out of 5 StarsIn this biography, author James Joyce falls in love with the passionate and sexually outgoing Nora Barnacle, and the two lovers leave Dublin for Italy, where they have children. After Joyce returns home, he and Nora begin an erotic correspondence.
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The Serpent's Kiss
1997 | NR | 3.0 out of 5 StarsA renowned landscape architect is commissioned by British aristocrat Thomas Smithers to design a lavish garden for his country estate. Instructions for its creation, however, come from a man whose true aim is to ruin Smithers and steal his wife.
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