Ewan McGregor
Also Known As: Γιούαν Γκόρντον ΜακΓκρέγκορ, Юен Мак-Грегор, Юен Макґреґор, Еван Макгрегор, ایوان مک گرگور, Ewan Gordon McGregor, ایوان مکگرگور
Biography: Ewan Gordon McGregor (/ˈjuːən/ YOO-ən; born 31 March 1971) is a Scottish actor. His accolades include a Golden Globe Award and a Primetime Emmy Award. In 2013, he was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for his services to drama and charity. While studying drama at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, McGregor began his career with a leading role in the British series Lipstick on Your Collar (1993). He gained international recognition for starring as drug addict Mark Renton in Trainspotting (1996) and as Obi-Wan Kenobi in the Star Wars prequel trilogy (1999–2005). His career progressed with starring roles in the musical Moulin Rouge! (2001), action film Black Hawk Down (2001), fantasy film Big Fish (2003), and thriller Angels and Demons (2009). He gained praise for his performances in the thriller The Ghost Writer (2010) and romantic comedy Salmon Fishing in the Yemen (2011). McGregor made his directorial debut with the crime film American Pastoral (2016), in which he also starred. For his dual role as brothers Ray and Emmit Stussy in the third season of the anthology series Fargo (2017), he won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film. He voiced Lumière in Beauty and the Beast (2017), and played the title role in Christopher Robin (2018), Dan Torrance in Doctor Sleep (2019), and Black Mask in Birds of Prey (2020). He reprised his role as Kenobi in the 2022 miniseries Obi-Wan Kenobi, and won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor for his portrayal of fashion designer Halston in the miniseries Halston (2021). McGregor has also starred in theatre productions of Guys and Dolls (2005–2007) and Othello (2007–2008). He has been involved in charity work and has served as an ambassador for UNICEF UK since 2004.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Perth, Scotland, UK
Birthday: March 31, 1971
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Gender: Male
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Young Adam
Overview: A young drifter working on a river barge disrupts his employers' lives while hiding the fact that he knows more about a dead woman found in the river than he admits.
Genres: Drama Thriller Crime Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-09-26
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Black Hawk Down
Overview: When 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 suffer heavy casualties, facing intense fighting from the militia on the ground.
Genres: Action War History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2001-12-28
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Big Fish
Overview: Throughout his life Edward Bloom has always been a man of big appetites, enormous passions and tall tales. In his later years, he remains a huge mystery to his son, William. Now, to get to know the real man, Will begins piecing together a true picture of his father from flashbacks of his amazing adventures.
Genres: Adventure Fantasy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-12-25
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Trainspotting
Overview: Heroin addict Mark Renton stumbles through bad ideas and sobriety attempts with his unreliable friends -- Sick Boy, Begbie, Spud and Tommy. He also has an underage girlfriend, Diane, along for the ride. After cleaning up and moving from Edinburgh to London, Mark finds he can't escape the life he left behind when Begbie shows up at his front door on the lam, and a scheming Sick Boy follows.
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-02-23
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The Island
Overview: In 2019, Lincoln Six-Echo is a resident of a seemingly "Utopian" but contained facility. Like all of the inhabitants of this carefully-controlled environment, Lincoln hopes to be chosen to go to The Island — reportedly the last uncontaminated location on the planet. But Lincoln soon discovers that everything about his existence is a lie.
Genres: Action Thriller Science Fiction Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-07-21
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Nightwatch
Overview: A law student takes a job as a night watchman at a morgue and begins to discover clues that implicate him as the suspect in a series of murders.
Genres: Drama Horror Mystery Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-01-31
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Moulin Rouge!
Overview: A celebration of love and creative inspiration takes place in the infamous, gaudy and glamorous Parisian nightclub, at the cusp of the 20th century. A young poet, who is plunged into the heady world of Moulin Rouge, begins a passionate affair with the club's most notorious and beautiful star.
Genres: Drama Romance Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2001-05-18
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Velvet Goldmine
Overview: Almost a decade since larger-than-life glam-rock enigma Brian Slade disappeared from public eye, an investigative journalist is on assignment to uncover the truth behind his former idol.
Genres: Drama Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-08-28
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Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
Overview: Anakin Skywalker, a young slave strong with the Force, is discovered on Tatooine. Meanwhile, the evil Sith have returned, enacting their plot for revenge against the Jedi.
Genres: Adventure Action Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1999-05-19
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Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
Overview: Following an assassination attempt on Senator Padmé Amidala, Jedi Knights Anakin Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi investigate a mysterious plot that could change the galaxy forever.
Genres: Adventure Action Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-05-15
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Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
Overview: The evil Darth Sidious enacts his final plan for unlimited power -- and the heroic Jedi Anakin Skywalker must choose a side.
Genres: Adventure Action Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-05-17
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The Men Who Stare at Goats
Overview: 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.
Genres: Comedy War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-10-17
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Emma
Overview: Emma Woodhouse is a congenial young lady who delights in meddling in other people’s affairs. She is perpetually trying to unite men and women who are utterly wrong for each other. Despite her interest in romance, Emma is clueless about her own feelings, and her relationship with gentle Mr. Knightly.
Genres: Romance Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-08-02
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Down with Love
Overview: In 1962 New York City, love blossoms between a playboy journalist and a feminist advice author.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-05-08
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Cassandra's Dream
Overview: The tale of two brothers with serious financial woes. When a third party proposes they turn to crime, things go bad and the two become enemies.
Genres: Crime Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-10-31
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Faster
Overview: Faster is an electrifying tribute to the white-knuckle world of MotoGP™ — the fastest sport on two wheels — where the world’s top riders go wheel to wheel at over 200mph and crash at over 100mph. Narrated by Ewan McGregor, Faster chases two seasons’ worth of the world championship, featuring revealing interviews with riders, mechanics, doctors, commentators and fans. If you want high octane, adrenaline fuelled thrills, Faster will take you on a nerve shredding journey through the most exciting sport on the planet!
Genres: Action Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-05-15
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Rogue Trader
Overview: Rogue Trader tells the true story of Nick Leeson, an employee of Barings Bank who--after a successful trading run--ends up accumulating $1.4 billion in losses hidden in account #88888.
Genres: Drama History Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1999-06-25
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The Ghost Writer
Overview: A writer stumbles upon a long-hidden secret when he agrees to help former British Prime Minister Adam Lang complete his memoirs on a remote island after the politician's assistant drowns in a mysterious accident.
Genres: Thriller Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2010-02-12
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Stay
Overview: Psychiatrist Sam Foster has a new patient, Henry Letham, who claims to be suicidal. In trying to diagnose him, Sam visits Henry's prior therapist and also finds Henry's mother -- even though Henry has said that he murdered both of his parents. As reality starts to contradict fact, Sam spirals into an unstable mental state. Then he finds a clue as to how and when Henry may try to kill himself, and races to try to stop him.
Genres: Mystery Thriller Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-09-24
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A Life Less Ordinary
Overview: A couple of angels, O'Reilly and Jackson, are sent to Earth to make sure that their next supervised love-connection succeeds. They follow Celine, a spoiled rich girl who has just accidentally shot a suitor and, due to a misunderstanding, is kidnapped by janitor Robert. Although Celine quickly frees herself, she stays with Robert for thrills. O'Reilly and Jackson pursue, hoping to unite the prospective lovers.
Genres: Fantasy Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-10-24
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Little Voice
Overview: After the death of her father, Little Voice or LV becomes a virtual recluse, never going out and hardly ever saying a word. She just sits in her bedroom listening to her father's collection of old records of Shirley Bassey, Marilyn Monroe and various other famous female singers. But at night time, LV sings, imitating these great singers with surprising accuracy. One night she is overheard by one of her mother's boyfriends, who happens to be a talent agent. He manages to convince her that her talent is special and arranges for her to perform at the local night club, but several problems arise.
Genres: Comedy Drama Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-11-05
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I Love You Phillip Morris
Overview: Steven Russell leads a seemingly average life – an organ player in the local church, happily married to Debbie, and a member of the local police force. That is until he has a severe car accident that leads him to the ultimate epiphany: he’s gay and he’s going to live life to the fullest – even if he has to break the law to do it. Taking on an extravagant lifestyle, Steven turns to cons and fraud to make ends meet and is eventually sent to the State Penitentiary where he meets the love of his life, a sensitive, soft-spoken man named Phillip Morris. His devotion to freeing Phillip from jail and building the perfect life together prompts him to attempt (and often succeed at) one impossible con after another.
Genres: Comedy Crime Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2010-02-04
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Amelia
Overview: A look at the life of legendary American pilot Amelia Earhart, who disappeared while flying over the Pacific Ocean in 1937 in an attempt to make a flight around the world.
Genres: Adventure Drama History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-10-22
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Brassed Off
Overview: A Yorkshire coal mine is threatened with closure and the only hope is for the men to enter their Grimley Colliery Brass Band into a national competition. They believe they have no hope until Gloria appears carrying her Flugelhorn. At first mocked for being a woman, she soon becomes the only chance for the band to win.
Genres: Comedy Romance Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-11-01
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The Pillow Book
Overview: A woman with a body writing fetish seeks to find a combined lover and calligrapher.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1995-09-01
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Robots
Overview: Rodney Copperbottom is a young robot inventor who dreams of making the world a better place, until the evil Ratchet takes over Bigweld Industries. Now, Rodney's dreams – and those of his friends – are in danger of becoming obsolete.
Genres: Animation Comedy Family Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-03-10
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Deception
Overview: As a corporate auditor who works in a number of different offices, Jonathan McQuarry wanders without an anchor among New York's power brokers. A chance meeting with charismatic lawyer Wyatt Bose leads to Jonathan's introduction to The List, an underground sex club. Jonathan begins an affair with a woman known only as S, who introduces Jonathan to a world of treachery and murder.
Genres: Thriller Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-04-24
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Stormbreaker
Overview: Alex Rider thinks he is a normal school boy, until his uncle is killed. He discovers that his uncle was actually spy on a mission, when he was killed. Alex is recruited by Alan Blunt to continue the mission. He is sent to Cornwall to investigate a new computer system, which Darrius Sayle has created. He plans to give the new computer systems to every school in the country, but Mr. Blunt has other ideas and Alex must find out what it is.
Genres: Adventure Action Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-07-21
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Shallow Grave
Overview: When David, Juliet, and Alex find their new roommate dead with a large sum of money, they agree to hide the body and keep the cash. However, this newfound fortune gradually corrodes their friendship.
Genres: Crime Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1994-12-22
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Angels & Demons
Overview: Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon is recruited by the Vatican to investigate the apparent return of the Illuminati – a secret, underground organization – after four cardinals are kidnapped on the night of the papal conclave.
Genres: Thriller Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-04-23
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Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang
Overview: Nanny McPhee appears at the door of a harried young mother who is trying to run the family farm while her husband is away at war. But once she’s arrived, Nanny discovers that the children are fighting a war of their own against two spoiled city cousins who have just moved in. Relying on everything from a flying motorcycle and a statue that comes to life to a tree-climbing piglet and a baby elephant, Nanny uses her magic to teach her mischievous charges five new lessons.
Genres: Comedy Fantasy Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2010-03-26
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Nora
Overview: In 1904, in Dublin, James Joyce chats up Nora Barnacle, a hotel maid recently come from Galway. She enchants him with her frank, direct and uninhibited manner, and before long, he's convinced her to come with him to Trieste, where he has a job with Berlitz. Over time, Nora pulls him through phobias, tolerates his drinking, takes in his brother Stan, and bests Joyce at 'the writin' game' to bring him back to Italy from Dublin where he's gone to open a cinema. But his sexual jealousy threatens the relationship and sends her back to Galway with the children. Is there any way to tame Jim's green-eyed monster? And, will the lad ever get his stories published?
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2000-04-05
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Miss Potter
Overview: Beatrix Potter, the author of the beloved children's book "The Tale of Peter Rabbit", struggles for love, happiness and success.
Genres: Drama Family Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-12-03
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Valiant
Overview: Set in 1944, Valiant is a woodland pigeon who wants to become a great hero someday. When he hears they are hiring recruits for the Royal Homing Pigeon Service, he immediately sets out for London. On the way, he meets a smelly but friendly pigeon named Bugsy, who joins him, mainly to get away from clients he cheated in a game of find-the pebble, and helps him sign up for the war.
Genres: Family Animation Adventure Comedy War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-03-25
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50 Films to See Before You Die
Overview: Celebrating the relaunch of Film4 as a free-to-air TV channel, Channel4 counts down their list of the fop 50 films to see before you die, as compiled by film critics and personalities.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-07-22
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Incendiary
Overview: A woman's life is torn apart when her husband and infant son are killed in a suicide bombing at a soccer match.
Genres: Drama Thriller Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-01-20
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The Doctor, The Tornado & The Kentucky Kid
Overview: THE DOCTOR, THE TORNADO & THE KENTUCKY KID is the electrifying follow-up to Mark Neale’s 2004 MotoGP smash hit FASTER. Narrated by Ewan McGregor, the movie tells the story of the biggest motorcycle race in American history, the 2005 Red Bull U.S. Grand Prix at Laguna Seca, California. It’s a tale of extraordinary characters chasing a dream in the face of real danger, under unimaginable pressure, with no margin for error. For lovers of maximum adrenaline action, this is the pure, unadulterated, 100% genuine article.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-07-18
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The Battle of Britain
Overview: Seventy years on, brothers Colin and Ewan McGregor take viewers through the key moments of the Battle of Britain, when 'the few' of the RAF faced the might of the Nazi Luftwaffe. As they fly historic planes, meet the veterans, explore the tactics and technology, Colin and Ewan discover the importance of the Battle and the surviving legacy of the 1940's campaign for the modern RAF.
Genres: Documentary History War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2010-09-19
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The Serpent's Kiss
Overview: A man sends a young architect to build an extravagant garden to bankrupt the husband of the woman he once loved.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-05-14
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Scenes of a Sexual Nature
Overview: Sex and love. Some seek it, some need it, some spurn it and some pay for it, but we're all involved in it. Set on one afternoon on Hampstead Heath in north-west London, the film investigates the minutiae of seven couples. What makes us tick?
Genres: Comedy Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-11-03
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Eye of the Beholder
Overview: A reclusive surveillance expert is hired to spy on a mysterious blackmailer, who just may be a serial killer.
Genres: Mystery Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1999-09-04
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Blue Juice
Overview: JC is the hero of the Cornish surfing community. Staring thirty hard in the face, he fears that the wave that has carried him through a prolonged adolescence is heading for the rocks as his girlfriend pressures him for commitment and his friends contemplate growing up.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1995-09-15
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Spooks & Creeps
Overview: This compendium of six horror shorts starring Matthew Glave, Alice Cooper, Ewan McGregor and Rebecca Gayheart serves up a ghoulish cinematic buffet. Two pals discover the dangers of carnivals in "Freak Show"; a sea creature preys on victims in "Desserts"; a man has a "twin" who only surfaces when he sleeps in "Doppelganger"; and more. Also includes "Reducing Stanley," "Holiday on the Moon" and "A Fate Foretold."
Genres: Horror Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-10-26
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The Impossible
Overview: In December 2004, close-knit family Maria, Henry and their three sons begin their winter vacation in Thailand. But the day after Christmas, the idyllic holiday turns into an incomprehensible nightmare when a terrifying roar rises from the depths of the sea, followed by a wall of black water that devours everything in its path. Though Maria and her family face their darkest hour, unexpected displays of kindness and courage ameliorate their terror.
Genres: Drama Thriller History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-09-09
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Haywire
Overview: A black ops soldier seeks payback after she is betrayed and left for dead.
Genres: Action Thriller Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2011-11-01
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Jack the Giant Slayer
Overview: The story of an ancient war that is reignited when a young farmhand unwittingly opens a gateway between our world and a fearsome race of giants. Unleashed on the Earth for the first time in centuries, the giants strive to reclaim the land they once lost, forcing the young man, Jack into the battle of his life to stop them. Fighting for a kingdom, its people, and the love of a brave princess, he comes face to face with the unstoppable warriors he thought only existed in legend–and gets the chance to become a legend himself.
Genres: Fantasy Action Adventure Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2013-02-27
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Salmon Fishing in the Yemen
Overview: 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.
Genres: Drama Romance Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-03-09
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Perfect Sense
Overview: In Glasgow, Scotland, while a mysterious pandemic begins to spread around the world, Susan, a brilliant epidemiologist, falls in love with Michael, a skillful cook.
Genres: Drama Science Fiction Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2011-09-29
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Star Wars: Within a Minute - The Making of Episode III
Overview: This documentary offers a glimpse into all the people, departments, and work that went into creating the film, specifically, the fight between Anakin Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi. Featured on the 2-Disc DVD for Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-11-01
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Trips Money Can't Buy with Ewan McGregor
Overview: Survival expert Ray Mears takes Ewan McGregor the chance to go on a trek of a lifetime. They go deep into the Honduran jungle in search of a lost civilisation.
Genres: Documentary Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2001-10-07
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Beginners
Overview: Oliver meets the irreverent and unpredictable Anna only months after his father Hal Fields has passed away. This new love floods Oliver with memories of his father, who, following the death of his wife of 44 years, came out of the closet at age 75 to live a full, energized, and wonderfully tumultuous gay life – which included a younger boyfriend.
Genres: Drama Romance Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2011-06-03
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Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
Overview: A film where anything can happen - the hero and the heroine changes their faces, age, look, names, and so on. The only same thing: The love between man and woman... in an archetypical love story cut from 500 classics from all around the world.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: hu
Release Date: 2012-02-04
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Jackboots on Whitehall
Overview: A satirical alternative history of World War II where the Nazis seize London and England must band together to prevent a full on invasion.
Genres: War Animation Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2010-10-08
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Solid Geometry
Overview: A successful young man's world view is turned upside-down when he inherits his great-great-grandfather's diaries, and starts pursuing the mystical geometric theories held within. Based on a short story by Ian McEwan.
Genres: Drama Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-11-28
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August: Osage County
Overview: An intense look at the lives of the strong-willed daughters of the Weston family, whose paths have diverged until a family crisis brings them back to the Midwest house they grew up in, and to the dysfunctional mother who raised them.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2013-12-26
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T2 Trainspotting
Overview: After 20 years abroad, Mark Renton returns to Scotland and reunites with his old friends Sick Boy, Spud and Begbie.
Genres: Drama Comedy Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2017-01-27
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WAMEGO: Addendum
Overview: Part 4 of the award-winning Wamego documentary series. It's a slice-of-life during the marketing of director Steve Balderson's feature films HELL TOWN and EL GANZO at film festivals worldwide during 2015. With cameos by scream queen Debbie Rochon, Eileen Dietz (The Exorcist), Italian movie star Marco Leonardi (Cinema Paradiso), Liam Neeson, Ewan McGregor, Cyndi Lauper, and more!
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2020-12-15
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Jane Got a Gun
Overview: After her outlaw husband returns home shot with eight bullets and barely alive, Jane reluctantly reaches out to an ex-lover who she hasn't seen in over ten years to help her defend her farm when the time comes that her husband's gang eventually tracks him down to finish the job.
Genres: Western Action Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2015-12-31
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Charge
Overview: CHARGE 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 – the most demanding and deadly circuit on the planet – in 2009 and on their return in 2010, 2011, and 2012. For the visionaries, it's history. For the petrol-heads it's blasphemy. What's racing without the sound and fury of internal combustion engines? CHARGE is about the future. It's about change. It's about the dream of a clean, green world. It's about the dream of winning.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2011-12-10
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Mortdecai
Overview: An art dealer, Charles Mortdecai, searches for a stolen painting rumored to contain a secret code that gains access to hidden Nazi gold.
Genres: Comedy Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2015-01-21
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Desserts
Overview: One fine day, a solitary man walking alone on a deserted beach, minding his own business, suddenly discovers a delicious chocolate éclair lying there.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2000-06-03
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Our Kind of Traitor
Overview: A young Oxford academic and his attorney girlfriend holiday in Morocco. They bump into a Russian millionaire who owns a peninsula and a diamond watch. He wants a game of tennis. What else he wants propels the lovers on a tortuous journey to the City of London and its unholy alliance with Britain's intelligence establishment, to Paris and the Alps.
Genres: Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2016-05-05
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Troy's Story
Overview: From humble beginnings growing up on wheat farm in outback Australia Troy one day dreamed of racing bikes. At age 23 Troy's life changed forever. He married his high school sweet heart, they brought their first home together, and Troy borrowed nine thousand dollars to buy his first ever road bike. Nine years later he was crowned World Superbike Champion. Troy's riding style is breathtaking and his bin-it-or-win-it attitude has made him a superstar in Europe and across the globe. Narrated by self confessed Troy Bayliss fan Ewan McGregor Troy's Story provides an extraordinary and rare insight into a world championship racing team and remains the definitive behind the scenes expose of racing at the highest level.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-03-11
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Bleeding Love
Overview: In an effort to reunite with his daughter after a period of absence, a father takes her on a road trip to Santa Fe, New Mexico. Along the way they encounter some interesting characters and obstacles while sorting out their relationship.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2024-02-16
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Speed Is Expensive: The Philip Vincent Story
Overview: Philip Vincent built the fastest and most glamorous motorcycles in the world - yet he ended his days in poverty. Some 40 years after he died, one of his machines sold for over $1 million. This is his untold story.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2022-06-17
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Ice Bear
Overview: Sculptor Mark Coreth captures the essence of the Arctic in the form of a life-sized ice-sculpture of a polar bear for Trafalgar Square. As it melts, it leaves a skeleton, a pool of water and a powerful environmental message.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2014-01-01
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Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi's Return
Overview: This special explores the return of Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker to the screen, as well as Ewan McGregor and Hayden Christensen to their classic roles. Director Deborah Chow leads the cast and crew as they create new heroes and villains that live alongside new incarnations of beloved Star Wars characters, and an epic story that dramatically bridges the saga films.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2022-09-07
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Son of a Gun
Overview: Locked up for a minor crime, 19 year old JR quickly learns the harsh realities of prison life. Protection, if you can get it, is paramount. JR soon finds himself under the watchful eye of Australia's most notorious criminal, Brendan Lynch, but protection comes at a price.
Genres: Action Crime Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2014-10-16
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Nicole Kidman: Eyes Wide Open
Overview: Over the years, Nicole Kidman, Oscar and two-time Emmy Award winner, became both a pop culture icon & a complex dramatic actress. Her career is a unique body of work that mirrors her personal life, which is more political than it might seem.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2023-09-10
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A Million Ways to Die in the West
Overview: As a cowardly farmer begins to fall for the mysterious new woman in town, he must put his new-found courage to the test when her husband, a notorious gun-slinger, announces his arrival.
Genres: Comedy Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2014-05-22
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Last Days in the Desert
Overview: On his way out of the wilderness, Jesus struggles with the Devil over the fate of a family in crisis, setting himself up for a dramatic test.
Genres: Adventure Drama History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2016-05-13
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Mother, Couch
Overview: The members of a dysfunctional family find themselves mysteriously trapped in an antiquated furniture store when their elderly matriarch suddenly refuses to get up from one of the display couches.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2024-07-05
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Miles Ahead
Overview: An exploration of the life and music of Miles Davis.
Genres: Drama Music History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2016-01-22
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Ewan McGregor and Mike Mills in San Francisco
Overview: A clip from Mike Mills, Beginners' director, at the San Francisco Film Festival during the premiere night and visiting the Golden Gate Bridge
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2011-05-08
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Killing Priscilla
Overview: Lizzie Gardiner, Oscar-winning costume designer and long-standing friend of Stephan Elliott (Priscilla Queen of the Desert) was given permission to document the whole filming process of Eye Of The Beholder. Through the eyes of Gardiner, we are taken on a personal and intimate journey with Elliott and the cast and crew, witnessing the frustration and exhilaration of film making first hand.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2000-06-02
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American Pastoral
Overview: Set in postwar America, a man watches his seemingly perfect life fall apart as his daughter's new political affiliation threatens to destroy their family.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2016-10-20
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Flowervale Street
Overview: A family in the '80s start to notice bizarre happenings in their neighborhood.
Genres: Adventure Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2026-03-12
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Am I Irvine Welsh?
Overview: A year in the company of Scottish writer Irvine Welsh, as he publishes a new novel, launches a record label, works on two television series and adapts his most famous work Trainspotting into a West End musical.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
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Being Human
Overview: One man must learn the meaning of courage across four lifetimes centuries apart.
Genres: Drama Comedy Fantasy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1994-05-06
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Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio: Handcarved Cinema
Overview: With mesmerizing footage and time lapses of animators at work, this behind-the-scenes special captures the artistry of a unique tale years in the making.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2022-12-09
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Live 8
Overview: On 2 July 2005 an estimated 3 billion people came together in the fight against extreme poverty. LIVE 8 - 10 concerts featuring over 1000 musicians from across the globe - asked people not for their money, but for their voice.
Genres: Music Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-11-07
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Bomber Boys
Overview: Brothers Colin and Ewan McGregor follow up their documentary The Battle of Britain with a film exploring Bomber Command, a rarely told story from the Second World War. The film focuses primarily on the men who fought and died in the skies above occupied Europe, with numerous examples of individual heroism and extraordinary collective spirit, and Colin learns to fly the key aircraft of the campaign: the Lancaster bomber. But this is also the story of a controversy that has lasted almost 70 years. The program covers six years of wartime operations, and traces the obstacles and challenges that were overcome as the RAF developed and deployed the awesome fighting force that was Bomber Command.
Genres: History Documentary TV Movie War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-02-05
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Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Overview: Thirty years after defeating the Galactic Empire, Han Solo and his allies face a new threat from the evil Kylo Ren and his army of Stormtroopers.
Genres: Adventure Action Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2015-12-15
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Beauty and the Beast
Overview: A live-action adaptation of Disney's version of the classic tale of a cursed prince and a beautiful young woman who helps him break the spell.
Genres: Family Fantasy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2017-03-16
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Doggin' Around
Overview: The past catches up with an ageing American jazz pianist when he returns to the clubs of Lancashire and Yorkshire that he last visited 10 years previously.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1994-10-16
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The Beginning: Making Episode I
Overview: The entire process of making Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999) is shown here in this documentary. From pre-production through post-production, we get to see visual effects meetings, John Williams' music sessions, and even the storm that wiped out the pod-racers & props.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2001-10-16
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Humpback Whales
Overview: Humpback Whales takes audiences to Alaska, Hawaii and the Kingdom of Tonga for a close-up look at how these whales communicate, sing, feed, play and take care of their young. Humpbacks were nearly driven to extinction 50 years ago, but today are making a steady recovery. Join a team of researchers as they explore what makes humpbacks the most acrobatic of all whales, why only the males sing, and why these intelligent 50-foot, 48-ton animals migrate more than 6,000 miles round-trip every year.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2015-02-13
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The Bug: Life and Times of the People's Car
Overview: The Bug is about one of the most recognizable and beloved vehicles on the planet: The Volkswagen Beetle. From its dark past in pre-WWII Germany to the Summer of Love, this car captured the hearts and minds of millions of people around the world. This film explores not only the history of this automotive icon, but also the intense emotional connection it has with its owners past and present... including Ewan McGregor and his experience with his first VW Bug as a sixteen year old.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2016-12-13
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Muse of Fire
Overview: Funny, passionate, exciting, and smart: ‘Muse Of Fire’ will change the way you feel about Shakespeare forever. This unique feature documentary follows two actors, Giles Terera and Dan Poole, as they travel the world to find out everything they can about tackling the greatest writer of them all. Together they have directed and produced an inspiring film that aims to demystify and illuminate Shakespeare’s work for everyone: from actors, directors and students of all disciplines, right through to the? man on the street? Denmark with Jude Law, Baz Luhrmann in Hollywood, Prison in Berlin, and on the street with Mark Rylance. Think Shakespeare is boring? Think again!
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2013-09-26
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Zoe
Overview: Two colleagues at a revolutionary research lab design technology to improve and perfect romantic relationships. As their work progresses, their discoveries become more profound.
Genres: Science Fiction Romance Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2018-07-19
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Now You See It
Overview: A short film about environmental damage.
Genres: Animation
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2017-01-07
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Red Point
Overview: A businessman is accidentally mistaken for a murderer of an important person and becomes a fugitive.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: pl
Release Date: 2017-02-15
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Welcome to Hollywood
Overview: A film director decides to chart the course of a young actor as he tries to make it in Hollywood...
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-10-01
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Family Style
Overview: A young man struggles with grief over the death of his older brother.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-01-01
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Anno Domini
Overview: Belfast, Christmas 1999. A poor, badly dressed woman is half walking, half stumbling down the road. She is tearful and her behaviour is so disturbed that passers-by look furtively at her before hurrying on. Her walk is purposeful though. She is hurrying to go somewhere specific. She stumbles towards a church that is lit up. As she approaches it we see a sign outside announcing "SERVICE FOR PEACE Belfast Christmas together. All Denominations, 8pm"
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2000-01-01
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Legacy: A Personal History of Barry Sheene
Overview: Documentary on the life & times of 1976 & 1977 500cc World Motorbike Racing Champion Barry Sheene featuring family home movies shot by his father and never seen before, as well as other archive and newly shot interviews with Barry's friends & family. Written by Mark Tinkler
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-03-15
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Gimme Danger
Overview: No other band in rock'n'roll history has rivaled The Stooges' combination of heavy primal throb, spiked psychedelia, blues-a-billy grind, complete with succinct angst-ridden lyrics, and a snarling, preening leopard of a frontman who somehow embodies Nijinsky, Bruce Lee, Harpo Marx, and Arthur Rimbaud all rolled into one. There is no precedent for The Stooges, while those inspired by them are now legion. The film will present the context of their emergence musically, culturally, politically, historically, and relate their adventures and misadventures while charting their inspirations and the reasons behind their initial commercial challenges, as well as their long-lasting legacy.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2016-08-05
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The Land of Sometimes
Overview: Brother and sister Alfie and Elise keep wishing for more, until the night before Christmas when the strange and mysterious Wish Collector appears and whisks them off to the Land of Sometimes, where all their wishes can come true.
Genres: Animation Adventure Family Fantasy
Original Language: en
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Christopher Robin
Overview: Christopher Robin, the boy who had countless adventures in the Hundred Acre Wood, has grown up and lost his way. Now it’s up to his spirited and loveable stuffed animals, Winnie The Pooh, Tigger, Piglet, and the rest of the gang, to rekindle their friendship and remind him of endless days of childlike wonder and make-believe, when doing nothing was the very best something.
Genres: Adventure Comedy Family Fantasy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2018-08-01
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And the Winner Isn't
Overview: A satirical documentary charting Geoffrey Moore and his daughter Ambra’s journey through Hollywood, as the pair track down celebrities and industry insiders in their bid to find out what it takes to become an Academy Award winner.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2017-12-08
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Faster & Faster
Overview: Faster & Faster brilliantly captures the events which made the 2003 and 2004 MotoGP seasons so extraordinary: the tire-smoking arrival of the 215mph Ducati missiles; the shocking death of rising star Daijiro Kato; the drama of Sete Gibernau's wild battles with Valentino Rossi; and the Italian's switch from the all-conquering Honda to the underdog Yamaha – a move which was to seal the Rossi legend. This is the story of an epic time in MotoGP, in the words and actions of the world's greatest motorcycle racers.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-11-20
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From Puppets to Pixels: Digital Characters in 'Episode II'
Overview: For Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002), there were to be many more visual effects than in Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999). This documentary shows many VFX meetings between George Lucas and ILM. Many of these meetings focus around the creation of a completely digital Yoda, used for the first time in the Star Wars films.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-11-12
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RAF at 100 with Ewan and Colin McGregor
Overview: To celebrate the centenary of the Royal Air Force, Ewan and Colin McGregor take to the skies in some of the world's most iconic planes. These are the planes that were involved in aerial combat at every stage of the RAF's story, from the biplanes used in the early days of dogfighting in World War I to the beautiful Spitfire of the Battle of Britain, the plucky Lysander and on to mighty Vulcan nuclear bomber, as well as the Chinook helicopter and supersonic Typhoon that are still in service today. It is a story of amazing machines and epic battles, but above all it is the story of the men and women whose courage and ingenuity have been at the heart of the RAF for 100 years. On their journey Ewan and Colin meet an amazing cast of characters.
Genres: Documentary History TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2018-03-25
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The Night Club of Your Dreams: The Making of 'Moulin Rouge'
Overview: This made-for-tv documentary treats romance fans to a behind-the-scenes look at the making of Moulin Rouge!, Baz Luhrmann's musical tale of love between a poet and a courtesan in fin-de-siecle Paris. Includes interviews with director Luhrmann, stars Ewan McGregor and Nicole Kidman and the rest of the the cast and crew of the film, who all share their experiences from working on the project, as well as discuss the special efforts that went into bringing it to completion
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2001-05-01
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The Cow
Overview: A World War II American pilot hatches a plan to use a cow to help him avoid capture and find his way across Germany to freedom.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
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Doctor Sleep
Overview: Still scarred by the trauma he endured as a child at the Overlook Hotel, Dan Torrance faces the ghosts of the past when he meets Abra, a courageous teen who desperately needs his help -- and who possesses a powerful extrasensory ability called the "shine".
Genres: Horror Thriller Fantasy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2019-10-30
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Teenage Wildlife
Overview: Teenage Wildlife is a documentary of Ash's 1977 tour, which is narrated by Ewan McGregor
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2011-10-17
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Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)
Overview: Harley Quinn joins forces with a singer, an assassin and a police detective to help a young girl who had a hit placed on her after she stole a rare diamond from a crime lord.
Genres: Action Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2020-02-05
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Fastest
Overview: What does it take to be the fastest? From award-winning filmmaker Mark Neale, comes Fastest, a spectacular maximum-speed, full-length documentary delving deep into the world of MotoGP™. This thrilling documentary, narrated by Ewan McGregor, highlights the thrills, spills and incredible commitment and courage the sport demands of it stars. With unprecedented behind-the-scenes access and never before seen angles, interviews and insight, this truly cinematic experience charts the exhilarating highs, crushing lows, career-threatening crashes and spectacular comebacks, including Rossi’s 41 days turn around to race following a leg shattering crash.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2011-09-20
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The Birthday Cake
Overview: On the 10th anniversary of his father's death, Giovanni reluctantly accepts the task of bringing a cake to the home of his uncle, a mob boss, for a celebration. Just two hours into the night, Gio's life is forever changed.
Genres: Crime Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2021-06-18
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The Story of Star Wars
Overview: The Skywalker family is at the heart of the Star Wars saga. Now hear the inside story of Luke and Anakin Skywalker from the characters who witnessed it all: the famous droid duo C-3PO and R2-D2. Episodes IV,V and VI are explored in "The Story of Luke Skywalker," which follows the young man escaping from his daily chores on Tatooine to his becoming a hero in the Rebal Alliance. In "The Story of Anakin Skywalker," you'll go behind the mask of the greatest Star Wars villain and discover how Darth Vader started life as a young Podracing Champ on Tatooine and later became a headstrong young Jedi seduced by the Dark Side of the Force. With clips from the Star Wars films, C-3PO and R2-D2 take you on an hour-long journey through the saga and prepare you for the explosive final chapter: Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-08-18
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Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
Overview: The surviving Resistance faces the First Order once again as the journey of Rey, Finn and Poe Dameron continues. With the power and knowledge of generations behind them, the final battle begins.
Genres: Adventure Action Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2019-12-18
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Wild Shetland: Scotland's Viking Frontier
Overview: Ewan McGregor narrates a captivating portrait of wild Shetland and traces the course of a breeding season as the animals on these remote islands battle for survival.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2019-01-23
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Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio
Overview: During the rise of fascism in Mussolini's Italy, a wooden boy brought magically to life struggles to live up to his father's expectations.
Genres: Animation Fantasy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2022-11-09
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Wild Ways of the Vikings
Overview: Ewan McGregor narrates a unique nature special looking at the wildlife of the North Atlantic through the eyes of the Vikings. Combining historical re-enactment with jaw-dropping Natural History sequences, Wild Way of the Vikings features vast herds of reindeer, huge gannet colonies, cute Arctic foxes, seal-hunting orca, mystical ravens and giant walruses.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2019-02-13
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R2-D2: Beneath the Dome
Overview: Mockumentary telling the never before told life story of the fictional robot R2-D2 from the Star Wars film series. The movie was made as a fun project by the cast and crew of Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones. Using interviews, fake archive photos, film clips, and behind the scenes footage the "true" story was told of Artoo's life.
Genres: Comedy Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2001-11-25
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A Movie Is Made For Pooh
Overview: Behind the scenes documentary short for the movie "Christopher Robin".
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2018-11-02
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Gina Carano in Training
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Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-05-01
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Everest
Overview: In 1921, mountaineer George Mallory is picked by Arthur Hinks of the Royal Geographic Society to scale the previously unconquerable Mount Everest. Following World War I, the fading British empire is desperate for a victory, but for Mallory and his rival, the eccentric Aussie George Finch, the challenge has nothing to do with patriotism, instead it is a singular test of self.
Genres: Adventure Drama History
Original Language: en
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Raymond & Ray
Overview: Half brothers Raymond and Ray reunite when their estranged father dies—and discover that his final wish was for them to dig his grave. Together, they process who they’ve become as men, both because of their father and in spite of him.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2022-10-14
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Happy M’Gee
Overview: In the near future a neurodiverse man causes a fatal accident with deadly repercussions for his brother.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 2000-01-27
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The New Ten Commandments
Overview: The film was produced by Nick Higgins from Lansdowne Productions and Noémie Mendelle from the Scottish Documentary Institute and has 10 film-chapter directors for each of the 10 chapters of the film. The film's unifying theme is human rights in Scotland with each chapter illustrating one of the "New Ten Commandments" - 10 articles chosen from the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The 10 film chapters of The New Ten Commandments 1. The Right to Freedom of Assembly - Dir, David Graham Scott 2. The Right not to be enslaved - Dir, Nick Higgins 3. The Right to a fair trial - Dir, Sana Bilgrami 4. The Right to freedom of expression - Dir, Doug Aubrey 5. The Right to life - Dir, Kenny Glenaan 6. The Right to liberty - Dir, Irvine Welsh & Mark Cousins 7. The Right not to be tortured - Dir, Douglas Gordon 8. The Right to asylum - Dir, Anna Jones 9. The Right to privacy - Dir, Alice Nelson 10. The Right to freedom of thought - Dir, Mark Cousins & Tilda Swinton.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-01-02
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Obi-Wan Kenobi: The Patterson Cut
Overview: Obi-Wan Kenobi: The Patterson Cut is a fan edit of the 2022 Star Wars miniseries Obi-Wan Kenobi, in which its six one-hour episodes are condensed into a two-and-a-half hour feature film.
Genres: Science Fiction Adventure Action Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2023-11-01
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