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 McGregor, Ewan
| A young, quiet girl is convinced to show off her singing talents in order to make her mother happy? | Ewan McGregor Movies
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Little Voice. "Little Voice" opened in 1998 and was based on the play "The Rise and Fall of Little Voice". Ewan McGregor played Billy and Jane Horrocks played Little Voice.
| A poet falls in love with an entertainer in Paris but has to compete with a jealous duke? | Ewan McGregor Movies
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Moulin Rouge!. This Oscar nominated movie also starred Nicole Kidman and John Leguizamo.
Being Human. This was Ewan's first movie in 1993. He played the small role of Alvarez. Robin Williams played the lead character.
Nora. "Nora" was directed by Pat Murphy in and also starred Susan Lynch as Nora.
Eye of the Beholder. This 1998 movie was based on the cult novel by Marc Behm. The movie also stars Ashley Judd as Joanna Eris.
| A Jedi knight has a forbidden romance with a senator while his teacher investigates her assassination attempt? | Ewan McGregor Movies
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Attack of the Clones. Of course Ewan portrays Obi-Wan Kenobi in everyone's favorite movie series.
Rogue Trader. Based on the autobiography "Rogue Trader" by Nick Leeson. Ewan plays Nick Leeson himself.
Trainspotting. Based on Irvine Welsh's controversial best-seller. Before "Star Wars" it was probably Ewan's best-known work.
| A troop of U.S. soldiers in Somalia plan to go on a short raid, but end up involved in a desperate battle? | Ewan McGregor Movies
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Black Hawk Down. This 2001 movie was based on a true story. Also starring Josh Hartnett and Tom Sizemore. Ewan portrayed Specialist Grimes.
| Two Jedi knights and an outcast try to help a queen save her world. Along the way, they meet a young boy with Jedi potential? | Ewan McGregor Movies
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The Phantom Menace . Probably his best known work. Ewan's uncle had a small role in the original "Star Wars" and he was happy to take the role of Obi-Wan.
| In 1984, a British newspaper reporter investigates the career of 1970s glam rock star Brian Slade? | Ewan McGregor Movies
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Velvet Goldmine. Also starring Christian Bale and Edward Izzard. Ewan plays the crazy Curt Wild.
| A disgruntled janitor takes his boss's daughter hostage and ends up falling in love with her? | Ewan McGregor Movies
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A Life Less Ordinary. Also starring Cameron Diaz and Holly Hunter. Ewan McGregor's wife Eve worked behind the scenes of this movie doing art direction.
Blue Juice. It was called "Blue Juice" after what the surfers call the waves.
The Pillow Book. Vivian Wu plays Nagiko and Ewan portrays the unfortunate Jerome.
Emma. Based on the novel by Jane Austen. Gwyneth Paltrow plays Emma and Ewan plays the charming Frank Churchill.
| A college student working as a security guard in a morgue becomes the prime suspect to a murder? | Ewan McGregor Movies
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Nightwatch. The movie was through filming in 1996, but was not released until Spring 1998. Also starring Patricia Arquette and Nick Nolte.
The Serpent's Kiss. The "Dutchman", Chrome ends up falling in love with the factory worker's daughter instead.
| A band in a small coal mining town are celebrated for the quality of their playing? | Ewan McGregor Movies
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Brassed Off. Ewan played the tenor horn in the movie, which was not a problem since he played the French horn in his younger days.
Dennis Potter. This was Ewan's first major break. Set in 1950's Britain, this television series gave us a first glimpse of Ewan's singing talents. Although he was asked to record an album of fiftie's covers, Ewan declined, fearing it would typecast him for his future career.
| What was the name of the short film Ewan starred in around the same time as "Lipstick on your Collar"? | The Work Of Ewan McGregor
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Family Style. "Family Style" was filmed with the same British television company as "Lipstick on Your Collar".
Robin Williams. Ewan played a Spaniard in the fantastical film and had two lines only.
Christopher Eccleston. "Shallow Grave" was the first of the three films Ewan starred in that were directed by Danny Boyle. It tells the story of three friends who come across a huge stash of money, and decide to lay claim to it in a not-so-legal way. Ewan plays the character of Alex.
Mark Renton . "Trainspotting" tells the story of Mark Renton, a heroin addict trying to get clean. Filmed in 1996, it gave Ewan great fame both in Britain and in America.
| Who wrote the three screenplays for the three Danny Boyle films of "Shallow Grave", "A Life Less Ordinary" and "Trainspotting"? | The Work Of Ewan McGregor
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John Hodge. "Trainspotting"'s screenplay was based on Irvine Welsh's novel, but the other two films, which Ewan starred in, were original ideas.
miners. In this film, the main characters of the film are members of a local brass band.The film tells the story of their fight to prevent the mine of their town being shut down.
the eighties. Ewan plays the fictional rock star Curt Wild in this Todd Hayne's directed film. It co-stars Jonathan Rhys Meyers.
| Finally, what low-budget British film, which features Ewan as a bargeworker, was released around the same time as the big-budget "Down With Love"? | The Work Of Ewan McGregor
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Young Adam. This obscure and dark film, was critically acclaimed for its direction, and Ewan McGregor's performance.
| In 1994, Ewan's first starring role movie was in the movie "Shallow Grave". Which character did he portray? | Ewan McGregor Characters
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Alex. Ewan portrayed Alex Law, a newspaper writer. Synopsis: Three roommates must decide what to do with their new roommate's dead body and his suitcase full of money. Quote: [narrated] "I believe in friends. I believe we need them. But if one day you find that you just can't trust them anymore, what then? What then?"
Mark "Rent-boy" Renton. Ewan played Mark "Rent-boy" Renton, an on-again, off-again heroin addict. Synopsis: A story depicting a group of friends in the Scottish drug scene. Quote: [narrated] "Choose a future, choose life."
Andy. Ewan portrayed Andy, a coal miner and tenor horn player in the town's brass band. Synopsis: A Northern England town faces the closing of their coal mine and their brass band. Quote: [Andy to Gloria about his lot in life.] "The only reason I get up in the morning is to see if my luck's changed, and it never bloody has."
Meneer Chrome. Ewan portrayed Meneer Chrome, a young Dutch garden architect. Synopsis: Meneer Chrome is designing and creating a garden for the Smithers family, but had secretly been hired to bankrupt the family. Quote: [Meneer to Smithers family.] "My work satisfies all my needs for the arts; I am set designer for every human drama; painter with every conceivable hue on my pallette; orchestrator of sounds, the water, and the fountains, the effect of different foliage on the breeze."
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