| 9.1 |  | The Lord of the Rings the Return of the King | 2003 | Adventure Drama Fantasy | Peter Jackson | Elijah Wood Viggo Mortensen Ian McKellen | * 4.4 /5 |
| 9.0 | | The Lord of the Rings the Two Towers | 2002 | Adventure Drama Fantasy | Peter Jackson | Elijah Wood Ian McKellen Viggo Mortensen | * 4.3 /5 |
| 7.9 | | Gods and Monsters | 1998 | Biography Drama | Bill Condon | Ian McKellen Brendan Fraser Lynn Redgrave | * 3.5/5 |
| 7.8 | | Miss in Her Teens | 2014 | Comedy UK | Matthew Butler Hart(as Matthew Butler) | Ian McKellen, Simon Callow, Carol Royle | |
| 7.4 | | McKellen Playing the Part | 2017 | Biography Documentary UK | Joe Stephenson | Ian McKellen Frances Barber Adam Brown | |
| 6.7 | | Priest of Love | 1981 | Biography Drama Romance UK | Christopher Miles | Janet Suzman Ian McKellen Graham Faulkner | |
| 6.0 | | Thank You All Very Much | 1969 | Drama | Waris Hussein | Sandy Dennis Ian McKellen Michael Coles | |
| 9.0 | | The Lord of the Rings the Fellowship of the Ring | 2001 | Adventure Drama Fantasy | Peter Jackson | Elijah Wood Ian McKellen Orlando Bloom | * 4.3/5 |
| 8.2 | | The Hobbit the Desolation of Smaug | 2013 | Adventure Fantasy | Peter Jackson | Ian McKellen Martin Freeman Richard Armitage | * 4.0/5 |
| 8.2 | | X Men Days of Future Past the | 2014 | Action Adventure Sci-Fi Sci-Fi Thriller | Bryan Singer | Patrick Stewart Ian McKellen Hugh Jackman | |
| 8.2 | | The Hobbit An Unexpected Journey | 2012 | Adventure Family Fantasy | Peter Jackson | Martin Freeman Ian McKellen Richard Armitage | * 4.0/5 |
| 8.0 | | Othello | 1990 | Comedy Drama Romance UK | Anthony Garrick | Michael Grandage Ian McKellen Clive Swift | |
| 8.0 | | The Scarlet Pimpernel | 1982 | Action Drama Romance UK | Clive Donner | Anthony Andrews Jane Seymour Ian McKellen | * 3.6/5 |
| 7.8 | | The Hobbit the Battle of the Five Armies | 2014 | Adventure Fantasy | Peter Jackson | Ian McKellen Martin Freeman Richard Armitage | * 4.0/5 |
| 7.8 | | Saint of 9 11 | 2006 | Documentary | Glenn Holsten | Ian McKellen Larry Boes Everald Brathwaite | * 3.4/5 |
| 7.8 | | Acting Shakespeare | 1982 | Documentary | Kirk Browning | Ian McKellen Kirk Browning Ian McKellen | |
| 7.3 | v | Macbeth | 1979 | Drama UK | Philip Casson | Ian McKellen Judi Dench John Bown | * 3.3/5 |
| 7.2 | | Mr Holmes | 2015 | Drama Mystery | Bill Condon | Ian McKellen Laura Linney Hiroyuki Sanada | * 3.5/5 |
| 7.1 | | King Lear | 2008 | Drama UK | Trevor Nunn | Ian McKellen William Gaunt Philip Winchester | * 4.3/5 |
| 7.1 | | Apt Pupil | 1998 | Crime Drama Thriller | Bryan Singer | Ian McKellen Brad Renfro Joshua Jackson | * 3.9/5 |
| 7.0 | | Flushed Away | 2006 | Adventure Animation Comedy Comedy Family Fantasy | David Bowers | Hugh Jackman Kate Winslet Ian McKellen | * 3.6/5 |
| 7.0 | | Swept From the Sea | 1997 | Drama Mystery Romance | Beeban Kidron | Rachel Weisz Vincent Perez Ian McKellen | * 3.3/5 |
| 6.9 | | The Ballad of Little Jo | 1993 | Drama Romance Western | Maggie Greenwald | Suzy Amis Bo Hopkins Ian McKellen | * 3.2/5 |
| 6.8 | | Neverwas | 2005 | Drama Fantasy Mystery | Joshua Michael Stern | Aaron Eckhart Ian McKellen Brittany Murphy | * 3.5/5 |
| 8.6 | | Never Sleep Again the Elm Street Legacy | 2010 | Documentary Horror | Daniel Farrands | Heather Langenkamp Stacey Alden Erika Anderson | * 4.1/5 |
| 8.1 | | Stardust | 2007 | Adventure Family Fantasy Fantasy Romance | Matthew Vaughn | Charlie Cox Claire Danes Sienna Miller | * 3.9/5 |
| 7.9 | | Cold Comfort Farm | 1995 | Comedy Romance UK | John Schlesinger | Eileen Atkins Kate Beckinsale Sheila Burrell | * 3.5/5 |
| 7.8 | | And the Band Played on | 1993 | Drama History | Roger Spottiswoode | Matthew Modine Alan Alda Patrick Bauchau | * 3.8/5 |
| 7.8 | | Bent | 1997 | Drama History Romance Romance War UK | Sean Mathias | Lothaire Bluteau Clive Owen Mick Jagger | * 3.4/5 |
| 7.7 | | X2 | 2003 | Action Sci-Fi Thriller | Bryan Singer | Patrick Stewart Hugh Jackman Halle Berry | * 3.9/5 |
| 7.7 | | Beauty and the Beast | 2017 | Family Fantasy Musical Musical Romance | Bill Condon | Emma Watson Dan Stevens Luke Evans | * 3.9/5 |
| 7.6 | | X Men | 2000 | Action Adventure Sci-Fi | Bryan Singer | Patrick Stewart Hugh Jackman Ian McKellen | * 4.0/5 |
| 7.1 | | The Da Vinci Code | 2006 | Action Mystery Thriller | Ron Howard | Tom Hanks Audrey Tautou Jean Reno | * 3.6/5 |
| 7.1 | | The Wolverine Extended | 2013 | Action Adventure Sci-Fi | James Mangold | Hugh Jackman Will Yun Lee Tao Okamoto | |
| 7.0 | | The Untold Tales of Armistead Maupin | 2017 | Documentary | Jennifer M. Kroot | Armistead Maupin Frank Biafore Kate Bornstein | * 3.0/5 |
| 6.7 | | Restoration | 1995 | Biography Drama History History Romance | Michael Hoffman | Robert Downey Jr. Sam Neill David Thewlis | * 4.2/5 |
| 6.7 | | Last Action Hero | 1993 | Action Adventure Comedy Comedy Fantasy | John McTiernan | Arnold Schwarzenegger F. Murray Abraham Art Carney | * 3.3/5 |
| 6.6 | | The Golden Compass | 2007 | Adventure Family Fantasy | Chris Weitz | Nicole Kidman Daniel Craig Dakota Blue Richards | * 3.4/5 |
| 6.6 | | The Shadow | 1994 | Action Adventure Crime Crime Fantasy Mystery Thriller | Russell Mulcahy | Alec Baldwin John Lone Penelope Ann Miller | * 3.2/5 |
| 7.2 | | Mr. Holmes | 2015 | Drama Mystery | Bill Condon | Ian McKellen, Laura Linney, Hiroyuki Sanada | * 3.5/5 |
| 7.9 | | Richard III | 1995 | Drama Sci-Fi War | Richard Loncraine | Ian McKellen Annette Bening Christopher Bowen | * 3.4/5 |
| 7.6 | v | Shakespeare Live From the RSC | 2016 | Biography Musical UK | Bridget Caldwell | Catherine Tate David Tennant Akala | |
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