Movies by Ian McKellen
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The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)
Cast: Ian McKellen, Elijah Wood, Cate Blanchett …
Directed by: Peter Jackson
Beloved hobbit Bilbo Baggins is back in a visually spectacular tale inspired by The Lord of the Rings and likewise directed by Peter Jackson. Joining the effort to free the Kingdom of Erebor,…
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King Lear (2009)
Cast: Ian McKellen, Romola Garai, Monica Dolan …
Directed by: Trevor Nunn, Chris Hunt
In this 2008 Royal Shakespeare Company production of the bard's enduring tragedy, Ian McKellen (in an Emmy-nominated role) stars as the world-weary title character, a doting father who…
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Stardust (2007)
Cast: Charlie Cox, Claire Danes, Michelle Pfeiffer …
Directed by: Matthew Vaughn
To win his true love's heart, wide-eyed Tristan Thorn journeys to a forbidden realm to retrieve a fallen star that has taken human form. But the star is being pursued by an evil witch…
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The Da Vinci Code (2006)
Cast: Tom Hanks, Audrey Tautou, Ian McKellen …
Directed by: Ron Howard
When the curator of the Louvre is found murdered in the famed museum's hallowed halls, Harvard professor Robert Langdon (Tom Hanks) and cryptographer Sophie Neve (Audrey Tautou) must…
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Neverwas (2006)
Cast: Aaron Eckhart, Ian McKellen, William Hurt …
Directed by: Joshua Michael Stern
After taking a job at the mental institution that once housed his father -- a famous children's author -- wise psychiatrist Zach Riley befriends a schizophrenic who unlocks a string of…
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Doogal (2006)
Cast: Chevy Chase, Judi Dench, Jimmy Fallon …
Directed by: Dave Borthwick, Jean Duval, Frank Passingham …
When a magic roundabout at the center of the Enchanted Village is frozen solid, the future depends on whether a foursome of unlikely heroes, including a pup named Doogal, can checkmate chilly…
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X-Men 3: The Last Stand (2006)
Cast: Patrick Stewart, Hugh Jackman, Ian McKellen …
Directed by: Brett Ratner
When scientists develop a miracle drug to treat unwanted mutations, Professor Charles Xavier (Patrick Stewart) and his heroic band of X-Men must battle a group of mutants known as the…
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Flushed Away (2006)
Cast: Hugh Jackman, Kate Winslet, Ian McKellen …
Directed by: Henry Anderson, David Bowers
London high-society mouse Roddy is flushed down the toilet by Syd, a common sewer rat. Hang on for a madcap adventure deep in the bowels of Ratropolis, where Roddy meets rodent-hating Toad…
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Saint of 9/11 (2006)
Cast: Ian McKellen
Directed by: Glenn Holsten
Father Mychal Judge, chaplain to the New York City Fire Department, is best remembered as the faithful Franciscan priest who was killed on 9/11. The beloved friar lived a fulfilling life…
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Displaced (2006)
Cast: Ian McKellen, Malcolm Hankey, Mark Strange …
Directed by: Martin Holland
When a top secret file containing clues to his father's mysterious disappearance falls into the wrong hands, a humanoid alien named Stel (Mark Strange) implores British soldier John…
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Asylum (2005)
Cast: Natasha Richardson, Ian McKellen, Marton Csokas …
Directed by: David Mackenzie
A psychiatrist's wife encounters an inmate at a maximum-security asylum and finds herself curiously drawn to him. But things really heat up when the inmate is placed on a work detail…
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Saturday Night Live: The Best of Jon Lovitz (2005)
Cast: Jon Lovitz, Robert De Niro, Janet Jackson …
From Hanukkah Harry to pathological liar Tommy Flanagan, this trenchant retrospective contains some of Jon Lovitz's funniest moments on "Saturday Night Live." Between 1985 and '90,…
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Ringers: Lord of the Fans (2005)
Cast: Dominic Monaghan, Elijah Wood, Peter Jackson …
Directed by: Carlene Cordova
Penned more than 50 years ago by Oxford professor J.R.R. Tolkien, the &NFi;Lord of the Rings&NFi_; books spawned a brave new world populated by hobbits, sorcerers, elves and orcs, striking a…
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Eighteen (2004)
Cast: Paul Anthony, Brendan Fletcher, Clarence Sponagle …
Directed by: Richard Bell
On his 18th birthday, Pip Anders (Paul Anthony) receives an audiotape from his deceased grandfather, Jason (voiced by Ian McKellen) -- who retells the story of his fight for survival at age…
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The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
Cast: Elijah Wood, Viggo Mortensen, Ian McKellen …
Directed by: Peter Jackson
In the final installment of the Lord of the Rings trilogy, Aragorn (Viggo Mortensen) is revealed as the heir to the ancient kings as he, Gandalf (Ian McKellen) and the other members of the…
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X2: X-Men United (2003)
Cast: Patrick Stewart, Hugh Jackman, Ian McKellen …
Directed by: Bryan Singer
Professor Charles Xavier (Patrick Stewart) and his team of genetically gifted superheroes face a rising tide of anti-mutant sentiment led by Col. William Stryker (Brian Cox) in this sequel to…
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The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King: Extended Edition (2003)
Cast: Elijah Wood, Viggo Mortensen, Ian McKellen …
Directed by: Peter Jackson
In the Oscar-winning final installment of the Lord of the Rings trilogy, Aragorn (Viggo Mortensen) is revealed as the heir to the ancient kings as he, Gandalf (Ian McKellen) and the other…
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Emile (2003)
Cast: Ian McKellen, Deborah Kara Unger, Tygh Runyan …
Directed by: Carl Bessai
Retired professor Emile (Ian McKellen) travels to Canada from his home in England to receive a lifetime achievement award from the University of Victoria and to visit his niece (Deborah Kara…
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The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
Cast: Elijah Wood, Viggo Mortensen, Ian McKellen …
Directed by: Peter Jackson
The second installment of director Peter Jackson's trilogy finds Frodo (Elijah Wood) and Sam (Sean Astin) trekking to Mordor to destroy the One Ring of Power while Gimli (John…
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The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers: Extended Edition (2002)
Cast: Elijah Wood, Viggo Mortensen, Ian McKellen …
Directed by: Peter Jackson
This second entry in director Peter Jackson's epic trilogy follows hobbits Frodo (Elijah Wood) and Sam (Sean Astin) on their trek toward the frightful land of Mordor, while vile sorcerer…
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The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
Cast: Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Sean Astin …
Directed by: Peter Jackson
From the idyllic shire of the Hobbits to the smoking chasms of Mordor, director Peter Jackson has created a world that surpasses the expectations of J.R.R. Tolkien purists as Frodo Baggins…
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The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring: Extended Edition (2001)
Cast: Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Sean Astin …
Directed by: Peter Jackson
From the idyllic shire of the Hobbits to the smoking chasms of Mordor, director Peter Jackson follows Frodo Baggins (Elijah Wood) as he embarks on his epic quest. The movie -- which nabbed 13…
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X-Men (2000)
Cast: Hugh Jackman, Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellen …
Directed by: Bryan Singer
Amid increasing fear and bigotry, Professor Charles Xavier (Patrick Stewart) provides a safe haven for powerful outcasts like Wolverine (Hugh Jackman), Rogue (Anna Paquin) and Storm (Halle…
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Cirque du Soleil: Journey of Man: IMAX (2000)
Cast: Ian McKellen, Nicky Dewhurst, Brian Dewhurst …
Directed by: Keith Melton
Internationally acclaimed performing arts troupe Cirque du Soleil leads an awe-inspiring tour of the human experience, shot on location in an ocean, a redwood forest, a desert, a jungle and a…
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Charles Dickens: David Copperfield (1999)
Cast: Daniel Radcliffe, Bob Hoskins, Ciaran McMenamin …
Directed by: Simon Curtis
The most autobiographical of Dickens's works, &NFi;David Copperfield&NFi_; tells the moving story of David's journey from birth to maturity -- a journey that inextricably links his…
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Gods and Monsters (1998)
Cast: Ian McKellen, Brendan Fraser, Lynn Redgrave …
Directed by: Bill Condon, Stephen M. Katz
As his life draws to a close, film director James Whale -- the openly gay genius behind The Bride of Frankenstein and The Invisible Man -- befriends a gardener, and both men learn from their…
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Apt Pupil (1998)
Cast: Brad Renfro, Ian McKellen, Joshua Jackson …
Directed by: Bryan Singer
Kurt Dussander (Ian McKellen) has kept his dark past a secret for many years. But when Todd Bowden (Brad Renfro) recognizes him as a Nazi war criminal pictured in a history book, Todd…
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Swept from the Sea (1997)
Cast: Vincent Perez, Rachel Weisz, Ian McKellen …
Directed by: Beeban Kidron
Shunned by her seaside farming community, servant girl Amy Foster (Rachel Weisz) reciprocates with silence and is thus branded a halfwit. She finds a kindred spirit, though, when shipwrecked…
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Bent (1997)
Cast: Lothaire Bluteau, Clive Owen, Ian McKellen …
Directed by: Sean Mathias
A Berlin homosexual is caught up in the Nazi hysteria during World War II in this drama based on the play by Martin Sherman (who also wrote the screenplay). After being forced to kill his…
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Restoration (1995)
Cast: Robert Downey Jr., Sam Neill, David Thewlis …
Directed by: Michael Hoffman
After saving the life of someone close to King Charles II, Robert Merivel, a young 17th-century physician, is invited to join King Charles's court. Everything changes, however, when the…
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Richard III (1995)
Cast: Ian McKellen, Annette Bening, Jim Broadbent …
Directed by: Richard Loncraine
Ian McKellen stars in the title role in this visually inventive adaptation of Shakespeare's classic drama, which is set in 1930s England after a civil war has torn the country apart and…
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Cold Comfort Farm (1995)
Cast: Dame Eileen Atkins, Eileen Atkins, Kate Beckinsale …
Directed by: John Schlesinger
When Flora Poste (Kate Beckinsale), a young society woman in 1930s London, becomes suddenly orphaned, she's forced to take up residence with a group of her unsophisticated, oddball…
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Jack and Sarah (1995)
Cast: Richard E. Grant, Samantha Mathis, Ian McKellen …
Directed by: Tim Sullivan
Jack (Richard E. Grant), a recently widowed father, learns that his yuppie lifestyle and workaholic ways don't mesh well with a new baby's needs. Overwhelmed by his parental…
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The Shadow (1994)
Cast: Alec Baldwin, John Lone, Penelope Ann Miller …
Directed by: Russell Mulcahy
In the 1930s, a Tibetan mystic imparts his ancient mind-control techniques to reformed criminal Lamont Cranston. By day, Cranston masquerades as a decadent playboy; by night he becomes a…
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I'll Do Anything (1994)
Cast: Nick Nolte, Whittni Wright, Albert Brooks …
Directed by: James L. Brooks
Struggling actor Matt Hobbs (Nick Nolte) must come to grips with his priorities and career when he's saddled with the full responsibility of raising his young daughter, Jeannie (Whittni…
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Last Action Hero (1993)
Cast: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Austin O'Brien, Anthony Quinn …
Directed by: John McTiernan
A magic movie ticket gains a young fan unprecedented access to his favorite action hero after being sucked out of his seat and onto the big screen. But things spin out of control when a…
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Six Degrees of Separation (1993)
Cast: Stockard Channing, Will Smith, Donald Sutherland …
Directed by: Fred Schepisi
Engaging young con artist Paul appears one day on the doorstep of the Kittredge family. Professing to be a friend of the affluent couple's son, Paul spins a tale of celebrity and despair…
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And the Band Played On (1993)
Cast: Alan Alda, Matthew Modine, Patrick Bauchau …
Directed by: Roger Spottiswoode
Based on journalist Randy Shilts's controversial tome detailing the emergence of AIDS in America, this gripping, made-for-cable film follows doctors at the Centers for Disease Control as…
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The Ballad of Little Jo (1993)
Cast: Suzy Amis, Bo Hopkins, Ian McKellen …
Directed by: Maggie Greenwald
Based on a true story, this Western chronicles the adventures of wealthy Josephine Monaghan (Suzy Amis), who, longing for more than just the narrow and subservient life women lived at the…
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Scandal (1989)
Cast: John Hurt, Joanne Whalley, Bridget Fonda …
Directed by: Michael Caton-Jones
Social climber Stephen Ward (John Hurt) takes alluring young women under his wing and introduces them to his influential friends. But when one has an affair with both a high-ranking Russian…
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Countdown to War (1988)
Cast: Ian McKellen, Peter Vaughan, Michael Aldridge …
Directed by: Patrick Lau
Ian McKellen delivers a chilling performance as Adolf Hitler in this docudrama that depicts the days leading up to the outbreak of World War II in 1939. As Mussolini (Barrie Rutter) and…
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Plenty (1985)
Cast: Meryl Streep, Sam Neill, Tracey Ullman …
Directed by: Fred Schepisi
Meryl Streep gives one of the greatest performances of her career as Susan Traherne, an idealistic young Englishwoman haunted by the memory of her passionate liaison with a young spy (Sam…
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The Keep (1983)
Cast: Scott Glenn, Alberta Watson, Jürgen Prochnow …
Directed by: Michael Mann
Director Michael Mann's visual artistry is highlighted in this 1983 horror outing starring Jürgen Prochnow as Capt. Klaus Woermann, whose German soldiers are slain by an ancient spirit…
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Loving Walter (1982)
Cast: Ian McKellen, Sarah Miles, Jim Broadbent …
Directed by: Stephen Frears
In this uncompromising look at the mentally challenged, Walter (Ian McKellen) is a disabled man with a big heart whose parents live far away and often treat him coldly. Before long, Walter…
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Scarlet Pimpernel (1982)
Cast: Anthony Andrews, Jane Seymour, Ian McKellen …
Directed by: Clive Donner
To everyone in his social circle, Sir Percy Blakeney (Anthony Andrews) is a hopeless fop, surrounded by adoring ladies and clueless gentry. But he's also a master of disguise and harbors…
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Acting Shakespeare (1982)
Cast: Ian McKellen
Directed by: Kirk Browning
In this highly acclaimed one-man show, award-winning actor Ian McKellen shares his love of Shakespeare with personal anecdotes highlighted by performances of some of the Bard's most…
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Priest of Love (1981)
Cast: Ian McKellen, Janet Suzman, Ava Gardner …
Directed by: Christopher Miles
This sensitive biography chronicles the turbulent late career of volatile author D.H. Lawrence, who travels with his wife, Frieda, to America, then Mexico and finally Italy, seeking a quiet…
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Armchair Thriller: Dying Day (1980)
Cast: Ian McKellen, David Howey, David Ryall …
Directed by: Robert Tronson
When everyday joe Anthony Skipling (Ian McKellen) listens to a cassette tape a stranger leaves behind on the train, he's shocked to hear the voices of two men who are plotting to murder…
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Macbeth (1979)
Cast: Ian McKellen, Judi Dench, John Woodvine …
Directed by: Philip Casson
Macbeth (Ian McKellen) is a daring member of the Scottish military who receives a revelation from three menacing sorceresses that he will someday become the King of Scotland. This information…
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Edward II (1970)
Cast: Ian McKellen, James Laurenson, Timothy West …
Directed by: Richard Marquand
Ian McKellen turns in a sexually charged performance as the titular Edward II of England, a flawed monarch who ruled too much with his heart, in this BBC television adaptation of Christopher…