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List of the best Ian McKellen movies, ranked best to worst with movie trailers when available. Ian McKellen's highest grossing movies have received a lot of accolades over the years, earning millions upon millions around the world. The order of these top Ian McKellen movies is decided by how many votes they receive, so only highly rated Ian McKellen movies will be at the top of the list. Ian McKellen has been in a lot of films, so people often debate each other over what the greatest Ian McKellen movie of all time is. If you and a friend are arguing about this then use this list of the most entertaining Ian McKellen films to end the squabble once and for all.
If you think the best Ian McKellen role isn't at the top, then upvote it so it has the chance to become number one. The greatest Ian McKellen performances didn't necessarily come from the best movies, but in most cases they go hand in hand.
List films include Plenty, E'gad, Zombies! and many additional films as well.
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5822The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Cate Blanchett, Ian McKellenThe Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King is a 2003 epic fantasy drama film directed by... more2
5419The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Cate Blanchett, Ian McKellenThe Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring is a 2001 epic fantasy film directed by... more3
4815The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Cate Blanchett, Ian McKellenThe Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers is a 2002 epic fantasy film directed by Peter Jackson... more4
6127Richard III
Robert Downey Jr., Ian McKellenRichard III is a 1995 drama film adapted from William Shakespeare's play of the same name,... more5
4937The Da Vinci Code
Tom Hanks, Ian McKellenThe Da Vinci Code is a 2006 American mystery-thriller film produced by John Calley and Brian... more6
4332Apt Pupil
Ian McKellen, David SchwimmerApt Pupil is a 1998 American thriller film directed by Bryan Singer and starring Ian McKellen... more- 73325
The Hobbit Trilogy
Evangeline Lilly, Lee PaceThe Hobbit is a film series consisting of three epic fantasy adventure films directed by Peter... more 8
3325Last Action Hero
Arnold Schwarzenegger, Tina TurnerLast Action Hero is a 1993 American action-comedy-fantasy film directed and produced by John... more9
3128X-Men
Halle Berry, Hugh JackmanX-Men is a 2000 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics superhero team of the same... more10
3230The Golden Compass
Nicole Kidman, Eva GreenThe Golden Compass is a 2007 American fantasy-adventure film directed by Chris Weitz. A young... more- 113128
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
Cate Blanchett, Evangeline LillyThe Hobbit: There and Back Again retitled to The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug is a 2013... more 12
1915Cloud Atlas
Halle Berry, Tom HanksCloud Atlas is a 2012 science fiction film written and directed by Lana Wachowski, Tom Tykwer... more13
1918The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
Cate Blanchett, Evangeline LillyThe Hobbit: There and Back Again is a 2014 film writted by Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, Peter... more14
3034X-Men 2
Halle Berry, Hugh JackmanX2 is a 2003 American superhero film, based on the X-Men superhero team appearing in Marvel... more15
1311Macbeth
Ian McKellen, Judi DenchMacbeth is a 1978 videotaped version of Trevor Nunn's Royal Shakespeare Company production of... more16
1413David Copperfield
Ian McKellen, Daniel RadcliffeDavid Copperfield is a two-part BBC television drama adaptation of Charles Dickens' novel... more- 171615
X-Men: The Last Stand
Halle Berry, Hugh JackmanX-Men: The Last Stand is a 2006 superhero film, based on the X-Men superhero team introduced... more 18
1717Alfred the Great
Ian McKellen, Michael YorkAlfred the Great is a 1969 epic film which portrayed Alfred the Great's struggle to rid Wessex... more19
1717King Lear
Ian McKellen, Sylvester McCoyKing Lear is a 2008 television film based on the William Shakespeare play of the same name,... more20
108The Scarlet Pimpernel
Ian McKellen, Jane SeymourThe Scarlet Pimpernel is a 1982 British romantic adventure film set during the French... more21
1618Stardust
Michelle Pfeiffer, Robert De NiroStardust is a 2007 British-American romantic fantasy film from Paramount Pictures, directed by... more22
1720Restoration
Robert Downey Jr., Meg RyanRestoration is a 1995 American historical drama film directed by Michael Hoffman. It stars... more23
1417Neverwas
Ian McKellen, Nick NolteNeverwas is a 2005 Canadian-American fantasy drama film written and directed by Joshua Michael... more24
1417Emile
Ian McKellen, Deborah Kara UngerEmile is a Canadian film made in 2003 by Carl Bessai but not released widely until 2004. The... more25
2025Flushed Away
Kate Winslet, Hugh JackmanFlushed Away is a 2006 British/American computer animated action/adventure comedy film... more