Ian McKellen Movie Rankings
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Ian McKellen scores a combined 3.7094 out of 4 stars for Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
3.7094
A small Hobbit named Frodo is entrusted with sealing Middle Earth's fate by destroying the 'One Ring.' Accompanying him is a fellowship of eight, all sworn to protect Frodo and his mission. ... more about Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Actor Awards
Academy Awards, USA - Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA - Best Supporting Actor
BAFTA Awards - Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
Online Film Critics Society Awards - Best Supporting Actor
Satellite Awards - Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role, Drama
Screen Actors Guild Awards - Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role
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Ian McKellen scores a combined 3.6397 out of 4 stars for Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
3.6397
The final chapter in the Lord of the Rings epic. Frodo is on a mission to destroy the 'One Ring' and struggling to resist its power. Meanwhile, the rest of the fellowship is preparing for a war against the evil wizard Sauron. ... more about Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Actor Awards
Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA - Best Supporting Actor
BAFTA Awards - Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
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Ian McKellen scores a combined 3.4875 out of 4 stars for Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
3.4875
In the second installment of the trilogy the fellowship must split up. Frodo and Samwise forge on to destroy the 'One Ring' and the rest must save two captured Hobbits and prepare for the war ahead. ... more about Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Actor Awards
Empire Awards, UK - Best British Actor
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4
Ian McKellen scores a combined 3.0518 out of 4 stars for Gods and Monsters
3.0518
Hollywood legend James Whale's stroke begins to trigger flashbacks of his film career and involvement in WWI, forcing him into seclusion. When he befriends a young gardener, the two men find they have more in common than they expected. ... more about Gods and Monsters
Actor Awards
Academy Awards, USA - Best Actor in a Leading Role
British Independent Film Awards - Best Actor
Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards - Best Actor
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards - Best Actor
Chlotrudis Awards - Best Actor
Florida Film Critics Circle Awards - Best Actor
Golden Globes, USA - Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama
Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards - Best Actor
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards - Best Actor
National Board of Review, USA - Best Actor
Online Film Critics Society Awards - Best Actor
San Diego Film Critics Society Awards - Best Actor
San Sebastián International Film Festival - Best Actor
Satellite Awards - Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama
Screen Actors Guild Awards - Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
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Ian McKellen scores a combined 3.0142 out of 4 stars for X2: X-Men United
3.0142
Mutants continue to struggle against a society that fears and distrusts them. Their cause becomes even more desperate following an incredible attack by an as yet undetermined assailant possessing extraordinary abilities. ... more about X2: X-Men United
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Ian McKellen scores a combined 2.9704 out of 4 stars for Richard III
2.9704
This compelling story of power and political intrigue portrays Richard III as England's most ruthless monarch, a charismatic malcontent who accedes to the throne through a delicious mix of treachery, seduction and murder. However, this adaptation is offered with a distinctive twist. ... more about Richard III
Actor Awards
BAFTA Awards - Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
Chlotrudis Awards - Best Actor
European Film Awards - Best Actor
Golden Globes, USA - Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama
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7
Ian McKellen scores a combined 2.9464 out of 4 stars for Flushed Away
2.9464
Rodney, a posh society mouse switches places with Syd, a crude city rat, and finds himself on the wrong side of the gutter. As Rodney tries to find his way home he encounters an angry Toad that hates all rodents and plans to rid the gutter of them. ... more about Flushed Away
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Ian McKellen scores a combined 2.9330 out of 4 stars for X-Men
2.9330
All over the planet, unusual children are born with an added twist to their genetic code. This "X-factor" allows the children to perform extraordinary feats - flight, telekinetics, laser beams from the eyes and more. One Dr. ... more about X-Men
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Ian McKellen scores a combined 2.7889 out of 4 stars for Restoration
2.7889
An aspiring young doctor, Robert Merivel found himself in the service of King Charles II and saves the life of someone close to the King. Merivel is invited to join the King's court and lives the high life provided to someone of his position. ... more about Restoration
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Ian McKellen scores a combined 2.7818 out of 4 stars for X-Men: The Last Stand
2.7818
In the climax of the X-Men trilogy, a "cure" for mutancy threatens to alter the course of history. ... more about X-Men: The Last Stand
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Ian McKellen scores a combined 2.7528 out of 4 stars for Six Degrees of Separation
2.7528
Flan and Ouisa Kittredge, rich NYC art dealers, are called on one night by a young man, Paul, who professes to be a friend of their kids' from Harvard. ... more about Six Degrees of Separation
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12
Ian McKellen scores a combined 2.6868 out of 4 stars for Ballad of Little Jo
2.6868
Based on a true story, this is the tale of Josephine Monaghan, a young woman of the mid-19th century who is thrown out of her parents' home after being seduced by the family's portrait photographer and giving birth to an illegitimate child. ... more about Ballad of Little Jo
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13
Ian McKellen scores a combined 2.6779 out of 4 stars for Apt Pupil
2.6779
Neighborhood boy Todd Bowden (Renfro) discovers that an old man living on his block named Arthur Denker (Mackellan) is nazi war criminal. ... more about Apt Pupil
Actor Awards
Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA - Best Supporting Actor
Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards - Best Actor
Florida Film Critics Circle Awards - Best Actor
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14
Ian McKellen scores a combined 2.6574 out of 4 stars for Da Vinci Code
2.6574
When respected American religious symbology expert Dr. ... more about Da Vinci Code
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Ian McKellen scores a combined 2.5586 out of 4 stars for I'll Do Anything
2.5586
Matt Hobbs is a talented but unsuccessful actor. When estranged (and strange) ex-wife Beth dumps their daughter Jeannie on Matt, father and daughter have a lot of adjusting to do. ... more about I'll Do Anything
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Ian McKellen scores a combined 2.5433 out of 4 stars for Bent
2.5433
Max is gay and as such is sent to Dachau concentration camp under the Nazi regime. He tries to deny he is gay and gets a yellow label (the one for Jews) instead of pink (the one for gays). ... more about Bent
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Ian McKellen scores a combined 2.4669 out of 4 stars for Last Action Hero
2.4669
Young Danny Madigan is a big fan of Jack Slater, a larger-than-life action hero played by Arnold Schwarzenegger. ... more about Last Action Hero
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Ian McKellen scores a combined 2.4492 out of 4 stars for Golden Compass
2.4492
Based on author Philip Pullman's novel, 'The Golden Compass' is an exciting fantasy adventure, set in an alternative world where people's souls manifest themselves as animals, talking bears fight wars, and Gyptians and witches co-exist. ... more about Golden Compass
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Ian McKellen scores a combined 2.3730 out of 4 stars for Shadow
2.3730
Based on the 1930's comic strip, this film, starring Alec Baldwin, puts the hero up against his arch enemy, Shiwan Khan, who plans to take over the world by holding a city to ransom using an atom bomb. ... more about Shadow
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Ian McKellen scores a combined 2.3579 out of 4 stars for Keep
2.3579
Nazis are sent to guard an old, mysterious fortress in a Romanian pass. One of them mistakenly releases an unknown force trapped within the walls. A mysterious stranger senses this from his home in Greece and travels to the keep to vanquish the force. ... more about Keep
Not Available on DVD
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Ian McKellen scores a combined 2.2928 out of 4 stars for Swept from the Sea
2.2928
The film tells the story of Russian emigree and the only survivor from ship crash Yanko Goorall and servant Amy Foster in the end of 19th century. ... more about Swept from the Sea
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Ian McKellen scores a combined 2.2528 out of 4 stars for Scandal
2.2528
An English bon-vivant osteopath is enchanted with a young exotic dancer and invites her to live with him. He serves as friend and mentor, and through his contacts and parties she and her friend meet and date members of the Conservative Party. ... more about Scandal
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Ian McKellen scores a combined 2.0644 out of 4 stars for Doogal
2.0644
Legend tells of three magic diamonds that, if in the wrong hands, can be united to create a force powerful enough to freeze the sun. ... more about Doogal
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Ian McKellen scores a combined 2.0492 out of 4 stars for Plenty
2.0492
Susan Traherne has been irreparably changed by her wartime experiences as a Resistance fighter. She sets out in the post-war world to make her way to what she wants, no matter who is hurt, or how. ... more about Plenty
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Ian McKellen scores a combined 2.0057 out of 4 stars for Asylum
2.0057
Set in 1950's England, this tale of erotic obsession tells the story of Stella Raphael (Richardson), a restless, beautiful woman who desperately desires to find in romantic love the one thing that will change everything. ... more about Asylum
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Ian McKellen scores a combined 1.9497 out of 4 stars for Eighteen
1.9497
Pip is a street kid who's meeting life head-on in the big city. On his eighteenth birthday he receives his grandfather's Second World War memoirs on audio cassette, a gift that awakens the ghost of the long lost world. ... more about Eighteen
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Ian McKellen scores a combined 1.8536 out of 4 stars for Alfred the Great
1.8536
While Old England is being ransacked by roving Danes in the 9th century, Alfred (David Hemmings) is planning to join the priesthood. ... more about Alfred the Great
Not Available on DVD
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Ian McKellen scores a combined 1.7820 out of 4 stars for Emile
1.7820
Emile (McKellen) travels from England to Canada, the country of his birth, to receive an honorary degree. ... more about Emile
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Ian McKellen scores a combined 1.5250 out of 4 stars for Jack and Sarah
1.5250
Jack always lands on his feet. He lands on his feet when he marries the beautiful Sarah. He lands on his feet when he buys a luxurious new home. However, when Sarah goes into labour, he takes a tumble down the stairs and lands on his head. ... more about Jack and Sarah
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Ian McKellen scores a combined 1.4307 out of 4 stars for Neverwas
1.4307
A well-educated psychiatrist (Eckhart) leaves an academic career to work at an institution where his father (Nolte), a novelist, lived before writing a renowned children's book. ... more about Neverwas
Not Available on DVD
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Ian McKellen scores a combined 1.3954 out of 4 stars for Zina
1.3954
Zina, the daughter of Leon Trotsky by his first wife, is undergoing freudian analysis in Berlin in the 'thirties. Meanwhile Trotsky is in exile in Prinkipo having been driven from power by Stalin. ... more about Zina
Not Available on DVD
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Ian McKellen scores a combined 1.0757 out of 4 stars for Priest of Love
1.0757
Following the banning and burning of his novel, "The Rainbow," D.H. Lawrence and his wife, Frieda, move to the United States, and then to Mexico. ... more about Priest of Love
Not Available on DVD
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Ian McKellen scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Promise
0.0001
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Birthdate:
May 25, 1939

Ian McKellen

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Career Span:

Decade
# Movies
Movie Score
1960s
3
total ranking of 0.5609  0.5609
1970s
0
No Reviews
1980s
5
total ranking of 1.7349  1.7349
1990s
12
total ranking of 2.5948  2.5948
2000s
15
total ranking of 2.6778  2.6778
Ratings and rankings are based on all available critic reviews & awards.
Overall Actor Score:
2.7547
Ian McKellen is ranked overall as 2.7547 of of 4 stars
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