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Ian McDiarmid

Actor · 24 credits · 20 in highly-rated films

Best known for Return of the Jedi (1983)

Frequent collaborators: Ewan McGregor, Anthony Daniels, Frank Oz, Natalie Portman, Samuel L. Jackson

Best Ian McDiarmid movies by genre

Movies (24 total, ranked by score)

  1. Return of the Jedi

    1983 · ★ 7.9 (17,206 votes)

    Adventure, Action, Science Fiction

    1

  2. Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith

    2005 · ★ 7.5 (15,213 votes)

    Adventure, Action, Science Fiction

    2

  3. Sleepy Hollow

    1999 · ★ 7.2 (7,519 votes)

    Fantasy, Thriller, Mystery

    3

  4. Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace

    1999 · ★ 6.6 (16,115 votes)

    Adventure, Action, Science Fiction

    4

  5. Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones

    2002 · ★ 6.6 (14,597 votes)

    Adventure, Action, Science Fiction

    5

  6. Dirty Rotten Scoundrels

    1988 · ★ 7.1 (1,045 votes)

    Comedy, Crime

    6

  7. Star Wars Rebels: The Siege of Lothal

    2015 · ★ 7.9 (93 votes)

    Adventure, Animation, Science Fiction

    7

  8. The Lost City of Z

    2017 · ★ 6.4 (3,125 votes)

    Adventure, Drama, History

    8

  9. Dragonslayer

    1981 · ★ 6.6 (332 votes)

    Fantasy, Adventure

    9

  10. The Story of Star Wars

    2004 · ★ 7.0 (20 votes)

    Documentary

    10

  11. Restoration

    1995 · ★ 6.1 (139 votes)

    Drama, Romance

    11

  12. The Beginning: The Making of Star Wars Episode I

    2001 · ★ 7.3 (29 votes)

    Documentary

    12

  13. Star Wars: A Musical Journey

    2005 · ★ 7.0 (18 votes)

    Music, Documentary

    13

  14. Great Expectations

    1999 · ★ 6.4 (21 votes)

    Drama, Romance

    14

  15. Star Wars: Evolution of the Lightsaber Duel

    2015 · ★ 6.3 (13 votes)

    Documentary

    15

  16. Macbeth

    1979 · ★ 7.3 (10 votes)

    Drama, TV Movie

    16

  17. Crime and Punishment

    2002 · ★ 6.6 (20 votes)

    Drama

    17

  18. Annie: A Royal Adventure

    1995 · ★ 6.0 (57 votes)

    Music, Family

    18

  19. The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Demons of Deception

    1999 · ★ 5.5 (20 votes)

    Action, Adventure, War

    19

  20. The Awakening

    1980 · ★ 5.5 (83 votes)

    Horror

    20

  21. The Odds

    2009 · ★ 8.0 (1 votes)

    Drama

    21

  22. Pity in History

    1985

    22

  23. Amazing Stories

    1976

    Drama, Fantasy, Science Fiction

    23

  24. Last Night Another Dissident...

    1981

    24

Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Aug 29, 2026.