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Ian McKellen

Actor · 137 credits · 55 in highly-rated films

Best known for The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)

Frequent collaborators: Elijah Wood, Sean Astin, Patrick Stewart, Dominic Monaghan, Hugh Jackman

Movies (137 total, ranked by score)

  1. The Real Ken Dodd: The Man I Loved

    2024

    Documentary

    121

  2. Looking for Lowry

    2011

    Documentary

    122

  3. Frank and Percy

    —

    123

  4. The Fellowship of the Ring: Designing and Building Middle-earth + Weta Workshop + Costume Design

    2002

    Documentary

    124

  5. Age of Dissent

    1994

    Documentary

    125

  6. Dragged Through Time

    2025

    126

  7. Ken Dodd: A Legacy of Happiness

    2025

    Documentary

    127

  8. The Art of Breaking Character

    2007

    Comedy, Documentary

    128

  9. The Fellowship of the Ring: The Fellowship of the Cast

    2002

    Documentary

    129

  10. Tea with Judi Dench featuring Ian McKellen

    2026

    Documentary

    130

  11. The Fellowship of the Ring: Scale

    2002

    Documentary

    131

  12. The Fellowship of the Ring: The Road Goes Ever On..

    2002

    Documentary

    132

  13. Stonewall 25: Global Voices of Pride and Protest

    1994

    Documentary

    133

  14. A Simple Matter of Justice

    1993

    134

  15. My First Time

    2004

    135

  16. Craven Arms

    1972

    136

  17. No Man's Land

    —

    137

Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Aug 31, 2026.