Best Ian McKellen Movies/TV Shows

16 titles that travel well across time — a personal watchlist for best ian mckellen movies/tv shows.

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1 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King(2003)
Movie | Adventure, Drama | New Zealand, USA | English, Quenya
2 The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring(2001)
Movie | Adventure, Drama | New Zealand, USA | English, Sindarin
3 The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers(2002)
Movie | Adventure, Drama | New Zealand, USA | English, Sindarin
4 The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey(2012)
Movie | Adventure, Fantasy | New Zealand, USA | English
5 The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug(2013)
Movie | Adventure, Fantasy | New Zealand, USA | English
6 X-Men: Days of Future Past(2014)
Movie | Action, Adventure | UK, USA | English, Vietnamese
7 The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies(2014)
Movie | Adventure, Fantasy | New Zealand, USA | English
8 X-Men(2000)
Movie | Action, Adventure | USA, Canada | English
9 Gods and Monsters(1998)
Movie | Biography, Drama | USA, UK | English, Hungarian
10 Flushed Away(2006)
Movie | Animation, Action | UK, USA | English
11 Richard III(1995)
Movie | Drama, Sci-Fi | UK, USA | English
12 The Scarlet Pimpernel(1982)
Movie | Action, Drama | UK | English
13 Mr. Holmes(2015)
Movie | Crime, Drama | UK, USA | English, Japanese
14 Apt Pupil(1998)
Movie | Crime, Drama | USA, France | English, German
15 The Keep(1983)
Movie | Drama, Fantasy | UK, USA | English
16 The Good Liar(2019)
Movie | Crime, Drama | UK, USA | English, German

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Updated November 29, 2025 · FlickRatings