The Critic (2023)
Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller
A powerful London theater critic becomes entangled in a web of deceit and murder.
Starring: Ian McKellen, Gemma Arterton, Mark Strong, Lesley Manville, Ben Barnes, Alfred Enoch, Romola Garai
Director: Anand Tucker
Gods and Monsters (1998)
Biography | Drama
A compassionate speculation about the final days of James Whale, the director of Frankenstein and 20 other films of the 1930s and '40s, who was openly gay at a time when homosexuality in Hollywood was discreetly concealed. Retired and semi-reclusive, Whale lives his days accompanied only by images from his past. When his dour housekeeper hires a handsome young gardener, Clayton Boone, the flamboyant director and simple yard man develop an unlikely friendship.
Starring: Ian McKellen, Brendan Fraser, Lynn Redgrave, Lolita Davidovich, David Dukes, Kevin J. O'Connor
Director: Bill Condon
Infinitum: Subject Unknown (2021)
Mystery | Sci-Fi
A mind-bending slice of British science fiction, with cameos from Sir Ian McKellen and Conleth Hill. Jane is trapped in a parallel universe and is forced to find a way to alter her reality before it is too late.
Starring: Tori Butler-Hart, Conleth Hill, Ian McKellen
Director: Matthew Butler-Hart
Cats (2019)
Comedy | Drama | Family | Fantasy | Musical
A tribe of cats called the Jellicles must decide yearly which one will ascend to the Heaviside Layer and come back to a new Jellicle life.
Starring: James Corden, Judi Dench, Jason Derulo, Idris Elba, Jennifer Hudson, Ian McKellen, Taylor Swift, Rebel Wilson, Francesca Hayward
Director: Tom Hooper
The Good Liar (2019)
Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller
Consummate con man Roy Courtnay has set his sights on his latest mark: the recently widowed Betty McLeish, worth millions. But this time, what should have been a simple swindle escalates into a cat-and-mouse game with the ultimate stakes.
Starring: Helen Mirren, Ian McKellen, Russell Tovey, Jim Carter, Mark Lewis Jones, Jóhannes Haukur Jóhannesson
Director: Bill Condon
All Is True (2018)
Biography | Drama | History
A look at the final days in the life of renowned playwright William Shakespeare.
Starring: Kenneth Branagh, Judi Dench, Ian McKellen, Kathryn Wilder, Jack Colgrave Hirst
Director: Kenneth Branagh
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey / The Hobbit: Part 1 (2012)
Adventure | Fantasy
A curious Hobbit, Bilbo Baggins, journeys to the Lonely Mountain with a vigorous group of Dwarves to reclaim a treasure stolen from them by the dragon Smaug.
Starring: Martin Freeman, Ian McKellen, Benedict Cumberbatch, Luke Evans, Cate Blanchett, Hugo Weaving
Director: Peter Jackson
Asylum (2005)
Drama | Romance | Thriller
A woman becomes very curious about one of her psychiatrist husband's inmates, a man who was found guilty in the murder and disfigurement of his former wife.
Starring: Natasha Richardson, Hugh Bonneville, Gus Lewis, Ian McKellen, Joss Ackland, Wanda Ventham
Director: David Mackenzie
The Da Vinci Code (2006)
Mystery | Thriller
A murder inside the Louvre and clues in Da Vinci paintings lead to the discovery of a religious mystery protected by a secret society for two thousand years — which could shake the foundations of Christianity.
Starring: Tom Hanks, Audrey Tautou, Ian McKellen, Jean Reno, Paul Bettany, Alfred Molina
Director: Ron Howard
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies / The Hobbit: Part 3 (2014)
Adventure | Fantasy
The Company of Thorin has reached Smaug's lair; but, can Bilbo and the Dwarves reclaim Erebor and the treasure? And, if so, can they hold on to it?
Starring: Richard Armitage, Martin Freeman, Ian McKellen, Benedict Cumberbatch, Aidan Turner, Cate Blanchett
Director: Peter Jackson
Mr. Holmes (2015)
Crime | Drama | Mystery
The story is actually set in 1947, following a long-retired Holmes living in a Sussex village with his housekeeper and rising detective son. But then he finds himself haunted by an unsolved 50-year old case. Holmes memory isn't what it used to be, so he only remembers fragments of the case: a confrontation with an angry husband, a secret bond with his beautiful but unstable wife.
Starring: Ian McKellen, Laura Linney, Hattie Morahan, Patrick Kennedy, Hiroyuki Sanada, Roger Allam
Director: Bill Condon
The Ballad of Little Jo (1993)
Drama | Romance | Western
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. Josephine quickly learns that young, female, pretty, and alone are a bad combination for life in the wild west. In her desperation to survive, Josephine disguises herself as "Jo", a young man, and struggles to make a life for herself in a dingy frontier mining town. Can "Little Jo" live and love without revealing his/her secret?
Starring: Suzy Amis, Bo Hopkins, Ian McKellen, David Chung, Heather Graham, Rene Auberjonois
Director: Maggie Greenwald
Neverwas (2005)
Drama | Fantasy | Mystery
A well-educated psychiatrist leaves an academic career to work at an institution where his father, a novelist, lived before writing a renowned children's book.
Starring: Aaron Eckhart, Ian McKellen, Brittany Murphy, Nick Nolte, Jessica Lange, William Hurt
Director: Joshua Michael Stern
Six Degrees of Separation (1993)
Comedy | Drama | Mystery
Rich Manhattan art dealers Ouisa (Stockard Channing), and Flan (Donald Sutherland) open their house to Paul (Will Smith), a young black man they find stabbed in Central Park. Paul claims to be a friend of their children and the son of Sidney Poitier, and has soon charmed the couple with his rich anecdotes and gourmet cooking. However, it gradually emerges that Paul may not be what he seems, and his intoxicating charm may not be so easy to escape.
Starring: Stockard Channing, Will Smith, Donald Sutherland, Ian McKellen, Mary Beth Hurt, Bruce Davison
Director: Fred Schepisi
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug / The Hobbit: Part 2 (2013)
Adventure | Fantasy
Return to Middle Earth where the dwarves, along with Bilbo Baggins and Gandalf the Grey, continue their quest to reclaim Erebor, their homeland, from Smaug.
Starring: Ian McKellen, Martin Freeman, Richard Armitage, Benedict Cumberbatch, Evangeline Lilly, Luke Evans
Director: Peter Jackson
Flushed Away / Ratropolis (2006)
Adventure | Animation | Comedy | Family
An uptown English rat (Jackman) gets flushed down the toilet into the sewers below and tries to find his way back.
Starring: Hugh Jackman, Kate Winslet, Ian McKellen, Jean Reno, Andy Serkis, Bill Nighy
Director: David Bowers, Sam Fell
Restoration (1995)
Biography | Drama | History | Romance
An aspiring young physician, Robert Merivel found himself in the service of King Charles II and saves the life of a spaniel dear to the King. Merivel joins the King's court and lives the high life provided to someone of his position. Merivel is ordered to marry one of the King's mistresses in order to divert the suspicions of another one of his mistresses. He is given one order by the king and that is not to fall in love. The situation worsens when Merivel finds himself in love with his new wife. Eventually, the King finds out and relieves Merivel of his position and wealth. His fall from grace leaves Merivel where he first started. And through his travels and reunions with an old friend, he rediscovers his love for true medicine and what it really means to be a physician.
Starring: Robert Downey Jr., Sam Neill, David Thewlis, Polly Walker, Meg Ryan, Ian McKellen, Hugh Grant
Director: Michael Hoffman
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Stardust (2007)
Adventure | Family | Fantasy | Romance
The sleepy English village of Wall is named for the cobblestone wall that has, for eons, kept the villagers safely apart from the supernatural parallel universe that lies just on the other side. It is here that young Tristan Thorne (Charlie Cox) makes a wild-eyed promise to the prettiest girl in the village (Sienna Miller), whose heart he hopes to win: that he will bring her back a fallen star. Now, in order to make good on his promise, Tristan will have to cross the forbidden wall, and enter a mysterious kingdom lit by unending magic and unfolding legends of which he will quickly become a part.
In this fantastical realm known as Stormhold, Tristan discovers that the fallen star is not at all what he expected but a spirited young woman (Claire Danes) injured by her cosmic tumble. Now, she is in terrible danger — sought after by colossal powers including the "King's" (Peter O'Toole) scheming sons for whom only she can secure the throne; and a chillingly powerful witch (Michelle Pfeiffer) desperate to use the star to achieve eternal youth and beauty.
As Tristan sets out to protect the star and bring her back to his beloved on the other side of the wall, his journey will bring incredible encounters with a pirate captain (Robert De Niro) and a shady trader (Ricky Gervais), among other surprises. But if he can survive by his wits and the strength of his newfound love, Tristan will also uncover the secret key to his own identity and a fate beyond his wildest dreams.
Starring: Claire Danes, Michelle Pfeiffer, Robert De Niro, Charlie Cox, Sienna Miller, David Kelly
Narrator: Ian McKellen
Director: Matthew Vaughn
The Shadow (1994)
Action | Adventure | Crime | Fantasy | Mystery | Thriller
In 30's New York City, the Shadow battles his nemesis, Shiwan Khan, who is building an atomic bomb.
Starring: Alec Baldwin, John Lone, Penelope Ann Miller, Peter Boyle, Ian McKellen, Tim Curry, Jonathan Winters, Sab Shimono
Director: Russell Mulcahy
X-Men: The Last Stand (2006)
Action | Adventure | Fantasy | Sci-Fi | Thriller
Experience the awesome power of The X-Men's epic, final battle. Join well-known mutant heroes and villains, and meet a cadre of all-new warriors including Angel, Beast, Juggernaut and Colossus in this thrilling, explosive adventure! After a controversial "cure" is discovered, mutants can choose to retain their superhuman abilities or give up their unique gifts and become "normal." When peaceful mutant leader Charles Xavier (Patrick Stewart) clashes with his militant counterpart, Magneto (Ian McKellen), the battle lines are drawn for the war to end all wars.
Starring: Hugh Jackman, Halle Berry, Ian McKellen, Famke Janssen, Anna Paquin
Director: Brett Ratner
