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Ian McKellen movie timeline
2024
Hamlet
The Critic
2023
Hamlet Revenant
2022
2021
Infinitum: Subject Unknown
2020
2019
All Is True
The Good Liar
Cats
2018
Mckellen Playing the Part Live 2018
King Lear: NT Live 2018
Animal Crackers
2017
Beauty and the Beast
2016
Shakespeare Live: From the RSC
Look Back In Anger
National Theatre Live: No Man's Land
2015
Mr. Holmes
The Dresser
2014
X-Men: Days of Future Past
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
2013
The Wolverine
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
National Theatre Live: 50 Years On Stage
The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot
2012
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
Miss In Her Teens
2011
2010
2009
The Academy Part 2: First Impressions
The Academy
2008
2007
Stardust
The Golden Compass
2006
The Da VInci Code
X-Men: The Last Stand
Flushed Away
The Secret Policemans Ball
Displaced
2005
Asylum
Neverwas
Eighteen
2004
The Magic Roundabout
2003
X-Men 2
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Emile
2002
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
2001
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
2000
X-Men
The Book That Wrote Itself
1999
Gods and Monsters
1998
Apt Pupil
1997
Bent
Swept From the Sea
1996
Richard III
1995
Jack & Sarah
Restoration
Cold Comfort Farm
1994
The Shadow
I'll Do Anything
1993
Last Action Hero
Six Degrees of Separation
The Ballad of Little Jo
And the Band Played On
1992
1991
1990
1989
Scandal
1988
1987
1986
Zina
1985
Plenty
1984
1983
The Keep
1982
1981
Priest of Love
1980
1979
A Performance of Macbeth
1978
Corvette Summer
1977
1976
1975
1974
1973
1972
1971
1970
The Tragedy of King Richard II
Edward II
Hamlet
1969
The Promise
Alfred the Great
Thank You All Very Much
Starring:
Ian McKellen
First Movie -
Alfred the Great
1969
Last Movie -
The Critic
2024
Total Movies -
71
Future Movies -
The Critic (30th May 2024)
Highest Grossing Movies
UK:
Beauty and the Beast (2017)
- £72,507,458
US:
Beauty and the Beast (2017)
- $504,014,165
World:
Beauty and the Beast (2017)
- $1,273,576,220
Combined Global gross -
$1.3 Billion
Highest Rated Movie -
The Magic Roundabout (2004) - 100%
Lowest rated movie -
Cats (2019) - 30%
Acting credits By
Highest Global Gross
By Year
By UK Gross
By US Gross
By Global Gross
Starring With
Total Gross
1.
Beauty and the Beast
/ 2017
Director(s):
Bill Condon
Starring:
Emma Watson
•
Dan Stevens
•
Luke Evans
• Josh Gad •
Kevin Kline
Hover To Score
From 12 users
$1,273,576,220
2.
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
/ 2003
Director(s):
Peter Jackson
Starring:
Elijah Wood
•
Ian McKellen
•
Liv Tyler
•
Viggo Mortensen
• Sean Astin
Hover To Score
From 17 users
$1,146,030,912
3.
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
/ 2012
Director(s):
Peter Jackson
Starring:
Ian McKellen
•
Martin Freeman
• Richard Armitage • Ken Stott • Graham McTavish
Hover To Score
From 5 users
$1,017,003,568
4.
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
/ 2014
Director(s):
Peter Jackson
Starring:
Ian McKellen
•
Martin Freeman
• Richard Armitage • Ken Stott • Graham McTavish
Hover To Score
From 5 users
$962,182,865
5.
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
/ 2013
Director(s):
Peter Jackson
Starring:
Ian McKellen
•
Martin Freeman
• Richard Armitage • Ken Stott • Graham McTavish
Hover To Score
From 6 users
$959,007,513
6.
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
/ 2002
Director(s):
Peter Jackson
Starring:
Elijah Wood
•
Ian McKellen
•
Liv Tyler
•
Viggo Mortensen
• Sean Astin
Hover To Score
From 13 users
$947,495,095
7.
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
/ 2001
Director(s):
Peter Jackson
Starring:
Elijah Wood
•
Ian McKellen
•
Liv Tyler
•
Viggo Mortensen
• Sean Astin
Hover To Score
From 15 users
$897,690,072
8.
The Da VInci Code
/ 2006
Director(s):
Ron Howard
Starring:
Tom Hanks
• Audrey Tautou •
Ian McKellen
• Jean Reno •
Paul Bettany
Hover To Score
From 3 users
$749,536,138
9.
X-Men: Days of Future Past
/ 2014
Director(s):
Bryan Singer
Starring:
Hugh Jackman
•
James McAvoy
•
Michael Fassbender
•
Jennifer Lawrence
•
Halle Berry
Hover To Score
YOUR SCORE?
$748,121,534
10.
X-Men: The Last Stand
/ 2006
Director(s):
Brett Ratner
Starring:
Hugh Jackman
•
Halle Berry
•
Ian McKellen
•
Patrick Stewart
•
Famke Janssen
Hover To Score
YOUR SCORE?
$455,260,014
11.
The Wolverine
/ 2013
Director(s):
James Mangold
Starring:
Hugh Jackman
• Hiroyuki Sanada • Tao Okamoto • Rila Fukushima •
Famke Janssen
Hover To Score
YOUR SCORE?
$416,950,960
12.
X-Men 2
/ 2003
Director(s):
Bryan Singer
Starring:
Patrick Stewart
•
Hugh Jackman
•
Ian McKellen
•
Halle Berry
•
Famke Janssen
Hover To Score
YOUR SCORE?
$407,711,549
13.
The Golden Compass
/ 2007
Director(s):
Chris Weitz
Starring:
Nicole Kidman
•
Daniel Craig
•
Dakota Blue Richards
• Ben Walker • Freddie Highmore
Hover To Score
From 2 users
$364,083,519
14.
X-Men
/ 2000
Director(s):
Bryan Singer
Starring:
Hugh Jackman
•
Patrick Stewart
•
Ian McKellen
•
Famke Janssen
• James Marsden
Hover To Score
YOUR SCORE?
$296,339,527
15.
Flushed Away
/ 2006
Director(s):
David Bowers
•
Sam Fell
Starring:
Hugh Jackman
•
Kate Winslet
•
Ian McKellen
• Jean Reno •
Bill Nighy
Hover To Score
From 1 user
$178,281,554
16.
Stardust
/ 2007
Director(s):
Matthew Vaughn
Starring:
Claire Danes
•
Charlie Cox
•
Sienna Miller
•
Ricky Gervais
• Jason Flemyng
Hover To Score
From 1 user
$137,515,140
17.
Last Action Hero
/ 1993
Director(s):
John McTiernan
Starring:
Arnold Schwarzenegger
• F. Murray Abraham • Art Carney • Charles Dance • Frank McRae
Hover To Score
From 1 user
$137,298,489
18.
Cats
/ 2019
Director(s):
Tom Hooper
Starring:
James Corden
•
Judi Dench
•
Jason Derulo
•
Idris Elba
•
Jennifer Hudson
Hover To Score
From 4 users
$73,833,531
19.
The Shadow
/ 1994
Director(s):
Russell Mulcahy
Starring:
Alec Baldwin
• John Lone • Penelope Ann Miller • Peter Boyle •
Ian McKellen
Hover To Score
YOUR SCORE?
$48,063,435
20.
The Good Liar
/ 2019
Director(s):
Bill Condon
Starring:
Helen Mirren
•
Ian McKellen
•
Russell Tovey
• Jim Carter • Mark Lewis Jones
Hover To Score
YOUR SCORE?
$33,856,058
21.
Mr. Holmes
/ 2015
Director(s):
Bill Condon
Starring:
Ian McKellen
• Laura Linney • Milo Parker • Hiroyuki Sanada • Hattie Morahan
Hover To Score
YOUR SCORE?
$29,355,203
22.
The Magic Roundabout
/ 2004
Director(s):
Dave Borthwick
•
Jean Duval
•
Frank Passingham
Starring:
Tom Baker •
Jim Broadbent
• Lee Evans • Joanna Lumley •
Ian McKellen
Hover To Score
From 1 user
$27,450,189
23.
Corvette Summer
/ 1978
Director(s):
Matthew Robbins
Starring:
Mark Hamill
•
Annie Potts
• Eugene Roche • William Bryant • Richard McKenzie
Hover To Score
YOUR SCORE?
$15,514,367
24.
Scandal
/ 1989
Director(s):
Michael Caton-Jones
Starring:
John Hurt
• Joanne Whalley • Bridget Fonda •
Ian McKellen
•
Leslie Phillips
Hover To Score
YOUR SCORE?
$13,967,979
25.
Animal Crackers
/ 2018
Director(s):
Tony Bancroft
•
Scott Christian Sava
•
Jaime Maestro
Starring:
Emily Blunt
•
Danny DeVito
•
John Krasinski
•
Ian McKellen
• Raven-Symone
Hover To Score
From 1 user
$12,804,811
26.
I'll Do Anything
/ 1994
Director(s):
James L. Brooks
Starring:
Nick Nolte • Whittni Wright • Albert Brooks •
Julie Kavner
•
Joely Richardson
Hover To Score
YOUR SCORE?
$10,424,645
27.
Apt Pupil
/ 1998
Director(s):
Bryan Singer
Starring:
Brad Renfro •
Ian McKellen
• Joshua Jackson • Mickey Cottrell • Michael Reid MacKay
Hover To Score
YOUR SCORE?
$9,445,420
28.
Plenty
/ 1985
Director(s):
Fred Schepisi
Starring:
Meryl Streep
• Andre Maranne •
Sam Neill
• Charles Dance • Tristram Jellinek
Hover To Score
YOUR SCORE?
$7,314,597
29.
Six Degrees of Separation
/ 1993
Director(s):
Fred Schepisi
Starring:
Stockard Channing
•
Will Smith
•
Donald Sutherland
•
Ian McKellen
• Mary Beth Hurt
Hover To Score
YOUR SCORE?
$6,938,977
30.
Gods and Monsters
/ 1999
Director(s):
Bill Condon
Starring:
Ian McKellen
•
Brendan Fraser
• Lynn Redgrave • Lolita Davidovich • David Dukes
Hover To Score
YOUR SCORE?
$6,533,361
31.
Cold Comfort Farm
/ 1995
Director(s):
John Schlesinger
Starring:
Eileen Atkins • Kate Beckinsale • Sheila Burrell •
Stephen Fry
• Freddie Jones
Hover To Score
YOUR SCORE?
$5,682,429
32.
Restoration
/ 1995
Director(s):
Michael Hoffman
Starring:
Robert Downey Jr.
•
Sam Neill
•
David Thewlis
• Polly Walker •
Meg Ryan
Hover To Score
YOUR SCORE?
$4,273,549
33.
The Keep
/ 1983
Director(s):
Michael Mann
Starring:
Scott Glenn • Alberta Watson • Jrgen Prochnow • Robert Prosky • Gabriel Byrne
Hover To Score
YOUR SCORE?
$4,218,594
34.
Richard III
/ 1996
Director(s):
Richard Loncraine
Starring:
Ian McKellen
•
Annette Bening
•
Jim Broadbent
•
Robert Downey Jr.
• Nigel Hawthorne
Hover To Score
YOUR SCORE?
$3,241,325
35.
Jack & Sarah
/ 1995
Director(s):
Tim Sullivan
Starring:
Richard E. Grant
• Samantha Mathis •
Judi Dench
• Eileen Atkins • Cherie Lunghi
Hover To Score
From 1 user
$3,194,555
36.
All Is True
/ 2019
Director(s):
Kenneth Branagh
Starring:
Kenneth Branagh
• Lolita Chakrabarti • Jack Colgrave Hirst • Doug Colling • Eleanor de Rohan
Hover To Score
YOUR SCORE?
$3,019,143
37.
Asylum
/ 2005
Director(s):
David Mackenzie
Starring:
Natasha Richardson •
Hugh Bonneville
• Gus Lewis •
Ian McKellen
• Joss Ackland
Hover To Score
YOUR SCORE?
$2,788,033
38.
King Lear: NT Live 2018
/ 2018
Director(s):
Jonathan Munby
Starring:
Ian McKellen
• Anita-Joy Uwajeh
Hover To Score
YOUR SCORE?
$1,142,561
39.
Shakespeare Live: From the RSC
/ 2016
Director(s):
Bridget Caldwell
•
Gregory Doran
•
Robin Mason
•
Tim Taggart
Starring:
Catherine Tate
•
David Tennant
• Akala • Roger Allam • Richard Atwill
Hover To Score
YOUR SCORE?
$1,071,535
40.
Bent
/ 1997
Director(s):
Sean Mathias
Starring:
Mick Jagger
•
Clive Owen
• Brian Webber • Nikolaj Coster-Waldau •
Jude Law
Hover To Score
YOUR SCORE?
$496,059
41.
Swept From the Sea
/ 1997
Director(s):
Beeban Kidron
Starring:
Rachel Weisz
• Vincent Perez •
Ian McKellen
• Kathy Bates • Joss Ackland
Hover To Score
YOUR SCORE?
$397,020
42.
National Theatre Live: 50 Years On Stage
/ 2013
Director(s):
Nicholas Hytner
•
Tim Van Someren
•
Howard Davies
•
Rufus Norris
•
Alex Sims
Starring:
Roger Allam • Samuel Anderson • Alan Ayckbourn • Jonathan Bailey • Matthew Barker
Hover To Score
YOUR SCORE?
$146,202
43.
Mckellen Playing the Part Live 2018
/ 2018
Director(s):
Joe Stephenson
Starring:
Ian McKellen
• Scott Chambers •
Luke Evans
• Milo Parker • Adam Brown
Hover To Score
YOUR SCORE?
$89,714
44.
Neverwas
/ 2005
Director(s):
Joshua Michael Stern
Starring:
Aaron Eckhart
•
Ian McKellen
• Brittany Murphy • Nick Nolte • Jessica Lange
Hover To Score
YOUR SCORE?
$11,246
45.
Emile
/ 2003
Director(s):
Carl Bessai
Starring:
Ian McKellen
• Deborah Kara Unger • Theo Crane • Tygh Runyan • Chris William Martin
Hover To Score
YOUR SCORE?
$5,799