1983-2026 · adventure · fantasy · action · drama

Ian McKellen

Ian McKellen appears across 20 OurMovieNights catalogue films, with a profile that leans intense, dense, auteur-led, adventure.

intensedenseauteur-ledadventurefantasyaction
20
Films
10
Repeat cast
3
Directors
1
Radar
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) poster
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) poster
The Return of the King (2003) poster
The Two Towers (2002) poster
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014) poster
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013) poster
Known for
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) poster
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
2003 · #2 cast
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) poster
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
2001 · #2 cast
The Return of the King (2003) poster
The Return of the King
2003 · #2 cast
The Two Towers (2002) poster
The Two Towers
2002 · #2 cast
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014) poster
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
2014 · #1 cast
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013) poster
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
2013 · #1 cast
The Da Vinci Code (2006) poster
The Da Vinci Code
2006 · #3 cast
X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014) poster
X-Men: Days of Future Past
2014 · #5 cast
X-Men (2000) poster
X-Men
2000 · #3 cast
Mr. Holmes (2015) poster
Mr. Holmes
2015 · #1 cast
Release radar
The Christophers (2026) poster
The Christophers
2026 · catalogue
crime · comedy
Actor DNA
Mood · heavycosy
Pacing · slowkinetic
Intensity · gentleextreme
Weirdness · conventionalsurreal
Hope · nihilisticredemptive
Density · sparsetwisty
Warmth · coldtender
Auteur · transparentsignature
Dominant tags
adventure 10fantasy 9action 6drama 5mystery 3sci-fi 3thriller 3comedy 2
Director threads
Peter Jackson8 films
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King · The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring · The Return of the King · The Two Towers
Bryan Singer3 films
X-Men: Days of Future Past · X-Men · X2
Bill Condon2 films
Mr. Holmes · Gods and Monsters
Filmography in this catalogue
The Christophers (2026) poster
The Christophers
crime · comedy
2026
#2
The Critic (2024) poster
The Critic
thriller · crime · drama · mystery
2024
#1
Mr. Holmes (2015) poster
Mr. Holmes
drama · mystery
2015
#1
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014) poster
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
action · adventure · fantasy
2014
#1
X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014) poster
X-Men: Days of Future Past
action · adventure · sci-fi · survival
2014
#5
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013) poster
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
fantasy · adventure · action
2013
#1
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012) poster
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
fantasy · adventure
2012
#2
The Golden Compass (2007) (2007) poster
The Golden Compass (2007)
fantasy · adventure · family
2007
#6
The Da Vinci Code (2006) poster
The Da Vinci Code
thriller · mystery
2006
#3
Flushed Away (2006) (2006) poster
Flushed Away (2006)
animation · family · comedy · adventure
2006
#3
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) poster
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
fantasy · adventure · action · war
2003
#2
The Return of the King (2003) poster
The Return of the King
fantasy · adventure
2003
#2
X2 (2003) poster
X2
superhero · action · sci-fi
2003
#3
The Return (2003) (2003) poster
The Return (2003)
drama · thriller
2003
#2
The Two Towers (2002) poster
The Two Towers
fantasy · adventure
2002
#2
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) poster
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
fantasy · adventure
2001
#2
X-Men (2000) poster
X-Men
superhero · action · sci-fi
2000
#3
Gods and Monsters (1998) poster
Gods and Monsters
drama · biopic · period
1998
#1
The Roundabout (1988) poster
The Roundabout
documentary · latvian
1988
#3
The Keep (1983) (1983) poster
The Keep (1983)
horror · fantasy · war
1983
#6