Search results for "Ian McKellen"
Quintessentially British

Quintessentially British

Quintessentially British
IMDb: 5.2
97

This unique and cheeky documentary explores Britain and what makes our country great from our traditions to our self-deprecating sense of humour.

Genre: Documentary
Infinitum: Subject Unknown

Infinitum: Subject Unknown

Infinitum: Subject Unknown
IMDb: 4
86

Jane is the subject of a twisted science experiment where she is placed in a parallel world and is forced to find a way to either alter her reality or…

On Broadway

On Broadway

On Broadway
IMDb: 7.2
84

An all-star cast tells the inside story of the Broadway theater, and how it came back from the brink thanks to innovative work, a new attention to inclusion and a…

Genre: Documentary
All Is True

All Is True

All Is True
IMDb: 6.3
101

London, June 29th, 1613. The Globe Theater, ran by the famous playwright William Shakespeare, accidentally burns to ashes. Seriously affected, he stops writing and returns to his hometown, where his…

Genre: Drama, History
National Theatre Live: King Lear

National Theatre Live: King Lear

National Theatre Live: King Lear
IMDb: 8.3
227

Considered by many to be the greatest tragedy ever written, King Lear sees two ageing fathers – one a King, one his courtier – reject the children who truly love…

Genre: Drama
McKellen: Playing the Part

McKellen: Playing the Part

McKellen: Playing the Part
IMDb: 7.4
92

Built upon a 14 hour interview, McKellen: Playing the Part is a unique journey through the key landmarks of McKellen’s life, from early childhood into a demanding career that placed…

Hating Peter Tatchell

Hating Peter Tatchell

Hating Peter Tatchell
IMDb: 7.6
91

The powerful and inspiring true story of the controversial human rights campaigner whose provocative acts of civil diso bedience rocked the British establishment, revolutionised attitudes to homosexuality and exposed world…

Genre: Documentary
Cats

Cats

Cats
IMDb: 2.8
110

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.

Genre: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
The Good Liar

The Good Liar

The Good Liar
IMDb: 6.7
109

Career con man Roy sets his sights on his latest mark: recently widowed Betty, worth millions. And he means to take it all. But as the two draw closer, what…

Genre: Crime
The Dresser

The Dresser

The Dresser
IMDb: 6.7
109

One fateful night in a small English regional theatre during World War II a troupe of touring actors stage a production of Shakespeares King Lear. Bombs are falling, sirens are…

Genre: Drama, TV Movie
Animal Crackers

Animal Crackers

Animal Crackers
IMDb: 5.8
105

A family must use a magical box of Animal Crackers to save a rundown circus from being taken over by their evil uncle Horatio P. Huntington.

Mr. Holmes

Mr. Holmes

Mr. Holmes
IMDb: 6.8
104

In 1947, long-retired and near the end of his life, Sherlock Holmes grapples with an unreliable memory and must rely on his housekeeper’s son as he revisits the still-unsolved case…

Genre: Crime, Drama
Muse of Fire

Muse of Fire

Muse of Fire
IMDb: 7.3
83

Funny, passionate, exciting, and smart: ‘Muse Of Fire’ will change the way you feel about Shakespeare forever. This unique feature documentary follows two actors, Giles Terera and Dan Poole, as…

Genre: Documentary
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
IMDb: 7.4
144

Immediately after the events of The Desolation of Smaug, Bilbo and the dwarves try to defend Erebor’s mountain of treasure from others who claim it: the men of the ruined…

King Lear

King Lear

King Lear
IMDb: 7.5
150

King Lear, old and tired, divides his kingdom among his daughters, giving great importance to their protestations of love for him. When Cordelia, youngest and most honest, refuses to idly…

Genre: Drama
X-Men: The Mutant Watch

X-Men: The Mutant Watch

X-Men: The Mutant Watch
IMDb: 6.2
22

While Senator Kelly addresses a senate committee about the supposed mutant menace, we learn about the making of the movie, X-Men.

Genre: Documentary
X-Men: Days of Future Past

X-Men: Days of Future Past

X-Men: Days of Future Past
IMDb: 7.9
132

The ultimate X-Men ensemble fights a war for the survival of the species across two time periods as they join forces with their younger selves in an epic battle that…

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
IMDb: 7.8
161

The Dwarves, Bilbo and Gandalf have successfully escaped the Misty Mountains, and Bilbo has gained the One Ring. They all continue their journey to get their gold back from the…

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
IMDb: 7.8
169

Bilbo Baggins, a hobbit enjoying his quiet life, is swept into an epic quest by Gandalf the Grey and thirteen dwarves who seek to reclaim their mountain home from Smaug,…

Doogal

Doogal

Doogal
IMDb: 2.8
85

This is the story of Doogal, an adorable candy-loving mutt who goes on a mission to save the world.

Flushed Away

Flushed Away

Flushed Away
IMDb: 6.6
84

London high-society mouse, Roddy is flushed down the toilet by Sid, a common sewer rat. Hang on for a madcap adventure deep in the sewer bowels of Ratropolis, where Roddy…

Neverwas

Neverwas

Neverwas
IMDb: 6.5
108

Zach Riley is a psychiatrist, who leaves a job at a prestigious university, to take up a job at the privately run mental institution, Millwood. What he doesn’t reveal at…

The Golden Compass

The Golden Compass

The Golden Compass
IMDb: 6.1
113

After overhearing a shocking secret, precocious orphan Lyra Belacqua trades her carefree existence roaming the halls of Jordan College for an otherworldly adventure in the far North, unaware that it’s…

Walter

Walter

Walter
IMDb: 7.4
70

A man with learning difficulties suffers neglect and ill-treatment, and this is only exasperated when his parents die and nobody seems to know what to do with him. A sequel…

Genre: Drama, TV Movie
The Da Vinci Code

The Da Vinci Code

The Da Vinci Code
IMDb: 6.6
149

A murder in Paris’ Louvre Museum and cryptic clues in some of Leonardo da Vinci’s most famous paintings lead to the discovery of a religious mystery. For 2,000 years a…

Genre: Mystery, Thriller
X-Men: The Last Stand

X-Men: The Last Stand

X-Men: The Last Stand
IMDb: 6.6
104

When a cure is found to treat mutations, lines are drawn amongst the X-Men—led by Professor Charles Xavier—and the Brotherhood, a band of powerful mutants organised under Xavier’s former ally,…

Asylum

Asylum

Asylum
IMDb: 6.1
99

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.

The Magic Roundabout

The Magic Roundabout

The Magic Roundabout
IMDb: 5.2
85

A shaggy, candy-loving puppy named Dougal along with a group of friends embarks on a dangerous journey in an effort to imprison their oppressor — the evil ice sorcerer ZeeBad…

Genre: Animation, Family
X2

X2

X2
IMDb: 7.4
133

Professor Charles Xavier and his team of genetically gifted superheroes face a rising tide of anti-mutant sentiment led by Col. William Stryker. Storm, Wolverine and Jean Grey must join their…

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
IMDb: 8.8
179

Frodo and Sam are trekking to Mordor to destroy the One Ring of Power while Gimli, Legolas and Aragorn search for the orc-captured Merry and Pippin. All along, nefarious wizard…

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
IMDb: 9
201

Aragorn is revealed as the heir to the ancient kings as he, Gandalf and the other members of the broken fellowship struggle to save Gondor from Sauron’s forces. Meanwhile, Frodo…

X-Men

X-Men

X-Men
IMDb: 7.3
104

Two mutants, Rogue and Wolverine, come to a private academy for their kind whose resident superhero team, the X-Men, must oppose a terrorist organization with similar powers.

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
IMDb: 8.9
179

Young hobbit Frodo Baggins, after inheriting a mysterious ring from his uncle Bilbo, must leave his home in order to keep it from falling into the hands of its evil…

Gods and Monsters

Gods and Monsters

Gods and Monsters
IMDb: 7.3
105

It’s 1957, and James Whale’s heyday as the director of “Frankenstein,” “Bride of Frankenstein” and “The Invisible Man” is long behind him. Retired and a semi-recluse, he lives his days…

Genre: Drama
Swept from the Sea

Swept from the Sea

Swept from the Sea
IMDb: 6.7
113

The film tells the story of Russian emigree and the only survivor from ship crash Yanko Goorall and servant Amy Foster in the end of 19th century. When Yanko enters…

Genre: Drama, Romance
Bent

Bent

Bent
IMDb: 7.1
105

Max is a handsome young man who, after a fateful tryst with a German soldier, is forced to run for his life. Eventually Max is placed in a concentration camp…

Apt Pupil

Apt Pupil

Apt Pupil
IMDb: 6.7
107

One day in 1984, Todd Bowden, a brilliant high school boy fascinated by the history of Nazism, stumbles across an old man whose appearance resembles that of Kurt Dussander, a…

Genre: Drama, Thriller
Rasputin

Rasputin

Rasputin
IMDb: 6.9
135

Into an era seething with war and revolution, a man comes with an incredible power to heal a nation…or destroy it. Based on the true story of one of the…

Richard III

Richard III

Richard III
IMDb: 7.3
104

A murderous lust for the British throne sees Richard III descend into madness. Though the setting is transposed to the 1930s, England is torn by civil war, split between the…

Genre: Drama, War
Restoration

Restoration

Restoration
IMDb: 6.6
117

An aspiring young physician, Robert Merivel found himself in the service of King Charles II and saves the life of someone close to the King. Merivel joins the King’s court…

Genre: Drama, Romance