Browse Ian McKellen Movies
- 2005
Ringers: Lord of the Fans
Ringers: Lord of the Fans6.32005HD
'Ringers: Lord of the Fans' is a feature-length documentary that explores how "The Lord of the Rings" has influenced Western popular culture over the...
- 2013
The Wolverine: Path of a Ronin
The Wolverine: Path of a Ronin6.92013HD
A nice exploration of the samurai-ninja aspect of the story, including its roots in the actual Marvel comic books. There are the requisite interviews...
- 1989
Countdown to War
Countdown to War51989HD
Based on a play, the story details the dramatic negotiations between UK, France, Poland, Nazi-Germany and USSR from the day Czechoslovakia fell, until...
- 2016
Play the Devil: Making Richard III
Play the Devil: Making Richard III02016HD
Sir Ian McKellen and Richard Loncraine talking about making the film.
- 2016
Shakespeare on Film
Shakespeare on Film62016HD
Ian McKellen and Richard Loncraine in conversation about Richard III.
- 2016
Shakespeare on Stage, Screen and Elsewhere with Ian McKellen
Shakespeare on Stage, Screen and Elsewhere with Ian McKellen62016HD
Acting legend Ian McKellen discusses his impressive range of Shakespearean performances. Since playing Malvolio in Twelfth Night at 12 years old, Ian...
- 2000
X-Men: The Mutant Watch
X-Men: The Mutant Watch6.9782000HD
While Senator Kelly addresses a senate committee about the supposed mutant menace, we learn about the making of the movie, X-Men.
- 2021
Infinitum: Subject Unknown
Infinitum: Subject Unknown5.42021HD
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...
- 2020
Du Fu: China's Greatest Poet
Du Fu: China's Greatest Poet102020HD
Sir Ian McKellen reads the poetry, Michael Wood traces the journey on the ground. Together they conjure up the extraordinary life, times and words of...
- 2010
Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy
Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy7.8042010HD
For decades, Freddy Krueger has slashed his way through the dreams of countless youngsters, scaring up over half a billion dollars at the box office a...
- 2019
On Broadway
On Broadway8.72019HD
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 inc...
- 2020
Ian McKellen on Stage: With Tolkien, Shakespeare, Others and YOU
Ian McKellen on Stage: With Tolkien, Shakespeare, Others and YOU62020HD
One-man stage performance by English stage and screen actor Sir Ian McKellen. McKellen reprises roles over his career in the theatre (such as the work...
- 2009
Theatreland
Theatreland02009HD
8 part series behind the scenes at the famous Theatre Royal, Haymarket, with a focus on a production Waiting for Godot featuring Ian McKellen, Patrick...
- 1997
Surviving Friendly Fire
Surviving Friendly Fire11997HD
In the early 90's seventy youth from a Hollywood homeless shelter started a theatre project encouraging them to tell their stories.. The youth ran the...
- 2001
Larry & Vivien: The Oliviers in Love
Larry & Vivien: The Oliviers in Love02001HD
A portrait of the 30 year relationship between Vivien Leigh and Laurence Olivier. With comments by their friends and family.
- 2024
The Critic
The Critic02024HD
In 1934 London, Jimmy Erskine, the most feared drama critic in town, finds himself in the crosshairs of his newspaper's new owner. Nina Land, the actr...
- 2004
Peter Tatchell: Just Who Does He Think He Is?
Peter Tatchell: Just Who Does He Think He Is?02004HD
Profile of the life, work and ethos behind one of Britain's most controversial and prolific human rights campaigner: gay UK activist Peter Tatchell.
- 2022
Quintessentially British
Quintessentially British3.22022HD
This unique and cheeky documentary explores Britain and what makes our country great from our traditions to our self-deprecating sense of humour.
- 2015
Knights of Classic Drama at the BBC
Knights of Classic Drama at the BBC02015HD
The BBC delves into its archives to discover British acting greats as they take their first tentative steps on the road to success. Long before they w...
- 2022
Hamlet Within
Hamlet Within02022HD
A radical cinematic investigation into the myth of Hamlet, the avenging prince of Denmark, William Shakespeare's creature; his origins and his unendin...