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Actor
  1. (8.89) - The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-Earth (2004) (VG)
  2. (8.80) - The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
  3. (8.70) - The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
  4. (8.60) - The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
  5. (8.54) - "Tales of the City" (1993)
  6. (8.16) - Lord of the Rings: Battle for Middle Earth II - Rise of the Witch King (2006) (VG)
  7. (8.16) - "Great Performances: King Lear (#37.11)" (2008)
  8. (7.90) - Stardust (2007)
    Next US airings:
    Sun. Nov. 157:00 AMTMC
    Sun. Nov. 158:00 PMTMC
    Fri. Nov. 205:35 PMTMC
  9. (7.80) - X2 (2003)
  10. (7.79) - Othello (1990) (TV)
  11. (7.78) - David Copperfield (1999) (TV)
  12. (7.62) - The Lord of the Rings: The Third Age (2004) (VG)
  13. (7.60) - And the Band Played On (1993) (TV)
  14. (7.56) - Walter (1982) (TV)
  15. (7.54) - Walter and June (1983) (TV)
  16. (7.51) - For the Love of God (2007)
  17. (7.50) - Richard III (1995)
  18. (7.50) - Gods and Monsters (1998)
  19. (7.49) - The Scarlet Pimpernel (1982) (TV)
  20. (7.46) - A Performance of Macbeth (1979) (TV)
  21. (7.40) - X-Men (2000)
  22. (7.20) - Cold Comfort Farm (1995) (TV)
  23. (7.10) - Bent (1997)
  24. (7.10) - Rasputin (1996) (TV)
  25. (7.02) - Cirque du Soleil: Journey of Man (2000)
  26. (7.00) - Flushed Away (2006)
  27. (6.90) - X-Men: The Last Stand (2006)
  28. (6.90) - Six Degrees of Separation (1993)
  29. (6.82) - The Ballad of Little Jo (1993)
  30. (6.81) - Swept from the Sea (1997)
  31. (6.80) - Priest of Love (1981)
  32. (6.76) - Eighteen (2005)
  33. (6.71) - Neverwas (2005)
  34. (6.61) - A Touch of Love (1969)
  35. (6.61) - Restoration (1995)
  36. (6.50) - Apt Pupil (1998)
  37. (6.45) - To Die For (1994)
  38. (6.42) - Windmills of the Gods (1988) (TV)
  39. (6.40) - The Da Vinci Code (2006)
  40. (6.39) - Emile (2003)
  41. (6.32) - Scandal (1989)
  42. (6.32) - Jack & Sarah (1995)
  43. (6.30) - The Golden Compass (2007)
  44. (6.12) - Asylum (2005)
  45. (6.10) - Alfred the Great (1969/I)
  46. (6.05) - Plenty (1985)
  47. (5.80) - Last Action Hero (1993)
  48. (5.72) - The Keep (1983)
  49. (5.61) - The Shadow (1994)
  50. (5.56) - I'll Do Anything (1994)
  51. (5.28) - The Magic Roundabout (2005)
  52. (4.31) - Displaced (2006)
  53. (2.49) - Doogal (2006)
Self
  1. (8.55) - "Extras: Sir Ian McKellen (#2.5)" (2006)
  2. (8.27) - Cubism: Pet Shop Boys in Concert - Auditorio Nacional, Mexico City (2007) (V)
  3. (8.10) - Saint of 9/11 (2006)
  4. (8.09) - "Arena: Pavarotti: The Last Tenor" (2004)
  5. (7.82) - The Hobart Shakespeareans (2005) (TV)
  6. (7.71) - "Amud Ha'Esh" (1979)
  7. (7.63) - Ian McKellen: Acting Shakespeare (1982) (TV)
  8. (7.27) - A Day in the Life of a Hobbit (2002) (V)
  9. (7.20) - An Audience with Elton John (1997) (TV)
  10. (7.20) - A Passage to Middle-earth: Making of 'Lord of the Rings' (2001) (TV)
  11. (7.20) - The Secret Policeman's Ball (2006) (TV)
  12. (7.20) - The Making of 'The Lord of the Rings' (2002) (V)
  13. (7.13) - Thin Ice (1995)
  14. (7.10) - The Orange British Academy Film Awards (2007) (TV)
  15. (7.02) - "The Simpsons: The Regina Monologues (#15.4)" (2003)
  16. (6.96) - The World of Gods and Monsters: A Journey with James Whale (1999) (V)
  17. (6.92) - Quest for the Ring (2001) (TV)
  18. (6.90) - The 46th Annual Tony Awards (1992) (TV)
  19. (6.89) - Now You See Him: The Invisible Man Revealed! (2000) (V)
  20. (6.86) - Rufus! Rufus! Rufus! Does Judy! Judy! Judy! (2007) (TV)
  21. (6.78) - The Lord of the Rings: The Quest Fulfilled (2003) (TV)
  22. (6.77) - X-Factor: The Look of 'X-Men' (2003) (V)
  23. (6.69) - Judi Dench: A BAFTA Tribute (2002) (TV)
  24. (6.62) - X-Men Production Scrapbook (2003) (V)
  25. (6.43) - The Second Uncanny Issue of X-Men! Making 'X2' (2003) (V)
  26. (6.34) - Ringers: Lord of the Fans (2005)
  27. (6.23) - National Geographic: Beyond the Movie - The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King (2003) (TV)
  28. (6.22) - The Uncanny Suspects (2003) (V)
  29. (6.13) - Making the Movie (2002) (TV)
  30. (5.96) - The Book That Wrote Itself (1999)
  31. (5.96) - The 71st Annual Academy Awards (1999) (TV)
  32. (5.93) - The 76th Annual Academy Awards (2004) (TV)
  33. (5.54) - The 74th Annual Academy Awards (2002) (TV)
  34. (4.72) - 8th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (2002) (TV)
  35. (4.08) - The Orange British Academy Film Awards (2002) (TV)
  36. (3.53) - The 2004 IFP/West Independent Spirit Awards (2004) (TV)
  37. (3.44) - 2000 Blockbuster Entertainment Awards (2000) (TV)
Writer
  1. (7.80) - Ian McKellen: Acting Shakespeare (1982) (TV)
  2. (7.50) - Richard III (1995)
Thanks
  1. (6.88) - The World of Gods and Monsters: A Journey with James Whale (1999) (V)
  2. (6.82) - Now You See Him: The Invisible Man Revealed! (2000) (V)
Producer
  1. (7.50) - Richard III (1995)
Soundtrack
  1. (6.50) - Apt Pupil (1998)

Ballot for Ian McKellen

Weighted ratings are provided in parentheses to the left of each title. The formula for weighting the ratings is: 
    weighted rating = (v ÷ (v+m)) × R + (m ÷ (v+m)) × C
where: 
    R = average user rating for the movie (mean)
    v = number of votes for the movie
    m = min votes to be listed for this filmography
    C = the mean vote across the eligible titles
           
Cm
Actor7.1550
Self7.2021
Writer7.7033
Thanks6.8550
Producer7.5050
Soundtrack6.5050