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Ian McKellen

62%
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83%
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62 %
Fresh
Movies Counted: 29
Fresh: 18  Rotten:11
Average Rating: 6.6/10
How does the celebrity Tomatometer work?
RT's celebrity Tomatometer measures the percentage of all the rated movies in a celebrity's filmography that are "fresh." [-]
Range of Movie T-meters: 6% - 100%
Number of Movies: 62
Box Office Since 2001: $1776.6M
Bio: Ian Murray McKellen CBE, (born May 25, 1939) is a veteran English stage and screen actor, the recipient of a Tony Award and two Oscar nominations. McKellen is best known to moviegoers in recent years for his roles as Gandalf in the Lord of the [More...]
 
 

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And the Band Played On (1993)
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Doogal (2006)
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Rating Title Credit Trailers Photos Box Office Year
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Great Performances: King Lear

Actor

0

0

N/A

2008

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Extras: Seasons 1 & 2 Giftset

Actor

0

Array

N/A

2007

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Inspirational Documentaries - Boxset

Actor, Narrator

0

Array

N/A

2007

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Neverwas

Actor

0

0

N/A

2007

24% 24%

The Da Vinci Code

Actor

2

29

$217,536,138

2006

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Actor

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N/A

2006

6% 6%

Doogal

Voice Actor

1

7

$7,308,609

2006

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Eighteen

Actor

0

0

N/A

2006

72% 72%

Flushed Away

Voice Actor

4

32

$64,459,316

2006

56% 56%

X-Men: The Last Stand

Actor

21

58

$234,150,411

2006

36% 36%

Asylum

Actor

0

19

$295,287

2005

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Extras - The Complete Seasons 1 & 2

Featured

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0

N/A

2005

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The Magic Roundabout Movie

Actor

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N/A

2005

17% 17%

Neverwas

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0

N/A

2005

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Ringers: Lord of the Fans

Featured

0

0

N/A

2005

57% 57%

Emile

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0

N/A

2004

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Macbeth

Actor

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N/A

2004

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Othello

Actor

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N/A

2004

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Super Power Adventures - 3-Pack

Actor

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Array

N/A

2004

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Charles Dickens

Actor

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0

N/A

2003

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Churchill

Narrator

0

0

N/A

2003

94% 94%

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

Actor

1

33

$376,958,965

2003

88% 88%

X2: X-Men United

Actor

0

24

$214,813,155

2003

96% 96%

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

Actor

0

17

$340,478,898

2002

45% 45%

IMAX - Cirque du Soleil: Journey of Man

Featured

0

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$13,413,891

2001

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Exclusive: Ian McKellen on The Hobbit
posted by Joe Utichi September 24, 2009
Sir Ian McKellen is spending the week at the San Sebastian Film Festival in Spain, where he was...


Cannes 2009: Stephen Fry Brings His Liar to the Big Screen
posted by Joe Utichi May 22, 2009
Stephen Fry will bring his novel, The Liar to the big screen with himself in a starring role,...


Weekly Ketchup: Iron Man Sequel Likely, Hilary Swank Shaves Her Eyebrows
posted by Greg Dean Schmitz May 02, 2008
This week's Ketchup bottle shakes out rumors about potential Iron Man sequels, news of Mel Gibson...


Ian McKellen Is Not Too Busy for The Hobbit
posted by Jeff Giles March 27, 2008
Even while The Hobbit was in legal limbo, Sir Ian McKellen wasn't shy about letting people know...


Peter Jackson, New Line Kiss and Make Up; Jackson to Produce Two Hobbit Films
posted by Jeff Giles December 18, 2007
Rejoice, nerds! Peter Jackson is heading back to Middle-earth!


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