Ian McKellen Movies

  • 1993
    Armistead Maupin Is a Man I Dreamt Up

    Armistead Maupin Is a Man I Dreamt Up

    Armistead Maupin Is a Man I Dreamt Up

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    An affectionate portrait of San Francisco, and of the man whose Tales of the City have inspired thousands to go there. Maupin relates a life story...

    Armistead Maupin Is a Man I Dreamt Up
  • 2025
    Ken Dodd: A Legacy of Happiness

    Ken Dodd: A Legacy of Happiness

    Ken Dodd: A Legacy of Happiness

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    A star-studded documentary revealing the private man behind one of Britain’s greatest comic geniuses, using home movies and extracts from...

    Ken Dodd: A Legacy of Happiness
  • 1965
    The Trial and Torture of Sir John Rampayne

    The Trial and Torture of Sir John Rampayne

    The Trial and Torture of Sir John Rampayne

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    An elderly right-wing politician is kidnapped, seemingly as part of a student prank. But his captors have a more alarming agenda.

    The Trial and Torture of Sir John Rampayne
  • 2016
    All the World's a Screen: Shakespeare on Film

    All the World's a Screen: Shakespeare on Film

    All the World's a Screen: Shakespeare on Film

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    An exploration into the history of Shakespeare's plays, from the silent era to the modern day featuring archive interviews with movie directors...

    All the World's a Screen: Shakespeare on Film
  • 2016
    Shakespeare on Film

    Shakespeare on Film

    Shakespeare on Film

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    Ian McKellen and Richard Loncraine in conversation about Richard III.

    Shakespeare on Film
  • 1990
    Othello

    Othello

    Othello

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    Noble Moroccan Othello finds his life with beautiful, fiercely loyal Desdemona thrown tragically out of balance when secretly jealous, scheming...

    Othello
  • 1994
    Stonewall 25: Global Voices of Pride and Protest

    Stonewall 25: Global Voices of Pride and Protest

    Stonewall 25: Global Voices of Pride and Protest

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    Finished a quarter century after the earth-shaking protests that forever altered the public perception of LGBTQ people in America, Stonewall 25:...

    Stonewall 25: Global Voices of Pride and Protest
  • 2004
    Peter Tatchell: Just Who Does He Think He Is?

    Peter Tatchell: Just Who Does He Think He Is?

    Peter Tatchell: Just Who Does He Think He Is?

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    Profile of the life, work and ethos behind one of Britain's most controversial and prolific human rights campaigner: gay UK activist Peter Tatchell.

    Peter Tatchell: Just Who Does He Think He Is?
  • 2022
    Quintessentially British

    Quintessentially British

    Quintessentially British

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

    Quintessentially British
  • 2017
    Edmund the Magnificent

    Edmund the Magnificent

    Edmund the Magnificent

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    When news breaks that the county pig fete's being revived, the once-legendary Farmer decides to make one final roll of the dice - and invest his life...

    Edmund the Magnificent
  • 1970
    Hamlet

    Hamlet

    Hamlet

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    Hamlet suspects his uncle has murdered his father to claim the throne of Denmark and the hand of Hamlet's mother, but the Prince cannot decide...

    Hamlet
  • 1983
    Walter and June

    Walter and June

    Walter and June

    6.71983HD

    Sequel to the TV film "Walter". In the United States, the two films have been released together on DVD as a package, called "Loving Walter".

    Walter and June
  • 2007
    The Art of Breaking Character

    The Art of Breaking Character

    The Art of Breaking Character

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    The cast of Extras talking about corpsing on set.

    The Art of Breaking Character
  • 2022
    Freedom: 50 Years of Pride

    Freedom: 50 Years of Pride

    Freedom: 50 Years of Pride

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    This documentary reveals the surprising and overlooked history of Pride: its origins, its struggles and its triumphs. Made in creative and editorial...

    Freedom: 50 Years of Pride
  • 1980
    Dying Day

    Dying Day

    Dying Day

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    A lonely man with punctilious habits listens to a tape cassette of ambient barroom sounds, which include the hushed tones of two men plotting to kill...

    Dying Day
  • 2006
    Saint of 9/11

    Saint of 9/11

    Saint of 9/11

    5.72006HD

    Saint of 9/11 presents the turbulent, restless, spiritual and remarkable journey of Father Mychal Judge. Compassionate champion of the needy and...

    Saint of 9/11
  • 1997
    Surviving Friendly Fire

    Surviving Friendly Fire

    Surviving Friendly Fire

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    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...

    Surviving Friendly Fire
  • 2022
    Hamlet Within

    Hamlet Within

    Hamlet Within

    02022HD

    A radical cinematic investigation into the myth of Hamlet, the avenging prince of Denmark, William Shakespeare's creature; his origins and his...

    Hamlet Within
  • 2017
    How a Kite Flies

    How a Kite Flies

    How a Kite Flies

    02017HD

    Sir Ian McKellen voices an alcoholic kite. A down-and-out who prefers to hang around his dingy local strip joint rather than get out into the blue...

    How a Kite Flies
  • 1997
    A Bit Of Scarlet

    A Bit Of Scarlet

    A Bit Of Scarlet

    4.41997HD

    A Bit of Scarlet excavates clips from Britain's cinema archives to create a moving and humorous testament to the closeted gay and lesbian images from...

    A Bit Of Scarlet