Ian McKellen

Recently added

McKellen: Playing the Part
7.4

McKellen: Playing the Part

Built upon a 14 hour interview, McKellen: Playing the Part is a unique journey through the key landmarks of McKellen’s life, from early ...
Quintessentially British
5.4

Quintessentially British

This unique and cheeky documentary explores Britain and what makes our country great from our traditions to our self-deprecating sense of humour.
On Broadway
7.2

On Broadway

Oct. 12, 2019

On Broadway

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 ...
All Is True
6.3

All Is True

Dec. 21, 2018

All Is True

London, June 29th, 1613. The Globe Theater, ran by the famous playwright William Shakespeare, accidentally burns to ashes. Seriously affected, he ...
National Theatre Live: King Lear
8.4

National Theatre Live: King Lear

Considered by many to be the greatest tragedy ever written, King Lear sees two ageing fathers – one a King, one his courtier – reject the ...
Hating Peter Tatchell
7.6

Hating Peter Tatchell

Aug. 20, 2021

Hating Peter Tatchell

The powerful and inspiring true story of the controversial human rights campaigner whose provocative acts of civil diso bedience rocked the ...
Cats
2.8

Cats

Dec. 19, 2019

Cats

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.
The Good Liar
6.7

The Good Liar

Nov. 08, 2019

The Good Liar

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 ...
The Dresser
6.7

The Dresser

Oct. 31, 2015

The Dresser

One fateful night in a small English regional theatre during World War II a troupe of touring actors stage a production of Shakespeares King ...
Animal Crackers
5.8

Animal Crackers

Jun. 23, 2017

Animal Crackers

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
6.8

Mr. Holmes

Jun. 19, 2015

Mr. Holmes

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 ...
Muse of Fire
7.3

Muse of Fire

Sep. 26, 2013

Muse of Fire

Funny, passionate, exciting, and smart: ‘Muse Of Fire’ will change the way you feel about Shakespeare forever. This unique feature documentary ...
King Lear
7.5

King Lear

Aug. 06, 2008

King Lear

King Lear, old and tired, divides his kingdom among his daughters, giving great importance to their protestations of love for him. When Cordelia, ...
X-Men: Days of Future Past
7.9

X-Men: Days of Future Past

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 ...
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
7.8

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug

The Dwarves, Bilbo and Gandalf have successfully escaped the Misty Mountains, and Bilbo has gained the One Ring. They all continue their journey ...
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
7.8

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

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 ...
Stardust
7.6

Stardust

Aug. 09, 2007

Stardust

In a countryside town bordering on a magical land, a young man makes a promise to his beloved that he’ll retrieve a fallen star by ...
Flushed Away
6.6

Flushed Away

Oct. 22, 2006

Flushed Away

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 ...
Neverwas
6.5

Neverwas

Sep. 09, 2005

Neverwas

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. ...
The Golden Compass
6.1

The Golden Compass

Dec. 04, 2007

The Golden Compass

After overhearing a shocking secret, precocious orphan Lyra Belacqua trades her carefree existence roaming the halls of Jordan College for an ...
Walter
7.4

Walter

Nov. 02, 1982

Walter

A man with learning difficulties suffers neglect and ill-treatment, and this is only exasperated when his parents die and nobody seems to know ...
The Da Vinci Code
6.6

The Da Vinci Code

May. 17, 2006

The Da Vinci Code

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 ...
Asylum
6.1

Asylum

Sep. 09, 2005

Asylum

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 ...
The Magic Roundabout
5.2

The Magic Roundabout

Feb. 02, 2005

The Magic Roundabout

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 ...
X2
7.4

X2

Apr. 27, 2003

X2

Professor Charles Xavier and his team of genetically gifted superheroes face a rising tide of anti-mutant sentiment led by Col. William Stryker. ...
X-Men
7.3

X-Men

Jul. 13, 2000

X-Men

Two mutants, Rogue and Wolverine, come to a private academy for their kind whose resident superhero team, the X-Men, must oppose a terrorist ...
Gods and Monsters
7.3

Gods and Monsters

Jan. 21, 1998

Gods and Monsters

It’s 1957, and James Whale’s heyday as the director of “Frankenstein,” “Bride of Frankenstein” and “The ...
Swept from the Sea
6.7

Swept from the Sea

Jan. 23, 1998

Swept from the Sea

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 ...
Bent
7.1

Bent

Nov. 26, 1997

Bent

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 ...
Apt Pupil
6.7

Apt Pupil

Oct. 23, 1998

Apt Pupil

One day in 1984, Todd Bowden, a brilliant high school boy fascinated by the history of Nazism, stumbles across an old man whose appearance ...
Rasputin
6.9

Rasputin

Mar. 23, 1996

Rasputin

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 ...
Richard III
7.3

Richard III

Dec. 29, 1995

Richard III

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 ...
Restoration
6.6

Restoration

Dec. 29, 1995

Restoration

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. ...
Jack & Sarah
6.6

Jack & Sarah

Jun. 02, 1995

Jack & Sarah

Jack always lands on his feet. He lands on his feet when he marries the beautiful Sarah. He lands on his feet when he buys a luxurious new home. ...
Cold Comfort Farm
7.2

Cold Comfort Farm

Jan. 01, 1995

Cold Comfort Farm

In this adaptation of the satirical British novel, Flora Poste, a plucky London society girl orphaned at age 19, finds a new home with some rough ...
Six Degrees of Separation
6.8

Six Degrees of Separation

The story of a young, gay, black, con artist who, posing as the son of Sidney Poitier, cunningly maneuvers his way into the lives of a white, ...
The Ballad of Little Jo
6.7

The Ballad of Little Jo

After being thrown out of her home, a young woman decides to disguise herself as a man to survive the ruthless Wild West.
Scandal
6.4

Scandal

Mar. 03, 1989

Scandal

An English bon-vivant osteopath is enchanted with a young exotic dancer and invites her to live with him. He serves as friend and mentor, and ...
Plenty
6

Plenty

Sep. 20, 1985

Plenty

David Hare’s account of a one-time French freedom fighter who gradually realizes that her post-war life is not meeting her expectations.
The Keep
5.7

The Keep

Dec. 16, 1983

The Keep

Nazis take over an ancient fortress that contains a mysterious entity that wreaks havoc and death upon them.
The Scarlet Pimpernel
7.6

The Scarlet Pimpernel

Nov. 09, 1982

The Scarlet Pimpernel

During the French Revolution, a mysterious English nobleman known only as The Scarlet Pimpernel (a humble wayside flower), snatches French ...
Priest of Love
6.1

Priest of Love

Oct. 11, 1981

Priest of Love

Following the banning and burning of his novel, “The Rainbow,” D.H. Lawrence and his wife, Frieda, move to the United States, and ...