Christopher Lee and Ian McKellen made 5 films together, averaging 7.54, 1.23 above their career marks. The best is The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring at 8.4.

Films together

2001 to 2014

Average together

7.54

5 rated, weighted 7.59

Lift

+1.23

apart 6.31

Best together

8.4

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

Apart against together+1.23 lift

6.10

6.52

Other pairings

Their other regulars

Christopher Lee with

Apart 6.31Together 7.54

Lift is the average of their films together minus the mean of their two career averages.

Both careers by audience ratingChristopher LeeIan McKellenTogether

Dot size shows audience votes; lines are rolling five-film averages. Films below the source vote floor are left out.

Films with Christopher Lee and Ian McKellen

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring	2001	8.4	28,558	as Saruman	as Gandalf
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers	2002	8.4	24,735	as Saruman	as Gandalf
The Golden Compass	2007	6.1	4,953	as First High Councilor	as Iorek Byrnison (voice)
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey	2012	7.4	20,179	as Saruman the White	as Gandalf the Grey
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies	2014	7.3	15,842	as Saruman the White	as Gandalf the Grey