Ian McKellen and Christopher Lee 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

Ian McKellen 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 ratingIan McKellenChristopher LeeTogether

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

Films with Ian McKellen and Christopher Lee

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