Ian McKellen and John Ottman made 3 films together, averaging 7.04, 0.55 above their career marks. The best is X-Men: Days of Future Past at 7.5.

Ian McKellen averages 6.52, John Ottman averages 6.46. Apart that suggests 6.49; together they average 7.04, a lift of +0.55.

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