John Ottman and Ian McKellen made 3 films together, averaging 7.33, 0.36 above their career marks. The best is X-Men: Days of Future Past at 7.9.

John Ottman averages 7.35, Ian McKellen averages 6.59. Apart that suggests 6.97; together they average 7.33, a lift of +0.36.

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