Watch Ian McKellen Movies and TV Shows in Australia

If you're looking to stream shows or movies starring Ian McKellen in Australia then here is the definitive list. We show you which streaming providers currently have each of Ian McKellen's most popular movies and shows available in their catalogue. List updated in September 2025.

List of the Best Movies and Shows Starring Ian McKellen In Order of Popularity

1. Vicious
2. The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
3. The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
4. Stardust
5. The Good Liar
6. Apt Pupil
7. The Da Vinci Code
8. Flushed Away
9. All Is True

Stream the top 9 Movies and Shows starring Ian McKellen

1. Vicious

Seasons: 2

Rated: TV-MA

8.1/10

Freddie and Stuart are an old couple who have been together for decades and bicker constantly. Their lives are turned upside down by their new upstairs neighbor Ash, who is sure to cause trouble in their mundane lives.

2. The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

Rated: PG-13

7.8/10

At the urging of the wizard Gandalf, unassuming hobbit Bilbo Baggins joins 13 dwarves on a perilous quest to reclaim the kingdom of Erebor and gains possession of the powerful One Ring.

3. The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug

Rated: PG-13

7.8/10

Bilbo and his companions continue their journey east and brave many dangers on their way to the Lonely Mountain, culminating in an encounter with the fearsome dragon Smaug.

4. Stardust

Rated: PG-13

7.6/10

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 venturing into the magical realm. His journey takes him into a world beyond his wildest dreams and reveals his true identity.

5. The Good Liar

Rated: R

6.7/10

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 closer, what should have been another simple swindle takes on the ultimate stakes.

6. Apt Pupil

Rated: R

6.7/10

One day in 1984, Todd Bowden, a brilliant high school boy fascinated by the history of Nazism, stumbles across an old man whose appearance resembles that of Kurt Dussander, a wanted Nazi war criminal. A month later, Todd decides to knock on his door.

7. The Da Vinci Code

Rated: PG-13

6.6/10

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 mystery. For 2,000 years a secret society closely guards information that — should it come to light — could rock the very foundations of Christianity.

8. Flushed Away

Rated: PG

6.6/10

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 of Ratropolis, where Roddy meets the resourceful Rita, the rodent-hating Toad and his faithful thugs, Spike and Whitey.

9. All Is True

Rated: PG-13

6.3/10

London, June 29th, 1613. The Globe Theater, ran by the famous playwright William Shakespeare, accidentally burns to ashes. Seriously affected, he stops writing and returns to his hometown, where his wife Anne and daughters Judith and Susanna get surprised to hear he intends to stay there definitively, after two decades working in the capital, neglecting his sincere affections for them.