Cast: Christopher Lee

Top movies, series, and documentaries starring Christopher Lee. Uncover the most acclaimed works, loved by fans and praised by critics.


Direction Peter Jackson

Cast Elijah Wood · Viggo Mortensen · Ian McKellen · Sean Astin

Synopsis The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) concludes the epic journey of Frodo and Sam as they approach Mount Doom to destroy the One Ring, facing immense peril and inner struggles. Meanwhile, Aragorn, Gandalf, and their...

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8.2

182K votes

8.2

182K votes

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

2002 · Movie · 179 min. · New Zealand

Direction Peter Jackson

Cast Elijah Wood · Viggo Mortensen · Ian McKellen · Sean Astin

Synopsis The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers begins in the hills of Emyn Muil, where lost Hobbits Frodo (Elijah Wood) and Sam (Astin) discover they are being followed by the mysterious Gollum (Serkis). A mercurial creature who has himself...

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8.0

167K votes

8.0

167K votes

Direction Peter Jackson

Cast Elijah Wood · Ian McKellen · Viggo Mortensen · Sean Astin

Synopsis The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) follows a young hobbit, Frodo Baggins, who inherits a powerful ring from his uncle Bilbo. Discovering it is the Dark Lord Sauron's weapon, Frodo must destroy it to prevent...

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8.0

189K votes

8.0

189K votes

The Crimson Pirate

1952 · Movie · 104 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Robert Siodmak

Cast Burt Lancaster · Eva Bartok · Nick Cravat · Torin Thatcher

Synopsis Burt Lancaster plays a pirate with a taste for intrigue and acrobatics who involves himself in the goings on of a revolution in the Caribbean in the late 1700s. A light hearted adventure involving prison breaks, an oddball Scientist, sailing...

7.5

11K votes

7.5

11K votes

The French Revolution

1989 · Movie · 360 min. · France

Direction Robert Enrico · Richard T. Heffron

Cast Klaus Maria Brandauer · Jane Seymour · François Cluzet · Jean-François Balmer

Synopsis A history of the French Revolution from the decision of the king to convene the Etats-Generaux in 1789 in order to deal with France's debt problem. The first part of the movie tells the story from 1789 until August 10,...

7.4

276 votes

7.4

276 votes

Moulin Rouge

1952 · Movie · 123 min. · United States

Direction John Huston

Cast José Ferrer · Zsa Zsa Gabor · Colette Marchand · Claude Nollier

Synopsis Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec frequently visits the Moulin Rouge, where he drinks cognac and draws sketches of the dancers and singers. Though the son of a French count, Henri's legs were badly deformed by a childhood fall, and his personal life...

7.2

3K votes

7.2

3K votes

Direction Billy Wilder

Cast Robert Stephens · Colin Blakely · Geneviève Page · Christopher Lee

Synopsis Director Billy Wilder adds a new and intriguing twist to the personality of intrepid detective Sherlock Holmes. One thing hasn't changed however: Holmes' crime-solving talents. Holmes and Dr. Watson take on the case of a beautiful woman whose husband has...

7.2

10K votes

7.2

10K votes

Direction George Lucas

Cast Hayden Christensen · Ewan McGregor · Natalie Portman · Ian McDiarmid

Synopsis Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith (2005) follows the tragic fall of Anakin Skywalker as he succumbs to the dark side, becoming Darth Vader. Set during the Clone Wars, the story explores the rise of the Galactic Empire...

7.1

101K votes

7.1

101K votes

Horror of Dracula

1958 · Movie · 82 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Terence Fisher

Cast Christopher Lee · Peter Cushing · Michael Gough · Melissa Stribling

Synopsis Posing as a librarian, erstwhile vampire hunter Jonathan Harker travels to Castle Dracula where he is welcomed by the courtly Count Dracula. Harker attempts to kill Dracula and eliminate the vampire menace that Dracula spreads but the sun sets before...

7.1

5K votes

7.1

5K votes

The Wicker Man

1973 · Movie · 85 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Robin Hardy

Cast Edward Woodward · Christopher Lee · Britt Ekland · Diane Cilento

Synopsis This controversial British cult classic, considered by its producer upon completion to be one of the worst films ever made, has been little seen since its brief theatrical release even though it is now regarded as a classic of British...

7.0

7K votes

7.0

7K votes

100 Years of Horror (TV Series)

1996 · Documentary · 343 min. · United States

Direction Ted Newsom

Cast Christopher Lee · Lon Chaney · Peter Cushing · Hugh M. Hefner

Synopsis A multi-volume documentary on the history of horror movies. Hosted by veteran horror star Christopher Lee, this video series brings together footage from many notable (and some less notable) films from the silent era up to the 90's. Also included...

7.0

24 votes

7.0

24 votes

Shaka Zulu (TV Miniseries)

1986 · Series · 300 min. · United States

Direction William C. Faure

Cast Edward Fox · Henry Cele · Robert Powell · Trevor Howard

Synopsis Framed around Queen Victoria's decision on England's political stance towards the Zulu Nation, this mini-series details King Shaka's rise and fall with mythic detail. Prophecy is mixed with recorded fact regarding Shaka's birth, exile, innovations in warfare, assumption of the...

7.0

270 votes

7.0

270 votes

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

2012 · Movie · 170 min. · New Zealand

Direction Peter Jackson

Cast Martin Freeman · Ian McKellen · Richard Armitage · Ken Stott

Synopsis The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012) follows Bilbo Baggins, a reluctant hobbit, who is swept into an epic quest by the wizard Gandalf and a group of dwarves led by Thorin Oakenshield. Their mission is to reclaim the dwarves' homeland,...

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7.0

83K votes

7.0

83K votes

Taste of Fear (Scream of Fear)

1961 · Movie · 82 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Seth Holt

Cast Susan Strasberg · Ann Todd · Ronald Lewis · Christopher Lee

Synopsis Wheelchair-bound Susan Strasberg travels to her father's villa, only to be told by stepmother Ann Todd that her father is away.

6.9

640 votes

6.9

640 votes

Sleepy Hollow

1999 · Movie · 105 min. · United States

Direction Tim Burton

Cast Johnny Depp · Christina Ricci · Miranda Richardson · Michael Gambon

Synopsis In Sleepy Hollow (1999), a young constable, Ichabod Crane, is sent to the secluded village of Sleepy Hollow to investigate a series of gruesome murders. The villagers believe the killings are the work of a supernatural headless horseman. As Crane...

6.9

84K votes

6.9

84K votes

Hugo

2011 · Movie · 127 min. · United States

Direction Martin Scorsese

Cast Asa Butterfield · Chloë Grace Moretz · Ben Kingsley · Sacha Baron Cohen

Synopsis Hugo (2011) follows a young orphan boy named Hugo Cabret, who lives secretly within the walls of a Paris train station, maintaining its clocks. He embarks on a mysterious adventure to repair an automaton left by his late father, believing...

6.8

59K votes

6.8

59K votes

The Curse of Frankenstein

1957 · Movie · 82 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Terence Fisher

Cast Peter Cushing · Hazel Court · Robert Urquhart · Christopher Lee

Synopsis Baron Victor Frankenstein, in prison for murder and trying to evade the guillotine, tells a priest how he and his mentor, Paul Krempe, had performed many scientific experiments, eventually leading to the resurrection of a dead body. The baron's obsession...

6.8

2K votes

6.8

2K votes

Bitter Victory

1957 · Movie · 101 min. · United States

Direction Nicholas Ray

Cast Richard Burton · Curd Jürgens · Ruth Roman · Raymond Pellegrin

Synopsis Director Nicholas Ray's acclaimed mix of war drama and character study stars Richard Burton as a WWII British army officer sent to North Africa to help major Curt Jurgens and his men execute a raid on Rommel's Libyan headquarters. Complicating...

6.7

533 votes

6.7

533 votes

Dracula: Prince of Darkness

1966 · Movie · 90 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Terence Fisher

Cast Christopher Lee · Barbara Shelley · Andrew Keir · Francis Matthews

Synopsis Two couples traveling in eastern Europe decide to visit Karlsbad despite dire local warnings. Left outside the village by a coachman terrified at the approach of night, they find themselves in the local castle and are surprised at the hospitality...

6.6

3K votes

6.6

3K votes