Where to stream McKellen: Playing the Part

McKellen: Playing the Part 2017

Released: 2017

7.4 / 10

7.4 / 10

Rated: TV-PG

Director: Joe Stephenson

Cast: Ian McKellen, Frances Barber, Adam Brown, Scott Chambers

Built upon a 14 hour interview, McKellen: Playing the Part is a unique journey through the key landmarks of McKellen's life, from early childhood into a demanding career that placed him in the public eye for the best part of his lifetime. Using an abundance of photography from McKellen's private albums and cinematically reconstructed scenes, a raw talent shines through in the intensity, variety and devotion to that moment in the light.

More like this

Information about streaming services showing McKellen: Playing the Part

We have checked a all the main streaming services including Prime Video, Apple TV+, Binge, Disney+, Google Play, Foxtel Now, Netflix and Stan. McKellen: Playing the Part is not available on any of them at this time. Perhaps you might be interested in watching Margaret Atwood: A Word after a Word after a Word is Power, people who watched McKellen: Playing the Part also liked it, plus check out other potential shows and movies you might like below

Please let us know if we got anything wrong?

Best Internet Streaming Plan

Save for the first 12 mths
Save: $20/mth for first 12 months. Offer ends 28 Jan 2025.
Save up to $20/mth with Dodo's nbn100 plan

Benefits

$20/mth off 100 Mbps for 12 months
Offer ends 28 Jan 2025. New and returning internet customers only.
Get $30 off Dodo Family Modem (normally $159.90 upfront)
T&Cs apply
No Lock-in Contract
Unlimited Data
NBN 100™ Fixed Line
100Mbps download & 17Mbps upload typical evening speeds
Manage your account online with My Dodo
No fees for standard connection
More Details
$68.90
/mth
Total Minimum Cost is $198.80 ($68.90/mth discounted plan fee + $129.90 discounted Family Modem cost = $198.80)
Upgrade Now

Ridley Season 2

New season coming 7 November on BritBox

Get Free Trial
Featured

McKellen: Playing the Part Trailer

Movies like McKellen: Playing the Part

McKellen: Playing the Part is a great movie, we’ve selected several other movie options that we think you would like to stream if you have watched McKellen: Playing the Part

1
Margaret Atwood: A Word after a Word after a Word is Power
2
Mapplethorpe
3
Welcome to Chechnya
4
The Imitation Game
5
Breslin and Hamill: Deadline Artists
6
How to Survive a Plague
7
Flee
8
Milk
9
The Normal Heart
10
Bohemian Rhapsody
11
I Am Heath Ledger
12
Cesar Millan: The Real Story
13
Valentine Road
14
Get Back Up
15
Jerry Lewis: The Man Behind the Clown

Shows like McKellen: Playing the Part

McKellen: Playing the Part is a great show, we’ve selected several other show options that we think you would like to stream if you have watched McKellen: Playing the Part

1
Portrait Artist of the Year
2
Generation Hustle
3
Murder Made Me Famous
4
Hemingway
5
Hollywood Rivals
6
Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union
7
Discovering Film
8
James Galea’s Best Trick Ever
9
Amazon Empire
10
Hillary
11
Impastor
12
Champions Factory
13
American Playboy: The Hugh Hefner Story
14
They Call Me Magic
15
Sainz: Live to Compete

TV and Movies featuring Ian McKellen

Six Degrees of Separation
Comedy, Drama, Mystery

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
Adventure, Fantasy

X-Men: The Last Stand
Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

Vicious
Comedy

Flushed Away
Animation, Kids, Comedy, Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Romance

The Da Vinci Code
Mystery, Drama, Thriller

Mr. Holmes
Mystery, Drama

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Fantasy, Adventure, Action, Drama

X2
Adventure, Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller

Infinitum: Subject Unknown
Sci-Fi, Mystery

The Good Liar
Thriller, Crime, Drama, Mystery

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
Action, Adventure, Fantasy

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
Fantasy, Adventure, Action

X-Men
Adventure, Action, Sci-Fi

Other movies of a similar genre

Ask Dr. Ruth
Documentary, Biography

Eames: The Architect & the Painter
Documentary, Biography

Challenging Churchill
Documentary, Biography

I Am a Girl
Documentary, Biography

Fairless
Documentary, Biography

Winston Churchill: Walking with Destiny
Documentary, Biography

Wayne
Biography, Documentary

Jane
Documentary, Biography

Gauguin in Tahiti: Paradise Lost
Documentary, Biography

Gardening With Soul
Documentary, Biography

RBG
Documentary, Biography

Belushi
Documentary, Biography

Everybody Loves Chris Rock
Biography, Documentary

Frida. Viva la vida
Documentary, Biography

Kick Like Tayla
Documentary, Biography

Other shows of a similar genre

Hemingway
Documentary, Biography

Hollywood Rivals
Documentary, Biography

Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union
Documentary, Biography

Wahl Street
Documentary, Biography

Muhammad Ali
Documentary, Biography

Abraham Lincoln
Biography, Documentary

Discovering Film
Documentary, Biography

James Galea’s Best Trick Ever
Biography, Documentary

Amazon Empire
Biography, Documentary

Ted Bundy: Falling for a Killer
Documentary, Biography, Crime

Champions Factory
Biography, Sport, Documentary

Australian Crime Stories
Crime, Documentary, Biography

American Playboy: The Hugh Hefner Story
Drama, Documentary, Biography

They Call Me Magic
Documentary, Sport, Biography

Biography: WWE Legends
Documentary, Biography, Sport

Ridley Season 2

New season coming 7 November on BritBox

Get Free Trial
Featured

Best Internet Streaming Plan

Save for the first 12 mths
Save: $20/mth for first 12 months. Offer ends 28 Jan 2025.
Save up to $20/mth with Dodo's nbn100 plan

Benefits

$20/mth off 100 Mbps for 12 months
Offer ends 28 Jan 2025. New and returning internet customers only.
Get $30 off Dodo Family Modem (normally $159.90 upfront)
T&Cs apply
No Lock-in Contract
Unlimited Data
NBN 100™ Fixed Line
100Mbps download & 17Mbps upload typical evening speeds
Manage your account online with My Dodo
No fees for standard connection
More Details
$68.90
/mth
Total Minimum Cost is $198.80 ($68.90/mth discounted plan fee + $129.90 discounted Family Modem cost = $198.80)
Upgrade Now

Watch trending shows and new blockbusters Free on BINGE

Get BINGE Free Trial