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Thanks, Bruno, feel free to create some top 10s on your own.

Ian McKellen:
1. Gods & Monsters (1998)
2. Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Rings (2001)
3. King Lear (2008)
4. Lord of the Rings: Return of the King (2003)
5. Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
6. Richard III (1996)
7. And the Band Plays On (1993)
8. X2 (2003)
9. Rasputin: Dark Servant of Destiny (1996)
10. Apt Pupil (1998)

Not sure if King Lear technically counts or not.

Kenneth Branagh
1. Hamlet (1996)
2. Henry V (1989)
3. Much Ado About Nothing (1993)
4. My Week With Marilyn (2011)
5. Conspiracy (2001)
6. Wallander (2008-2016)
7. Othello (1995)
8. Shackleton (2003)
9. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002)
10. Warm Springs (2005)

If it's just screen performances, I'm not sure King Lear counts.

I have drafts for both of these:

Ian McKellen (1939–)
1. Gods and Monsters (1998)
2. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
3. Richard III (1995)
4. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
5. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
6. Mr. Holmes (2015)
7. Apt Pupil (1998)
8. X2 (2003)
9. Vicious (2013–2016)
10. The Dresser (2015)

Kenneth Branagh (1960–)
1. Henry V (1989)
2. Hamlet (1996)
3. Othello (1995)
4. Warm Springs (2005)
5. My Week with Marilyn (2011)
6. Wallander (2008–2016)
7. Conspiracy (2001)
8. Shackleton (2002)
9. Dead Again (1991)
10. Much Ado About Nothing (1993)

Christopher Lee (1922–2015)
1. The Wicker Man (1973)
2. Dracula (1958)
3. Jinnah (1998)
4. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
5. The Curse of Frankenstein (1957)
6. The Mummy (1959)
7. The Return of Captain Invincible (1983)
8. The Man with the Golden Gun (1974)
9. Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990)
10. The Devil Rides Out (1968)

Let's discuss him as well.

Wow very different. I don't think Mr. Holmes has too much going for it, but I'm not opposed. And the Band Plays On and Rasputin seem much stronger than The Dresser and Vicious though.

How about this for Sir Ian?

1. Gods and Monsters (1998)
2. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
3. Richard III (1995)
4. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
5. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
6. And the Band Plays On (1993)
7. X2 (2003)
8. Rasputin: Dark Servant of Destiny (1996)
9. Apt Pupil (1998)
10. Mr. Holmes (2015)

And for Branagh:

1. Henry V (1989)
2. Hamlet (1996)
3. Othello (1995)
4. Much Ado About Nothing (1993)
5. My Week with Marilyn (2011)
6. Conspiracy (2001)
7. Wallander (2008–2016)
8. Shackleton (2002)
9. Warm Springs (2005)
10. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002)

I think you're right on for both of them. I didn't want to group all the Shakespeare films one after another but that's my preferred ranking, honestly. (Would still go Hamlet > Henry but I understand the reasoning)

Sherick wrote: Fri Mar 06, 2026 11:57 pm I think you're right on for both of them. I didn't want to group all the Shakespeare films one after another but that's my preferred ranking, honestly. (Would still go Hamlet > Henry but I understand the reasoning)

I mean, that's kind of what he's known for.

Plus being a villain from Harry Potter.

Now I feel that Two Towers should be on Sir Christopher's list as well, don't think there's too big of a gap between it and Fellowship.

James Dean (1931–1955)
1. Rebel Without a Cause (1955)
2. East of Eden (1955)
3. Giant (1956)
4. Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: The Unlighted Road (1955)
5. Danger: Death Is My Neighbor (1953)
6. Kraft Television Theatre: A Long Time Till Dawn (1953)
7. Robert Montgomery Presents: Harvest (1953)
8. Omnibus: Glory in the Flower (1953)
9. General Electric Theater: I'm a Fool (1954)
10. General Electric Theater: The Dark, Dark Hours (1954)

Tony Leung Chiu Wai (1962–)
1. In the Mood for Love (2000)
2. 2046 (2004)
3. Infernal Affairs (2002)
4. Chungking Express (1994)
5. Happy Together (1997)
6. Lust, Caution (2007)
7. A City of Sadness (1989)
8. Flowers of Shanghai (1998)
9. The Grandmaster (2013)
10. Hard Boiled (1992)

Stan Laurel (1890–1965) and Oliver Hardy (1892–1957)
1. Sons of the Desert (1933)
2. Babes in Toyland (1934)
3. Way Out West (1937)
4. Pack Up Your Troubles (1932)
5. Big Business (1929)
6. The Music Box (1932)
7. Block-Heads (1938)
8. Pardon Us (1931)
9. Tit for Tat (1935)
10. The Battle of the Century (1927)

Jean-Pierre Léaud (1946–)
1. The 400 Blows (1959)
2. The Mother and the Whore (1973)
3. Masculin Féminin (1966)
4. Stolen Kisses (1968)
5. Day for Night (1973)
6. The Death of Louis XIV (2016)
7. Irma Vep (1996)
8. Bed and Board (1970)
9. Love on the Run (1979)
10. Two English Girls (1971)

Errol Flynn (1909–1959)
1. The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)
2. Captain Blood (1935)
3. They Died with Their Boots On (1942)
4. Gentleman Jim (1942)
5. That Forsyte Woman (1949)
6. The Dawn Patrol (1938)
7. Objective, Burma! (1945)
8. The Sea Hawk (1940)
9. The Sun Also Rises (1957)
10. The Sisters (1938)

Those all look good, I'm impressed you took the time to order 4-10 on Dean's list

Thanks.

Bruce Lee (1940–1973)
1. Enter the Dragon (1973)
2. Fist of Fury (1972)
3. Way of the Dragon (1972)
4. The Orphan (1960)
5. The Big Boss (1971)
6. The Green Hornet (1966–1967)
7. The Kid (1950)
8. An Orphan's Tragedy (1955)
9. Marlowe (1969)
10. Game of Death (1978)

Albert Finney (1936–2019)
1. Under the Volcano (1984)
2. Tom Jones (1963)
3. The Gathering Storm (2002)
4. The Dresser (1983)
5. Scrooge (1970)
6. Murder on the Orient Express (1974)
7. Saturday Night and Sunday Morning (1960)
8. Erin Brockovich (2000)
9. Shoot the Moon (1982)
10. Miller's Crossing (1990)

Emil Jannings (1884–1950)
1. The Last Laugh (1924)
2. The Blue Angel (1930)
3. The Last Command (1928)
4. The Way of All Flesh (1927)
5. Faust (1926)
6. Anna Boleyn (1920)
7. Tartuffe (1926)
8. Variety (1925)
9. The Patriot (1928)
10. Waxworks (1924)

Philippe Noiret (1930–2006)
1. Cinema Paradiso (1988)
2. Life and Nothing But (1989)
3. Il Postino (1994)
4. Le Vieux Fusil (1975)
5. The Judge and the Assassin (1976)
6. Coup de torchon (1981)
7. Les ripoux (1984)
8. La vieille fille (1972)
9. Thérèse Desqueyroux (1962)
10. Pile ou Face (1980)

William Hurt (1950–2022)
1. Kiss of the Spider Woman (1985)
2. Children of a Lesser God (1986)
3. Broadcast News (1987)
4. Altered States (1980)
5. A History of Violence (2005)
6. The Accidental Tourist (1988)
7. The Doctor (1991)
8. Nightmares & Dreamscapes: Battleground (2006)
9. Body Heat (1981)
10. The Big Chill (1983)

John Hurt (1940–2017)
1. The Elephant Man (1980)
2. Midnight Express (1978)
3. Nineteen Eighty-Four (1984)
4. The Naked Civil Servant (1975)
5. Love and Death on Long Island (1997)
6. Scandal (1989)
7. The Hit (1984)
8. An Englishman in New York (2009)
9. Alien (1979)
10. 10 Rillington Place (1971)

I'd have The Big Boss > The Orphan.

ManPerson wrote: Thu Mar 12, 2026 9:50 pm I'd have The Big Boss > The Orphan.

The final boss of Metal Gear Solid 3 over the hardest boss in Bloodborne?? (SORRY! Wrong forum....)

Tim wrote: Sat Mar 07, 2026 10:16 pm Now I feel that Two Towers should be on Sir Christopher's list as well, don't think there's too big of a gap between it and Fellowship.

I guess that's true, but I'm fine with the list the way it is too. Although, shouldn't Dracula be #1?