42 Fresh Christopher Lee Movies

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: Capt. Vallo, the leader of a roving band of pirates, hijacks a ship filled with expensive cargo. When a crew member tells him the ship... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Burt Lancaster, Nick Cravat, Eva Bartok, Torin Thatcher

Directed By: Robert Siodmak

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: A traveler's (Peter Cushing) tarot cards tell how an architect, musician, doctor (Donald Sutherland), gardener and critic (Christopher Lee) will die.

Starring: Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee, Donald Sutherland, Max Adrian

Directed By: Fred Francis

Critics Consensus: The Two Towers balances spectacular action with emotional storytelling, leaving audiences both wholly satisfied and eager for the final chapter.

Synopsis: The sequel to the Golden Globe-nominated and AFI Award-winning "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring," "The Two Towers" follows the continuing... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Liv Tyler, Viggo Mortensen

Directed By: Peter Jackson

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: When the Duc de Richleau (Christopher Lee) and Rex Van Ryn (Leon Greene) arrive at a fashionable party thrown by de Richleau's protégé, Simon Aron... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Christopher Lee, Charles Gray, Nike Arrighi, Leon Greene

Directed By: Terence Fisher

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: Sherlock Holmes (Peter Cushing) and Doctor Watson (Andre Morell) meet with a certain Dr. Mortimer (Francis De Wolff), who tells them of the legend of... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Peter Cushing, Andre Morell, Christopher Lee, Marla Landi

Directed By: Terence Fisher

Critics Consensus: Visually breathtaking and emotionally powerful, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King is a moving and satisfying conclusion to a great trilogy.

Synopsis: The culmination of nearly 10 years' work and conclusion to Peter Jackson's epic trilogy based on the timeless J.R.R. Tolkien classic, "The Lord of the... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Liv Tyler, Viggo Mortensen

Directed By: Peter Jackson

Critics Consensus: Hugo is an extravagant, elegant fantasy with an innocence lacking in many modern kids' movies, and one that emanates an unabashed love for the magic of cinema.

Synopsis: Orphaned and alone except for an uncle, Hugo Cabret lives in the walls of a train station in the 1930s Paris. Hugo's job is to... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Ben Kingsley, Sacha Baron Cohen, Asa Butterfield, Chloë Grace Moretz

Directed By: Martin Scorsese

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: A bored Sherlock Holmes (Robert Stephens) meets Madame Petrova (Tamara Toumanova), a famed ballerina, who tries to seduce him, hoping that their child will have... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Robert Stephens, Colin Blakely, Geneviève Page, Irene Handl

Directed By: Billy Wilder

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: A Scotland Yard inspector (John Bennett) learns how four tenants of a country house met macabre fates.

Starring: John Bennett, Denholm Elliott, Peter Cushing, John Bryans

Directed By: Peter Duffell

Critics Consensus: Full of eye-popping special effects, and featuring a pitch-perfect cast, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring brings J.R.R. Tolkien's classic to vivid life.

Synopsis: The future of civilization rests in the fate of the One Ring, which has been lost for centuries. Powerful forces are unrelenting in their search... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Liv Tyler, Viggo Mortensen

Directed By: Peter Jackson

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: A police inspector (Donald Pleasence) discovers that descendants of survivors of a cave-in in the early 1900s are eating London subway riders.

Starring: Donald Pleasence, Ron Pember, Colin McCormack, Norman Rossington

Directed By: Gary Sherman

Critics Consensus: Trading gore for grandeur, Horror of Dracula marks an impressive turn for inveterate Christopher Lee as the titular vampire, and a typical Hammer mood that makes aristocracy quite sexy.

Synopsis: On a search for his missing friend Jonathan Harker (John Van Eyssen), vampire hunter Dr. Van Helsing (Peter Cushing) is led to Count Dracula's (Christopher... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee, Michael Gough, Melissa Stribling

Directed By: Terence Fisher

Critics Consensus: This intelligent horror film is subtle in its thrills and chills, with an ending that is both shocking and truly memorable.

Synopsis: Sergeant Howie (Edward Woodward) arrives on the small Scottish island of Summerisle to investigate the report of a missing child. A conservative Christian, the policeman... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Edward Woodward, Christopher Lee, Britt Ekland, Diane Cilento

Directed By: Robin Hardy

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: British archaeologists defile the tomb of an Egyptian princess (Yvonne Furneaux) and her buried-alive lover (Christopher Lee).

Starring: Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee, Yvonne Furneaux, Eddie Byrne

Directed By: Terence Fisher

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: An adaptation of the classic Dumas novel, this film tells the tale of aspiring swordsman D'Artagnan, who arrives in Paris with hopes of joining the... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Oliver Reed, Raquel Welch, Michael York, Richard Chamberlain

Directed By: Richard Lester

Critics Consensus: As can be expected from a Tim Burton movie, Corpse Bride is whimsically macabre, visually imaginative, and emotionally bittersweet.

Synopsis: Victor (Johnny Depp) and Victoria's (Emily Watson) families have arranged their marriage. Though they like each other, Victor is nervous about the ceremony. While he's... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, Emily Watson, Tracey Ullman

Directed By: Tim Burton, Mike Johnson

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: Londres, 1874. Dans son laboratoire, le docteur Henry Jekyll, fasciné par la dualité de l'âme humaine, met au point une drogue destinée à séparer le... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Paul Massie, Dawn Addams, Christopher Lee, David Kossoff

Directed By: Terence Fisher

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: A Victorian scientist (Peter Cushing) injects his daughter (Lorna Heilbron) with the just-add-water essence of evil.

Starring: Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing, Lorna Heilbron, George Benson

Directed By: Fred Francis

Critics Consensus: Closer to the source material than 1971's Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is for people who like their Chocolate visually appealing and dark.

Synopsis: Based on the beloved Roald Dahl tale, this comedic and fantastical film follows young Charlie Bucket (Freddie Highmore) and his Grandpa Joe (David Kelly) as... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Johnny Depp, Freddie Highmore, David Kelly, Helena Bonham Carter

Directed By: Tim Burton

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: British officers (John Gregson, Anthony Quayle) chase the German pocket battleship Graf Spee to Uruguay, where its captain (Peter Finch) scuttles it.

Starring: John Gregson, Anthony Quayle, Peter Finch, Ian Hunter

Directed By: Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: Nayland Smith (Nigel Green) and helper Dr. Petrie (Howard Marion-Crawford) hunt diabolical Fu (Christopher Lee), out to rule the world with toxic gas.

Starring: Christopher Lee, Nigel Green, Howard Marion-Crawford, James Robertson Justice

Directed By: Don Sharp

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: Victor Frankenstein (Peter Cushing) is a brilliant scientist willing to stop at nothing in his quest to reanimate a deceased body. After alienating his longtime... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee, Hazel Court, Robert Urquhart

Directed By: Terence Fisher

Critics Consensus: With Episode III: Revenge of the Sith, George Lucas brings his second Star Wars trilogy to a suitably thrilling and often poignant -- if still a bit uneven -- conclusion.

Synopsis: It has been three years since the Clone Wars began. Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi (Ewan McGregor) and Jedi Knight Anakin Skywalker (Hayden Christensen) rescue Chancellor... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman, Hayden Christensen, Ian McDiarmid

Directed By: George Lucas

Critics Consensus: Never veering too far from the usual Hammer trappings, Dracula, Prince of Darkness casts an effectively vicious vampire yarn with its chilling atmosphere and spirited cast of characters.

Synopsis: Four tourists dine and spend the night at Dracula's (Christopher Lee) castle; two escape and warn a monk (Andrew Keir).

Starring: Christopher Lee, Barbara Shelley, Andrew Keir, Suzan Farmer

Directed By: Terence Fisher

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: The vampire count (Christopher Lee) bites a tavern waitress and a monsignor's (Rupert Davies) niece (Veronica Carlson), then falls on something sharp.

Starring: Christopher Lee, Rupert Davies, Veronica Carlson, Michael Ripper

Directed By: Fred Francis

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: Alexander Saxton (Christopher Lee), a brilliant British anthropologist researching in the Russian Far East, boards the Trans-Siberian Express with his latest discovery, a frozen specimen... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing, Telly Savalas, Alberto de Mendoza

Directed By: Eugenio Martin

Critics Consensus: A love-it-or-hate-it experience, Moulin Rouge is all style, all giddy, over-the-top spectacle. But it's also daring in its vision and wildly original.

Synopsis: A celebration of love and creative inspiration takes place in the infamous, gaudy and glamorous Parisian nightclub, at the cusp of the 20th century. A... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Nicole Kidman, Ewan McGregor, John Leguizamo, Jim Broadbent

Directed By: Baz Luhrmann

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: Lighthearted sequel to the 1973 hit The Three Musketeers, with King Louis XIII's four swashbuckling heroes engaged in further chivalrous and daring adventures. Once again... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Oliver Reed, Raquel Welch, Richard Chamberlain, Michael York

Directed By: Richard Lester

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: British Capt. Leith (Richard Burton) knows the Libyan Desert like the back of his hand, but Maj. Brand (Curt Jurgens), who's unfamiliar with the terrain,... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Richard Burton, Curd Jürgens, Ruth Roman, Raymond Pellegrin

Directed By: Nicholas Ray

Critics Consensus: While still slightly hamstrung by "middle chapter" narrative problems and its formidable length, The Desolation of Smaug represents a more confident, exciting second chapter for the Hobbit series.

Synopsis: Having survived the first part of their unsettling journey, Bilbo Baggins and his companions continue east. More dangers await them, including the skin-changer Beorn and... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Ian McKellen, Martin Freeman, Richard Armitage, Benedict Cumberbatch

Directed By: Peter Jackson

Critics Consensus: The Last Unicorn lacks the fluid animation to truly sparkle as an animated epic, but offbeat characters and an affecting story make it one of a kind for the true believers.

Synopsis: In this animated musical, the villainous King Haggard (Christopher Lee) plots to destroy all the world's unicorns. When a young unicorn (Mia Farrow) learns that... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Alan Arkin, Jeff Bridges, Mia Farrow, Tammy Grimes

Directed By: Jules Bass, Arthur Rankin Jr.

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: Young college student Nan Barlow (Venetia Stevenson) arrives in the sleepy Massachusetts town of Whitewood to research witchcraft. Nan's stay at the eerie Raven's Inn... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Patricia Jessel, Christopher Lee, Betta St. John, Dennis Lotis

Directed By: John Llewellyn Moxey

Critics Consensus: Gremlins 2 trades the spiky thrills of its predecessor for looney satire, yielding a succession of sporadically clever gags that add some flavor to a recycled plot.

Synopsis: The magical collectibles store that Gizmo calls home has just been destroyed, and the tiny monster finds his way into a newly erected skyscraper. Billy... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Zach Galligan, Phoebe Cates, John Glover, Robert Prosky

Directed By: Joe Dante

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: A sadistic nobleman terrorizes his family, but the relief that the family members feel upon his death is short-lived when his ghost continues the reign... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Daliah Lavi, Christopher Lee, Tony Kendall, Ida Galli

Directed By: Mario Bava

Critics Consensus: It isn't Tim Burton's best work, but Sleepy Hollow entertains with its stunning visuals and creepy atmosphere.

Synopsis: Constable Ichabod Crane is sent to the village of Sleepy Hollow, where a headless horseman is leaving a trail of decapitated bodies.

Starring: Johnny Depp, Christina Ricci, Miranda Richardson, Michael Gambon

Directed By: Tim Burton

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: Victorian thrill-seekers kill the vampire's (Christopher Lee) helper; he seduces their daughters to get even.

Starring: Christopher Lee, Linda Hayden, Geoffrey Keen, Gwen Watford

Directed By: Peter Sasdy

Critics Consensus: Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones benefits from an increased emphasis on thrilling action, although it's undercut by ponderous plot points and underdeveloped characters.

Synopsis: Set ten years after the events of "The Phantom Menace," the Republic continues to be mired in strife and chaos. A separatist movement encompassing hundreds... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman, Hayden Christensen, Christopher Lee

Directed By: George Lucas

Critics Consensus: Peter Jackson's return to Middle-earth is an earnest, visually resplendent trip, but the film's deliberate pace robs the material of some of its majesty.

Synopsis: Bilbo Baggins lives a simple life with his fellow hobbits in the Shire, until the wizard Gandalf arrives and convinces him to join a group... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Ian McKellen, Martin Freeman, Richard Armitage, Ken Stott

Directed By: Peter Jackson

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: A mysterious monster is turning people to stone in a German village in 1910. When his girlfriend is killed, Bruno (Jeremy Longhurst) becomes the prime... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee, Barbara Shelley, Richard Pasco

Directed By: Terence Fisher

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: Heading British Intelligence, Fremont (Christopher Lee) carries a heavy workload, what with killers, mad scientists and all. While a serial killer with a penchant for... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Vincent Price, Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing, Judy Huxtable

Directed By: Gordon Hessler

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: When ambitious Oliver Cromwell (Alan Howard) overthrows the king, Cardinal Mazarin (Philippe Noiret) enlists a down-and-out D'Artagnan (Michael York) to rally the Musketeers against him.... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Michael York, Oliver Reed, Frank Finlay, C. Thomas Howell

Directed By: Richard Lester

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: A red-caped legend (Alan Arkin) in leotards emerges from drunken exile to save the world from evil Mr. Midnight (Christopher Lee).

Starring: Alan Arkin, Christopher Lee, Kate Fitzpatrick

Directed By: Philippe Mora