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List of Ian McShane Movies: Ranked Best To Worst

1. Deadwood: The Movie (2019)
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3
Deadwood: The Movie
TV-MA
19
3

This Western film takes us to South Dakota, 1889, when the residents of a town named Deadwood get together to celebrate the city’s statehood. However, this leads to former rivalries reigniting and Saloon owner Al Swearengen and Marshal Seth Bullock clash against Senator George Hearst.

Role:
Al Swearengen
Starring:
Kim Dickens, Paula Malcomson, Molly Parker, Timothy Olyphant
Directed By:
Daniel Minahan
2. John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum (2019)
17
3
John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum
R
17
3

The third installment of the adrenaline raising crime-thriller, the film continues with the story of John Wick, a retired assassin on a near unstoppable path of revenge. But this time he is on the run with a $14 million price tag on his head. Excommunicated by the High Table for killing one of its members, tired and injured, he must somehow reach the Elder, the only man who can save him.     

Role:
Winston
Directed By:
Chad Stahelski
4. Freelance (1971)
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2
Freelance
14
2
Role:
Mitch
Starring:
Gayle Hunnicutt, Keith Barron, Peter Gilmore, Alan Lake
Directed By:
Francis Megahy
5. Sitting Target (1972)
14
2
Sitting Target
R
14
2
Role:
Birdy Williams
Starring:
Oliver Reed, Jill St. John, Frank Finlay, Edward Woodward
Directed By:
Douglas Hickox
6. John Wick: Chapter 2 (2017)
14
2
John Wick: Chapter 2
R
14
2

Legendary assassin John Wick's retirement plan is delayed again after he is forced to honor an unbreakable promise he had made to Italian crime lord Santino D'Antonio for a past favor. Embarking on a mission to assassinate D'Antonio's sister, a ruthless high-tier mafia, he finds himself surrounded by several assassins who are after a large bounty on his head.

Role:
Winston
Directed By:
Chad Stahelski
7. Gypsy Girl (1966)
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3
Gypsy Girl
12
3

This romantic drama film revolves around a girl who is blamed for an accident in which her friend was killed. She is neglected by society, but years later, she finds romance in a gypsy boy, who falls for her.

Starring:
Hayley Mills, Geoffrey Bayldon, Laurence Naismith, Annette Crosbie
Directed By:
8. Battle of Britain (1969)
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2
Battle of Britain
G
13
2

In 1940, German Luftwaffe begins a series of concentrated aerial attacks to establish air superiority over England. The dedicated pilots of Britain’s RAF face terrible odds, yet repeatedly take to the skies in a desperate battle to stop the outnumbering German Luftwaffe from taking over English skies. Finally, the aggressive counter-attack by the determined RAF succeeds in fending off the Nazi invasion of England.

Role:
Sgt. Pilot Andy
Directed By:
Guy Hamilton
9. Performance (1970)
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3
Performance
TV-MA
12
3

Performance is a crime drama film which tells the story of a hoodlum named Chas, who kills a rival in self-defense. Now he must flee from both the law as well as his boss. Eventually, he finds himself in a house owned by Turner, a former rock star who lives with his female companions. The latter is fascinated by his criminal life.

Starring:
Anita Pallenberg, James Fox, John Bindon, Mick Jagger
Directed By:
Donald Cammell, Nicolas Roeg
10. John Wick (2014)
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2
John Wick
R
14
2

Retired assassin John Wick is nursing a broken heart following the untimely death of his wife Helen when a group of Russian gangsters come to his home to steal his car and also kills his puppy Daisy, a parting gift from Helen. Furious, he makes a comeback and tracks down the miscreants, leaving a trail of blood behind.

Directed By:
Chad Stahelski, David Leitch
11. Villain (1971)
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2
Villain
R
13
2

In the 1970s London, gangster Vic Daikin is violent, brutal and mother-obsessed. He moves from his usual protection/extortion rackets and plans an ambitious robbery of a factory payroll. He goes ahead to blackmail a Member of Parliament. However, Scotland Yard Police Inspector Bob Matthews is after him and may eventually bring about Daikin’s downfall.

Role:
Wolfe Lissner
Starring:
Richard Burton, Joss Ackland, Donald Sinden, Fiona Lewis, Nigel Davenport
Directed By:
Michael Tuchner
12. Sexy Beast (2000)
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2
Sexy Beast
R
13
2

Gal is a retired gangster who has decided to leave his criminal life behind. However, his former boss returns and threatens him and forces him to carry out one last heist. Gal is forced to listen to him, in order to protect the woman whom he loves.

Role:
Teddy Bass
Starring:
Ben Kingsley, James Fox, Amanda Redman, Ray Winstone
Directed By:
Jonathan Glazer
13. We Are Marshall (2006)
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2
We Are Marshall
PG
13
2

Set in the backdrop of the 1971 plane crash that killed 75 Marshal University football players, staff members and fans, the film focuses on Jack Lengyel, the new coach, who with the help of a few surviving members, sets out to rebuild the team. Thus he not only keeps the university’s football program alive, but also heals the grieving community. 

Role:
Paul Griffen
Starring:
Matthew McConaughey, January Jones, Anthony Mackie, Matthew Fox, David Strathairn
Directed By:
McG
14. Dirty Money (1979)
12
3
Dirty Money
12
3
Role:
The Brain
Starring:
Christopher Malcolm, Warren Clarke, Stephen Greif, Nigel Humphreys
Directed By:
Francis Megahy
15. The Ballad of Tam Lin (1970)
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2
The Ballad of Tam Lin
PG
12
2

The film is based on the Celtic legend Tam-Lin. Michaela Cazaret is a glamorous, enigmatic, old woman who uses her riches and witchcraft to keep herself surrounded with young admirers. Her favorite amongst them, an artist called Tom Lynn, gets captivated by local vicar’s daughter Janet Ainsley, which makes Michaela jealous. Tom has aroused the witch’s wrath. Can Janet’s innocence save him?

Role:
Tom Lynn
Starring:
Ava Gardner, Joanna Lumley, Stephanie Beacham, Cyril Cusack
Directed By:
Roddy McDowall
16. Nine Lives (2005)
12
2
Nine Lives
R
12
2

Nine Lives is a drama film which revolves around nine different women, as they struggle and try to deal with various problems in their lives, such as parent-child relationships, illness, death, etc.  

Starring:
Dakota Fanning, Aidan Quinn, Amy Brenneman, Holly Hunter, Glenn Close, Robin Wright, Sissy Spacek
Directed By:
Rodrigo García
17. If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium (1969)
11
4
If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium
G
11
4
Role:
Charlie Cartwright
Starring:
Joan Collins, Anita Ekberg, Ben Gazzara, Vittorio De Sica, Murray Hamilton, Mario Carotenuto
Directed By:
Mel Stuart
18. Hot Rod (2007)
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2
Hot Rod
PG-13
12
2

Rod Kimble is a self-proclaimed stuntman who wants to live up-to the legacy of his deceased stuntman father; but gets only mockery from step-father Frank. When Frank needs heart surgery, Rod plans to raise money by his biggest stunt yet - jumping over 15 school buses with moped. Also, his secret crush, Denise is back home. Can he manage to avoid humiliation? 

Starring:
Andy Samberg, Will Arnett, Isla Fisher, Chris Parnell, Bill Hader, Sissy Spacek, Jorma Taccone
Directed By:
Akiva Schaffer
19. The Wild and the Willing (1962)
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3
The Wild and the Willing
11
3

Harry, a British student from a service-class family falls in love with Virginia, his professor's unhappy wife. But is it as easy as it seems?

Role:
Harry Brown
Starring:
John Hurt, Jeremy Brett, Paul Rogers, Samantha Eggar, Katherine Woodville
Directed By:
Ralph Thomas
20. Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011)
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2
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
PG-13
12
2

The fourth film of the popular Pirates of the Caribbean series, the movie revolves around Captain Jack Sparrow and his search for the Fountain of Youth. He eventually has to confront the infamous pirate named Blackbeard.