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Actor: Christopher Lee

Christopher Lee as Count Dracula in Dracula/The Horror of Dracula (1958)

The Crimson Pirate (1952)

8 December 200028 June 2022

Rating: ★★★

Pirate Swashbuckler with Anachronistic Inventions

Director: Robert Siodmak
Actors: Burt Lancaster, Nick Cravat, Eva Bartok, Leslie Bradley, …
Category: Fantasy

The Curse of Frankenstein (1957)

6 June 200013 July 2021

Rating: ★★★★

Hammer Frankenstein Adaptation

Director: Terence Fisher
Actors: Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee, Robert Urquhart, Hazel Court, …
Category: Horror

Dracula (1958)

1 February 20012 July 2021

Rating: ★★★★

Hammer Dracula Adaptation

Director: Terence Fisher
Actors: Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing, Michael Gough, John Van Eyssen, …
Category: Horror

Corridors of Blood (1958)

18 October 20044 July 2022

Rating: ★★★

19th Century Medical Experiments

Director: Robert Day
Actors: Boris Karloff, Christopher Lee, Francis de Wolff, Betta St John, …
Category: Horror

The Mummy (1959)

1 March 202220 July 2023

Rating: ★★★★

Revived Mummy/Hammer Film

Director: Terence Fisher
Actors: Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee, Yvonne Furneaux, George Pastell, …
Category: Horror

City of the Dead (1959)

25 August 200217 October 2024

Rating: ★★★

Town of Occultists/Reincarnated Witch

Director: John Llewellyn Moxey
Actors: Christopher Lee, Patricia Jessel, Betta St John, Valentine Dyall
Category: Horror

The Hound of the Baskervilles (1959)

25 August 200913 August 2024

Rating: ★★★★

Hammer Sherlock Holmes Film/Ghostly Dog Mystery

Director: Terence Fisher
Actors: Peter Cushing, Andre Morell, Christopher Lee, Francis de Wolff, …
Category: Horror

The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll (1960)

21 November 20236 September 2024

Rating: ★★½

Hammer Dr Jekyll Adaptation

Director: Terence Fisher
Actors: Paul Massie, Dawn Addams, Christopher Lee, David Kossoff, …
Category: Horror

The Hands of Orlac (1960)

21 September 2022

Rating: ★

Possessed Hands

Director: Edmond T. Greville
Actors: Mel Ferrer, Christopher Lee, Felix Aylmer, Donald Wolfit, …
Category: Horror

Hercules in the Center of the Earth (1961)

1 June 20043 December 2024

Rating: ★★★

Greek Mythological Hero

Director: Mario Bava
Actors: Reg Park, Christopher Lee, Ida Galli, Leonora Ruffo
Category: Fantasy

A Taste of Fear (1961)

19 December 201320 April 2021

Rating: ★★★

Hammer Psycho-Thriller

Director: Seth Holt
Actors: Susan Strasberg, Ronald Lewis, Ann Todd, Christopher Lee, …
Category: Horror

The Virgin of Nuremberg (1963)

16 January 202017 July 2023

Rating: ★★★

Italian Gothic

Director: Antonio Margheriti
Actors: Rossana Podesta, George Riviere, Christopher Lee, Laura Nucci
Category: Horror

The Gorgon (1964)

7 April 20019 December 2024

Rating: ★★★★

The Medusa/Hammer Film

Director: Terence Fisher
Actors: Richard Pasco, Barbara Shelley, Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee, …
Category: Horror

The Face of Fu Manchu (1965)

5 July 200214 September 2021

Rating: ★★★½

Super-Villain

Director: Don Sharp
Actors: Christopher Lee, Nigel Green, Joachim Fuchsberger, Howard Marion Crawford, …
Category: Science Fiction

She (1965)

31 July 200127 July 2019

Rating: ★★

Lost City/Immortal Queen/Hammer Film

Director: Robert Day
Actors: John Richardson, Ursula Andress, Peter Cushing, Bernard Cribbins, …
Category: Fantasy

Dr Terror’s House of Horrors (1965)

15 February 200020 August 2020

Rating: ★★

Horror Anthology

Director: Freddie Francis
Actors: Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee, Donald Sutherland, Michael Gough, …
Category: Horror

The Skull (1965)

14 August 20043 June 2023

Rating: ★★

The Marquis de Sade’s Possessed Skull

Director: Freddie Francis
Actors: Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee, Patrick Wymark, Jill Bennett
Category: Horror

Rasputin The Mad Monk (1966)

21 April 200819 June 2020

Rating: ★★★★

Hammer Historical Horror Film

Director: Don Sharp
Actors: Christopher Lee, Barbara Shelley, Richard Pasco, Francis Matthews, …
Category: Horror

The Brides of Fu Manchu (1966)

8 January 200129 March 2021

Rating: ★★★

Super-Villain

Director: Don Sharp
Actors: Christopher Lee, Douglas Wilmer, Howard Marion Crawford, Tsai Chin, …
Category: Science Fiction

Dracula – Prince of Darkness (1966)

18 July 200025 November 2019

Rating: ★★★

Hammer Dracula Film

Director: Terence Fisher
Actors: Christopher Lee, Andrew Keir, Barbara Shelley, Francis Matthews, …
Category: Horror

Night of the Big Heat (1967)

6 February 20003 May 2020

Rating: ★★

Alien Invasion

Director: Terence Fisher
Actors: Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing, Patrick Allen, Jane Merrow
Category: Science Fiction

The Vengeance of Fu Manchu (1967)

19 April 199923 April 2024

Rating: ★★

Super-Villain

Director: Jeremy Summers
Actors: Christopher Lee, Douglas Wilmer, Howard Marion Crawford, Tsai Chin, …
Category: Science Fiction

Theatre of Death (1967)

8 November 200413 September 2019

Rating: ★★

Grand Guignol Theatre/Vampire Killings

Director: Samuel Gallu
Actors: Christopher Lee, Julian Glover, Leila Goldoni, Jenny Till, …
Category: Horror

The Blood of Fu Manchu (1968)

13 March 201124 April 2024

Rating: ★★

Super-Villain

Director: Jess Franco
Actors: Christopher Lee, Richard Greene, Howard Marion Crawford, Maria Rohm, …
Category: Science Fiction

Dracula Has Risen from the Grave (1968)

15 February 200112 August 2019

Rating: ★★★

Hammer Dracula Film

Director: Freddie Francis
Actors: Christopher Lee, Veronica Carlson, Barry Andrews, Rupert Davies, …
Category: Horror

The Devil Rides Out (1968)

11 January 200331 January 2021

Rating: ★★★★

Satanism/Hammer Film

Director: Terence Fisher
Actors: Christopher Lee, Charles Gray, Patrick Mower, Paul Eddington, …
Category: Horror

The Castle of Fu Manchu (1969)

12 February 201526 February 2025

Rating: ★

Super-Villain

Director: Jess Franco
Actors: Christopher Lee, Richard Greene, Tsai Chin, Howard Marion Crawford, …
Category: Science Fiction

Curse of the Crimson Altar (1968)

7 August 20038 January 2023

Rating: ★

Witch’s Revenge

Director: Vernon Sewell
Actors: Christopher Lee, Boris Karloff, Barbara Steele, Mark Eden, …
Category: Horror

The Oblong Box (1969)

5 January 20012 August 2024

Rating: ★★

Edgar Allan Poe Adaptation

Director: Gordon Hessler
Actors: Vincent Price, Christopher Lee, Peter Arne, Hilary Dwyer, …
Category: Horror

Count Dracula (1970)

26 April 200117 November 2023

Rating: ★★

Dracula Adaptation

Director: Jess Franco
Actors: Christopher Lee, Herbert Lom, Klaus Kinski, Maria Rohm, …
Category: Horror

The Bloody Judge (1970)

17 April 201019 February 2020

Rating: ★★

Historical Horror

Director: Jess Franco
Actors: Christopher Lee, Maria Rohm, Leo Genn, Margaret Lee, …
Category: Horror

Scars of Dracula (1970)

19 June 20037 March 2025

Rating: ★★

Hammer Dracula Sequel

Director: Roy Ward Baker
Actors: Christopher Lee, Dennis Waterman, Jenny Hanley, Christopher Matthews, …
Category: Horror

The House That Dripped Blood (1970)

24 December 200230 April 2020

Rating: ★★½

Horror Anthology

Director: Peter Duffell
Actors: Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing, Jon Pertwee, John Bennett, …
Category: Horror

Scream and Scream Again (1970)

20 December 200131 August 2021

Rating: ★★

Mad Scientist/Android Takeover Conspiracy

Director: Gordon Hessler
Actors: Vincent Price, Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing, Christopher Matthews, …
Category: Science Fiction

Taste the Blood of Dracula (1970)

29 July 20028 August 2019

Rating: ★★★

Hammer Dracula Sequel

Director: Peter Sasdy
Actors: Christopher Lee, Ralph Bates, Geoffrey Keen, Linda Hayden, …
Category: Horror

I, Monster (1971)

5 July 200226 August 2021

Rating: ★★★

Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde Adaptation

Director: Stephen Weeks
Actors: Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing, Richard Hurndall, George Merritt, …
Category: Horror

Dracula A.D. 1972 (1972)

5 January 201511 April 2025

Rating: ★★

Hammer Contemporary Dracula

Director: Alan Gibson
Actors: Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing, Stephanie Beacham, Christopher Neame, …
Category: Horror

Death Line (1972)

8 September 19991 July 2020

Rating: ★★★

Lost Society of Cannibals in the London Underground

Director: Gary Sherman
Actors: Donald Pleasence, Christopher Lee, Norman Rossington, James Cossins
Category: Horror

Nothing But the Night (1972)

18 March 20031 May 2020

Rating: ★★

Mind Transplant Syndicate

Director: Peter Sasdy
Actors: Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing, Diana Dors
Category: Horror

Horror Express (1972)

27 February 200314 January 2025

Rating: ★★★

Body-Hopping Alien Aboard a Train

Director: Eugenio Martin
Actors: Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing, Telly Savalas, Julio Pena, …
Category: Horror, Science Fiction

The Creeping Flesh (1973)

9 December 200129 July 2024

Rating: ★★★

Evil Prehistoric Skeleton

Director: Freddie Francis
Actors: Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee, Lorna Heilbron, Kenneth J. Warren
Category: Horror

The Wicker Man (1973)

20 August 20031 September 2024

Rating: ★★★★

Pagan Religion

Director: Robin Hardy
Actors: Edward Woodward, Christopher Lee, Britt Ekland, Diane Cilento, …
Category: Horror

The Satanic Rites of Dracula (1973)

14 March 20036 March 2025

Rating: ★

Contemporary Hammer Dracula Sequel

Director: Alan Gibson
Actors: Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing, William Franklyn, Michael Coles, …
Category: Horror

Dark Places (1973)

6 June 20176 December 2024

Rating: ★★

Psycho-Thriller

Director: Don Sharp
Actors: Robert Hardy, Joan Collins, Christopher Lee, Herbert Lom, …
Category: Horror

The Man with the Golden Gun (1974)

28 June 20025 January 2025

Rating: ★

James Bond Film

Director: Guy Hamilton
Actors: Roger Moore, Christopher Lee, Britt Ekland, Maud Adams, …
Category: Science Fiction

In Search of Dracula (1975)

2 May 201813 July 2022

Rating: ★★★

Documentary About Bram Stoker and Origins of Dracula

Director: Calvin Floyd
Actors: Christopher Lee
Category: Horror

Dracula, Father and Son (1976)

29 June 201631 August 2020

Rating: ★★

Dracula Parody

Director: Eduard Molinaro
Actors: Christopher Lee, Bernard Menez, Marie-Helene Breillat, Catherine Breillat
Category: Horror

To the Devil a Daughter (1976)

21 May 20039 July 2020

Rating: ★★★

Satanism

Director: Peter Sykes
Actors: Christopher Lee, Richard Widmark, Nastassja Kinski, Denholm Elliott, …
Category: Horror

Starship Invasions (1977)

1 October 200122 September 2022

Rating: ★★★

UFO Invasion

Director: Ed Hunt
Actors: Christopher Lee, Robert Vaughn, Daniel Pilon, Helen Shaver
Category: Science Fiction

End of the World (1977)

14 November 20136 October 2020

Rating: ½

Aliens in a Convent/Looming End of the World

Director: John Hayes
Actors: Christopher Lee, Sue Lyon, Lew Ayres, Dean Jagger, …
Category: Science Fiction

Return from Witch Mountain (1978)

11 February 19994 June 2024

Rating: ★

Psi-Powered Alien Children/Disney Film

Director: John Hough
Actors: Christopher Lee, Bette Davis, Ike Eisenmann, Kim Richards, …
Category: Science Fiction

The Silent Flute (1978)

19 June 200014 May 2024

Rating: ★

Zen Quest

Director: Richard Moore
Actors: Jeff Cooper, David Carradine, Christopher Lee, Eli Wallach, …
Category: Fantasy

Captain America II (1979)

25 August 201221 March 2020

Rating: ★

Comic-Book Superhero

Director: Ivan Nagy
Actors: Reb Brown, Christopher Lee, Connie Sellecca, Len Birman, …
Category: Science Fiction

Arabian Adventure (1979)

18 June 19994 May 2020

Rating: ★★

Arabian Nights Adventure

Director: Kevin Connor
Actors: Oliver Tobias, Christopher Lee, Puneet Sira, Emma Samms, …
Category: Fantasy

The Last Unicorn (1982)

7 March 200413 October 2020

Rating: ★★★★

Unicorn’s Quest/Animation

Director: Julie Bass, Arthur Rankin Jr
Actors: Mia Farrow, Alan Arkin, Tammy Grimes, Christopher Lee, …
Category: Fantasy

The Return of Captain Invincible (1983)

21 November 20032 September 2022

Rating: ★★★

Superhero Spoof

Director: Philippe Mora
Actors: Alan Arkin, Christopher Lee, Kate Fitzpatrick, Michael Pate
Category: Science Fiction

House of the Long Shadows (1983)

12 April 200312 December 2024

Rating: ★★

Old Dark House Thriller

Director: Pete Walker
Actors: Christopher Lee, Vincent Price, Peter Cushing, John Carradine, …
Category: Horror

The Howling II (1985)

18 March 200316 September 2021

Rating: ★

Werewolves

Director: Philippe Mora
Actors: Christopher Lee, Sybil Danning, Reb Brown, Annie McEnroe, …
Category: Horror

Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990)

6 December 20024 June 2022

Rating: ★★

Malicious Creatures

Director: Joe Dante
Actors: Zach Galligan, Phoebe Cates, John Glover, Dick Miller, …
Category: Fantasy

Flesh and Blood: The Hammer Heritage of Horror (1994)

11 March 202511 March 2025

Rating: ★★★½

Hammer Films Documentary

Director: Ted Newsom
Actors: Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee, Roy Ward Baker, James Bernard, …
Category: Horror

The Stupids (1996)

9 January 20239 January 2023

Rating: ★★★

Family of Very Stupid People/Gonzo Comedy

Director: John Landis
Actors: Tom Arnold, Jessica Lundy, Bug Hall, Alex McKenna, …
Category: Science Fiction

Talos the Mummy (1998)

2 January 20014 April 2025

Rating: ★★

Revived Mummy

Director: Russell Mulcahy
Actors: Jason Scott Lee, Sean Pertwee, Lysette Anthony, Michael Lerner, …
Category: Horror

Sleepy Hollow (1999)

4 January 200018 March 2025

Rating: ★★★

Headless Horseman Killings

Director: Tim Burton
Actors: Johnny Depp, Christina Ricci, Michael Gambon, Miranda Richardson, …
Category: Horror

Gormenghast (2000)

27 May 20079 December 2024

Rating: ★★

Imaginary Castle World

Director: Andy Wilson
Actors: Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Christopher Lee, John Sessions, Warren Mitchell, …
Category: Fantasy

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)

19 December 200131 December 2024

Rating: ★★★★

Epic Fantasy Adventure

Director: Peter Jackson
Actors: Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Viggo Mortensen, Sean Bean, …
Category: Fantasy

Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones (2002)

20 June 200224 March 2025

Rating: ★★

Space Opera

Director: George Lucas
Actors: Ewan McGregor, Hayden Christensen, Natalie Portman, Christopher Lee, …
Category: Science Fiction

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)

24 December 200231 December 2024

Rating: ★★★★

Epic Fantasy Adventure

Director: Peter Jackson
Actors: Elijah Wood, Viggo Mortensen, Ian McKellen, Sean Astin, …
Category: Fantasy

Crimson Rivers II: Angels of the Apocalypse (2003)

15 December 200523 May 2020

Rating: ★★

Biblical End Times Serial Killer Thriller

Director: Olivier Dahan
Actors: Jean Reno, Benoit Magimel, Christopher Lee, Johnny Hallyday
Category: Horror

Corpse Bride (2005)

31 October 200512 December 2024

Rating: ★★★★

Stop-Motion Animated Gothic

Director: Tim Burton, Mike Johnson
Actors: Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, Emily Watson, Joanna Lumley, …
Category: Fantasy

Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith (2005)

22 May 200521 May 2022

Rating: ★★★

Space Opera

Director: George Lucas
Actors: Hayden Christensen, Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman, Ian McDiarmid, …
Category: Science Fiction

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005)

16 September 200517 October 2024

Rating: ★★

Gonzo Children’s Film/Fantastical Candy Factory

Director: Tim Burton
Actors: Johnny Depp, Freddie Highmore, David Kelly, Helena Bonham Carter, …
Category: Fantasy

The Golden Compass (2007)

27 December 20075 December 2024

Rating: ★★

Epic Fantasy Adventure

Director: Chris Weitz
Actors: Nicole Kidman, Daniel Craig, Dakota Blue Richards, Sam Elliott, …
Category: Fantasy

The Colour of Magic (2008)

11 January 200923 July 2021

Rating: ★★★

Fantasy Comedy/Terry Pratchett Adaptation

Director: Vadim Jean
Actors: David Jason, Sean Astin, Tim Curry, David Bradley, …
Category: Fantasy

Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008)

9 October 200830 June 2024

Rating: ★★

Space Opera/Animation

Director: Dave Filoni
Actors: Matt Lanter, Christopher Lee, James Arnold Taylor, Nika Futterman, …
Category: Science Fiction

Alice in Wonderland (2010)

9 March 20105 December 2024

Rating: ★★

Alice in Wonderland Adaptation/Epic Adventure

Director: Tim Burton
Actors: Mia Wasikowska, Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, Anne Hathaway, …
Category: Fantasy

Burke & Hare (2010)

1 June 201116 March 2020

Rating: ★★

19th Century Grave Robbers/Comedy

Director: John Landis
Actors: Simon Pegg, Andy Serkis, Isla Fisher, Tom Wilkinson, …
Category: Horror

Hugo (2011)

15 December 201110 June 2020

Rating: ★★★★

Children’s Film/Georges Melies Tribute

Director: Martin Scorsese
Actors: Ben Kingsley, Sacha Baron Cohen, Asa Butterfield, Chloe Grace Moretz, …
Category: Fantasy

The Wicker Tree (2011)

5 March 201220 November 2020

Rating: ★★★

Pagan Religion

Director: Robin Hardy
Actors: Brittania Nichol, Henry Garrett, Graham McTavish, Honeysuckle Weeks, …
Category: Horror

The Resident (2011)

20 February 20119 May 2020

Rating: ★★★

Stalker Landlord

Director: Antti J. Jokinen
Actors: Hilary Swank, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Christopher Lee, Lee Pace
Category: Horror

Season of the Witch (2011)

14 January 20113 February 2024

Rating: ★★

Mediaeval Action Fantasy/Escorting a Witch

Director: Dominic Sena
Actors: Nicolas Cage, Ron Perlman, Stephen Campbell Moore, Claire Foy, …
Category: Horror

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)

14 December 201231 December 2024

Rating: ★★

Epic Fantasy Adventure

Director: Peter Jackson
Actors: Martin Freeman, Ian McKellen, Richard Armitage, Andy Serkis, …
Category: Fantasy

Dark Shadows (2012)

10 May 201216 October 2024

Rating: ★★

TV Series Comedy Remake/Vampire/Family Saga

Director: Tim Burton
Actors: Johnny Depp, Eva Green, Michelle Pfeiffer, Chloe Grace Moretz, …
Category: Horror

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014)

20 December 201411 October 2022

Rating: ★★½

Epic Fantasy Adventure

Director: Peter Jackson
Actors: Martin Freeman, Ian McKellen, Richard Armitage, Luke Evans, …
Category: Fantasy

Extraordinary Tales (2015)

4 November 20157 August 2022

Rating: ★★★

Anthology of Edgar Allan Poe Stories/Animation

Director: Raul Garcia
Actors: Stephen Hughes, Cornelia Funke, Christopher Lee, Bela Lugosi, …
Category: Horror

The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim (2024)

3 January 202511 June 2025

Rating: ★★

Epic Fantasy/Anime

Director: Kenji Kamiyama
Actors: Gaia Wise, Brian Cox, Luke Pasqualino, Lorraine Ashbourne, …
Category: Fantasy

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  • Films About Atlantis
  • Werewolf Films
  • Virtual Reality
  • Imprisonment Thrillers
  • Films Depicting NASA and the Space Program
  • Human Bloodsports and Death Games
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  • Films About Plague and Pandemic
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  • Romantic Comedies
  • Film Noir
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