List of the best Ian McDiarmid movies: Margaret(2009), Star Wars: Episode III -- Revenge of the Sith(2005), Dirty Rotten Scoundrels(1988), The Lost City of Z(2016), Star Wars: Episode I -- The Phantom Menace(1999), Star Wars: Episode II -- Attack of the Clones(2002), Return of the Jedi(1983), Sleepy Hollow(1999), Gorky Park(1983), Dragonslayer(1981), Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker(2019), All the King's Men(1999) ... ...
Biography, Drama
2009
105 Minutes
Denis Thatcher
Lindsay Duncan Ian McDiarmid Kevin R. McNally Rosemary Leach Roger Allam Roger Ashton-Griffiths Charlotte Asprey Elizabeth Bennett
Sci-Fi, Action, Fantasy, Adventure
USA
2005
140 Minutes
Supreme Chancellor, Emperor Palpatine, Darth Sidious
Ewan McGregor Natalie Portman Hayden Christensen Ian McDiarmid Samuel L. Jackson Christopher Lee Jimmy Smits Peter Mayhew Ahmed Best Oliver Ford Davies Temuera Morrison
jedi knight sith lord droid wife clone dark melodramatic frenetic suspenseful thrilling coruscant space utapau mustafar betrayal murder love political coup adventure love
Three years into the Clone Wars, the Jedi rescue Palpatine from Count Dooku. As Obi-Wan pursues a new threat, Anakin acts as a double agent between the Jedi Council and Palpatine and is lured into a sinister plan to rule the galaxy.
Comedy
USA
1988
110 Minutes
Arthur
Steve Martin Michael Caine Glenne Headly Anton Rodgers Barbara Harris Ian McDiarmid Dana Ivey Meagen Fay
con artist police officer heiress wealthy woman madcap charming mediterranean coast resort french riviera hotel beach theft deception love corruption competition rivalry wretched excess 1980s
Two con men try to settle their rivalry by betting on who can swindle a young American heiress out of fifty thousand dollars first.
Adventure, Biography, Drama, History
USA
2016
141 Minutes
Sir George Goldie
Charlie Hunnam Robert Pattinson Sienna Miller Tom Holland Edward Ashley Angus Macfadyen Ian McDiarmid Clive Francis Pedro Coello Matthew Sunderland Johann Myers
explorer scientist wife son aide dreamy incredible powerful thrilling amazon brazil jungle rain forest lost tribe lost world ancient civilization missing persons adventure discovery mystery
A true-life drama, centering on British explorer Major Percival Fawcett, who disappeared whilst searching for a mysterious city in the Amazon in the 1920s.
Sci-Fi, Adventure, Fantasy, Action
USA
1999
133 Minutes
Senator Palpatine, Supreme Chancellor Palpatine
Liam Neeson Ewan McGregor Natalie Portman Jake Lloyd Pernilla August Ian McDiarmid Oliver Ford Davies Hugh Quarshie Samuel L. Jackson Ray Park Ralph Brown
jedi knight sith lord slave queen mentor orphan thrilling emotional spectacular naboo tatooine coruscant spaceship desert palace peace good versus evil embargo rise to power betrayal
Two Jedi escape a hostile blockade to find allies and come across a young boy who may bring balance to the Force, but the long dormant Sith resurface to claim their original glory.
Sci-Fi, Adventure, Fantasy, Action
USA
2002
143 Minutes
Supreme Chancellor Palpatine
Ewan McGregor Natalie Portman Hayden Christensen Christopher Lee Samuel L. Jackson Ian McDiarmid Pernilla August Temuera Morrison Jimmy Smits Jack Thompson Leeanna Walsman
jedi knight mentor senator clone droid nemesis suspenseful spirited outer space fictional planet spaceship government offices war murder conspiracy assassination capture adventure revenge escape
Ten years after initially meeting, Anakin Skywalker shares a forbidden romance with Padmé Amidala, while Obi-Wan Kenobi investigates an assassination attempt on the senator and discovers a secret clone army crafted for the Jedi.
Sci-Fi, Adventure, Fantasy, Action
1983
133 Minutes
The Emperor
Mark Hamill Harrison Ford Carrie Fisher Billy Dee Williams Anthony Daniels Peter Mayhew Sebastian Shaw Ian McDiarmid David Prowse Alec Guinness Kenny Baker
jedi knight princess monster hero robot emperor thrilling powerful charming outer space fantasy world war battle love friendship rebellion self-discovery quest adventure love
Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill), now an experienced Jedi knight, tries to discover Darth Vader's identity.
Horror
USA|Germany
1999
105 Minutes
Dr. Thomas Lancaster
Johnny Depp Christina Ricci Miranda Richardson Michael Gambon Casper Van Dien Jeffrey Jones Christopher Lee Richard Griffiths Ian McDiarmid Michael Gough Christopher Walken
lady lawyer headless horseman townsperson judge eerie offbeat new york state village murder secret small town mystery pursuit 1800s
Ichabod Crane is sent to Sleepy Hollow to investigate the decapitations of three people, with the culprit being the legendary apparition, The Headless Horseman.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1983
128 Minutes
William Hurt Lee Marvin Brian Dennehy Ian Bannen Joanna Pacula Michael Elphick Richard Griffiths Rikki Fulton Alexander Knox Alexei Sayle Ian McDiarmid
detective kgb agent businessman girlfriend chilling tense moscow amusement park murder corruption conspiracy cover-up mystery discovery wretched excess underdog 1980s
A Moscow police officer investigates a vicious triple homicide and stumbles upon a high-level international political conspiracy.
Fantasy
USA|UK
1981
109 Minutes
Peter MacNicol Caitlin Clarke Ralph Richardson John Hallam Peter Eyre Albert Salmi Sydney Bromley Chloe Salaman Emrys James Roger Kemp Ian McDiarmid
apprentice wizard king dragon princess woman engaging gutsy thrilling medieval kingdom cave urland daunting task expedition ritual sacrifice courage magic rescue rivalry quest
A young wizarding apprentice is sent to kill a dragon which has been devouring girls from a nearby kingdom.
Sci-Fi, Adventure, Fantasy, Action
USA
2019
142 Minutes
Carrie Fisher Mark Hamill Adam Driver Daisy Ridley John Boyega Oscar Isaac Anthony Daniels Naomi Ackie Domhnall Gleeson Richard E. Grant Lupita Nyong'o
jedi knight sith lord emperor pilot spy android emotional gripping intense incredible intricate thrilling space station spaceship military base ruins desert tatooine resurrection good vs. evil
The surviving members of the resistance face the First Order once again, and the legendary conflict between the Jedi and the Sith reaches its peak bringing the Skywalker saga to its end.
Drama, History
1999
110 Minutes
David Jason Maggie Smith William Ash Sonya Walger Stuart Bunce James Murray Ed Waters Tom Burke Ben Crompton Eamon Boland Jo Stone-Fewings
soldier queen somber engaging brooding brutal sad battlefield war zone england beach world war i battle gallipoli campaign mystery fall quest 1910s
The Norfolk regiment, comprised of volunteers from the king's Sandringham estate, inexplicably disappear in Gallipoli in 1915.