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My father introduced me to Michael Caine (1933-) in the movie The Man Who Would Be King. Since that 1975 movie I have followed his career very closely. I am probably one of the few people on Earth who not only saw The Swarm at the theater but also Beyond the Poseidon Adventure at the theater. After years of struggling as an actor, in the mid 1960s he finally became a star with the British films Zulu, Alfie, and Ipcress Files. Since then he has starred in roughly 90 movies. Over the years Caine has received 6 Oscar® nominations and 2 Oscar® wins. Not only is he still popular after a 60 plus year career but he is still appearing in some the biggest movies out there (Inception, Batman trilogy). Currently he is director Christopher Nolan’s good luck charm. Caine has appeared in the last 7 Nolan films (he has an uncredited voice role in 2017’s Dunkirk).
His IMDb page shows over 170 acting credits since 1956. In the table below, Ultimate Movie Rankings ranks his movies in 6 different sortable columns. Television roles, cameos, shorts and straight to DVD movies were not included in the rankings.
Michael Caine Movies Ranked In Chronological Order With Ultimate Movie Rankings Score (1 to 5 UMR Tickets) *Best combo of box office, reviews and awards.
Michael Caine Movies Can Be Ranked 6 Ways In This Table
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| R | Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | Adj. B.O. Worldwide (mil) | Review | Oscar Nom / Win | UMR Score | ||||
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| R | Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | Actual B.O. Domestic (mil) | Adj. B.O. Domestic (mil) | Adj. B.O. Worldwide (mil) | B.O. Rank by Year | Review | Oscar Nom / Win | UMR Score | S |
| 1 | The Dark Knight (2008) | Charlize Theron & Paul Rudd |
533.30 | 928.5 | 1,746.20 | 1 | 95 | 08 / 02 | 99.7 | |
| 3 | Dunkirk (2017) AA Best Picture Nom Voice Only |
Tom Hardy | 190.10 | 264.9 | 734.80 | 14 | 89 | 08 / 03 | 99.7 | |
| 2 | Inception (2010) AA Best Picture Nom |
Leonardo DiCaprio & Tom Hardy |
292.60 | 463.5 | 1,307.90 | 6 | 86 | 08 / 04 | 99.6 | |
| 8 | The Man Who Would Be King (1975) | Sean Connery & Christopher Plummer |
33.30 | 203.3 | 203.30 | 16 | 87 | 04 / 00 | 98.8 | |
| 4 | Alfie (1966) AA Best Picture Nom AA Best Actor Nom |
Shelley Winters | 21.20 | 241.5 | 241.50 | 11 | 79 | 05 / 00 | 98.7 | |
| 4 | The Dark Knight Rises (2012) | Christian Bale & Tom Hardy |
458.10 | 719.4 | 1,718.70 | 2 | 88 | 00 / 00 | 98.6 | |
| 5 | Interstellar (2014) | Matthew McConaughey & Anne Hathaway |
188.00 | 287.7 | 1,032.90 | 16 | 81 | 05 / 01 | 98.2 | |
| 6 | Batman Begins (2005) | Christian Bale & Liam Neeson |
205.30 | 401.1 | 727.90 | 8 | 82 | 01 / 00 | 97.7 | |
| 10 | Hannah and Her Sisters (1986) AA Best Picture Nom AA Best Supp Actor Win |
Woody Allen & Maureen O'Sullivan |
35.40 | 119.2 | 119.20 | 30 | 90 | 07 / 03 | 96.9 | |
| 12 | Kingsman: The Secret Service (2014) | Samuel L. Jackson & Colin Firth |
128.30 | 196.2 | 634.00 | 23 | 73 | 00 / 00 | 95.0 | |
| 12 | The Cider House Rules (1999) AA Best Picture Nom AA Best Supp Actor Win |
Charlize Theron & Paul Rudd |
57.50 | 142.2 | 218.70 | 41 | 76 | 07 / 02 | 94.9 | |
| 9 | A Bridge Too Far (1977) | Gene Hackman & Robert Redford |
56.80 | 318.1 | 318.10 | 9 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 94.5 | |
| 13 | Sleuth (1972) AA Best Actor Nom |
Laurence Olivier | 17.40 | 128.1 | 128.10 | 23 | 89 | 04 / 00 | 94.4 | |
| 16 | Dressed to Kill (1980) | Angie Dickinson | 34.80 | 167.5 | 167.50 | 23 | 77 | 00 / 00 | 93.6 | |
| 14 | Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002) | Mike Myers | 213.30 | 459.7 | 639.30 | 7 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 91.9 | |
| 17 | California Suite (1978) | Jane Fonda & Richard Pryor |
42.90 | 229.2 | 229.20 | 13 | 55 | 03 / 01 | 90.8 | |
| 17 | Cars 2 (2011) Voice Only |
Owen Wilson | 191.50 | 301.8 | 886.10 | 8 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 89.8 | |
| 20 | Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (1988) | Steve Martin & Glenne Headly |
42.00 | 127.9 | 127.90 | 24 | 78 | 00 / 00 | 89.2 | |
| 18 | The Ipcress File (1965) | Nigel Green | 8.10 | 99.4 | 99.40 | 36 | 85 | 00 / 00 | 88.9 | |
| 21 | The Prestige (2006) | Scarlett Johansson & Hugh Jackman |
53.10 | 100.9 | 208.40 | 61 | 81 | 02 / 00 | 88.3 | |
| 23 | Now You See Me (2013) | Morgan Freeman & Woody Harrelson |
117.70 | 181.0 | 540.80 | 27 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 87.7 | |
| 22 | Children of Men (2006) | Clive Owen & Julianne Moore |
35.60 | 67.5 | 132.90 | 87 | 90 | 03 / 00 | 87.7 | |
| 22 | Miss Congeniality (2000) | Sandra Bullock | 106.80 | 247.7 | 493.40 | 21 | 50 | 00 / 00 | 87.0 | |
| 26 | Gnomeo & Juliet (2011) Voice Only |
Emily Blunt & Jason Statham |
100.00 | 157.6 | 305.70 | 31 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 84.8 | |
| 25 | Tenet (2020) | John David Washington & Robert Pattinson |
57.90 | 78.9 | 492.90 | 8 | 77 | 02 / 01 | 84.5 | |
| 24 | Zulu (1964) | Stanley Baker & Richard Burton |
4.00 | 53.6 | 53.60 | 71 | 86 | 00 / 00 | 83.7 | |
| 27 | Secondhand Lions (2003) | Robert Duvall & Haley Joel Osment |
42.10 | 87.2 | 99.30 | 69 | 73 | 00 / 00 | 82.3 | |
| 31 | Journey 2: The Mysterious Island (2012) | Dwayne Johnson | 103.90 | 163.1 | 526.50 | 30 | 50 | 00 / 00 | 82.1 | |
| 28 | Gambit (1966) | Shirley MacLaine | 6.20 | 71.0 | 71.00 | 44 | 74 | 03 / 00 | 81.6 | |
| 30 | Educating Rita (1983) AA Best Actor Nom |
Julia Walters | 14.60 | 58.1 | 58.10 | 49 | 77 | 03 / 00 | 81.0 | |
| 30 | The Italian Job (1969) | Noel Coward | 6.60 | 57.8 | 57.80 | 41 | 79 | 00 / 00 | 80.8 | |
| 31 | The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992) | Muppets | 27.30 | 82.2 | 82.20 | 47 | 71 | 00 / 00 | 80.1 | |
| 32 | Get Carter (1971) | Britt Ekland | 3.90 | 29.8 | 29.80 | 73 | 82 | 00 / 00 | 77.3 | |
| 36 | Deathtrap (1982) | Christopher Reeve & Dyan Cannon |
19.30 | 82.0 | 82.00 | 38 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 76.7 | |
| 34 | The Quiet American (2002) AA Best Actor Nom |
Brendan Fraser | 13.00 | 28.0 | 59.60 | 135 | 80 | 01 / 00 | 75.7 | |
| 36 | Mona Lisa (1986) | Bob Hoskins | 5.80 | 19.5 | 19.50 | 98 | 82 | 01 / 00 | 75.3 | |
| 38 | Now You See Me 2 (2016) | Mark Ruffalo & Woody Harelson |
65.10 | 94.0 | 484.00 | 49 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 75.3 | |
| 39 | The Eagle Has Landed (1976) | Robert Duvall & Donald Sutherland |
13.60 | 80.0 | 80.00 | 49 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 72.0 | |
| 39 | Battle of Britain (1969) | Laurence Olivier & Christopher Plummer |
5.70 | 50.3 | 50.30 | 47 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 71.7 | |
| 40 | Funeral in Berlin (1966) | Guy Doleman | 4.40 | 49.7 | 49.70 | 59 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 70.8 | |
| 41 | Quills (2000) | Kate Winslet & Joaquin Phoenix |
7.10 | 16.4 | 41.70 | 132 | 76 | 03 / 00 | 69.6 | |
| 42 | The Island (1980) | David Warner | 15.70 | 75.6 | 75.60 | 51 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 68.4 | |
| 43 | Victory (1981) | Sylvester Stallone | 10.90 | 48.8 | 48.80 | 72 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 67.0 | |
| 41 | Last Orders (2001) | Helen Mirren & Bob Hoskins |
2.30 | 5.2 | 15.20 | 175 | 79 | 00 / 00 | 66.2 | |
| 48 | On Deadly Ground (1994) | Steven Seagal | 38.60 | 118.2 | 118.20 | 37 | 42 | 00 / 00 | 65.7 | |
| 51 | Hurry Sundown (1967) | Jane Fonda & Faye Dunaway |
10.10 | 104.6 | 104.60 | 29 | 47 | 00 / 00 | 65.4 | |
| 47 | Going In Style (2017) | Morgan Freeman & Alan Arkin |
45.00 | 62.7 | 118.30 | 60 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 65.2 | |
| 43 | The Great Escaper (2023) Limited Release |
Glenda Jackson | 0.10 | 0.1 | 6.60 | 290 | 79 | 00 / 00 | 65.1 | |
| 44 | Little Voice (1998) | Brenda Blethyn & Ewan McGregor |
4.60 | 12.3 | 12.30 | 149 | 74 | 01 / 00 | 64.4 | |
| 50 | Youth (2015) | Jane Fonda | 2.70 | 4.0 | 35.60 | 156 | 75 | 01 / 00 | 62.4 | |
| 51 | The Wrong Box (1966) | Peter Sellers | 0.90 | 10.1 | 10.10 | 127 | 74 | 00 / 00 | 61.9 | |
| 52 | Too Late The Hero (1970) | Cliff Robertson & Henry Fonda |
2.60 | 20.8 | 20.80 | 94 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 61.5 | |
| 54 | Bewitched (2005) | Shirley MacLaine & Nicole Kidman |
63.30 | 123.7 | 256.70 | 41 | 37 | 00 / 00 | 61.0 | |
| 51 | The Last Valley (1971) | Omar Sharif | 2.30 | 17.7 | 17.70 | 108 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 59.4 | |
| 57 | Harry and Walter Go to New York (1976) | James Caan & Diane Keaton |
13.90 | 81.8 | 81.80 | 48 | 49 | 00 / 00 | 59.2 | |
| 56 | The Fourth Protocol (1987) | Pierce Brosnan | 12.40 | 39.7 | 39.70 | 77 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 56.6 | |
| 57 | A Shock to the System (1990) | Samuel L. Jackson | 3.40 | 10.1 | 10.10 | 132 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 55.7 | |
| 58 | The Weather Man (2005) | Nicolas Cage | 12.50 | 24.4 | 37.20 | 141 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 55.4 | |
| 57 | Mandela and de Klerk (1997) Showtime Movies |
Sidney Poitier | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 285 | 71 | 00 / 00 | 52.5 | |
| 63 | Sweet Liberty (1986) | Lillian Gish & Alan Alda |
14.20 | 47.9 | 47.90 | 58 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 51.0 | |
| 58 | Harry Brown (2009) | Emily Mortimer | 1.80 | 3.0 | 3.00 | 183 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 50.9 | |
| 59 | Pulp (1972) | Mickey Rooney | 2.70 | 20.1 | 20.10 | 99 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 50.6 | |
| 62 | Without a Clue (1988) | Ben Kingsley | 8.50 | 26.0 | 26.00 | 99 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 50.3 | |
| 64 | Play Dirty (1969) | Nigel Green | 1.40 | 12.6 | 12.60 | 125 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 48.7 | |
| 65 | Noises Off... (1992) | John Ritter | 2.30 | 6.9 | 6.90 | 146 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 42.5 | |
| 66 | Is Anybody There? (2008) | Bill Milner | 2.00 | 3.5 | 3.50 | 190 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 41.1 | |
| 69 | Billion Dollar Brain (1967) | Karl Malden & Donald Sutherland |
3.80 | 38.7 | 38.70 | 63 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 38.8 | |
| 67 | Flawless (2007) | Demi Moore | 1.20 | 2.2 | 12.40 | 209 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 35.8 | |
| 72 | Mr. Destiny (1990) | James Belushi | 15.40 | 45.4 | 45.40 | 80 | 49 | 00 / 00 | 35.5 | |
| 69 | Medieval (2022) | Ben Foster | 1.40 | 1.5 | 4.90 | 118 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 34.9 | |
| 69 | The Whistle Blower (1986) | John Gielgud | 1.50 | 5.1 | 5.10 | 158 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 34.2 | |
| 70 | How to Murder a Rich Uncle (1957) | Charles Coburn and Wendy Hiller | 0.10 | 3.2 | 3.20 | 212 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 33.5 | |
| 71 | Stonehearst Asylum (2014) | Ben Kingsley & Kate Beckinsale |
0.10 | 0.1 | 4.90 | 333 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 32.7 | |
| 72 | Blood and Wine (1996) | Jack Nicholson | 1.10 | 3.1 | 3.10 | 197 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 32.5 | |
| 76 | Woman Times Seven (1967) | Shirley MacLaine & Peter Sellers |
2.20 | 23.2 | 23.20 | 91 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 32.3 | |
| 73 | Best Sellers (2021) Limited Release |
Aubrey Plaza | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.40 | 274 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 32.1 | |
| 75 | Last Love (2013) | Jane Alexander | 0.10 | 0.1 | 3.00 | 307 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 28.7 | |
| 80 | Sherlock Gnomes (2018) Voice Only |
Johnny Depp & James McAvoy |
43.20 | 59.0 | 118.50 | 69 | 41 | 00 / 00 | 28.2 | |
| 80 | The Magus (1968) | Anthony Quinn | 2.90 | 27.3 | 27.30 | 97 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 28.2 | |
| 78 | Curtain Call (1998) Starz! |
Maggie Smith | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 354 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 27.6 | |
| 82 | The Romantic Englishwoman (1975) | Glenda Jackson | 2.80 | 17.1 | 17.10 | 92 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 26.0 | |
| 84 | The Wilby Conspiracy (1975) | Sidney Poitier | 3.00 | 18.5 | 18.50 | 88 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 25.7 | |
| 83 | Shiner (2000) | Martin Landau | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.30 | 268 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 24.7 | |
| 85 | Deadfall (1968) | Giovanna Ralli | 1.00 | 9.0 | 23.10 | 148 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 24.4 | |
| 84 | The Destructors/The Marseille Contract (1974) | Anthony Quinn & James Mason |
0.50 | 3.2 | 3.20 | 148 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 24.2 | |
| 86 | King of Thieves (2018) | Michael Gambon | 0.10 | 0.1 | 11.00 | 461 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 23.3 | |
| 87 | Beyond the Limit (1983) | Richard Gere | 6.00 | 23.8 | 23.80 | 81 | 49 | 00 / 00 | 23.0 | |
| 86 | Half Moon Street (1986) | Sigourney Weaver | 1.10 | 3.8 | 3.80 | 171 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 22.8 | |
| 89 | X, Y and Zee (1972) | Elizabeth Taylor | 5.00 | 36.4 | 36.40 | 64 | 45 | 00 / 00 | 22.2 | |
| 92 | Peeper (1975) | Natalie Wood | 2.40 | 14.8 | 14.80 | 107 | 50 | 00 / 00 | 19.5 | |
| 95 | The Swarm (1978) | Richard Widmark & Olivia de Havilland |
17.10 | 91.4 | 91.40 | 41 | 25 | 01 / 00 | 19.1 | |
| 91 | Kidnapped (1971) | Trevor Howard | 1.10 | 8.0 | 8.00 | 154 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 19.0 | |
| 89 | The Debtors (1999) | Randy Quaid | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 343 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 18.8 | |
| 93 | Blue Ice (1992) HBO Movie |
Ian Holm | 0.10 | 0.2 | 0.20 | 226 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 18.4 | |
| 93 | The Jigsaw Man (1983) | Laurence Olivier | 0.50 | 2.0 | 2.00 | 142 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 17.7 | |
| 98 | Blame it on Rio (1984) | Demi Moore | 18.60 | 69.4 | 69.40 | 56 | 31 | 00 / 00 | 16.2 | |
| 95 | Sleuth (2007) | Jude Law | 0.30 | 0.6 | 8.90 | 259 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 15.5 | |
| 97 | Four Kids And It (2020) Voice Only |
Matthew Goode | 0.10 | 0.1 | 1.00 | 189 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 15.1 | |
| 97 | Dear Dictator (2017) | Katie Holmes & Odeya Rush |
0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 314 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 14.5 | |
| 100 | The Last Witch Hunter (2015) | Vin Diesel | 27.40 | 40.6 | 217.90 | 83 | 38 | 00 / 00 | 14.2 | |
| 101 | Come Away (2020) | Angelina Jolie | 0.20 | 0.2 | 0.80 | 78 | 50 | 00 / 00 | 13.3 | |
| 102 | The Holcroft Covenant (1985) | Anthony Edwards | 0.40 | 1.4 | 1.40 | 171 | 49 | 00 / 00 | 12.7 | |
| 102 | The Black Windmill (1974) | Donald Pleasance | 1.60 | 10.6 | 10.60 | 116 | 45 | 00 / 00 | 10.8 | |
| 104 | Bullseye! (1990) | Roger Moore & John Cleese |
0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 248 | 47 | 00 / 00 | 10.1 | |
| 107 | Beyond the Poseidon Adventure (1979) | Sally Field | 5.50 | 27.5 | 27.50 | 78 | 37 | 01 / 00 | 8.7 | |
| 106 | Ashanti (1979) | William Holden | 1.70 | 8.5 | 8.50 | 127 | 43 | 00 / 00 | 8.1 | |
| 105 | Around the Bend (2004) | Christopher Walken & Glenne Headly |
0.20 | 0.4 | 0.40 | 254 | 45 | 00 / 00 | 8.0 | |
| 111 | Jaws: The Revenge (1987) | Lorraine Gary | 20.80 | 66.4 | 165.90 | 53 | 24 | 00 / 00 | 7.7 | |
| 108 | Twist (2021) | Rafferty Law | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.60 | 266 | 44 | 00 / 00 | 6.6 | |
| 109 | The Statement (2003) | Tilda Swinton | 0.80 | 1.6 | 2.20 | 195 | 43 | 00 / 00 | 6.4 | |
| 110 | Water (1985) | Valerie Perrine | 0.50 | 1.8 | 4.40 | 165 | 41 | 00 / 00 | 4.9 | |
| 112 | Get Carter (2000) | Sylvester Stallone | 15.00 | 34.7 | 45.00 | 114 | 29 | 00 / 00 | 4.3 | |
| 113 | Surrender (1987) | Lorraine Gary | 5.70 | 18.3 | 18.30 | 100 | 32 | 00 / 00 | 3.3 | |
| 114 | Silver Bears (1977) | Martin Balsam & Jay Leno |
0.90 | 5.3 | 5.30 | 136 | 33 | 00 / 00 | 1.7 | |
| 115 | The Hand (1981) | Directed by Oliver Stone | 2.40 | 11.0 | 11.00 | 109 | 30 | 00 / 00 | 1.4 |
Our Personal Top Ten Michael Caine Movies
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I saw Dressed To kill on PBS last night. I don’t think I would have watched it through the end if Caine wasn’t in it. It was well made, but Psycho has too many sequels and it was obvious to me everything that happened before it did. Even if I hadn’t known this was an homage to Hitchcock/hadn’t seen Psycho why else is Caine in the film if he is not the killer? Perkins wasn’t a movie star yet in 1960. Caine was when he made this. He is not the victim and he is not the person doing the investigating. as tar in a murder film must be the killer, the detective or the victim. He is too big to have an irrelevant part. The ending was over the top and puts it a way like farce to me. It would have ended better with a wrap up instead of the dream sequence. I also found myself seeing this as a cross between Psycho and Peeping Tom. I still haven’t seen that movie, but I couldn’t help thinking of it withthat kid spying (albeit for different motives). I think he should have chosen a different Hitch film to emulate, one that hadn’t been done to death in sequels.
Hey Flora, well the director Brian De Palma became somewhat famous for making current(at the time) movies with Hitchcock similar storylines. Dressed to Kill follows Psycho and a little bit of Spellbound. His next movie Body Double…took Vertigo and Rear Window and combined them into one movie.
I agree with you about Caine in the movie….when he does not fall in love with Angie Dickinson’s character and then is not there to save her….two plot lines the star might get….which really only leaves the fact that Caine is the killer. Good points about Dressed to Kill being a cross between Psycho and Peeping Tom.
I saw a interview with Caine talking about Hitchcock, Caine said Hitch wanted him for the role of the killer in Frenzy….if you think about the bad guy that Hitch picked he could easily pass for a Caine double…thanks as always for the comments…..wow do I need to update this page.
Michael Caine is one of my favourite actors but he has made a few stinkers! I think he’s a very underrated comic actor, he has great timing – I loved him in Miss Congeniality, California Suite and especially in Dirty, Rotten Scoundrels and Little Voice. I hated his character in Alfie, though the film was very good and he’s great as Harry Palmer. He seems to get better with age.
Hey Jools99….he is one of my favorite actors of all time…he joins Cary Grant and Bruce Willis on that list. Luckily his stinkers are few and far between as he has gotten older and has gotten away from making movies for money reasons only. I agree with you that he is a very underrated comic actor…I would even include that with the Batman trilogy as well. I like all the movies you mentioned and would include Zulu and The Man Who Would Be King as well….thanks for checking out my Caine hub….this hub will be getting a HubPage facelift in the next week or so…and will include about 5 more movies that I have found box office information since writing this movie page.
@Cogerson…That’s cool to see live theatre! It just makes you appreciate the acting life that much more! And it certainly would cement your opinion of a great like Michael Caine!
In my country-side life, I was privileged to see (way back in the ’60s!) a live performance of “Cabaret” with Joel Grey and old Andy DeVine in a Columbus , Ohio theatre. I’ve never forgotten the reality of that experience!
When I was married a few years later to a Vermonter truck driver, I took our two youngsters one night to a countryside theatre in Vermont to view “The King and I” to give them the experience, and they have lifelong appreciated movie and live theatre performances, too!
Keep up the great work!
Hey Barbsbitnpieces….that sounds like a great experience for you and your youngsters. Thanks for sharing a little bit of information about the Vermont arts.
@Cogerson…A slew of Michael Caine movies are on my shelves, but his work in “Cider House Rules” is my favorite, closely crowded by “The Quiet American”. In both, he portrays hopelessness to the hilt.
You do wonderful movie pages for true Hollywood lovers of past stars, as well!
Hey Barbsbitnpieces. Sir Michael Caine is one of my favorite actors, I have closely followed his career since seeing The Man Who Would Be King at the theater with my father. Cider House Rules and The Quiet American are indeed two of his greatest roles. The Quiet American almost did not get released(it was supposed to be released after 9/11 but the studio was nervous about the content of the movie)…but Michael Caine begged them to release about a year later….and he got his 6th and so far last Oscar nomination…..Brendan Fraser is outstanding as well in The Quiet American…that last sentence does not get typed too often. Thanks for the comment and the great compliment.
I have not seen The Swarm, despite it starring a favourite of mine-Richard Widmark. Widmark said that the only reason he made the movie was the chance to work with Caine.
My top Michael Caine movies in alphabetical order are:
Alfie
California Suite
Deathtrap
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Get Carter
The Italian Job
Little Voice
Noises Off
Sleuth
Without a Clue
Hey Flora, I have always liked Michael Caine, my late father looked alot like him in my opinion….minus the British accent of course. As for The Swarm….one of Michael Caine’s favorite sayings is “I know the movie is a horrible mess….but the house that I bought with movie from that movie is very beautiful”.
Nice Top Ten list…..Little Voice(he plays a great jerk in that one) and Noises Off are very good little known movies…..I always viewed Deathtrap and Sleuth(the first one) as brothers….great stage like movies….I wish they would have not made the second Sleuth….as always I appreciate you reading and commenting on my movie pages