Nominated for 5 Oscars. 8 wins & 22 nominations total
Top Critics Reviews
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Caine plays the sodding little spiv with a raucous charm that makes Alfie seem more interesting than he actually is.
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TIME Magazine,
20 Apr 2010
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Of course he gets his comeuppance, in an ending that has all the moral weight and sincerity of a DeMille sex'n'sawdust spectacular. Good performances, though.
– Geoff Andrew,
Time Out,
9 Feb 2006
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Behind its alley-cat philosophy, there's some shrewd sense, some pointed barbs and a sharp moral.
– Variety Staff,
Variety,
26 Mar 2009
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For all its implicit misogyny, the original 1966 film version of Bill Naughton's play remains durable because of Michael Caine's career-defining performance as the cockney ladies' man.