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Sir Michael Caine CBE (born Maurice Joseph Micklewhite Jr.) is a retired English actor. Known for his distinctive South London accent, he has appeared in more than 160 films in a career spanning seven decades, and is considered a British film icon. As of February 2017, the films in which Caine has appeared have grossed over $7.8 billion worldwid... more

Often playing a Cockney, Caine made his breakthrough in the 1960s with starring roles in British films such as Zulu (1964), The Ipcress File (1965), Alfie (1966), The Italian Job (1969), and Battle of Britain (1969). He was nominated for an Academy Award for Alfie. His roles in the 1970s included Get Carter (1971), The Last Valley (1971), Sleuth (1972), The Man Who Would Be King (1975), The Eagle Has Landed (1976) and A Bridge Too Far (1977). He earned his second Academy Award nomination for Sleuth and achieved some of his greatest critical success in the 1980s, with Educating Rita (1983) earning him the BAFTA and Golden Globe Award for Best Actor and Woody Allen's Hannah and Her Sisters (1986) earning him his first Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.

Caine is also known for his performance as Ebenezer Scrooge in The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992), and for his comedic roles in Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (1988), Miss Congeniality (2000), Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002), and Secondhand Lions (2003). He received his second Golden Globe Award for Little Voice (1998). In 1999, he received his second Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance as a sympathetic doctor in The Cider House Rules. He portrayed a British journalist in Vietnam in The Quiet American (2002), earning his sixth Oscar nomination, and appeared in Alfonso Cuaron's dystopian drama film Children of Men (2006). Caine portrayed Alfred Pennyworth in Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight Trilogy (2005–2012). He appeared in several other of Nolan's films including The Prestige (2006), Inception (2010), Interstellar (2014) and Tenet (2020). He also appeared in the heist thriller film Now You See Me (2013), the action comedy film Kingsman: The Secret Service (2014), the Italian drama Youth (2015) and the crime film King of Thieves (2018).

Caine officially confirmed his retirement from acting on 13 October 2023.

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The Dark Knight

(2008)

Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller

Batman raises the stakes in his war on crime. With the help of Lt. Jim Gordon and District Attorney Harvey Dent, Batman sets out to dismantle the remaining criminal organizations that plague the streets. The partnership proves to be effective, but they soon find themselves prey to a reign of chaos unleashed by a rising criminal masterm...

Runtime:

152 min

Director:

Christopher Nolan

Cast:

Christian Bale, Christian Bale, Heath Ledger, Aaron Eckhart, Michael Caine

9.0

94%

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Inception

(2010)

Action, Adventure, Science Fiction

Cobb, a skilled thief who commits corporate espionage by infiltrating the subconscious of his targets is offered a chance to regain his old life as payment for a task considered to be impossible: "inception", the implantation of another person's idea into a target's subconscious.

Runtime:

148 min

Director:

Christopher Nolan

Cast:

Leonardo DiCaprio, Leonardo DiCaprio, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Elliot Page, Tom Hardy

8.8

87%

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Interstellar

(2014)

Adventure, Drama, Science Fiction

The adventures of a group of explorers who make use of a newly discovered wormhole to surpass the limitations on human space travel and conquer the vast distances involved in an interstellar voyage.

Runtime:

169 min

Director:

Christopher Nolan

Cast:

Matthew McConaughey, Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway, Anne Hathaway, Jessica Chastain

8.6

72%

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The Prestige

(2006)

Drama, Mystery, Science Fiction

A mysterious story of two magicians whose intense rivalry leads them on a life-long battle for supremacy -- full of obsession, deceit and jealousy with dangerous and deadly consequences.

Runtime:

130 min

Director:

Christopher Nolan

Cast:

Hugh Jackman, Hugh Jackman, Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Scarlett Johansson

8.5

76%

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The Dark Knight Rises

(2012)

Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller

Following the death of District Attorney Harvey Dent, Batman assumes responsibility for Dent's crimes to protect the late attorney's reputation and is subsequently hunted by the Gotham City Police Department. Eight years later, Batman encounters the mysterious Selina Kyle and the villainous Bane, a new terrorist leader who overwhelms G...

Runtime:

165 min

Director:

Christopher Nolan

Cast:

Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Gary Oldman, Anne Hathaway, Tom Hardy

8.4

87%

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Batman Begins

(2005)

Action, Crime, Drama

Driven by tragedy, billionaire Bruce Wayne dedicates his life to uncovering and defeating the corruption that plagues his home, Gotham City. Unable to work within the system, he instead creates a new identity, a symbol of fear for the criminal underworld - The Batman.

Runtime:

140 min

Director:

Christopher Nolan

Cast:

Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Liam Neeson, Katie Holmes, Gary Oldman

8.2

84%

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Children of Men

(2006)

Action, Drama, Science Fiction, Thriller

In 2027, in a chaotic world in which humans can no longer procreate, a former activist agrees to help transport a miraculously pregnant woman to a sanctuary at sea, where her child's birth may help scientists save the future of humankind.

Runtime:

109 min

Director:

Alfonso Cuarón

Cast:

Clive Owen, Michael Caine, Julianne Moore, Charlie Hunnam, Julianne Moore

7.9

92%

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Dunkirk

(2017)

Action, Drama, War

The story of the miraculous evacuation of Allied soldiers from Belgium, Britain, Canada and France, who were cut off and surrounded by the German army from the beaches and harbour of Dunkirk between May 26th and June 4th 1940 during World War II.

Runtime:

107 min

Director:

Christopher Nolan

Cast:

Fionn Whitehead, Tom Glynn-Carney, Jack Lowden, Harry Styles, Aneurin Barnard

7.9

92%

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Kingsman: The Secret Service

(2014)

Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime

The story of a super-secret spy organization that recruits an unrefined but promising street kid into the agency's ultra-competitive training program just as a global threat emerges from a twisted tech genius.

Runtime:

129 min

Director:

Matthew Vaughn

Cast:

Jack Davenport, Sofia Boutella, Samuel L. Jackson, Colin Firth, Mark Hamill

7.7

74%

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Now You See Me

(2013)

Crime, Thriller

An FBI agent and an Interpol detective track a team of illusionists who pull off bank heists during their performances and reward their audiences with the money.

Runtime:

116 min

Director:

Louis Leterrier

Cast:

Jesse Eisenberg, Mark Ruffalo, Woody Harrelson, Isla Fisher, Dave Franco

7.3

49%

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Hannah and Her Sisters

(1986)

Comedy, Drama

Between two Thanksgivings, Hannah's husband falls in love with her sister Lee, while her hypochondriac ex-husband rekindles his relationship with her sister Holly.

Runtime:

107 min

Director:

Woody Allen

Cast:

Mia Farrow, Carrie Fisher, Michael Caine, Barbara Hershey, Dianne Wiest

7.9

91%

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The Meaning of Life

(1983)

Comedy

Life's questions are 'answered' in a series of outrageous vignettes, beginning with a staid London insurance company which transforms before our eyes into a pirate ship. Then there's the National Health doctors who try to claim a healthy liver from a still-living donor. The world's most voracious glutton brings the art of vomiting to n...

Runtime:

107 min

Director:

Terry Jones, Terry Gilliam

Cast:

Terry Gilliam, Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Eric Idle, Terry Jones

7.5

86%

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The Cider House Rules

(1999)

Drama

Homer is an orphan who was never adopted, becoming the favorite of orphanage director Dr. Larch. Dr. Larch imparts his full medical knowledge on Homer, who becomes a skilled, albeit unlicensed, physician. But Homer yearns for a self-chosen life outside the orphanage. What will Homer learn about life and love in the cider house? What of...

Runtime:

126 min

Director:

Lasse Hallström

Cast:

Tobey Maguire, Charlize Theron, Delroy Lindo, Delroy Lindo, Paul Rudd

7.4

71%

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Sleuth

(1972)

Crime, Mystery, Thriller

A mystery novelist devises an insurance scam with his wife’s lover – but things aren’t exactly as they seem.

Runtime:

138 min

Director:

Joseph L. Mankiewicz

Cast:

Laurence Olivier, Michael Caine, Alec Cawthorne, John Matthews, Eve Channing

8.0

96%

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The Muppet Christmas Carol

(1992)

Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Music

A retelling of the classic Dickens tale of Ebenezer Scrooge, miser extraordinaire. He is held accountable for his dastardly ways during night-time visitations by the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Future.

Runtime:

85 min

Director:

Brian Henson

Cast:

Michael Caine, Michael Caine, Dave Goelz, Don Austen, Steve Whitmire

7.7

75%

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The Man Who Would Be King

(1975)

Adventure, Drama

A robust adventure about two British adventurers who take over primitive Kafiristan as "godlike" rulers, meeting a tragic end through their desire for a native girl. Based on a short story by Rudyard Kipling.

Runtime:

129 min

Director:

John Huston

Cast:

Sean Connery, Michael Caine, Christopher Plummer, Saeed Jaffrey, Doghmi Larbi

7.8

97%

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Dirty Rotten Scoundrels

(1988)

Comedy, Crime

Two con men try to settle their rivalry by betting on who can be the first to swindle a young American heiress out of $50,000.

Runtime:

110 min

Director:

Frank Oz

Cast:

Steve Martin, Michael Caine, Glenne Headly, Anton Rodgers, Barbara Harris

7.4

88%

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Secondhand Lions

(2003)

Comedy, Family

The comedic adventures of an introverted boy left on the doorstep of a pair of reluctant, eccentric great-uncles, whose exotic remembrances stir the boy's spirit and re-ignite the men's lives.

Runtime:

111 min

Director:

Tim McCanlies

Cast:

Michael Caine, Robert Duvall, Haley Joel Osment, Kyra Sedgwick, Josh Lucas

7.5

60%

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Harry Brown

(2009)

Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller

An elderly ex-serviceman and widower looks to avenge his best friend's murder by doling out his own form of justice.

Runtime:

103 min

Director:

Daniel Barber

Cast:

Michael Caine, Emily Mortimer, Iain Glen, Lee Oakes, Liam Cunningham

7.2

64%

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A Bridge Too Far

(1977)

Drama, History, War

Operation Market Garden, September 1944. The Allies attempt to capture several strategically important bridges in the Netherlands in the hope of breaking the German lines.

Runtime:

175 min

Director:

Richard Attenborough

Cast:

Dirk Bogarde, Dirk Bogarde, James Caan, Michael Caine, Sean Connery

7.4

62%

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Youth

(2015)

Comedy, Drama

Two lifelong friends bond whilst vacationing in a luxury Swiss Alps lodge as they ponder retirement. While Fred has no plans to resume his musical career despite the urging of his loving daughter Lena, Mick is intent on finishing the screenplay for what may be his last important film for his muse Brenda. And where will inspiration lead...

Runtime:

125 min

Director:

Paolo Sorrentino

Cast:

Michael Caine, Rachel Weisz, Harvey Keitel, Paul Dano, Jane Fonda

7.3

74%

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Zulu

(1964)

Action, Drama, History, War

In 1879, during the Anglo-Zulu War, man-of-the-people Lt. Chard and snooty Lt. Bromhead are in charge of defending the isolated and vastly outnumbered Natal outpost of Rorke's Drift from tribal hordes.

Runtime:

138 min

Director:

Cy Endfield

Cast:

Stanley Baker, Jack Hawkins, Ulla Jacobsson, James Booth, Michael Caine

7.7

96%

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Quills

(2000)

Drama

A nobleman with a literary flair, the Marquis de Sade lives in a madhouse where a beautiful laundry maid smuggles his erotic stories to a printer, defying orders from the asylum's resident priest. The titillating passages whip all of France into a sexual frenzy, until a fiercely conservative doctor tries to put an end to the fun.

Runtime:

124 min

Director:

Philip Kaufman

Cast:

Geoffrey Rush, Geoffrey Rush, Kate Winslet, Kate Winslet, Joaquin Phoenix

7.3

75%

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Now You See Me 2

(2016)

Action, Comedy, Thriller

One year after outwitting the FBI and winning the public’s adulation with their mind-bending spectacles, the Four Horsemen resurface only to find themselves face to face with a new enemy who enlists them to pull off their most dangerous heist yet.

Runtime:

129 min

Director:

Jon M. Chu

Cast:

Mark Ruffalo, Woody Harrelson, Jesse Eisenberg, Dave Franco, Morgan Freeman

6.5

33%

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The Italian Job

(1969)

Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller

Charlie's got a 'job' to do. Having just left prison he finds one his of friends has attempted a high risk job in Torino, Italy, right under the nose of the mafia. Charlie's friend doesn't get very far, so Charlie takes over the 'job'. Using three Mini Coopers, a couple of Jaguars and a bus, he hopes to bring Torino to a standstill, st...

Runtime:

99 min

Director:

Peter Collinson

Cast:

Michael Caine, Noël Coward, Benny Hill, Margaret Blye, Raf Vallone

7.3

81%

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Miss Congeniality

(2000)

Action, Comedy, Crime

When the local FBI office receives a letter from a terrorist known only as 'The Citizen', it's quickly determined that he's planning his next act at the Miss America beauty pageant. Because tough-as-nails Gracie Hart is the only female Agent at the office, she's chosen to go undercover as the contestant from New Jersey.

Runtime:

111 min

Director:

Donald Petrie

Cast:

Sandra Bullock, Benjamin Bratt, Michael Caine, Candice Bergen, William Shatner

6.3

41%

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Get Carter

(1971)

Crime, Thriller

Jack Carter is a small-time hood working in London. When word reaches him of his brothers death, he travels to Newcastle to attend the funeral. Refusing to accept the police report of suicide, Carter seeks out his brother’s friends and acquaintances to learn who murdered his sibling and why.

Runtime:

112 min

Director:

Mike Hodges

Cast:

Michael Caine, Ian Hendry, Britt Ekland, John Osborne, Tony Beckley

7.4

85%

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Dressed to Kill

(1980)

Horror, Mystery, Thriller

A mysterious blonde woman murders one of a psychiatrist's patients, and now she's after the prostitute who witnessed it.

Runtime:

105 min

Director:

Brian De Palma

Cast:

Michael Caine, Angie Dickinson, Nancy Allen, Keith Gordon, Dennis Franz

7.1

81%

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Austin Powers in Goldmember

(2002)

Comedy, Crime, Science Fiction

The world's most shagadelic spy continues his fight against Dr. Evil. This time, the diabolical doctor and his clone, Mini-Me, team up with a new foe—'70s kingpin Goldmember. While pursuing the team of villains to stop them from world domination, Austin gets help from his dad and an old girlfriend.

Runtime:

94 min

Director:

Jay Roach

Cast:

Mike Myers, Beyoncé, Seth Green, Michael York, Mindy Sterling

6.2

53%

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The Weather Man

(2005)

Comedy, Drama

A Chicago weather man, separated from his wife and children, debates whether professional and personal success are mutually exclusive.

Runtime:

101 min

Director:

Gore Verbinski

Cast:

Nicolas Cage, Michael Caine, Hope Davis, Gemmenne de la Peña, Gemmenne de la Peña

6.5

59%

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Going in Style

(2017)

Comedy, Crime

Desperate to pay the bills and come through for their loved ones, three lifelong pals risk it all by embarking on a daring bid to knock off the very bank that absconded with their money.

Runtime:

96 min

Director:

Zach Braff

Cast:

Morgan Freeman, Morgan Freeman, Michael Caine, Michael Caine, Alan Arkin

6.6

90%

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Cars 2

(2011)

Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Family

Star race car Lightning McQueen and his pal Mater head overseas to compete in the World Grand Prix race. But the road to the championship becomes rocky as Mater gets caught up in an intriguing adventure of his own: international espionage.

Runtime:

106 min

Director:

John Lasseter, Brad Lewis

Cast:

Owen Wilson, Michael Caine, Emily Mortimer, Michael Keaton, Jason Isaacs

6.2

39%

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Stonehearst Asylum

(2014)

Thriller

A Harvard Medical School graduate takes a position at a mental institution and soon becomes obsessed with a female mental patient, but he has no idea of a recent and horrifying staffing change.

Runtime:

112 min

6.8

N/A

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The Quiet American

(2002)

Drama, Romance, Thriller

A stylish political thriller where love and war collide in Southeast Asia. Set in early 1950s Vietnam, a young American becomes entangled in a dangerous love triangle when he falls for the beautiful mistress of a British journalist. As war is waged around them, these three only sink deeper into a world of drugs, passion, and betrayal w...

Runtime:

101 min

Director:

Phillip Noyce

Cast:

Michael Caine, Brendan Fraser, Do Thi Hai Yen, Tzi Ma, Tzi Ma

7.0

87%

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Danny Collins

(2015)

Comedy, Drama, Music

An ageing rock star decides to change his life when he discovers a 40-year-old letter written to him by John Lennon.

Runtime:

107 min

Director:

Dan Fogelman

Cast:

Jennifer Garner, Al Pacino, Josh Peck, Michael Caine, Katarina Cas

7.0

78%

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Escape to Victory

(1981)

Drama, War

A group of POWs in a German prison camp during World War II play the German National Soccer Team in this powerful film depicting the role of prisoners during wartime.

Runtime:

116 min

Director:

John Huston

Cast:

Michael Caine, Sylvester Stallone, Max von Sydow, Pelé, Pelé

6.7

63%

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Battle of Britain

(1969)

Action, Drama, History, War

In 1940, the Royal Air Force fights a desperate battle against the might of the Luftwaffe for control of the skies over Britain, thus preventing the Nazi invasion of Britain.

Runtime:

132 min

Director:

Guy Hamilton

Cast:

Harry Andrews, Michael Caine, Trevor Howard, Curd Jürgens, Ian McShane

7.0

67%

N/A

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Sleuth

(2007)

Drama, Mystery, Thriller

On his sprawling country estate, an aging writer matches wits with the struggling actor who has stolen his wife's heart.

Runtime:

86 min

Director:

Kenneth Branagh

Cast:

Jude Law, Michael Caine, Harold Pinter, Carmel O'Sullivan, Kenneth Branagh

6.5

36%

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The Eagle Has Landed

(1976)

Action, Adventure, Drama, Thriller, War

When the Nazi high command learns in late 1943 that Winston Churchill will be spending time at a country estate in Norfolk, it hatches an audacious scheme to kidnap the prime minister and spirit him to Germany for enforced negotiations with Hitler.

Runtime:

135 min

Director:

John Sturges

Cast:

Michael Caine, Donald Sutherland, Robert Duvall, Jenny Agutter, Donald Pleasence

6.9

60%

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Flawless

(2007)

Crime, Drama, Thriller

A female executive and a night janitor conspire to commit a daring diamond heist from their mutual employer, The London Diamond Corporation.

Runtime:

108 min

Director:

Michael Radford

Cast:

Demi Moore, Michael Caine, Lambert Wilson, Nathaniel Parker, Shaughan Seymour

6.7

55%

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