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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 | 872.8 | 1,641.50 | 1 | 95 | 08 / 02 | 99.7 | |
| 3 | Dunkirk (2017) AA Best Picture Nom Voice Only |
Tom Hardy | 190.10 | 249.0 | 690.70 | 14 | 89 | 08 / 03 | 99.7 | |
| 2 | Inception (2010) AA Best Picture Nom |
Leonardo DiCaprio & Tom Hardy |
292.60 | 435.7 | 1,229.40 | 6 | 86 | 08 / 04 | 99.6 | |
| 4 | Alfie (1966) AA Best Picture Nom AA Best Actor Nom |
Shelley Winters | 21.20 | 227.0 | 227.00 | 11 | 79 | 05 / 00 | 98.7 | |
| 4 | The Dark Knight Rises (2012) | Christian Bale & Tom Hardy |
458.10 | 676.3 | 1,615.50 | 2 | 88 | 00 / 00 | 98.6 | |
| 8 | The Man Who Would Be King (1975) | Sean Connery & Christopher Plummer |
33.30 | 191.1 | 191.10 | 16 | 87 | 04 / 00 | 98.6 | |
| 5 | Interstellar (2014) | Matthew McConaughey & Anne Hathaway |
188.00 | 270.4 | 970.90 | 16 | 81 | 05 / 01 | 98.2 | |
| 6 | Batman Begins (2005) | Christian Bale & Liam Neeson |
205.30 | 377.0 | 684.30 | 8 | 82 | 01 / 00 | 97.8 | |
| 10 | Hannah and Her Sisters (1986) AA Best Picture Nom AA Best Supp Actor Win |
Woody Allen & Maureen O'Sullivan |
35.40 | 112.1 | 112.10 | 30 | 90 | 07 / 03 | 96.5 | |
| 9 | A Bridge Too Far (1977) | Gene Hackman & Robert Redford |
56.80 | 299.1 | 299.10 | 9 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 94.7 | |
| 12 | The Cider House Rules (1999) AA Best Picture Nom AA Best Supp Actor Win |
Charlize Theron & Paul Rudd |
57.50 | 133.6 | 205.60 | 41 | 76 | 07 / 02 | 94.3 | |
| 12 | Kingsman: The Secret Service (2014) | Samuel L. Jackson & Colin Firth |
128.30 | 184.5 | 595.90 | 23 | 73 | 00 / 00 | 94.0 | |
| 13 | Sleuth (1972) AA Best Actor Nom |
Laurence Olivier | 17.40 | 120.4 | 120.40 | 23 | 89 | 04 / 00 | 93.8 | |
| 16 | Dressed to Kill (1980) | Angie Dickinson | 34.80 | 157.4 | 157.40 | 23 | 77 | 00 / 00 | 92.7 | |
| 14 | Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002) | Mike Myers | 213.30 | 432.1 | 601.00 | 7 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 92.2 | |
| 17 | California Suite (1978) | Jane Fonda & Richard Pryor |
42.90 | 215.5 | 215.50 | 13 | 55 | 03 / 01 | 91.2 | |
| 17 | Cars 2 (2011) Voice Only |
Owen Wilson | 191.50 | 283.7 | 832.90 | 8 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 90.1 | |
| 20 | Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (1988) | Steve Martin & Glenne Headly |
42.00 | 120.2 | 120.20 | 24 | 78 | 00 / 00 | 88.8 | |
| 18 | The Ipcress File (1965) | Nigel Green | 8.10 | 93.4 | 93.40 | 35 | 85 | 00 / 00 | 88.5 | |
| 21 | The Prestige (2006) | Scarlett Johansson & Hugh Jackman |
53.10 | 94.8 | 195.90 | 61 | 81 | 02 / 00 | 88.1 | |
| 22 | Children of Men (2006) | Clive Owen & Julianne Moore |
35.60 | 63.5 | 124.90 | 87 | 90 | 03 / 00 | 87.6 | |
| 22 | Miss Congeniality (2000) | Sandra Bullock | 106.80 | 232.8 | 463.80 | 21 | 50 | 00 / 00 | 87.4 | |
| 23 | Now You See Me (2013) | Morgan Freeman & Woody Harrelson |
117.70 | 170.1 | 508.30 | 27 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 86.9 | |
| 25 | Tenet (2020) | John David Washington & Robert Pattinson |
57.90 | 74.1 | 463.30 | 8 | 77 | 02 / 01 | 84.2 | |
| 26 | Gnomeo & Juliet (2011) Voice Only |
Emily Blunt & Jason Statham |
100.00 | 148.1 | 287.40 | 31 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 83.9 | |
| 24 | Zulu (1964) | Stanley Baker & Richard Burton |
4.00 | 50.4 | 50.40 | 71 | 86 | 00 / 00 | 83.6 | |
| 26 | Secondhand Lions (2003) | Robert Duvall & Haley Joel Osment |
42.10 | 82.0 | 93.30 | 69 | 73 | 00 / 00 | 81.8 | |
| 28 | Gambit (1966) | Shirley MacLaine | 6.20 | 66.8 | 66.80 | 44 | 74 | 03 / 00 | 81.3 | |
| 31 | Journey 2: The Mysterious Island (2012) | Dwayne Johnson | 103.90 | 153.3 | 494.90 | 30 | 50 | 00 / 00 | 81.0 | |
| 30 | Educating Rita (1983) AA Best Actor Nom |
Julia Walters | 14.60 | 54.6 | 54.60 | 49 | 77 | 03 / 00 | 80.8 | |
| 30 | The Italian Job (1969) | Noel Coward | 6.60 | 54.4 | 54.40 | 41 | 79 | 00 / 00 | 80.6 | |
| 31 | The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992) | Muppets | 27.30 | 77.2 | 77.20 | 47 | 71 | 00 / 00 | 79.5 | |
| 32 | Get Carter (1971) | Britt Ekland | 3.90 | 28.1 | 28.10 | 73 | 82 | 00 / 00 | 77.2 | |
| 36 | Deathtrap (1982) | Christopher Reeve & Dyan Cannon |
19.30 | 77.1 | 77.10 | 38 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 75.9 | |
| 34 | The Quiet American (2002) AA Best Actor Nom |
Brendan Fraser | 13.00 | 26.3 | 56.10 | 135 | 80 | 01 / 00 | 75.5 | |
| 36 | Mona Lisa (1986) | Bob Hoskins | 5.80 | 18.4 | 18.40 | 98 | 82 | 01 / 00 | 75.3 | |
| 38 | Now You See Me 2 (2016) | Mark Ruffalo & Woody Harelson |
65.10 | 88.4 | 454.90 | 49 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 74.0 | |
| 39 | Battle of Britain (1969) | Laurence Olivier & Christopher Plummer |
5.70 | 47.3 | 47.30 | 44 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 70.9 | |
| 39 | The Eagle Has Landed (1976) | Robert Duvall & Donald Sutherland |
13.60 | 75.2 | 75.20 | 49 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 70.7 | |
| 40 | Funeral in Berlin (1966) | Guy Doleman | 4.40 | 46.7 | 46.70 | 59 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 70.0 | |
| 41 | Quills (2000) | Kate Winslet & Joaquin Phoenix |
7.10 | 15.4 | 39.20 | 132 | 76 | 03 / 00 | 69.4 | |
| 42 | The Island (1980) | David Warner | 15.70 | 71.0 | 71.00 | 51 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 66.6 | |
| 41 | Last Orders (2001) | Helen Mirren & Bob Hoskins |
2.30 | 4.8 | 14.30 | 175 | 79 | 00 / 00 | 66.1 | |
| 43 | Victory (1981) | Sylvester Stallone | 10.90 | 45.9 | 45.90 | 72 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 65.9 | |
| 43 | The Great Escaper (2023) Limited Release |
Glenda Jackson | 0.10 | 0.1 | 6.60 | 270 | 79 | 00 / 00 | 64.1 | |
| 44 | Little Voice (1998) | Brenda Blethyn & Ewan McGregor |
4.60 | 11.6 | 11.60 | 149 | 74 | 01 / 00 | 64.0 | |
| 47 | Going In Style (2017) | Morgan Freeman & Alan Arkin |
45.00 | 59.0 | 111.20 | 60 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 63.7 | |
| 48 | On Deadly Ground (1994) | Steven Seagal | 38.60 | 111.1 | 111.10 | 37 | 42 | 00 / 00 | 62.9 | |
| 51 | Hurry Sundown (1967) | Jane Fonda & Faye Dunaway |
10.10 | 98.3 | 98.30 | 29 | 47 | 00 / 00 | 62.9 | |
| 50 | Youth (2015) | Jane Fonda | 2.70 | 3.8 | 33.50 | 156 | 75 | 01 / 00 | 62.2 | |
| 51 | The Wrong Box (1966) | Peter Sellers | 0.90 | 9.5 | 9.50 | 127 | 74 | 00 / 00 | 61.5 | |
| 52 | Too Late The Hero (1970) | Cliff Robertson & Henry Fonda |
2.60 | 19.5 | 19.50 | 93 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 60.6 | |
| 51 | The Last Valley (1971) | Omar Sharif | 2.30 | 16.6 | 16.60 | 108 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 58.7 | |
| 54 | Bewitched (2005) | Shirley MacLaine & Nicole Kidman |
63.30 | 116.2 | 241.30 | 41 | 37 | 00 / 00 | 57.2 | |
| 57 | Harry and Walter Go to New York (1976) | James Caan & Diane Keaton |
13.90 | 76.9 | 76.90 | 48 | 49 | 00 / 00 | 56.5 | |
| 56 | The Fourth Protocol (1987) | Pierce Brosnan | 12.40 | 37.3 | 37.30 | 77 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 55.2 | |
| 57 | A Shock to the System (1990) | Samuel L. Jackson | 3.40 | 9.5 | 9.50 | 132 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 55.0 | |
| 58 | The Weather Man (2005) | Nicolas Cage | 12.50 | 22.9 | 35.00 | 141 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 54.3 | |
| 57 | Mandela and de Klerk (1997) Showtime Movies |
Sidney Poitier | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 281 | 71 | 00 / 00 | 52.3 | |
| 58 | Harry Brown (2009) | Emily Mortimer | 1.80 | 2.8 | 2.80 | 183 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 50.4 | |
| 59 | Pulp (1972) | Mickey Rooney | 2.70 | 18.9 | 18.90 | 98 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 49.4 | |
| 62 | Without a Clue (1988) | Ben Kingsley | 8.50 | 24.4 | 24.40 | 99 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 48.9 | |
| 63 | Sweet Liberty (1986) | Lillian Gish & Alan Alda |
14.20 | 45.0 | 45.00 | 58 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 48.7 | |
| 64 | Play Dirty (1969) | Nigel Green | 1.40 | 11.8 | 11.80 | 125 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 48.0 | |
| 65 | Noises Off... (1992) | John Ritter | 2.30 | 6.5 | 6.50 | 146 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 41.9 | |
| 66 | Is Anybody There? (2008) | Bill Milner | 2.00 | 3.3 | 3.30 | 191 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 40.4 | |
| 69 | Billion Dollar Brain (1967) | Karl Malden & Donald Sutherland |
3.80 | 36.4 | 36.40 | 63 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 36.6 | |
| 67 | Flawless (2007) | Demi Moore | 1.20 | 2.0 | 11.60 | 208 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 35.4 | |
| 68 | Medieval (2022) | Ben Foster | 1.40 | 1.5 | 4.70 | 117 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 34.1 | |
| 69 | The Whistle Blower (1986) | John Gielgud | 1.50 | 4.8 | 4.80 | 159 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 33.8 | |
| 70 | How to Murder a Rich Uncle (1957) | Charles Coburn and Wendy Hiller | 0.10 | 3.0 | 3.00 | 210 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 33.0 | |
| 72 | Mr. Destiny (1990) | James Belushi | 15.40 | 42.7 | 42.70 | 80 | 49 | 00 / 00 | 33.0 | |
| 71 | Stonehearst Asylum (2014) | Ben Kingsley & Kate Beckinsale |
0.10 | 0.1 | 4.60 | 317 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 32.1 | |
| 72 | Blood and Wine (1996) | Jack Nicholson | 1.10 | 2.9 | 2.90 | 197 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 32.0 | |
| 73 | Best Sellers (2021) Limited Release |
Aubrey Plaza | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.40 | 245 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 31.4 | |
| 76 | Woman Times Seven (1967) | Shirley MacLaine & Peter Sellers |
2.20 | 21.8 | 21.80 | 91 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 31.1 | |
| 75 | Last Love (2013) | Jane Alexander | 0.10 | 0.1 | 2.80 | 322 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 28.4 | |
| 80 | The Magus (1968) | Anthony Quinn | 2.90 | 25.6 | 25.60 | 97 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 27.0 | |
| 78 | Curtain Call (1998) Starz! |
Maggie Smith | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 342 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 26.8 | |
| 80 | Sherlock Gnomes (2018) Voice Only |
Johnny Depp & James McAvoy |
43.20 | 55.5 | 111.40 | 69 | 41 | 00 / 00 | 25.8 | |
| 82 | The Romantic Englishwoman (1975) | Glenda Jackson | 2.80 | 16.1 | 16.10 | 91 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 25.2 | |
| 84 | The Wilby Conspiracy (1975) | Sidney Poitier | 3.00 | 17.4 | 17.40 | 87 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 24.5 | |
| 83 | Shiner (2000) | Martin Landau | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.30 | 267 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 23.9 | |
| 84 | The Destructors/The Marseille Contract (1974) | Anthony Quinn & James Mason |
0.50 | 3.0 | 3.00 | 145 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 23.7 | |
| 85 | Deadfall (1968) | Giovanna Ralli | 1.00 | 9.0 | 23.10 | 148 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 23.6 | |
| 86 | King of Thieves (2018) | Michael Gambon | 0.10 | 0.1 | 10.30 | 377 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 22.9 | |
| 86 | Half Moon Street (1986) | Sigourney Weaver | 1.10 | 3.6 | 3.60 | 171 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 22.2 | |
| 87 | Beyond the Limit (1983) | Richard Gere | 6.00 | 22.4 | 22.40 | 81 | 49 | 00 / 00 | 21.8 | |
| 89 | X, Y and Zee (1972) | Elizabeth Taylor | 5.00 | 34.2 | 34.20 | 64 | 45 | 00 / 00 | 20.6 | |
| 92 | Peeper (1975) | Natalie Wood | 2.40 | 13.9 | 13.90 | 108 | 50 | 00 / 00 | 18.9 | |
| 89 | The Debtors (1999) | Randy Quaid | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 331 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 18.4 | |
| 91 | Kidnapped (1971) | Trevor Howard | 1.10 | 7.6 | 7.60 | 154 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 18.4 | |
| 93 | Blue Ice (1992) HBO Movie |
Ian Holm | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 227 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 17.8 | |
| 93 | The Jigsaw Man (1983) | Laurence Olivier | 0.50 | 1.9 | 1.90 | 142 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 17.3 | |
| 95 | The Swarm (1978) | Richard Widmark & Olivia de Havilland |
17.10 | 85.9 | 85.90 | 41 | 25 | 01 / 00 | 15.9 | |
| 95 | Sleuth (2007) | Jude Law | 0.30 | 0.6 | 8.30 | 258 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 15.2 | |
| 96 | Four Kids And It (2020) Voice Only |
Matthew Goode | 0.10 | 0.1 | 1.00 | 176 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 14.8 | |
| 98 | Blame it on Rio (1984) | Demi Moore | 18.60 | 65.2 | 65.20 | 56 | 31 | 00 / 00 | 14.2 | |
| 97 | Dear Dictator (2017) | Katie Holmes & Odeya Rush |
0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 302 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 14.2 | |
| 100 | The Last Witch Hunter (2015) | Vin Diesel | 27.40 | 38.1 | 204.80 | 83 | 38 | 00 / 00 | 12.9 | |
| 101 | Come Away (2020) | Angelina Jolie | 0.20 | 0.2 | 0.80 | 78 | 50 | 00 / 00 | 12.8 | |
| 102 | The Holcroft Covenant (1985) | Anthony Edwards | 0.40 | 1.3 | 1.30 | 170 | 49 | 00 / 00 | 12.3 | |
| 102 | The Black Windmill (1974) | Donald Pleasance | 1.60 | 10.0 | 10.00 | 116 | 45 | 00 / 00 | 10.4 | |
| 104 | Bullseye! (1990) | Roger Moore & John Cleese |
0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 247 | 47 | 00 / 00 | 9.9 | |
| 107 | Beyond the Poseidon Adventure (1979) | Sally Field | 5.50 | 25.9 | 25.90 | 78 | 37 | 01 / 00 | 8.0 | |
| 105 | Around the Bend (2004) | Christopher Walken & Glenne Headly |
0.20 | 0.4 | 0.40 | 254 | 45 | 00 / 00 | 7.9 | |
| 106 | Ashanti (1979) | William Holden | 1.70 | 8.0 | 8.00 | 126 | 43 | 00 / 00 | 7.8 | |
| 108 | Twist (2021) | Rafferty Law | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.60 | 244 | 44 | 00 / 00 | 6.3 | |
| 111 | Jaws: The Revenge (1987) | Lorraine Gary | 20.80 | 62.4 | 155.90 | 53 | 24 | 00 / 00 | 6.2 | |
| 109 | The Statement (2003) | Tilda Swinton | 0.80 | 1.5 | 1.50 | 195 | 43 | 00 / 00 | 6.2 | |
| 110 | Water (1985) | Valerie Perrine | 0.50 | 1.7 | 4.20 | 165 | 41 | 00 / 00 | 4.7 | |
| 112 | Get Carter (2000) | Sylvester Stallone | 15.00 | 32.6 | 42.30 | 114 | 29 | 00 / 00 | 3.9 | |
| 113 | Surrender (1987) | Lorraine Gary | 5.70 | 17.2 | 17.20 | 100 | 32 | 00 / 00 | 3.0 | |
| 114 | Silver Bears (1977) | Martin Balsam & Jay Leno |
0.90 | 5.0 | 5.00 | 136 | 33 | 00 / 00 | 1.7 | |
| 115 | The Hand (1981) | Directed by Oliver Stone | 2.40 | 10.3 | 10.30 | 109 | 30 | 00 / 00 | 1.4 |
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Happy Birthday To Michael Caine.
Hey Helakoski…..thanks for sharing your Caine birthday wishes.
One of my favourites always has been. 85 and still going strong.
Hey Mark…..thanks for checking out our updated Michael Caine page….added bonus is that it was on his 85th birthday.
One of my favourites always has been. 85 and still going strong.
Any Michael Caine fans here at UMR?
There’s a nice interview with Sir Michael at The Guardian – I’ve taken out the first part of the URL to see if the post gets past Bruce’s spam filters. If it does, just copy and paste the link below to google, or the address bar at top and it should lead to the story.
He’s 85 next week.
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2018/mar/10/michael-caine-what-ruined-60s-drugs-my-generation-interview
Hey Steve….thanks for sharing the link to the interview….I really enjoyed reading it. Happy Birthday to Michael Caine….85 years young today.
I am a great fan of this actor and in fact he and Sir Dirk Bogarde are my two fave Brit performers [except when Mr Mumbles is speaking in an English accent as in Burn, Mutiny on the bounty, Superman Returns and Superman 1978!] but in the past I have commented on many OTHER performers’ birthday tributes [see for example the Michael Keaton page ] but those comments have been ignored so because I wish to see some degree of impartiality demonstrated and am not in favour of self-indulgence from any quarter I will refrain from commenting on Sir Maurice Micklewhite’s birthday. “What’s sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander.”
Hey Bob Roy….I had a blast including all of these trailers….some are real clunkers….but I have enjoyed his movies for over 40 years. Sorry I missed some of your other comments……but we are trying to stay focused. Good feedback.
One of my favorites.
Right there with you J. Berryson…my top 3 are Caine, Cary Grant and Bruce Willis.