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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 |
Our Personal Top Ten Michael Caine Movies
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Not that The Swarm is a good movie, but it did get one Oscar nomination. You do not seem to have that listed. Otherwise this was a very enjoyable Caine tribute page.
You were correct I had that wrong….it has been fixed. thanks for catching it.
You’ve seen Now You See Me, Bruce, how does it rank with Caine’s other magician movie – The Prestige?
Hey Steve….I really liked Now You See Me….and the wife liked it even more….but I would say it is not as good as the Prestige….but I think the first 80% of Prestige is awesome.
I am just glad to see Michael Caine still making movies….currently he only has one more project on IMDB…but I am sure Chris Nolan will find him a spot in his latest movie. Thanks for the comment.
I laughed when I saw this page in my feed – only because I watched “Miss Congeniality” today for the umpteenth time. I love M. Caine in this one. He’s so funny and droll – or in Sandra Bullock’s words, “dripping with disdain.” A great actor.
Hey Esmeowl12…thanks for checking out Caine hub. He is a very busy actor even as he closes in on 80. I think he is excellent in Miss Congeniality. And I also enjoy that “dripping with disdain” line as well.
Wow you’re still at it! I don’t think you’ll ever run out of cool actors to write about on here. Just saw Michael Caine in the film SecondHand Lions, he’s great! Was great in Miss Congeniality too
Hey Emilybee..yep I am still at it…so many stars to do movie pages on and so little time to do it….lol. I love Secondhand Lions, it has one of the best endings…so funny and so much like the characters that Caine and Duvall play. It was nice to hear from you.
Journey 2 The Center of the Earth was filmed in my area and I wish I would have seen him. Cool update, Cogerson!
Hey Alecia, that is very cool that they filmed the movie near you. My son in Alaska got that recently with a movie called The Frozen Ground…and the stars(John Cusack and Nicolas Cage) of that movie were hanging all the local bars and dining places. Thanks for checking out one of my biggest pages.