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Acting

Michael Caine

Career: Active from 1957 to 2023, busiest in 1986 with 6 main titles.

Leading roles: 100
top three billing

Average score: 58/100

Highest rated: The Dark Knight
89/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 139 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Michael Caine Catalog average

Rarely in their work

Contemporary Realism
4.1, average 5.4
Coming of Age
2.0, average 3.0
Family Dynamics
4.2, average 4.8
Uncanny
2.0, average 2.5

Main genres

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Recurring tags

Character-Driven 15
Moral Ambiguity 11
Political Intrigue 9
Social Commentary 8
Character Study 7
Psychological Thriller 6
Historical Drama 5
World War II 5
Gritty Realism 5
International Intrigue 5
Dialogue-Driven 5
Cold War Espionage 5

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

170

Type

Role

Score

Decade

Genre

Group by

2020s

8 titles · average score 51

The Great Escaper

68

as Bernard Jordan

Medieval

52

as Lord Boreš

Twist

19

as Fagin

Best Sellers

57

as Harris Shaw

Tenet

70

as Crosby

Four Kids and It

49

as Psammead (voice)

Come Away

42

as Charlie

The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault

as (archive footage)

2010s

22 titles · average score 61

King of Thieves

45

as Brian Reader

Dear Dictator

39

as General Anton Vincent

Going in Style

55

as Joe Harding

Youth

69

as Fred Ballinger

Kingsman: The Secret Service

72

as Arthur

The Last Witch Hunter

39

as Dolan 36th

Interstellar

80

as Professor Brand

Stonehearst Asylum

57

as Dr. Benjamin Salt

Mr. Morgan's Last Love

47

as Matthew Morgan

Journey 2: The Mysterious Island

50

as Alexander Anderson

Cars 2

54

as Finn McMissile (voice)

Gnomeo & Juliet

55

as Lord Redbrick (voice)

2000s

23 titles · average score 60

Harry Brown

64

as Harry Brown

The Dark Knight

89

as Alfred

Sleuth

51

as Andrew Wyke

Flawless

61

as Mr. Hobbs

The Prestige

78

as Cutter

Children of Men

85

as Jasper

Batman Begins

80

as Alfred

The Weather Man

61

as Robert Spritzel

Around the Bend

41

as Henry Lair

Secondhand Lions

66

as Garth

The Quiet American

77

as Thomas Fowler

Miss Congeniality

54

as Victor Melling

1990s

20 titles · average score 57

The Cider House Rules

73

as Dr. Wilbur Larch

Little Voice

72

as Ray Say

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

58

TV show · as Captain Nemo

Midnight in Saint Petersburg

39

as Harry Palmer

Bullet to Beijing

47

as Harry Palmer

On Deadly Ground

36

as Michael Jennings

World War II: When Lions Roared

67

TV show · as Joseph V. Stalin

The Muppet Christmas Carol

75

as Ebenezer Scrooge

Noises Off...

69

as Lloyd Fellowes

Blue Ice

48

as Harry Anders

Mr. Destiny

48

as Mike

A Shock to the System

66

as Graham Marshall

1980s

26 titles · average score 60

Dirty Rotten Scoundrels

77

as Lawrence Jamieson

Jack the Ripper

72

TV show · as Inspector Frederick Abberline

Without a Clue

65

as Sherlock Holmes

The Fourth Protocol

64

as John Preston

Half Moon Street

49

as Lord Sam Bulbeck

Blame It on Rio

37

as Matthew Hollis

Educating Rita

70

as Dr. Frank Bryant

Deathtrap

67

as Sidney Bruhl

Escape to Victory

66

as Captain John Colby

The Hand

47

as Jonathan Lansdale

Dressed to Kill

75

as Doctor Robert Elliott

The Island

50

as Blair Maynard

1970s

22 titles · average score 57

Beyond the Poseidon Adventure

27

as Captain Mike Turner

Ashanti

46

as Dr. David Linderby

The Swarm

28

as Brad Crane

A Bridge Too Far

68

as Lt. Col. John O.E. Vandeleur

The Eagle Has Landed

66

as Col. Kurt Steiner

The Man Who Would Be King

86

as Peachy Carnehan

The Wilby Conspiracy

55

as Jim Keogh

Sleuth

78

as Milo Tindle

Pulp

65

as Mickey King

Get Carter

78

as Jack Carter

The Last Valley

70

as The Captain

Too Late the Hero

62

as Pvt. Tosh Hearne

1960s

32 titles · average score 65

The Italian Job

74

as Charlie Croker

Battle of Britain

64

as Squadron Leader Canfield

Play Dirty

83

as Capt. Douglas

Deadfall

52

as Henry

The Magus

56

as Nicholas Urfe

Billion Dollar Brain

50

as Harry Palmer

Hurry Sundown

36

as Henry Warren

Alfie

57

as Alfie Elkins

Funeral in Berlin

64

as Harry Palmer

Gambit

68

as Harry

The Wrong Box

77

as Michael Hubert Gregory Finsbury

The Ipcress File

76

as Harry Palmer

1950s

16 titles · average score 63

Edgar Wallace Mysteries

76

TV show · as Paddy Mooney

Danger Within

62

as Prisoner with Pin-Up (uncredited)

The Adventures of William Tell

70

TV show · as Max

The Key

64

as Seaman (uncredited)

Carve Her Name with Pride

52

as Train Prisoner (uncredited)

The Two-Headed Spy

74

as Gestapo Agent

Blood Money

as Fighter

How to Murder a Rich Uncle

69

as Gilrony

A Hill in Korea

59

as Pvt. Lockyer

Navy Log

TV show

ITV Play of the Week

TV show · as Willie Mossop

Sunday Night Theatre

51

TV show · as Fighter

1940s

1 title

Morning Departure

as Teaboy