# What are your Top Five Michael Caine Movies? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 18, 2015, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-top-five-michael-caine-movies/725539 "2015-07-18T19:08:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2015, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-top-five-michael-caine-movies/725539/1 "2015-07-18T19:08:25Z")
See [Highest Rated Feature Film Actor Titles With Michael Caine](http://www.imdb.com/filmosearch?explore=title_type&role=nm0000323&ref_=filmo_ref_job_typ&sort=user_rating,desc&mode=detail&page=1&job_type=actor&title_type=movie)for a complete listing of his movies. Or pick five from this selected list and post them here. ==================================== 1. The Dark Knight (2008) 2. Inception (2010) 3. Interstellar (2014) 4. The Dark Knight Rises (2012) 5. The Prestige (2006) 6. Batman Begins (2005) 7. Sleuth (1972) 8. Hannah and Her Sisters (1986) 9. Kingsman: The Secret Service (2014) 10. Children of Men (2006) 11. The Man Who Would Be King (1975) 12. Zulu (1964) 13. Secondhand Lions (2003) 14. Get Carter (1971) 15. Noises Off… (1992) 16. Youth (I) (2015) 17. The Cider House Rules (1999) 18. A Bridge Too Far (1977) 19. The Italian Job (1969) 20. Quills (2000) 21. The Last Valley (1971) 22. Mona Lisa (1986) 23. Now You See Me (I) (2013) 24. Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (1988) 25. The Ipcress File (1965) 26. Carve Her Name with Pride (1958) 27. Harry Brown (2009) 28. Educating Rita (1983) 29. Gambit (1966) 30. The Day the Earth Caught Fire (1961) 31. Dressed to Kill (1980) 32. The Quiet American (2002) 33. Alfie (1966) 34. The Two-Headed Spy (1958) 35. Battle of Britain (1969) 36. Deathtrap (1982) 37. Little Voice (1998) 38. Without a Clue (1988) 39. Last Orders (2001) 40. The Wrong Box (1966) 41. How to Murder a Rich Uncle (1957) 42. The Eagle Has Landed (1976) 43. Funeral in Berlin (1966) 44. Operation Disaster (1950) 45. Stonehearst Asylum (2014) 46. Last Love (2013) 47. Flawless (2007) 48. Is Anybody There? (2008) ==================================== ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2015, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-top-five-michael-caine-movies/725539/2 "2015-07-18T19:15:41Z")
My Top Five: 1. The Man Who Would Be King (1975) 2. Get Carter (1971) 3. Harry Brown (2009) 4. Last Orders (2001) 5. The Eagle Has Landed (1976) ---
**Author:** ![El\_Kabong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/el_kabong/32/496_2.png) [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2015, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-top-five-michael-caine-movies/725539/3 "2015-07-18T19:16:18Z")
The Man Who Would Be King (1975) Zulu (1964) Get Carter (1971) The Italian Job (1969) Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (1988) ---
**Author:** ![Fir\_na\_tine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/a587f6/32.png) [@Fir\_na\_tine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fir_na_tine)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2015, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-top-five-michael-caine-movies/725539/4 "2015-07-18T20:03:18Z")
1. The Man Who Would Be King (1975) 2. The Cider House Rules (1999) 3. Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (1988) 4. The Eagle Has Landed (1976) ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2015, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-top-five-michael-caine-movies/725539/5 "2015-07-18T20:10:36Z")
20, 21, 30, 37 and _California Suite_. ---
**Author:** ![Roderick\_Femm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/roderick_femm/32/14875_2.png) [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2015, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-top-five-michael-caine-movies/725539/6 "2015-07-18T20:12:46Z")
1. Sleuth 2. Little Voice 3. The Quiet American 4. Educating Rita 5. The Man Who Would Be King ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2015, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-top-five-michael-caine-movies/725539/7 "2015-07-18T20:41:35Z")
The Man Who Would Be King Sleuth (1972) Zulu Hannah and Her Sisters Little Voice ---
**Author:** ![Lo-Slung\_Denim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f6c823/32.png) [@Lo-Slung\_Denim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lo-Slung_Denim)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2015, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-top-five-michael-caine-movies/725539/8 "2015-07-18T20:54:55Z")
The Muppet Christmas Carol - certainly his best work. I also enjoyed Kingsman, Harry Brown and Educating Rita, but the Muppets swings it for sure. ---
**Author:** ![UncaStuart](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/uncastuart/32/404_2.png) [@UncaStuart](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncaStuart)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2015, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-top-five-michael-caine-movies/725539/9 "2015-07-18T21:09:20Z")
1. The Man Who Would Be King (1975) 2. Zulu (1964) 3. Get Carter (1971) 4. The Ipcress File (1965) 5. Alfie (1966) 60s and 70s, baby! ---
**Author:** ![Trinopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/2bfe46/32.png) [@Trinopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trinopus)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2015, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-top-five-michael-caine-movies/725539/10 "2015-07-18T21:27:57Z")
The Man Who Would Be King The Ipcress File (I have a dummy book in my library of “Induced Psychoneuroses…etc.”) ---
**Author:** ![Drum\_God](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drum_god/32/44_2.png) [@Drum\_God](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drum_God)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2015, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-top-five-michael-caine-movies/725539/11 "2015-07-18T22:00:51Z")
No love for _Children of Men_? I thought it was an amazing movie. ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2015, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-top-five-michael-caine-movies/725539/12 "2015-07-18T22:30:42Z")
The Man Who Would Be King Alfie Dirty Rotten Scoundrels Zulu A Bridge Too Far ---
**Author:** ![samclem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9a28c/32.png) [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2015, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-top-five-michael-caine-movies/725539/13 "2015-07-18T23:00:00Z")
1. Sleuth (1972) 2. The Man Who Would Be King (1975) 3. Zulu (1964) 4. The Ipcress File (1965) 5. Deathtrap (1982) Old school. ---
**Author:** ![BrotherCadfael](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@BrotherCadfael](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrotherCadfael)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2015, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-top-five-michael-caine-movies/725539/14 "2015-07-18T23:24:22Z")
Pretty near unanimity on 11. The Man Who Would Be King (1975). I can’t argue - great movie. ---
**Author:** ![LH75](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lh75/32/4438_2.png) [@LH75](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LH75)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2015, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-top-five-michael-caine-movies/725539/15 "2015-07-19T00:32:41Z")
The Man who would be King Zulu Sleuth Deathtrap The Italian Job ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2015, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-top-five-michael-caine-movies/725539/16 "2015-07-19T01:20:52Z")
Zulu Cider House Rules The Man Who Would Be King The Ipcress File Funeral in Berlin ---
**Author:** ![samclem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9a28c/32.png) [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2015, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-top-five-michael-caine-movies/725539/17 "2015-07-19T01:54:15Z")
> [@BrotherCadfael](#): > > Pretty near unanimity on 11. The Man Who Would Be King (1975). > > I can’t argue - great movie. Here’s an opposing point. Saw it when it came out. Saw it on tv some time ago. Saw it on TCM (I think) in the last year. Didn’t think it held up to my memory when I saw it this last year. ---
**Author:** ![Hail\_Ants](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/dc4da7/32.png) [@Hail\_Ants](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hail_Ants)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2015, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-top-five-michael-caine-movies/725539/18 "2015-07-19T03:41:17Z")
You forgot number 51. Jaws: The Revenge _!!!_ 😃 ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2015, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-top-five-michael-caine-movies/725539/19 "2015-07-19T03:56:15Z")
Children of Men The Prestige The Man Who Would Be King Zulu A Bridge Too Far ---
**Author:** ![buddha\_david](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee7513/32.png) [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2015, 4:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-top-five-michael-caine-movies/725539/20 "2015-07-19T04:47:54Z")
What’s this? No love for _A Shock to the System?_ 😕 [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-top-five-michael-caine-movies/725539.md?page=2)