Michael Caine biography and movies
Born Maurice Micklewhite in London, Michael Caine was the son of a fish-market porter and a charlady. He left school at 15 and took a series of working-class jobs before joining the British army and serving in Korea during the Korean War, where he saw combat. Upon his return to England he gravitated toward the theater and got a job as an assistant stage manager. He adopted the name of Caine on the advice of his agent, taking it from a marquee that advertised The Caine Mutiny (1954). In the years that followed he worked in more than 100 television dramas, with repertory companies throughout England and eventually in the stage hit, 'The Long and the Short and the Tall.' Zulu (1964), the 1964 epic retelling of a historic 19th-century battle in South Africa between British soldiers and Zulu warriors, brought Caine to international attention. Instead of being typecast as a low-ranking Cockney soldier, he played a snobbish, aristocratic officer. Although 'Zulu' was a major success, it was the role of Harry Palmer in The Ipcress File (1965) and the title role in Alfie (1966) that made Caine a star of the first magnitude. He epitomized the new breed of actor in mid-'60s England, the working-class bloke with glasses and a down-home accent. However, after initially starring in some excellent films, particularly in the 1960s, including Gambit (1966), Funeral in Berlin (1966), Play Dirty (1969), Battle of Britain (1969), Too Late the Hero (1970), The Last Valley (1971) and especially Get Carter (1971), he seemed to take on roles in below-average films, simply for the money he could by then command. There were some gems amongst the dross, however. He gave a magnificent performance opposite Sean Connery in The Man Who Would Be King (1975) and turned in a solid one as a German colonel in The Eagle Has Landed (1976). Educating Rita (1983) and Hannah and Her Sisters (1986) (for which he won his first Oscar) were highlights of the 1980s, while more recently Little Voice (1998), The Cider House Rules (1999) (his second Oscar) and Last Orders (2001) have been widely acclaimed.

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Rate: 7.5 Harry Brown

Year: 2009

Genres: Thriller, Drama, Crime

Director: Daniel Barber

Artists: Iain Glen, David Bradley, Emily Mortimer, Harry Brown, Michael Caine


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Rate: 9.7 The Dark Knight

Year: 2008

Genres: Crime, Thriller, Action

Director: Christopher Nolan

Artists: Heath Ledger, Batman, Michael Caine, Christian Bale, Morgan Freeman


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Rate: 8.9 The Dark Knight

Year: 2008

Genres: Thriller, Drama, Crime, Action

Director: Christopher Nolan

Artists: Heath Ledger, Michael Caine, Christian Bale, Aaron Eckhart, Morgan Freeman


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Rate: 8.9 The Dark Knight

Year: 2008

Genres: Thriller, Drama, Crime, Action

Director: Christopher Nolan

Artists: Heath Ledger, Michael Caine, Christian Bale, Aaron Eckhart, Morgan Freeman


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Rate: 9.7 Dark Knight

Year: 2008

Genres: Crime, Drama, Thriller

Director: Christopher Nolan

Artists: Maggie Gyllenhaal, Michael Caine, Heath Ledger, Aaron Eckhart, Christian Bale


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Rate: 9.7 Flawless

Year: 2007

Genres: Crime, Drama, Thriller

Director: Michael Radford

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


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Rate: 6.8 Flawless

Year: 2007

Genres: Crime, Thriller, Drama

Director: Michael Radford

Artists: Jonathan Aris, Nicholas Jones, Ben Righton, Nathaniel Parker, Joss Ackland, Michael Caine, Derren Nesbitt, David Barras, Lambert Wilson, Kevan Willis, Demi Moore, Silas Carson, Stanley Townsend, Rosalind March, Shaughan Seymour


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Rate: 9.7 The Prestige

Year: 2006

Genres: Drama, Fantasy, Mystery

Director: Christopher Nolan

Artists: Rebecca Hall, Piper Perabo, Michael Caine, Christian Bale, Hugh Jackman


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Rate: 6.9 The Weather Man

Year: 2005

Genres: Drama, Comedy

Director: Gore Verbinski

Artists: Gil Bellows, Michael Rispoli, Nicholas Hoult, Hope Davis, Michael Caine, Nicolas Cage, Jackson Bubala, Alejandro Pina, Guy Van Swearingen, Dina Facklis, Chris Marrs, Judith McConnell


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Rate: 9.7 Batman Begins

Year: 2005

Genres: Action, Crime, Drama

Director: Christopher Nolan

Artists: Morgan Freeman, Katie Holmes, Liam Neeson, Michael Caine, Christian Bale


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Rate: 8.3 Batman Begins

Year: 2005

Genres: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller

Director: Christopher Nolan

Artists: Morgan Freeman, Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Linus Roache, Liam Neeson


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Rate: 4.8 Bewitched

Year: 2005

Genres: Romance, Comedy, Fantasy

Director: Nora Ephron

Artists: Will Ferrell, Jason Schwartzman, Kristin Chenoweth, Steve Carell, Michael Caine


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Rate: 4.8 Bewitched

Year: 2005

Genres: Comedy, Fantasy, Romance

Director: Nora Ephron

Artists: Heather Burns, Michael Badalucco, Michael Caine, Jason Schwartzman, Nicole Kidman, Will Ferrell, Shirley MacLaine, James Lipton, Katie Finneran, Uncle Arthur, Steve Carell, Aunt Clara, Carole Shelley, Kristin Chenoweth, Stephen Colbert, Jim Turner, David Alan Grier


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Rate: 6.3 Around the Bend

Year: 2004

Genres: Drama

Director: Jordan Roberts

Artists: Josh Lucas, Gerry Bamman, Jonah Bobo, Christopher Walken, Michael Caine


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Rate: 6.2 Austin Powers in Goldmember

Year: 2002

Genres: Crime, Comedy, Adventure, Action

Director: Jay Roach

Artists: Nobu Matsuhisa, Fook Yu, Carrie Ann Inaba, Mindy Sterling, Diane Mizota, Fred Savage, Michael Caine, Verne Troyer, Robert Wagner, Michael York, Seth Green, Mike Myers, Young Basil, Eddie Adams, Young Evil, Josh Zuckerman, Young Austin, Aaron Himelstein


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Rate: 6.1 Miss Congeniality

Year: 2000

Genres: Crime, Action, Comedy

Director: Donald Petrie

Artists: Melissa De Sousa, Frank Tobin, Heather Burns, Ernie Hudson, Michael Caine, Candice Bergen, Steve Monroe, Benjamin Bratt, John DiResta, Wendy Raquel Robinson, Gabriel Folse, Asia De Marcos, Ken Thomas, Deirdre Quinn, Sandra Bullock, William Shatner


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Rate: 7.2 Educating Rita

Year: 1983

Genres: Comedy, Drama

Director: Lewis Gilbert

Artists: Rosamund Burton, Christopher Casson, Jack Walsh, Michael Caine, Julie Walters, Michael Williams, Maureen Lipman, Jeananne Crowley, Hilary Reynolds, Kim Fortune, Patrick Daly, Dearbhla Molloy, Godfrey Quigley, Malcolm Douglas


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Rate: 5.2 Harry And Walter Go To New York

Year: 1976

Genres: Crime, Comedy

Director: Mark Rydell

Artists: Elliott Gould, Carol Kane, Michael Caine, James Caan, Dennis Dugan


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Rate: 9.7 Sleuth

Year: 1972

Genres: Mystery, Thriller

Director: Joseph L. Mankiewicz

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


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Rate: 6.8 Battle of Britain

Year: 1969

Genres: War, History, Drama, Action

Director: Guy Hamilton

Artists: Harry Andrews, Michael Bates, Robert Shaw, Michael Caine, Ian McShane


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Rate: 7 Gambit

Year: 1966

Genres: Crime, Comedy

Director: Ronald Neame

Artists: Arnold Moss, Shirley MacLaine, John Abbott, Herbert Lom, Michael Caine


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