Interstellar (USA/UK/CAN, 2014)
Overly long but beautifully acted and directed film about a group of scientists, led by farmer Matthew McConaughey, who try to save a dying Earth by going through a wormhole into the unknown
Rating: 6/10
Weather Man, The (USA/GER, 2005)
Downbeat but curiously watchable character study of a weather man (Nicolas Cage) and his dysfunctional family relationships, including with his award-winning-author father (Caine)
Rating: 6/10
Blood and Wine (USA, 1996)
Absorbing character study of a heist gone wrong which focuses more on the dysfunctional relationships than the crime, with strong performances and a fine eye for detail
Rating: 7/10
Mona Lisa (UK, 1986)
Very fine gangster thriller which sees Bob Hoskins trying to save just one girl but find that the system is very much stacked against him
Rating: 9/10
Sweet Liberty (USA, 1986)
Gentle poke at Hollywood excesses as college professor Alan Alda watches his historical novel being cannibalised by a movie production, including its lothario star, Michael Caine
Rating: 6/10
Honorary Consul, The (UK/MEX, 1983)
Dull Graham Greene adaptation sees Michael Caine giving a winning acting performance in an otherwise uninspired film
Rating: 2/10
Educating Rita (UK, 1983)
Outstanding comedy-drama for which Michael Caine and Julie Walters right won both Baftas and Golden Globes as a lecturer and pupil who transform each other’s lives
Rating: 10/10
California Suite (USA, 1978)
Consistently funny look at four couples staying in an LA hotel over the Oscars weekend
Rating: 9/10
X, Y and Zee (UK, 1972)
Blowsy relationship melodrama which ratchets the kitsch up to volume 11
Rating: 4/10
Kidnapped (UK, 1971)
Ambitious but flawed Robert Louis Stevenson adaptation which ran out of money and luck during production
Rating: 4/10
Hurry Sundown (USA, 1967)
Overwrought melodrama which cannot decide if it wants to condemn racism or be racist itself
Rating: 2/10
Alfie (UK, 1966)
A British classic showing both the highs and lows of the Swinging Sixties
Rating: 10/10
Zulu (UK, 1964)
Moving war drama which attempts to celebrate those who fight wars without exalting war itself
Rating: 10/10
Carve Her Name with Pride (UK, 1958)
Excellent WWII biopic of Violette Szabo, a woman of extraordinary courage and bravery who won both the George Cross and the French Croix de Guerre
Rating: 8/10