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British movies (34)

• Interstellar (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
• Quicksand (2003)
  Implausible yet diverting innocent-man-on-the-run thriller with Michael Keaton as a banker framed for an assassination and Michael Caine as a spoilt Steven Seagal-style action hero
  Rating: 5/10
• Midnight in St Petersburg (1996)
  Harry Palmer’s fifth and final on-screen outing is marginally better than Bullet to Beijing, but that's not saying much
  Rating: 3/10
• Bullet to Beijing (1995)
  The first of the TV movie follow-ups to the original Harry Palmer trilogy misses the point entirely
  Rating: 2/10
• Blue Ice (1992)
  Confused and confusing over-the-top spy thriller in which femme fatale Sean Young persuades retired spy Michael Caine to get back in the game.
  Rating: 3/10
• Without a Clue (1988)
  Fun spoof of Sherlock Holmes with Sir Ben Kingsley as Dr John Watson hiring an out-of-work actor (Caine) to pass off as the purely fictional Sherlock Holmes
  Rating: 8/10
• Fourth Protocol, The (1987)
  Fast-paced, involving and well acted Cold War thriller, with Michael Caine's MI6 agent facing off against a nuclear bomb threat from Russian agent Pierce Brosnan
  Rating: 8/10
• Whistle Blower, The (1986)
  Ex-serviceman Caine investigates the death of his beloved son (Nigel Havers) in this decent conspiracy film
  Rating: 6/10
• Mona Lisa (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
• Honorary Consul, The (1983)
  Dull Graham Greene adaptation sees Michael Caine giving a winning acting performance in an otherwise uninspired film
  Rating: 2/10
• Jigsaw Man, The (1983)
  Dull Cold War thriller obviously based on the Cambridge Spies affair
  Rating: 3/10
• Educating Rita (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
• Silver Bears (1977)
  Enjoyable heist comedy featuring a bunch of hapless Mafioso trying to set up their own bank
  Rating: 7/10
• Eagle Has Landed, The (1976)
  Enjoyable adaptation of a Jack Higgins novel featuring a German plot to assassinate Churchill during WWII
  Rating: 7/10
• Man Who Would Be King, The (1975)
  A glorious, timeless adaptation of Kipling’s tale of adventure and hubris, with Michael Caine and Sean Connery both sublime
  Rating: 10/10
• Marseille Contract, The (1974)
  Hit man Caine and DEA officer Anthony Quinn take on James Mason’s drug kingpin in a game of cat-and-mouse in 1970s France
  Rating: 7/10
• Sleuth (1972)
  The first of the two Sleuth movies is marginally the better, with Caine and Olivier caught in a deadly game of cat and mouse
  Rating: 9/10
• X, Y and Zee (1972)
  Blowsy relationship melodrama which ratchets the kitsch up to volume 11
  Rating: 4/10
• Kidnapped (1971)
  Ambitious but flawed Robert Louis Stevenson adaptation which ran out of money and luck during production
  Rating: 4/10
• Get Carter (1971)
  Get Carter remains a definitive British gangster film and Jack Carter a defining role in Michael Caine's career
  Rating: 10/10

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