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
Miss Congeniality (USA, 2000)
Fun comedy about an FBI agent who is forced to pose as a beauty pageant contestant to seek out a domestic terrorist
Rating: 8/10
Mr Destiny (USA, 1990)
Wish fulfilment comedy about an average Joe (James Belushi) who gets his wish granted by the mysterious Mike (Caine) to see what his life would have been if he had hit that home run in the Big Game back in high school
Rating: 4/10
Without a Clue (UK, 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
Surrender (USA, 1987)
Unfunny, unromantic rom-com in which a rich author (Caine) poses as impoverished writer to romance Sally Field
Rating: 2/10
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
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
Deathtrap (USA, 1982)
Probably most famous as the film in which Michael Caine kisses Christopher Reeve, this black comedy mystery never escapes its theatrical origins
Rating: 5/10
California Suite (USA, 1978)
Consistently funny look at four couples staying in an LA hotel over the Oscars weekend
Rating: 9/10
Silver Bears (UK/USA, 1977)
Enjoyable heist comedy featuring a bunch of hapless Mafioso trying to set up their own bank
Rating: 7/10
Simon Simon (UK, 1970)
Comedy B-feature short featuring a host of familiar 1970s British faces
Rating: 6/10
Italian Job, The (UK, 1969)
A perennial favourite on the Best British Films of All Time lists, this crime caper is the best free product placement in the history of cinema
Rating: 10/10
Gambit (USA, 1966)
Ingenious heist caper with an intriguing twist which pairs Caine with Shirley Maclaine to very good effect
Rating: 9/10
Alfie (UK, 1966)
A British classic showing both the highs and lows of the Swinging Sixties
Rating: 10/10
Wrong Arm of the Law, The (UK, 1962)
Entertaining British crime caper starring Peter Sellers as a crime boss and Lionel Jeffries as a senior policeman who team up to thwart a shared enemy
Rating: 8/10
Bulldog Breed, The (UK, 1960)
Standard Norman Wisdom fare, which means you'll either find it very funny or excruciatingly annoying, about a British sailor being sent to space
Rating: 4/10
Sailor Beware (UK, 1956)
Diverting British B-movie about a young sailor Lewis returning home to marry his sweetheart and having to stand up to his mother-in-law, Peggy Mount.
Rating: 5/10