Thriller movies (21)
Quicksand (UK/FRA/GER, 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
Get Carter (USA, 2000)
Unnecessary remake of the 1971 Mike Hodges classic, this time starring Sylvester Stallone as Jack Carter
Rating: 2/10
Shadow Run (AUS/POR, 1998)
Terrible heist ‘thriller’ with no thrills at all which languished unreleased for four years before escaping onto DVD
Rating: 0/10
Midnight in St Petersburg (UK/RUS/CAN, 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 (UK/RUS/CAN/USA, 1995)
The first of the TV movie follow-ups to the original Harry Palmer trilogy misses the point entirely
Rating: 2/10
On Deadly Ground (USA, 1994)
Dull action thriller from Steven Seagal with a very heavy side of eco-consciousness and Michael Caine as the sneering baddie
Rating: 3/10
Blue Ice (UK, 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
Fourth Protocol, The (UK, 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
Jaws: The Revenge (USA, 1987)
Fourth instalment in the Jaws franchise ignores science and sanity by proclaiming that, for the sharks, 'This time – it’s personal!'
Rating: 3/10
Whistle Blower, The (UK, 1986)
Ex-serviceman Caine investigates the death of his beloved son (Nigel Havers) in this decent conspiracy film
Rating: 6/10
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
Jigsaw Man, The (UK, 1983)
Dull Cold War thriller obviously based on the Cambridge Spies affair
Rating: 3/10
Dressed to Kill (USA, 1980)
Risqué for its time, this slasher-thriller still provides some thrills despite dubious early 1980s sexual politics
Rating: 7/10
Eagle Has Landed, The (UK, 1976)
Enjoyable adaptation of a Jack Higgins novel featuring a German plot to assassinate Churchill during WWII
Rating: 7/10
Marseille Contract, The (UK/FRA, 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 (UK, 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
Get Carter (UK, 1971)
Get Carter remains a definitive British gangster film and Jack Carter a defining role in Michael Caine's career
Rating: 10/10
Billion Dollar Brain (UK, 1967)
The third Harry Palmer film is a glorious, enjoyable mess which sees him face a billionaire with plans for world domination
Rating: 7/10
Solo for Sparrow (UK, 1962)
Tight little B-movie in which a gang of thieves rob a jeweller's, but Inspector Sparrow of the Yard is soon after them – featuring Michael Caine as an Irish gang member
Rating: 5/10
Two-Headed Spy, The (UK, 1958)
WWII spy movie based loosely on a true story of a double agent within the German army
Rating: 7/10
Blind Spot (UK, 1958)
Melodramatic thriller featuring a US Army captain in England getting caught up in a web of smuggling and murder, with an early speaking role for Michael Caine
Rating: 5/10
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