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Michael's top ten performances?

posted 10 years ago by Maddyclassicfilms
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Over the years Michael has given many superb performances. In which ten films do you think he gives his best performances? For me it's the following.

Shiner
Get Carter
Educating Rita
The Statement
Zulu
Jack the Ripper (TV miniseries)
The Muppet Christmas Carol
The Ipcress File
The Quiet American
The Cider House Rules

I think he was also fantastic as the loyal Alfred in the Christopher Nolan Batman films.

Go to bed Frank or this is going to get ugly .

[–] shepardjessica-1 9 years ago

Alfie
Get Carter
Hannah & Her Sisters
Zulu
The Quiet American
Educating Rita
The Ipcress File
The Man Who Would Be King
Pulp
The Statement

[–] scott_thai 9 years ago

Dirty Rotten scoundrels.

[–] boogles 9 years ago

The Quiet American
Educating Rita
The Honorary Consul
The Whistleblower
Hannah and Her Sisters
Get Carter
Mona Lisa
Sleuth
Alfie
A Shock to the System

[–] Terol 9 years ago

I would add Youth.

[–] DemetriosConstantinides 8 years ago

1. The man who would be a king
2. Dressed to kill
3. Hannah and her sisters
4. Get Carter
5. Deathtrap
6. Sleuth
7. Educating Rita
8. Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
9. Youth
10. Ipcress File

[–] looper007 (1158) 6 years ago

Tough one for Caine, he's been in a lot of great films with great performances but also been in a ton of dross. You have to fight through the dross to find the gems but they are there. This is my top 10

1. Get Carter (1971)
2. Alfie (1966)
3. Educating Rita (1983)
4. The Man Who would Be King (1975)
5. Hannah And Her Sisters (1986)
6. The Quiet American (2002)
7. Sleuth (1972)
8. Little Voice (1998)
9. The Cider House Rules (1999)
10. Zulu (1964)

Honorable mentions:
The Ipcress File (1965),The Italian Job (1969),The Last Valley (1971),Dressed To Kill (1980),Deathtrap (1982),Mona Lisa (1986),Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (1988),Noises Off.. (1992),The Muppets Christmas Carol (1992),Last Orders(2001),Children of Men (2006),Harry Brown (2009),Youth (2015) and Batman Trilogy.

[–] slimone (7996) 6 years ago

I can give you my two favorites, that's about it.

Going In Style
The Man Who Would Be King

[–] Scape (527) 6 years ago

Any Caine fan knows that - one of his all time best/craziest performances from him, is in the movie:

The Hand (1981)

Hands down...