Michael Caine

Apex — The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992)

23,670 feet (Camp III)

88th highest of 105

An enduring, oft-rewatched summit, edging Dressed to Kill.

The career, climbed — every film on the shared Everest scale; hover for detail

Filmography — by elevation

	Film	Year	Elevation
	The Muppet Christmas Carol ▲ apex	1992	23,669 ft
	Dressed to Kill	1980	23,654 ft
	The Quiet American	2002	23,568 ft
	Educating Rita	1983	23,441 ft
	Deathtrap	1982	23,369 ft
	Alfie	1966	23,309 ft
	The Italian Job	1969	23,186 ft
	Sleuth	2007	23,181 ft
	Without a Clue	1988	23,172 ft
	The Fourth Protocol	1987	23,146 ft
	Get Carter	1971	23,145 ft
	Secondhand Lions	2003	23,086 ft
	The Ipcress File	1965	23,041 ft
	The Eagle Has Landed	1976	23,022 ft
	Harry Brown	2009	22,999 ft
	Funeral in Berlin	1966	22,837 ft
	The Black Windmill	1974	22,724 ft
	Too Late the Hero	1970	22,717 ft
	The Hand	1981	22,710 ft
	The Last Valley	1971	22,702 ft
	Mr. Morgan's Last Love	2013	22,683 ft
	The Swarm	1978	22,679 ft
	Play Dirty	1969	22,642 ft
	The Island	1980	22,641 ft
	Kidnapped	1971	22,586 ft
	Billion Dollar Brain	1967	22,560 ft
	Beyond the Poseidon Adventure	1979	22,527 ft
	Last Orders	2001	22,527 ft
	The Marseille Contract	1974	22,522 ft
	Silver Bears	1977	22,512 ft
	The Honorary Consul	1983	22,506 ft
	Is Anybody There?	2009	22,501 ft
	Water	1985	22,496 ft
	Pulp	1972	22,494 ft
	Ashanti	1979	22,494 ft
	The Whistle Blower	1986	22,482 ft
	Jekyll & Hyde	1990	22,451 ft
	The Holcroft Covenant	1985	22,446 ft
	My Generation	2017	22,437 ft
	The Statement	2003	22,403 ft
	The Great Escaper	2023	22,365 ft
	Sleuth	1972	22,357 ft
	The Magus	1968	22,346 ft
	Best Sellers	2021	22,343 ft
	The Jigsaw Man	1983	22,339 ft
	King of Thieves	2018	22,311 ft
	Deadfall	1968	22,298 ft
	Bullet to Beijing	1995	22,287 ft
	The Actors	2003	22,273 ft
	Blue Ice	1992	22,260 ft
	Midnight in Saint Petersburg	1996	22,255 ft
	Bullseye!	1990	22,253 ft
	Batman Begins	2005	22,232 ft
	Dear Dictator	2018	22,186 ft
	Shiner	2000	22,185 ft
	Blame It on Rio	1984	22,073 ft
	Youth	2015	21,976 ft
	A Shock to the System	1990	21,940 ft
	Hurry Sundown	1967	21,893 ft
	Little Voice	1998	21,788 ft
	Battle of Britain	1969	21,770 ft
	Noises Off...	1992	21,747 ft
	Gambit	1966	21,725 ft
	On Deadly Ground	1994	21,674 ft
	Dirty Rotten Scoundrels	1988	21,516 ft
	Interstellar	2014	21,440 ft
	Zee and Co.	1972	21,383 ft
	The Romantic Englishwoman	1975	21,369 ft
	Surrender	1987	21,327 ft
	Quicksand	2003	21,324 ft
	Twist	2021	21,323 ft
	Escape to Victory	1981	21,183 ft
	Flawless	2007	21,168 ft
	Going in Style	2017	21,159 ft
	The Cider House Rules	1999	21,052 ft
	The Man Who Would Be King	1975	21,026 ft
	The Weather Man	2005	21,006 ft
	Sweet Liberty	1986	20,993 ft
	The Wrong Box	1966	20,989 ft
	The Wilby Conspiracy	1975	20,964 ft
	Medieval	2022	20,942 ft
	Half Moon Street	1986	20,909 ft
	Jaws: The Revenge	1987	20,902 ft
	Around the Bend	2004	20,890 ft
	The Dark Knight	2008	20,889 ft
	Ending the Knight	2012	20,886 ft
	A Bridge Too Far	1977	20,872 ft
	Cars 2	2011	20,833 ft
	Curtain Call	1998	20,817 ft
	The Prestige	2006	20,807 ft
	Mr. Destiny	1990	20,794 ft
	Mona Lisa	1986	20,736 ft
	Hannah and Her Sisters	1986	20,709 ft
	Gnomeo & Juliet	2011	20,625 ft
	Four Kids and It	2020	20,567 ft
	Bewitched	2005	20,533 ft
	Miss Congeniality	2000	20,530 ft
	Quills	2000	20,523 ft
	California Suite	1978	20,493 ft
	Harry and Walter Go to New York	1976	20,455 ft
	Tenet	2020	20,453 ft
	Children of Men	2006	20,409 ft
	The Last Witch Hunter	2015	20,391 ft
	Journey 2: The Mysterious Island	2012	20,371 ft
	Stonehearst Asylum	2014	20,345 ft
	Blood and Wine	1996	20,275 ft
	Kingsman: The Secret Service	2015	20,270 ft
	The Dark Knight Rises	2012	20,244 ft
	Austin Powers in Goldmember	2002	20,241 ft
	Now You See Me	2013	20,223 ft
	Woman Times Seven	1967	20,209 ft
	Get Carter	2000	20,191 ft
	Come Away	2020	20,171 ft
	Valentino: The Last Emperor	2008	20,166 ft
	Now You See Me 2	2016	20,164 ft
	Sherlock Gnomes	2018	20,163 ft
	Inception	2010	20,157 ft
	Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired	2008	20,141 ft
	Quincy	2018	20,140 ft
	Monty Python's The Meaning of Life	1983	20,139 ft
	Dunkirk	2017	20,139 ft
	The Sound of 007	2022	20,139 ft