James Caan Movie Rankings
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James Caan scores a combined 3.9812 out of 4 stars for Godfather
3.9812
War veteran Michael Corlone returns home to find himself becoming increasingly involved with the family "business." His father, "Don" Vito Corleone, is the head of the mafia family and eventually expects Michael to take his place when he dies. ... more about Godfather
Actor Awards
Academy Awards, USA - Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Golden Globes, USA - Best Supporting Actor - Motion Picture
DVD from $5.99 
(5 sellers)
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James Caan scores a combined 3.8894 out of 4 stars for Godfather: Part II
3.8894
The second installment in the Godfather trilogy follows Michael and his position of "Don" in the Corleone family. The film also tells about Vito Corleone's beginnings and how he became one of the most powerful men in New York. ... more about Godfather: Part II
DVD from $6.45 
(1 sellers)
3
James Caan scores a combined 3.0251 out of 4 stars for Bridge Too Far
3.0251
This WWII film follows the perspectives of American, Polish and British soldiers attempting to capture key bridges behind German lines in a complicated parachute and armoured assault. ... more about Bridge Too Far
DVD from $2.82 
(6 sellers)
4
James Caan scores a combined 3.0004 out of 4 stars for Elf
3.0004
A stowaway orphan is raised by Santa's elves. Desperate to know who his family is, Buddy sets off to New York to find his father. ... more about Elf
DVD from $2.99 
(6 sellers)
5
James Caan scores a combined 2.9684 out of 4 stars for Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs
2.9684
A scientist tries to solve world hunger only to see things go awry as food falls from the sky in abundance. ... more about Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs
Not Available on DVD
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James Caan scores a combined 2.9225 out of 4 stars for Misery
2.9225
Novelist Paul Sheldon crashes his car on a snowy Colorado road. He is found by Annie Wilkes, the "number one fan" of Paul's heroine Misery Chastaine. Annie is also somewhat unstable, and Paul finds himself crippled, drugged and at her mercy. ... more about Misery
Actor Awards
Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA - Best Actor
DVD from $5.42 
(3 sellers)
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James Caan scores a combined 2.9039 out of 4 stars for Thief
2.9039
Frank is an expert professional safecracker, specializing in high-profile diamond jobs. After having spent many years in prison, he has a very concrete picture of what he wants out of life--including a nice home, a wife, and kids. ... more about Thief
DVD from $4.33 
(6 sellers)
8
James Caan scores a combined 2.8614 out of 4 stars for Dogville
2.8614
The beautiful fugitive, Grace (Nicole Kidman), arrives in the isolated township of Dogville on the run from a team of gangsters. ... more about Dogville
DVD from $1.99 
(5 sellers)
9
James Caan scores a combined 2.8072 out of 4 stars for Eraser
2.8072
John Kruger is a U.S. marshal who is assigned to protect Lee Cullen, who works for the Cyrez Corporation, a company that manufactures top secret weapons for the military. ... more about Eraser
DVD from $2.45 
(8 sellers)
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James Caan scores a combined 2.7687 out of 4 stars for This Is My Father
2.7687
A middle-aged teacher discovers photos from his mother's past that convinces him that she has not told the truth about his real father. Venturing into Ireland where he believes his real father to be, a past romance slowly unfolds. ... more about This Is My Father
DVD from $18.88 
(0 sellers)
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James Caan scores a combined 2.7676 out of 4 stars for Bottle Rocket
2.7676
Upon his release from a mental hospital following a breakdown, the directionless Anthony joins his friend Dignan (who seems far less sane than Anthony. ... more about Bottle Rocket
DVD from $2.20 
(5 sellers)
12
James Caan scores a combined 2.7394 out of 4 stars for Yards
2.7394
In the rail yards of Queens, contractors repair and rebuild the city's subway cars. These contracts are lucrative, so graft and corruption are rife. ... more about Yards
DVD from $2.59 
(5 sellers)
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James Caan scores a combined 2.7215 out of 4 stars for Lady in a Cage
2.7215
A Lady (Olivia De Havilland) gets trapped inside a home elevator after the electricity goes out. ... more about Lady in a Cage
DVD from $4.94 
(0 sellers)
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James Caan scores a combined 2.7168 out of 4 stars for Alien Nation
2.7168
A few years from now, Earth will have the first contact with an alien civilisation. These aliens, known as Newcomers, slowly begin to be integrated into human society after years of quarantine but are victims of a new type of discrimination. ... more about Alien Nation
DVD from $4.11 
(5 sellers)
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James Caan scores a combined 2.7103 out of 4 stars for Mickey Blue Eyes
2.7103
An art-house auctioneer (Hugh Grant) finds himself getting in deeper and deeper with the mob after learning that his teacher girl friend (Jeanne Tripplehorn) is the daughter of a major mobster (James Caan). ... more about Mickey Blue Eyes
DVD from $2.00 
(7 sellers)
16
James Caan scores a combined 2.6846 out of 4 stars for Rain People
2.6846
Natalie Ravenna decides one day that she needs a break from marriage. She meanders across the U.S. trying to deal with the notion of being responsible. ... more about Rain People
Not Available on DVD
17
James Caan scores a combined 2.6226 out of 4 stars for Dick Tracy
2.6226
All Tess Trueheart wants is to settle down to a quiet life with her boyfriend, detective Dick Tracy. ... more about Dick Tracy
DVD from $4.46 
(5 sellers)
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James Caan scores a combined 2.6225 out of 4 stars for Honeymoon in Vegas
2.6225
On her deathbed, a mother makes her son promise never to get married, which scars him with psychological blocks to a commitment with his girlfriend. ... more about Honeymoon in Vegas
DVD from $2.86 
(5 sellers)
19
James Caan scores a combined 2.5634 out of 4 stars for Flesh and Bone
2.5634
Some thirty years after Arlis witnesses his father murdering a family, he runs into Kay, who happens to be the family's baby who was spared. Kay and Arlis suspect nothing about each other, but when his father returns, old wounds are reopened. ... more about Flesh and Bone
DVD from $3.75 
(0 sellers)
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James Caan scores a combined 2.5167 out of 4 stars for Way Of The Gun
2.5167
Two petty if violent criminals kidnap a girl being paid $1m to be a surrogate mother. As the baby is for a gangster the pair's demand for money sees several henchmen and assorted other ruthless characters head after them to Mexico. ... more about Way Of The Gun
DVD from $2.25 
(6 sellers)
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James Caan scores a combined 2.3725 out of 4 stars for Gardens of Stone
2.3725
A touching, insightful look at stateside military life during the Vietnam War at Ft. Meyer and Arlington National Cemetery (the Garden). ... more about Gardens of Stone
DVD from $3.95 
(6 sellers)
22
James Caan scores a combined 2.3333 out of 4 stars for For the Boys
2.3333
With the help of the singer and dancer Dixie Leonhard US-Entertainer Eddie Sparks wants to bring some fun to the soldiers during World War II. Becoming a perfect team they tour from North Africa to the Pacific to act for "the boys". ... more about For the Boys
DVD from $3.00 
(4 sellers)
23
James Caan scores a combined 2.3185 out of 4 stars for City of Ghosts
2.3185
War-torn Cambodia is the setting for this tortuous tale of mystery and intrigue. ... more about City of Ghosts
DVD from $2.00 
(5 sellers)
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James Caan scores a combined 2.3100 out of 4 stars for Funny Lady
2.3100
1930s in New York. The famous singer Fanny Brice has divorced her first husband Nicky Arnstein. During the depression she has trouble finding work as an artist but meets Billy Rose, a newcomer who writes lyrics and owns his own nightclub. ... more about Funny Lady
Actor Awards
Golden Globes, USA - Best Motion Picture Actor - Musical/Comedy
DVD from $7.45 
(7 sellers)
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James Caan scores a combined 2.2790 out of 4 stars for Bulletproof
2.2790
Rock Keats and Archie Moses are the best of friends and have spent the past year together performing various small time criminal acts. This all changes when they become involved in a major drug smuggling operation. ... more about Bulletproof
DVD from $1.52 
(5 sellers)
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James Caan scores a combined 2.2695 out of 4 stars for Silent Movie
2.2695
Aspiring filmmakers Mel Funn, Marty Eggs and Dom Bell go to a financially troubled studio with an idea for a silent movie. ... more about Silent Movie
DVD from $6.67 
(6 sellers)
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James Caan scores a combined 2.2280 out of 4 stars for Countdown
2.2280
The Apollo 3 crew are training when it is discovered that the Russians plan a moon landing. The Americans enact a makeshift plan to land a man on the moon first, using an older style Gemini spacecraft. ... more about Countdown
Not Available on DVD
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James Caan scores a combined 2.1824 out of 4 stars for El Dorado
2.1824
Hired gunman Cole Thornton turns down a job with Bart Jason as it would mean having to fight an old sheriff friend. Some months later he finds out the lawman is on the bottle and a top gunfighter is heading his way to help Jason. ... more about El Dorado
DVD from $3.66 
(1 sellers)
29
James Caan scores a combined 1.9789 out of 4 stars for Program
1.9789
Several players from different backgrounds try to cope with the pressures of playing football at a major university. Each deals with the pressure differently, some turn to drinking, others to drugs, and some to studying. ... more about Program
DVD from $2.00 
(5 sellers)
30
James Caan scores a combined 1.9462 out of 4 stars for Slither
1.9462
Not Available on DVD
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James Caan scores a combined 1.9269 out of 4 stars for This Thing of Ours
1.9269
This crime story tells the story of a group of gangsters who steal hundreds of millions of dollars from the world's banks using a sophisticated Internet and satellite system, pulling off the biggest heist in the history of the American Mafia. ... more about This Thing of Ours
DVD from $3.18 
(1 sellers)
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James Caan scores a combined 1.9191 out of 4 stars for Gambler
1.9191
Alex Freed is a literature professor. He has the gambling vice. When he has lost all his money, he borrows from his girlfriend, then his mother and finally some bad guys that chase his. Despite of all this he cannot stop gambling. ... more about Gambler
Actor Awards
Golden Globes, USA - Best Motion Picture Actor - Drama
DVD from $8.97 
(0 sellers)
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James Caan scores a combined 1.9036 out of 4 stars for Chapter Two
1.9036
George Schneider is an author whose wife had just died. His brother Leo gives him the number of Jennie MacLaine, and somehow they hit it off. And just when things are moving along, the memory of his first wife comes between them. ... more about Chapter Two
Not Available on DVD
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James Caan scores a combined 1.8597 out of 4 stars for Submarine X-1
1.8597
After losing a submarine and fifty crew in a battle with a German ship during WWII, a Royal Navy officer gets a second chance in a daring raid with midget subs. ... more about Submarine X-1
DVD from $3.88 
(5 sellers)
35
James Caan scores a combined 1.7838 out of 4 stars for In the Shadows
1.7838
When a stunt man dies in Miami, his uncle, a New York mob boss, sends a hit man to tail the stunt coordinator, whom the boss wants dead. ... more about In the Shadows
DVD from $4.48 
(3 sellers)
36
James Caan scores a combined 1.7714 out of 4 stars for Red Line 7000
1.7714
The story of three racing drivers and three women, who constantly have to worry for the lives of their boyfriends. Jim Loomis and Mike Marsh drive for Pat Cassarian. Jim expects his fiancée Holly, but before she arrives, he dies in a race. ... more about Red Line 7000
Not Available on DVD
37
James Caan scores a combined 1.7301 out of 4 stars for Harry and Walter Go to New York
1.7301
Two hoplessly out of their class con-men attempt to pull off the largest bank heist of the l9th century. They gain the enmity of the most famous bank Robber in the world and the affection of a crusading newspaperwoman. ... more about Harry and Walter Go to New York
DVD from $14.45 
(1 sellers)
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James Caan scores a combined 1.7155 out of 4 stars for Viva Las Nowhere
1.7155
Somewhere in Kansas, Frank operates the Middle O'America Motel and dreams of opening a club where he'll sing his country songs. ... more about Viva Las Nowhere
DVD from $3.36 
(1 sellers)
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James Caan scores a combined 1.5737 out of 4 stars for Dark Backward
1.5737
A man pursues stand-up comedy encouraged by his fellow garbage man. Though his friend, who accompanies him on accordion, continues to tell him how great he is, he actually stinks. ... more about Dark Backward
DVD from $5.46 
(5 sellers)
41
James Caan scores a combined 1.4883 out of 4 stars for Games
1.4883
Not Available on DVD
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James Caan scores a combined 1.4744 out of 4 stars for T.R. Baskin
1.4744
Not Available on DVD
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James Caan scores a combined 1.4639 out of 4 stars for Kiss Me Goodbye
1.4639
Not until three years after the death of her husband Jolly, Kay dares to move back into their former home, persuaded by her new fiancée Rupert. ... more about Kiss Me Goodbye
DVD from $4.11 
(6 sellers)
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James Caan scores a combined 1.4470 out of 4 stars for Freebie and the Bean
1.4470
Freebie and Bean, two San Francisco police detectives, have one goal in life: to bring down Red Meyers, a local hijacking boss. After many fruitless months they finally collect an important piece of evidence. ... more about Freebie and the Bean
Not Available on DVD
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James Caan scores a combined 1.3861 out of 4 stars for Killer Elite
1.3861
Mike Locken is one of the principle members of a group of freelance spies. A significant portion of their work is for the C.I.A. and while on a case for them one of his friends turns on him and shoots him in the elbow and knee. ... more about Killer Elite
DVD from $4.73 
(4 sellers)
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James Caan scores a combined 1.2689 out of 4 stars for Cinderella Liberty
1.2689
A lonely Navy sailor falls in love with a hooker and becomes a surrogate father figure for her son during an extended liberty due to his service records being lost. ... more about Cinderella Liberty
DVD from $11.23 
(3 sellers)
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James Caan scores a combined 1.0776 out of 4 stars for Luckytown
1.0776
If you find your dad, what happens next? When she turns 18, unhappy Lidda Daniels leaves Southern California to look for Charlie, her father, a professional gambler who abandoned her years before. ... more about Luckytown
Actor Awards
DVD Exclusive Awards - Best Supporting Actor
DVD from $3.04 
(3 sellers)
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James Caan scores a combined 0.9342 out of 4 stars for Hide in Plain Sight
0.9342
This was based on a true story. About a man (Caan) who discovers that his ex-wife has disappeared along with their children. It seems that her new boyfriend works for some criminals. ... more about Hide in Plain Sight
Not Available on DVD
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James Caan scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Journey to Shiloh
0.0001
At the beginning of the Civil War, seven friends embark on a cross-country journey in order to join the Confederate army. ... more about Journey to Shiloh
Not Available on DVD
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James Caan scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Rabbit
0.0001
Not Available on DVD
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James Caan scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Un autre homme
0.0001
France 1870: Napoleon III has just lost the war against Prussia and left the country in poverty. Young Jeanne falls in love with photographer Francis, who soon takes her with him when he emigrates to America. ... more about Un autre homme
Not Available on DVD
 
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James Caan
Birthdate:
March 26, 1940

James Caan

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Career Span:

Decade
# Movies
Movie Score
1960s
9
total ranking of 2.4015  2.4015
1970s
18
total ranking of 2.4603  2.4603
1980s
5
total ranking of 2.3361  2.3361
1990s
14
total ranking of 2.6810  2.6810
2000s
10
total ranking of 2.4848  2.4848
Ratings and rankings are based on all available critic reviews & awards.
Overall Actor Score:
2.9889
James Caan is ranked overall as 2.9889 of of 4 stars
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