James Caan

James Caan

James Edmund Caan (March 26, 1940 – July 6, 2022) was an American actor who was nominated for several awards, including four Golden Globes, an Emmy, and an Oscar. Caan was awarded a motion pictures star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1978.

After early roles in Howard Hawks’s El Dorado (1966), Robert Altman’s Countdown (1967) and Francis Ford Coppola’s The Rain People (1969), he came to prominence for playing his signature role of Sonny Corleone in The Godfather (1972), for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor and the Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actor. He reprised the role of Sonny Corleone in The Godfather Part II (1974) with a cameo appearance at the end.

Caan had significant roles in films such as Brian’s Song (1971), Cinderella Liberty (1973), The Gambler (1974), Rollerball (1975), A Bridge Too Far (1977), and Alan J. Pakula’s Comes a Horseman (1978). He had sporadically worked in film since the 1980s, with his notable performances including roles in Thief (1981), Gardens of Stone (1987), Misery (1990), Dick Tracy (1990), Bottle Rocket (1996), The Yards (2000), Dogville (2003), and Elf (2003).

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James Caan Movies

Discover the best James Caan movies. Explore the complete filmography, including top-rated classics, newest releases, and highest-grossing films starring James Caan ranked by year and score.

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Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2

Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 (2013)

Animation Comedy Family
Flint Lockwood's food-making machine didn't disappear when the first disaster ended. It evolved. Now mutated creations roam the island, from armored tacodiles to sentient fruit, and the inventor must face...
Score 6.5
2
That’s My Boy

That’s My Boy (2012)

Comedy
Donny knocked up his girlfriend at fifteen and spent the next two decades raising their son Todd with questionable judgment and boundless enthusiasm. When Todd finally escapes to build a...
Score 5.8
3
Detachment

Detachment (2011)

Drama
Henry Barthes drifts through public schools like a ghost, filling in where teachers have given up or burned out, never planting roots long enough to be hurt by what he...
Score 7.6
4
Henry’s Crime

Henry’s Crime (2010)

Comedy Crime
Henry is a directionless toll booth worker who ends up behind bars for a bank robbery he had absolutely nothing to do with. When he gets out, a slippery ex-con...
Score 5.8
5
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs

Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (2009)

Animation Comedy Family
When a struggling fishing town gets a chance at salvation through an experimental food-producing device, inventor Flint Lockwood becomes an overnight hero. His creation works brilliantly until the weather goes...
Score 6.7
6
This Thing of Ours

This Thing of Ours (2002)

Action Drama Thriller
When a crew of mob-connected wiseguys figures out how to exploit global satellite networks and internet infrastructure, they pull off a bank heist so audacious it rewrites what organized crime...
Score 4.0
7
The Way of the Gun

The Way of the Gun (2000)

Action Crime Drama
A pair of hardened criminals stumble into a kidnapping scheme targeting a surrogate mother, hoping for a quick payday from her wealthy employer. Instead, they find themselves trapped in a...
Score 6.3
8
Misery

Misery (1990)

Drama Thriller
A car crash leaves bestselling author Paul Sheldon stranded at the remote home of Annie Wilkes, a psychiatric nurse who worships his novels. When she discovers he's killed off her...
Score 7.8
9
Thief

Thief (1981)

Crime Drama Thriller
Frank operates in the shadows of Chicago's criminal underworld, cracking safes and stealing diamonds with surgical precision. He's accumulated enough to imagine an exit: a house, a family, stability. But...
Score 7.2
10
A Bridge Too Far

A Bridge Too Far (1977)

Drama History War
Richard Attenborough's sprawling account of Operation Market Garden captures the ambition and miscalculation of one of WWII's boldest gambits. When Allied commanders attempt to bypass German defenses by dropping paratroopers...
Score 7.2
11
The Godfather Part II

The Godfather Part II (1974)

Crime Drama
Two timelines, one relentless verdict on power. In early twentieth-century New York, a Sicilian immigrant named Vito Corleone builds something from nothing, trading survival for influence one careful step at...
Score 8.6
12
The Godfather

The Godfather (1972)

Crime Drama
Vito Corleone has spent decades building an empire held together by loyalty, fear, and carefully observed rules. When an assassination attempt leaves him near death, his family fractures under the...
Score 8.7

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According to aggregate user scores, the absolute best titles starring James Caan are Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2, That’s My Boy, and Detachment.
How many movies and TV shows has James Caan starred in? +
Our database currently features a comprehensive filmography of 12 titles starring James Caan, ranging from their earliest roles to the newest releases.
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Yes! The overall filmography starring James Caan maintains a strong average user rating of 6.8 out of 10 across all tracked titles.