James Caan
          Actor  
	
	Films to Rent 
				 
	  
	        
Lady in a Cage (1964)
 
- Dir. Walter Grauman
Feat. Olivia de Havilland, James Caan, Ann Sothern… 
- A wealthy, though incapacitated de Havilland gets stuck in her own private lift and is terrorised by a group of menacing youths, led by Caan.
This…
 
El Dorado (1966) 
- Dir. Howard Hawks
Feat. John Wayne, Edward Asner, James Caan… 
- A poignant portrait of cowboys past their prime has boozy sherriff Robert Mitchum and aging gunman John Wayne team up to rid their town of cattle…
 
Countdown (1968) 
- Dir. Robert Altman
Feat. James Caan, Robert Duvall, Joanna Moore… 
- An early and unusual space–travel drama from dir. Altman, in which American astronaut Caan must undergo tough training with instructor Duvall…
 
Journey to Shiloh (1968) 
- Dir. William Hale
Feat. James Caan, Michael Sarrazin, Harrison Ford… 
- Diverting counterculture western with seven fresh–faced young men embarking on a cross–country journey to join the confederate army.…
 
Rain People, The (1969) 
- Dir. Francis Ford Coppola
Feat. James Caan 
- A woman hits the road to escape her suffocating marriage, but finds her new circumstances no more satisfactory. A thought–provoker from…
 
Brian's Song (1970)
 
- Dir. Buzz Kulik
Feat. James Caan 
- Football player James Caan is diagnosed with cancer, deeply affecting the entire team. Multi–award winner was considered a milestone for…
 
Rabbit Run (1970) 
- Dir. Jack Smight
Feat. James Caan, Carrie Snodgrass, Anjanette Comer… 
- James Caan stars in this adaptation of John Updike's acclaimed 1960 novel about a has–been basketball star who impulsively abandones his life…
 
T.R. Baskin (1971) 
- Dir. Herbert Ross
Feat. Candice Bergen, Peter Boyle, James Caan 
- Candice Bergen plays a naive but enthusiastic young woman who runs away to Chicago in the hopes of finding a fulfilling romantic life and career, but…
 
Godfather, The (1972)
 
- Dir. Francis Ford Coppola
Feat. Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, Robert De Niro… 
- Adaptation of Mario Puzo's novel is a vivid and immaculately staged chronicle of a Sicilian family's ascension to NY gangland dominance. Seamlessly…
 
Freebie and the Bean (1974) 
- Dir. Richard Rush
Feat. James Caan, Alan Arkin, Valerie Harper… 
- A genre–twisting cop film from the dir. of THE STUNT MAN, that has cops Caan and Arkin in pursuit of a gangster and leaving an immense trail of…
 
Gambler, The (1974)
 
- Dir. Karel Reisz
Feat. James Caan, Paul Sorvino, Lauren Hutton… 
- A typically gritty 70s crime drama, adapted from a story by Dostoevsky, that boasts a fine performance by James Caan as a well–respected…
 
Killer Elite, The (1975) 
- Dir. Sam Peckinpah
Feat. Robert Duvall, James Caan 
- Minor Peckinpah shoot–em–up with mercenary Duvall double–crossing partner Caan. Gripping finale, though.
 
Rollerball (1975) 
- Dir. Norman Jewison
Feat. James Caan, John Houseman, Maud Adams… 
- The title refers to a violent sport in a corrupt, totalitarian future society where all forms of violence have been outlawed. Influenced by A…
 
Bridge Too Far, A (1977) 
- Dir. Richard Attenborough
Feat. Dirk Bogarde, Robert Redford, Sean Connery… 
- Perhaps a battle–scene too far for some, but for afficiandos this epic account of an abortive Allied invasion of Holland is sure to provide…
 
Comes A Horseman (1978) 
- Dir. Alan J. Pakula
Feat. Jane Fonda, James Caan, Richard Farnsworth… 
- An unusual attempt to transfer the grand mythos of the Western to a latterday setting, with Fonda playing a ranch boss, who mixes it up with a cousin…
 
Chapter Two (1979) 
- Dir. Robert Moore
Feat. James Caan, Marsha Mason, Valerie Harper 
- Neil SImon's hit play is competently adapted for the big screen. James Caan in a rare romantic role plays a man recently widowed who falls for a…
 
Les Uns et Les Autres (Bolero) (1981) 
- Dir. Claude Lelouch
Feat. James Caan, Geraldine Chaplin, Robert Hossein… 
- Sprawling extravaganza of questionable taste is not without its devotees. It charts the impact that music has made on the lives of four…
 
Thief (1981)
 
- Dir. Michael Mann
Feat. James Caan, Tuesday Weld 
- Exhilarating, distinctive portrait of a criminal professional, here a safecracker played with wired conviction by James Caan. A scorching…
 
Gardens of Stone (1987) 
- Dir. Francis Ford Coppola
Feat. James Caan, Anjelica Huston, James Earl Jones… 
- Downbeat story of a frustrated soldier appointed to guard the US military cemetery during the Vietnam war. 
 
Alien Nation (1988) 
- Dir. Graham Baker
Feat. James Caan, Mandy Patinkin, Terence Stamp 
- Extra–terrestrials have now settled in suburban California – some are good, some bad, but all are ugly! A futuristic buddy–cop…
 
Misery (1990)
 
- Dir. Rob Reiner
Feat. James Caan, Kathy Bates 
- You'll have a far from miserable experience watching novelist James Caan nursed back to health by his psychotic number one fan (Kathy Bates in an…
 
Dark Backward, The (1991)
 
- Dir. Adam Rifkin
Feat. Judd Nelson, Bill Paxton, Wayne Newton… 
- Weird black comedy about a hopeless stand–up comic (Judd Nelson) who finds that the third arm growing from his back is his ticket to the…
 
For the Boys (1991) 
- Dir. Mark Rydell
Feat. Bette Midler, James Caan 
- Bette Midler portrays the ebullient Dixie Leonard, a brassy cabaret–style performer who helped raise the spirits of American troups through…
 
Honeymoon in Vegas (1992) 
- Dir. Andrew Bergman
Feat. Nicolas Cage, James Caan 
- Likeable loser Nicolas Cage tries to win back the bride–to–be he lost for the weekend to smarmy card–shark James Caan. Dynamic…
 
Flesh and Bone (1993)
 
- Dir. Steve Kloves
Feat. James Caan, Dennis Quaid, Meg Ryan 
- Southern gothic mood piece with James Caan and Dennis Quaid as estranged father and son that share a sinister secret involving Meg Ryan. This won't…
 
North Star (1995) 
- Dir. Nils Gaup
Feat. Christopher Lambert, James Caan 
- Inuit indian Christopher Lambert tussles with tough prospector–baron James Caan in 19th century Alaska, over a rich lode of gold running…
 
Eraser (1996) 
- Dir. Charles Russell
Feat. Arnold Schwarzenegger, James Caan, Vanessa (singer/actress) Williams… 
- Arnold Schwarzenegger bankrolls another effects–driven hardware epic, playing an FBI agent who 'erases' the identities of important,…
 
Bottle Rocket (1996)
 
- Dir. Wes Anderson
Feat. Luke Wilson, Owen Wilson, Ned Dowd… 
- Merciless slacker/heist movie about three no–hopers who struggle at being even small–time hoods. Quirky, charismatic and blessed with a…
 
This Is My Father (1998) 
- Dir. Paul Quinn
Feat. James Caan, Aidan Quinn, Stephen Rea… 
- The discovery of an old family photo triggers a trip to Ireland and into the past for Irish–American James Caan and his nephew. Inevitably…
 
Mickey Blue Eyes (1999) 
- Dir. Kelly Makin
Feat. Hugh Grant, Jeanne Tripplehorn, James Caan 
- Amusing satire that culture–clashes a vicious Mafia–clan with English 'twit' Hugh Grant, here at his embarrassed, self–deprecating…