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James Caan

Actor · 97 credits · 71 in highly-rated films

Best known for The Godfather (1972)

Frequent collaborators: Al Pacino, Robert Duvall, Marlon Brando, Diane Keaton, Francis Ford Coppola

Best James Caan movies by genre

Movies (95 total, ranked by score)

  1. The Godfather

    1972 · ★ 8.7 (23,428 votes)

    Drama, Crime

    1

  2. Misery

    1990 · ★ 7.8 (5,352 votes)

    Drama, Thriller

    2

  3. Dogville

    2003 · ★ 7.7 (2,747 votes)

    Crime, Drama, Thriller

    3

  4. The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980

    1992 · ★ 8.9 (172 votes)

    Crime, Drama

    4

  5. Detachment

    2011 · ★ 7.6 (2,065 votes)

    Drama

    5

  6. El Dorado

    1966 · ★ 7.4 (599 votes)

    Western, Drama

    6

  7. Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs

    2009 · ★ 6.7 (6,590 votes)

    Animation, Comedy, Family

    7

  8. Thief

    1981 · ★ 7.2 (877 votes)

    Crime, Thriller, Drama

    8

  9. Elf

    2003 · ★ 6.7 (4,645 votes)

    Comedy, Family, Fantasy

    9

  10. A Bridge Too Far

    1977 · ★ 7.2 (939 votes)

    Drama, History, War

    10

  11. Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2

    2013 · ★ 6.5 (3,540 votes)

    Animation, Family, Comedy

    11

  12. Bottle Rocket

    1996 · ★ 6.7 (1,225 votes)

    Comedy, Crime, Drama

    12

  13. Get Smart

    2008 · ★ 6.2 (3,974 votes)

    Action, Comedy, Thriller

    13

  14. The Godfather: The Complete Epic 1901–1959

    2016 · ★ 9.0 (11 votes)

    Crime, Drama

    14

  15. Eraser

    1996 · ★ 6.1 (2,080 votes)

    Action, Mystery, Thriller

    15

  16. Middle Men

    2009 · ★ 6.5 (350 votes)

    Drama, Comedy, Crime

    16

  17. Dick Tracy

    1990 · ★ 6.2 (1,070 votes)

    Adventure, Comedy, Crime

    17

  18. The Godfather Family: A Look Inside

    1990 · ★ 7.7 (40 votes)

    Documentary, TV Movie

    18

  19. The Yards

    2000 · ★ 6.2 (537 votes)

    Crime, Drama, Thriller

    19

  20. The Gambler

    1974 · ★ 6.7 (134 votes)

    Drama, Crime

    20

  21. Rollerball

    1975 · ★ 6.3 (639 votes)

    Science Fiction, Action

    21

  22. The Godfather Legacy

    2012 · ★ 7.1 (17 votes)

    Documentary, TV Movie

    22

  23. The Good Neighbor

    2016 · ★ 6.2 (486 votes)

    Drama, Thriller

    23

  24. The Rain People

    1969 · ★ 6.6 (77 votes)

    Drama

    24

  25. For the Boys

    1991 · ★ 6.4 (85 votes)

    Drama, Music, Comedy

    25

  26. King on Screen

    2023 · ★ 7.0 (15 votes)

    Documentary

    26

  27. Fast Charlie

    2023 · ★ 6.2 (310 votes)

    Action, Crime, Drama

    27

  28. Flesh and Bone

    1993 · ★ 6.0 (104 votes)

    Drama, Romance, Thriller

    28

  29. The Way of the Gun

    2000 · ★ 6.3 (495 votes)

    Action, Crime, Drama

    29

  30. Comes a Horseman

    1978 · ★ 6.1 (79 votes)

    Western, Drama, Romance

    30

Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Aug 29, 2026.