James Caan

Spanning the years 1945 to 1955, a chronicle of the fictional Italian-American Corleone crime family. When organized crime family patriarch, Vito Corleone barely survives an attempt on his life, his youngest son, Michael steps in to take care of the would-be killers, launching a campaign of bloody revenge.

Dir. Francis Ford Coppola · With Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, James Caan

After an accident, acclaimed novelist Paul Sheldon is rescued by a nurse who claims to be his biggest fan. Her obsession takes a dark turn when she holds him captive in her remote Colorado home and forces him to write back to life the popular literary character he killed off.

Dir. Rob Reiner · With Kathy Bates, James Caan, Richard Farnsworth

A woman on the run from the mob is reluctantly accepted in a small Colorado community in exchange for labor, but when a search visits the town, she learns that their support has a price.

Dir. Lars von Trier · With Nicole Kidman, Paul Bettany, John Hurt

A chronicle of three weeks in the lives of several high school teachers, administrators and students through the eyes of substitute teacher, Henry Barthes. Henry roams from school to school, imparting modes of knowledge, but never staying long enough to form any semblance of sentient attachment.

Dir. Tony Kaye · With Adrien Brody, Marcia Gay Harden, James Caan

Cole Thornton, a gunfighter for hire, joins forces with an old friend, Sheriff J.P. Harrah. Together with a fighter and a gambler, they help a rancher and his family fight a rival rancher that is trying to steal their water.

Dir. Howard Hawks · With John Wayne, Robert Mitchum, James Caan

Frank is an expert professional safecracker, specialized in high-profile diamond heists. He plans to use his ill-gotten income to retire from crime and build a nice life for himself complete with a home, wife and kids. To accelerate the process, he signs on with a top gangster for a big score.

Dir. Michael Mann · With James Caan, Tuesday Weld, Robert Prosky

The story of Operation Market Garden—a failed attempt by the allies in the latter stages of WWII to end the war quickly by securing three bridges in Holland allowing access over the Rhine into Germany. A combination of poor allied intelligence and the presence of two crack German panzer divisions meant that the final part of this operation (the bridge in Arnhem over the Rhine) was doomed to failure.

Dir. Richard Attenborough · With Dirk Bogarde, James Caan, Michael Caine

When young Buddy falls into Santa's gift sack on Christmas Eve, he's transported back to the North Pole and raised as a toy-making elf by Santa's helpers. But as he grows into adulthood, he can't shake the nagging feeling that he doesn't belong. Buddy vows to visit Manhattan and find his real dad, a workaholic.

Dir. Jon Favreau · With Will Ferrell, James Caan, Bob Newhart

Upon his release from a mental hospital following a nervous breakdown, the directionless Anthony joins his friend Dignan, who seems far less sane than the former. Dignan has hatched a harebrained scheme for an as-yet-unspecified crime spree that somehow involves his former boss, the (supposedly) legendary Mr. Henry.

Dir. Wes Anderson · With Luke Wilson, Owen Wilson, Robert Musgrave

Two criminal drifters without sympathy get more than they bargained for after kidnapping and holding for ransom the surrogate mother of a powerful and shady man.

Dir. Christopher McQuarrie · With Ryan Phillippe, Benicio del Toro, Juliette Lewis

In a corporate-controlled future, an ultra-violent sport known as Rollerball represents the world, and one of its powerful athletes is out to defy those who want him out of the game.

Dir. Norman Jewison · With James Caan, John Houseman, Maud Adams

When his aging mob boss is whacked, Charlie Swift, a loyal friend and hired gun, will stop at nothing to destroy the upcoming crew that took him out.

Dir. Phillip Noyce · With Pierce Brosnan, Morena Baccarin, James Caan

New York City English professor Axel Freed outwardly seems like an upstanding citizen. But privately Freed is in the clutches of a severe gambling addiction that threatens to destroy him.

Dir. Karel Reisz · With James Caan, Paul Sorvino, Lauren Hutton

Two brothers, on either side of the law, face off over organized crime in Brooklyn during the 1970s.

Dir. Guillaume Canet · With Clive Owen, Billy Crudup, Marion Cotillard

A few years from now, Earth will have the first contact with an alien civilization. These aliens, known as Newcomers, slowly begin to be integrated into human society after years of quarantine.

Dir. Graham Baker · With James Caan, Mandy Patinkin, Terence Stamp

When members of the nefarious crime syndicate KAOS attack the U.S. spy agency Control and the identities of secret agents are compromised, the Chief has to promote hapless but eager analyst Maxwell Smart to field agent. He is partnered with veteran and capable Agent 99, the only spy whose cover remains intact. Can they work together to thwart the evil world-domination plans of KAOS and its crafty operative?

Dir. Peter Segal · With Steve Carell, Anne Hathaway, Dwayne Johnson

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.

Dir. David S. Ward · With James Caan, Halle Berry, Omar Epps

A Witness Protection specialist becomes suspicious of his co-workers when dealing with a case involving high-tech weapons.

Dir. Chuck Russell · With Arnold Schwarzenegger, Vanessa Williams, James Caan

Chronicles Jack Harris, one of the pioneers of internet commerce, as he wrestles with his morals and struggles not to drown in a sea of conmen, mobsters, drug addicts, and pornstars.

Dir. George Gallo · With Luke Wilson, Giovanni Ribisi, Gabriel Macht

The comic strip detective finds his life vastly complicated when Breathless Mahoney makes advances towards him while he is trying to battle Big Boy Caprice's united mob.

Dir. Warren Beatty · With Warren Beatty, Al Pacino, Madonna

When a clumsy deadbeat accidentally kills his landlord, he must do everything in his power to hide the body, only to find that the distractions of lust, the death of his beloved brother, and a crew of misfit characters force him on a journey where a fortune awaits him.

Dir. Jonas Åkerlund · With Matt Lucas, Juno Temple, James Caan

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. When Leo Handler gets out of prison, he finds his aunt married to Frank Olchin, one of the big contractors; he's battling with a minority-owned firm for contracts.

Dir. James Gray · With Mark Wahlberg, Joaquin Phoenix, Charlize Theron

An undercover police officer named Rock Keats befriends a drug dealer and car thief named Archie Moses in a bid to catch the villainous drug lord Frank Coltan. But the only problem is that Keats is a cop, his real name is Jack Carter, and he is working undercover with the LAPD to bust Moses and Colton at a sting operation the LAPD has set up.

Dir. Ernest R. Dickerson · With Damon Wayans, Adam Sandler, James Caan

At Arlington National Cemetery during the Vietnam era, veteran sergeant Clell Hazard trains young soldiers while mourning those lost in combat. Unable to return to war himself, he mentors Jackie Willow—the idealistic son of a fallen comrade—hoping to prepare him for the realities of Vietnam and the cost of duty.

Dir. Francis Ford Coppola · With James Caan, Anjelica Huston, James Earl Jones

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. They finally decide to tie the knot in Vegas, but a wealthy gambler arranges for the man to lose $65K in a poker game and offers to clear the debt for a weekend with his fiancée.

Dir. Andrew Bergman · With James Caan, Nicolas Cage, Sarah Jessica Parker

An English auctioneer proposes to the daughter of a mafia kingpin, only to realize that certain "favors" would be asked of him.

Dir. Kelly Makin · With Hugh Grant, James Caan, Jeanne Tripplehorn

Two high school filmmakers decide to create the illusion of a haunting on an unsuspecting neighbor.

Dir. Kasra Farahani · With Logan Miller, Keir Gilchrist, James Caan

Haunted by memories of his father murdering a family, Arlis Sweeney prefers to keep to himself, focusing his energy on his work. One day, the traumatic past that eats away at him returns when he meets Kay Davies, a woman connected to the bloody event. Against all odds, Arlis and Kay fall in love; however, when his father, Roy, reappears in his life -- with the coldhearted Ginnie in tow -- Arlis must deal with his past demons.

Dir. Steve Kloves · With Meg Ryan, Dennis Quaid, James Caan

While in his teens, Donny fathered a son, Todd, and raised him as a single parent up until Todd's 18th birthday. Now, after not seeing each other for years, Todd's world comes crashing down when Donny resurfaces just before Todd's wedding.

Dir. Sean Anders · With Adam Sandler, Andy Samberg, Leighton Meester

Santa Claus is actually a demon who lost a bet with an angel, so he became the giver of toys and happiness. But this year the bet is off, and Santa is about to return to his evil ways.

Dir. David Steiman · With Bill Goldberg, Douglas Smith, Emilie de Ravin