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  • A Bridge Too Far
  • A Bridge Too Far review by A customer from Bristol, England.
    Rated - 4 stars Excellent, though too long. 22 March 2004
    ...is gripping. The film is too long though and you feel maybe subplots involving James Caan (searching for a fallen comrade) and Sean Connery (being stuck in an attic!) co...  
  • The Way Of The Gun
  • The Way Of The Gun review by A customer from London
    Rated - 5 stars Underrated gem! 3 February 2004
    ...h 'The Wild Bunch. Del Toro is, as always, outstanding, and fellow cast members James Caan, Ryan Phillipe, et al, hold their own admirably in this hard hitting picture. ...  
  • Rollerball
  • Rollerball review by Michael Lloyd from North Staffs
    Rated - 5 stars Time will tell.. 24 April 2004
    ...ot this to see it on DVD, having seen it a dozen times on video, so I'm biased. James Caan is superbly understated, and the whole film wombles along at a slow pace, refle...  

James Caan - filmography


  • Elf on DVD (2003)
    Starring: Will Ferrell,  James Caan,  Bob Newhart
    Director: Jon Favreau
    Certificate: PG
    Will Ferrell makes yet another memorable splash on the big screen in Jon Favreau's sweet and hilarious Christmas fable. Ferrell is Buddy, an innocent figure who was raised as an elf in the North Pole by his adoptive father, Papa Elf (Bob Newhart). When Buddy discovers that he's actually a human ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.0 68% from 4,060 members
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  • The Yards on DVD (2000)
    Starring: Mark Wahlberg,  Charlize Theron,  Joaquin Phoenix
    Director: James Gray
    Certificate: 15
    Director James Gray's second film is a dark and atmospheric exploration of the corruption that lies underneath both the surface of a New York City railway manufacturing company and the family that runs it. Mark Wahlberg turns in an impressive and quietly intense performance as Leo, a 24-year-old ..read more »
    Rate this: 2.5 58% from 454 members
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  • Mickey Blue Eyes on DVD (1999)
    Starring: Hugh Grant,  James Caan,  Jeanne Tripplehorn
    Director: Kelly Makin
    Certificate: 15
    Fish-out-of-water comedy tailor-made to the relaxed British mannerisms of star Grant. He stars as Michael Felgate, a dapper art auctioneer, whose romance with a school teacher entangles him in the workings of her mob family. While her father (Caan) accepts Michael wholeheartedly, a misunderstanding ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.0 56% from 2,514 members
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  • Poodle Springs on DVD (1998)
    Starring: James Caan,  Dina Meyer,  David Keith
    Director: Bob Rafelson
    Certificate: 15
    A cynical detective of the 60s town of Poodle Springs and newly married to the daughter of a multi millionaire, finds himself caught up in murder and intrigue. When he discovers plans to move the Nevada state border, he realises just what his wealthy father-in-law is up to...
    Rate this: 2.5 46% from 95 members
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  • This Is My Father on DVD (1998)
    Starring: John Cusack,  James Caan,  Aidan Quinn
    Director: Paul Quinn
    Certificate: 15
    Caan portrays a disillusioned Chicago high-school teacher who decides to make a pilgrimage to Ireland to learn the truth about his father, whom he never met. He takes along his troubled nephew, who spends his days falling in love with a local school girl. The film shifts between the present and the ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.0 57% from 229 members
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  • Bottle Rocket on DVD (1995)
    Starring: Luke Wilson,  Owen C. Wilson,  James Caan
    Director: Wes Anderson
    Certificate: 15
    The debut feature film for director Wes Anderson and actors Luke and Owen Wilson, BOTTLE ROCKET is a kind-hearted yet quirky tale about three friends who fashion themselves into modern-day robbers. After leaving his voluntary confinement in a mental home, Anthony (Luke Wilson) joins his friends ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.0 64% from 3,155 members
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  • Honeymoon In Vegas on DVD (1992)
    Starring: James Caan,  Nicolas Cage,  Sarah Jessica Parker
    Director: Andrew Bergman
    Certificate: 15
    Private detective Jack Singer (Nicholas Cage) promised his mother, on her deathbed, that he would never marry. Now his girlfriend Betsy (Sarah Jessica Parker) is threatening to leave him if he doesn't marry her. Jack decides, despite his fear and guilt, to give in to Betsy's demands. They fly off ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.0 61% from 228 members
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  • For The Boys on DVD (1991)
    Starring: Bette Midler,  James Caan,  George Segal
    Director: Mark Rydell
    Certificate: 15
    In this ambitious musical saga, unknown USO singer Dixie Leonard (Bette Midler) is teamed up with one of America's beloved song-and-dance men--Eddie Sparks (James Caan)--in England during World War II, beginning a 50-year partnership of music, laughter, and tears. Eddie is a seductive comedian and ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 73% from 140 members
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  • Misery on DVD (1990)
    Starring: James Caan,  Kathy Bates,  Frances Sternhagen
    Director: Rob Reiner
    Certificate: 18
    Romance author Paul Sheldon (James Caan) longs to be rid of Misery, his plucky heroine of seven novels. She has delivered him fame and fortune and recognition beyond the average writer's dreams, but she is also interminably linked to him. Determined to escape an eternal role as pulp novelist, he ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 74% from 4,851 members
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  • Alien Nation on DVD (1988)
    Starring: James Caan,  Mandy Patinkin,  Terence Stamp
    Director: Graham Baker
    Certificate: 18
    Features the science fiction films I, ROBOT and ALIEN NATION. I, ROBOT is set in 2035, when robots have become man's best friend. Employed by everyone to do the manual tasks that everyone hates to do, they are a servile underclass. Detective Del Spooner is investigating the death of a scientist. He ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.0 63% from 279 members
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  • Thief on DVD (1981)
    Starring: James Caan,  Tuesday Weld,  Willie Nelson
    Director: Michael Mann
    Certificate: 18
    After 11 years in prison, an ageing master safecracker (James Caan) decides to pull one more job before retiring to a quiet, peaceful life. However, the mob finds him much too valuable and refuses to let him retire, keeping him trapped in the life he so desperately wants to leave behind. An ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.0 66% from 164 members
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  • Silent Movie on DVD (1976)
    Starring: Marty Feldman,  Marcel Marceau,  Mel Brooks
    Director: Mel Brooks
    Certificate: PG
    The film 'Silent Movie' is director Mel Brooks's comic tribute to the golden days of the silent screen. A movie within a movie, 'Silent Movie' stars Brooks as Mel Funn, a filmmaker who has seen better days for one thing, he's just come out of a bout with the bottle. When his best friends (Marty ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.0 63% from 173 members
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