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Best James Caan Movies Ranked

Explore the best James Caan movies ranked by Movie Rankings users. The current top-ranked movie here is The Godfather Part II. Browse 2 ranked acting credits, then jump into the full filmography and each movie page.

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James Caan Top Ranked Movies (2)

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The Godfather Part II is currently the highest-ranked James Caan movie on Movie Rankings based on aggregate head-to-head results from the community.

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James Caan Acting Filmography (138)

Chuck Zito: An American Story
2024·Self
King on Screen
2023·Self
Fast Charlie
2023·Stan Mullen
Queen Bees
2021·Dan
JL Family Ranch: The Wedding Gift
2020·Tap
Out of Blue
2019·Col. Tom Rockwell
Holy Lands
2019·Harry
It Takes a Lunatic
2019·Self
Con Man
2018·Agent Gamble
Undercover Grandpa
2017·Grandpa
The Red Maple Leaf
2017·Senator George Lawrence Secord
Good Enough
2017·Roger Flynn
The Godfather: The Complete Epic 1901–1959
2016·Santino "Sonny" Corleone
The Good Neighbor
2016·Harold Grainey
J.L. Family Ranch
2016·Tap
The Outsider
2015·Schuuster
The Throwaways
2015·Lt. Col. Christopher Holden
Wuthering High
2015·Earnshaw
Sicilian Vampire
2015·Professor Bernard Issaacs
A Fighting Man
2014·Mike 'Brother' Albright
Altman
2014·Self
Preggoland
2014·Walter
Marlon Brando: An Actor Named Desire
2014·Self - Actor (archive footage)
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2
2013·Tim Lockwood (voice)
Blood Ties
2013·Leon
Seduced and Abandoned
2013·Self
Small Apartments
2012·Mr. Allspice
That's My Boy
2012·Father McNally
For the Love of Money
2012·Micky
The Godfather Legacy
2012·Self
His Way
2011·Self
Detachment
2011·Mr. Charles Seaboldt
Henry's Crime
2010·Max Saltzman
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
2009·Tim Lockwood (voice)
Mercy
2009·Gerry Ryan
Middle Men
2009·Jerry Haggerty
Family Guy Presents: Something, Something, Something, Dark Side
2009·Self (voice)
Get Smart
2008·The President
Hollywood Gangster
2008·Self
Wisegal
2008·Salvatore Palmeri
New York, I Love You
2008·Mr. Riccoli, the Pharmacist
The Making of 'Bottle Rocket'
2008·Self
Brando
2007·Self
Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project
2007·Self
The Godfather and the Mob
2006·Self (archive footage)
The Phillie Phanatic Goes Hollywood
2006·Self (uncredited)
Santa's Slay
2005·Darren Mason
Gangland: Bullets over Hollywood
2005
The Incredible Mrs. Ritchie
2004·Mr. Harry Dewitt
Willie Nelson & Friends: Outlaws & Angels
2004
Dogville
2003·The Big Man
Elf
2003·Walter
Misery Loves Company
2003·Self
Jericho Mansions
2003·Leonard Grey
City of Ghosts
2002·Marvin
Lathe of Heaven
2002·Dr. William Haber
Blood Crime
2002·Sheriff Morgan McKenna
Night at the Golden Eagle
2002·Prison Warden
This Thing of Ours
2002·Jimmy
In the Shadows
2001·Lance Huston
A Glimpse of Hell
2001·Capt. Fred Moosally
Dead Simple
2001·Roy Baker
Warden of Red Rock
2001·John Flinders
Playboy Mansion Parties Uncensored
2001·Self
The Way of the Gun
2000·Joe Sarno
Luckytown
2000·Charlie Doyles
The Yards
2000·Frank Olchin
Mickey Blue Eyes
1999·Frank Vitale
This Is My Father
1999·Kieran Johnson
The Making of a Mobster: 'Mickey Blue Eyes'
1999·Self
Tough Guise: Violence, Media & the Crisis in Masculinity
1999·Self
Playboy: Playmate Pajama Party
1999
Poodle Springs
1998·Philip Marlowe
Howard Hawks: American Artist
1997·Self
Bulletproof
1996·Frank Colton
Eraser
1996·U.S. Marshal Robert Deguerin
Bottle Rocket
1996·Mr. Abe Henry
North Star
1996·Sean McLennon
A Boy Called Hate
1996·Jim
Flesh and Bone
1993·Roy Sweeney
The Program
1993·Sam Winters
Harley-Davidson: The American Motorcycle
1993
Honeymoon in Vegas
1992·Tommy Korman
The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980
1992·Sonny Corleone
Earth and the American Dream
1992·Reader (voice)
The Please Watch the Jon Lovitz Special, Live!
1992·Self (uncredited)
For the Boys
1991·Eddie Sparks
The Dark Backward
1991·Dr. Scurvy
Misery
1990·Paul Sheldon
The Godfather Family: A Look Inside
1990·Self / Sonny Corleone / Michael Corleone
Dick Tracy
1990·Spaldoni
Alien Nation
1988·Matthew Sykes
Gardens of Stone
1987·Sgt. Clell Hazard
Dorothy Stratten: The Untold Story
1985
Kiss Me Goodbye
1982·Jolly
Night of 100 Stars
1982·Self
Thief
1981·Frank
Bolero
1981·Jack Glenn / Jason Glenn
Hide in Plain Sight
1980·Thomas Hacklin, Jr.
Chapter Two
1979·George Schneider
Playboy's 25th Anniversary Celebration
1979·Self
Playboy's Roller Disco & Pajama Party
1979·Self (uncredited)
1941
1979·Sailor in Fight (uncredited)
Comes a Horseman
1978·Frank 'Buck' Athearn
A Bridge Too Far
1977·SSgt. Eddie Dohun
Another Man, Another Chance
1977·David Williams
Playboy's Playmate Party
1977
Superstunt
1977·Self
Silent Movie
1976·Self
Harry and Walter Go to New York
1976·Harry Digby
Rollerball
1975·Jonathan E.
The Killer Elite
1975·Mike Locken
Funny Lady
1975·Billy Rose
Gone with the West
1975·Jud McGraw
Funny Girl to Funny Lady
1975·Self
From Rome to Rollerball: The Full Circle
1975
Rickles
1975
The Godfather Part II
1974·Sonny Corleone (uncredited)
#385W-2L
Freebie and the Bean
1974·Freebie
The Gambler
1974·Axel
Cinderella Liberty
1973·John Baggs Jr.
Slither
1973·Dick Kanipsia
The Godfather
1972·Sonny Corleone
#3911W-3L
Brian's Song
1971·Brian Piccolo
T.R. Baskin
1971·Larry Moore
The Godfather: Behind the Scenes
1971·Self
Rabbit, Run
1970·Harry "Rabbit" Angstrom
The Rain People
1969·Jimmy Kilgannon
Submarine X-1
1968·Cmdr. Richard Bolton, RNVR
Journey to Shiloh
1968·Buck Burnett
Filmmaker
1968·Self (uncredited)
Countdown
1967·Lee Stegler
Games
1967·Paul Montgomery
El Dorado
1966·Mississippi
The Glory Guys
1965·Pvt. Anthony Dugan
Red Line 7000
1965·Mike
Lady in a Cage
1964·Randall Simpson O'Connell
Irma la Douce
1963·Soldier with Radio (uncredited)