James Caan on Netflix
Last updated April 18, 2025
Detachment
2011 | NR | 3.9 out of 5 StarsWhen a substitute teacher takes a new assignment at an inner-city school, he finds himself becoming involved in the lives of his colleagues and students. At home, he houses a young prostitute and meditates on what happened to his mother.
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Elf
2003 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsBuddy the Elf doesn't feel like he fits in amongst the elves of the North Pole. But this Christmas, when he learns that he's adopted, he journeys to New York to save his real father from the naughty list ... and maybe spread a little Christmas cheer.
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The Way of the Gun
2000 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsCriminals Longbaugh (Benicio Del Toro) and Parker (Ryan Phillippe) kidnap a pregnant surrogate mother (Juliette Lewis) for a $15 million ransom from the baby's gangster father in Oscar-winning writer Christopher MacQuarrie's (The Usual Suspects) directorial debut. But as the duo waits in Mexico with the woman in tow, they discover they may be in over their heads. Packed with twists, this actioner features a killer turn by co-star James Caan.
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Mercy
2009 | NR | 3.3 out of 5 StarsA womanizing writer who's never known true love struggles to pen a novel that captures the feeling's all-consuming nature. While looking for inspiration, he falls for a pretty literary critic who drastically alters his outlook on life.
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Henry's Crime
2010 | NR | 3.0 out of 5 StarsKeanu Reeves stars in this dark comedy as Henry, an affable tollbooth worker in Buffalo, N.Y., who finds himself on the wrong end of justice when he's accused and convicted of a bank robbery that he didn't commit.
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New York, I Love You
2009 | NR | 2.9 out of 5 StarsIn the city that never sleeps, love abounds 24/7. At the café, in the park, on the subway, on the corner, you never know where love will find you. Some of the greatest directors present an all-star cast!
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