James Franco

James Franco

1978-04-19 Palo Alto, California, USA 228 Credits

Biography

James Edward Franco (born April 19, 1978) is an American actor and filmmaker. For his role in 127 Hours (2010), he was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor. Franco is known for his roles in films, such as Sam Raimi's Spider-Man trilogy (2002–2007), Milk (2008), Eat, Pray, Love (2010), Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011), Spring Breakers (2012), and Oz the Great and Powerful (2013). He is known for his collaborations with fellow actor Seth Rogen, having appeared in eight films and one ...

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Squali

2025

as Robert Price

Acting

19-year-old Max gets a startup incubator opportunity in Rome, disrupting his summer plans with friends. As he navigates the adult world, his friends e...

Hey Joe

Hey Joe

2024

as Dean Barry

6.3
Acting

In 1944 Dean Barry, an American sailor, 23, arrives in Naples, a city destroyed by bombing after the liberation of Italy. Dean meets Lucia, a young an...

The Price of Money: A Largo Winch Adventure

The Price of Money: A Largo Winch Adventure

2024

as Ezio Burntwood

5.9
Acting

Largo Winch, devastated by the kidnapping of his son, realizes that if he finds those responsible for his bankruptcy, maybe he'll see his son again.

Spider-Man: All Roads Lead to No Way Home

Spider-Man: All Roads Lead to No Way Home

2022

as Self (archive footage)

6.8
Acting

JB Smoove and Martin Starr host a celebration of 20 years of "Spider-Man" movies, from the Sam Raimi trilogy to Marc Webb's movies and the trio from J...

Sleepaway Slasher

Sleepaway Slasher

2020

Executive Producer

5.3
Producing

Things take a turn for the worst when a group of bickering filmmakers join a suspicious film festival on the site of a mysterious murder.

Birth of a Poet

Birth of a Poet

2020

Writer, Director

Writing Directing

Birth of a Poet is a dramatic short film that captures the moment Stephen Dobyns transitions from a disillusioned journalist to an emerging poet. It i...

Arctic Dogs

Arctic Dogs

2019

as Lemmy (voice)

6.0
Acting

Animals band together to save the day when the evil Otto Von Walrus hatches a sinister scheme to accelerate global warming and melt the Arctic Circle.

Pretenders

Pretenders

2019

as Maxwell

5.2
Acting

A love triangle involving a photographer, a director and an actress.

Pretenders

Pretenders

2019

Director

5.2
Directing

A love triangle involving a photographer, a director and an actress.

Zeroville

Zeroville

2019

as Vikar

5.1
Acting

A young actor arrives in Hollywood in 1969 during a transitional time in the Industry.

Zeroville

Zeroville

2019

Director

5.1
Directing

A young actor arrives in Hollywood in 1969 during a transitional time in the Industry.

Don't Come Back from the Moon

Don't Come Back from the Moon

2019

as Roman Smalley

5.5
Acting

The men of a small town on the edge of nowhere mysteriously disappear, one by one, leaving women and children behind to fend for themselves in a desol...

Don't Come Back from the Moon

Don't Come Back from the Moon

2019

Producer

5.5
Producing

The men of a small town on the edge of nowhere mysteriously disappear, one by one, leaving women and children behind to fend for themselves in a desol...

The Ballad of Buster Scruggs

The Ballad of Buster Scruggs

2018

as Cowboy (segment "Near Algodones")

7.1
Acting

Vignettes weaving together the stories of six individuals in the old West at the end of the Civil War. Following the tales of a sharp-shooting songste...

Kin

Kin

2018

as Taylor Balik

6.1
Acting

A young boy finds a powerful otherworldly weapon, which he uses to save his older adoptive brother from a crew of thugs. Before long, the two of them ...

Freaks and Geeks: The Documentary

Freaks and Geeks: The Documentary

2018

as Self

6.8
Acting

The creators and actors from the TV show 'Freaks and Geeks' share their untold stories and pivotal moments from the making of the series that only air...

Future World

Future World

2018

as Warlord

4.4
Acting

A young boy searches a future world wasteland for a rumored cure for his dying mother.

Future World

Future World

2018

Director, Producer

4.4
Directing Producing

A young boy searches a future world wasteland for a rumored cure for his dying mother.

Mississippi Requiem

Mississippi Requiem

2018

as Homer Barron

1.0
Acting

A collection of four short films based on stories written by William Faulkner.

Mississippi Requiem

Mississippi Requiem

2018

Writer, Executive Producer

1.0
Writing Producing

A collection of four short films based on stories written by William Faulkner.

Oh, Hi Mark: Making a Disaster

Oh, Hi Mark: Making a Disaster

2018

as Self

Acting

A documentary about the making and shooting of James Franco's ‘The Disaster Artist’ (2017)

Oh, Hi Mark: Making a Disaster

Oh, Hi Mark: Making a Disaster

2018

Director

Directing

A documentary about the making and shooting of James Franco's ‘The Disaster Artist’ (2017)

Drugs, Skate & Violence: Filmmaker Harmony Korine

Drugs, Skate & Violence: Filmmaker Harmony Korine

2017

as Self - Archive Footage

Acting

Harmony Korine has spent his life disrupting traditional cinema with his provocative films. What most people don’t know is that first and foremost he'...

The Show

The Show

2017

as Male Host

5.7
Acting

An unsettling look at reality television, where a disturbing game show has its contestants ending their lives for the public's enjoyment.

The Vault

The Vault

2017

as Ed Mass

4.9
Acting

Two estranged sisters are forced to rob a bank in order to save their brother. But this is no ordinary bank.

Dumpster Diving

2017

as El Diablo

3.0
Acting

Best friends Miguel and Bryan have their relationship tested by peer pressure when a local gang attempts to recruit Bryan in this short written by Los...

Blood Heist

Blood Heist

2017

as Farmer Simon

10.0
Acting

DIY filmmakers who simultaneously commit a star-crossed armed robbery and shoot a vérité film of it

The Mad Whale

The Mad Whale

2017

as Edward Fry

5.6
Acting

Inmates at a women's mental asylum stage a theatrical production of Herman Melville's 'Moby Dick.'

Alien: Covenant

Alien: Covenant

2017

as Jacob Branson (uncredited)

6.2
Acting

The crew of the colony ship Covenant, bound for a remote planet on the far side of the galaxy, discovers what they think is an uncharted paradise but ...

Tenn

Tenn

2017

Director

3.0
Directing

Tom (Tennessee) Williams, an aspiring writer in his 20s, lives with and negligent father. Tom attempts to maintain peace in the family while also deal...

The Disaster Artist

The Disaster Artist

2017

as Tommy / 'Johnny'

7.1
Acting

An aspiring actor in Hollywood meets an enigmatic stranger by the name of Tommy Wiseau, the meeting leads the actor down a path nobody could have pred...

The Disaster Artist

The Disaster Artist

2017

Director, Producer

7.1
Directing Producing

An aspiring actor in Hollywood meets an enigmatic stranger by the name of Tommy Wiseau, the meeting leads the actor down a path nobody could have pred...

Actors Anonymous

Actors Anonymous

2017

as Jake Lamont

4.3
Acting

The film adaption of James Franco's popular novel Actors Anonymous, exploring the lives of young actors in Hollywood, from the highs to the lows, to t...

Actors Anonymous

Actors Anonymous

2017

Writer

4.3
Writing

The film adaption of James Franco's popular novel Actors Anonymous, exploring the lives of young actors in Hollywood, from the highs to the lows, to t...

The Institute

The Institute

2017

as Dr. Cairn

4.2
Acting

In 19th century Baltimore, Isabel Porter, a girl stricken with grief from her parents' untimely death, voluntarily checks herself into the Rosewood In...

The Institute

The Institute

2017

Director, Executive Producer

4.2
Directing Producing

In 19th century Baltimore, Isabel Porter, a girl stricken with grief from her parents' untimely death, voluntarily checks herself into the Rosewood In...

Alien: Covenant - Prologue: Last Supper

Alien: Covenant - Prologue: Last Supper

2017

as Branson

6.6
Acting

The official prologue to Alien: Covenant introduces the crew of the mission as they gather for a final meal before entering cryosleep. Set aboard the...

High School Lover

High School Lover

2017

as Rick Winters

5.9
Acting

17-year-old Kelly falls in love with Christian, an older man, her father tries to intervene before the crush turns into a dangerous obsession.

High School Lover

High School Lover

2017

Executive Producer

5.9
Producing

17-year-old Kelly falls in love with Christian, an older man, her father tries to intervene before the crush turns into a dangerous obsession.

Rio

2017

Executive Producer

1.0
Producing

Screen adaptation of James Franco's novel 'Actors Anonymous', in which the Hollywood star addresses the strange addiction of acting, based on the 12-s...

Why Him?

Why Him?

2016

as Laird Mayhew

6.4
Acting

A dad forms a bitter rivalry with his daughter's young rich boyfriend.

Why Him?

Why Him?

2016

Executive Producer

6.4
Producing

A dad forms a bitter rivalry with his daughter's young rich boyfriend.

The Labyrinth

The Labyrinth

2016

as Narrator (voice)

7.6
Acting

A collection of original shorts exploring the unknown, the unexplained, and the unimaginable.

The Labyrinth

The Labyrinth

2016

Executive Producer

7.6
Producing

A collection of original shorts exploring the unknown, the unexplained, and the unimaginable.

Blood Surf

Blood Surf

2016

as Metalhead Troy

Acting

A shy tattoo artist must infiltrate a notorious gang of surf witches to discover what happened to her missing brother.

Blood Surf

Blood Surf

2016

Executive Producer

Producing

A shy tattoo artist must infiltrate a notorious gang of surf witches to discover what happened to her missing brother.

King Cobra

King Cobra

2016

as Joe Kerekes

5.9
Acting

It’s 2006, YouTube is in its infancy, and internet porn is still behind a paywall. Taking the stage name Brent Corrigan, a fresh-faced, wannabe adult ...

King Cobra

King Cobra

2016

Producer

5.9
Producing

It’s 2006, YouTube is in its infancy, and internet porn is still behind a paywall. Taking the stage name Brent Corrigan, a fresh-faced, wannabe adult ...

In Dubious Battle

In Dubious Battle

2016

as Mac McLeod

5.8
Acting

In the California apple country, 900 migratory workers rise 'in dubious battle' against the landowners. The group takes on a life of its own—stronger ...

In Dubious Battle

In Dubious Battle

2016

Director, Producer

5.8
Directing Producing

In the California apple country, 900 migratory workers rise 'in dubious battle' against the landowners. The group takes on a life of its own—stronger ...

Goat

Goat

2016

as Mitch

5.4
Acting

Reeling from a terrifying assault, a nineteen year old enrolls into college with his brother and pledges the same fraternity. What happens there, in t...

Goat

Goat

2016

Producer

5.4
Producing

Reeling from a terrifying assault, a nineteen year old enrolls into college with his brother and pledges the same fraternity. What happens there, in t...

Sausage Party

Sausage Party

2016

as Druggie (voice)

5.7
Acting

Hot dog Frank leads a group of supermarket products on a quest to discover the truth about their existence and what really happens when they become ch...

Mother, May I Sleep with Danger?

Mother, May I Sleep with Danger?

2016

as Director

5.3
Acting

When theater major Leah, brings home the special someone in her life to meet her mom, Julie, the family is met with a surprise when Pearl comes to the...

Mother, May I Sleep with Danger?

Mother, May I Sleep with Danger?

2016

Story, Executive Producer

5.3
Writing Producing

When theater major Leah, brings home the special someone in her life to meet her mom, Julie, the family is met with a surprise when Pearl comes to the...

The Caged Pillows

2016

as David D-R+

5.0
Acting

The Caged Pillows is a story about the way we’ve come to communicate, removing ourselves from human touch, alone but together

Burn Country

Burn Country

2016

as Lindsay

5.0
Acting

A former war journalist now writing for a paper in Northern California is drawn into conflict at home.

The Adderall Diaries

The Adderall Diaries

2016

as Stephen Elliott

5.3
Acting

Writer and Adderall enthusiast Stephen Elliott reaches a low point when his estranged father resurfaces, claiming that Stephen has fabricated much of ...

The Adderall Diaries

The Adderall Diaries

2016

Producer

5.3
Producing

Writer and Adderall enthusiast Stephen Elliott reaches a low point when his estranged father resurfaces, claiming that Stephen has fabricated much of ...

Memoria

Memoria

2016

as Mr. Wyckoff

5.1
Acting

Ivan Cohen is a young boy living in Palo Alto, California. Unsatisfied by his slacker group of friends, his love for a girl who doesn't know he exists...

The 4%: Film's Gender Problem

The 4%: Film's Gender Problem

2016

as Self

3.3
Acting

Explores the hot-button issues around the striking gender gap in Hollywood. Both women and men in the entertainment industry share first-person insigh...

Yosemite

Yosemite

2016

as Phil

4.7
Acting

It's the fall of 1985. The intertwining tales of three 5th grade friends, Chris, Joe and Ted, unfold in the suburban paradise of Palo Alto, as the thr...

Yosemite

Yosemite

2016

Executive Producer, Book

4.7
Producing

It's the fall of 1985. The intertwining tales of three 5th grade friends, Chris, Joe and Ted, unfold in the suburban paradise of Palo Alto, as the thr...

Richard Peter Johnson

Richard Peter Johnson

2015

as James Franco

2.7
Acting

The world's most famous male porn star, Richard Peter Johnson, retires at the height of his career to pursue his dream of acting.

The Night Before

The Night Before

2015

as Self

6.1
Acting

In New York City for their annual tradition of Christmas Eve debauchery, three lifelong best friends set out to find the Holy Grail of Christmas parti...

A Walk in Winter

A Walk in Winter

2015

as Conrad

Acting

When Conrad returns to his hometown to identify his mother's body, he is forced to confront the painful memories of his childhood.

A Walk in Winter

A Walk in Winter

2015

Executive Producer

Producing

When Conrad returns to his hometown to identify his mother's body, he is forced to confront the painful memories of his childhood.

The Sound and the Fury

The Sound and the Fury

2015

as Benjy Compson

5.0
Acting

A look at the trials and tribulations of The Compson siblings, living in the deep south during the early part of the 20th century.

The Sound and the Fury

The Sound and the Fury

2015

Director

5.0
Directing

A look at the trials and tribulations of The Compson siblings, living in the deep south during the early part of the 20th century.

Queen of the Desert

Queen of the Desert

2015

as Henry Cadogan

5.9
Acting

A chronicle of Gertrude Bell's life, a traveler, writer, archaeologist, explorer, cartographer, and political attaché for the British Empire at the da...

Call Me Lucky

Call Me Lucky

2015

as Self

7.0
Acting

An inspiring, triumphant and wickedly funny portrait of one of comedy’s most enigmatic and important figures, CALL ME LUCKY tells the story of Barry C...

The Little Prince

The Little Prince

2015

as The Fox (voice)

7.6
Acting

Based on the best-seller book 'The Little Prince', the movie tells the story of a little girl that lives with resignation in a world where efficiency ...

Black Dog, Red Dog

Black Dog, Red Dog

2015

as Leo

7.5
Acting

Follows the life of Stephen Dobyns as he deals with life, women, and his move from journalism to poetry.

Black Dog, Red Dog

Black Dog, Red Dog

2015

Writer, Director

7.5
Writing Directing

Follows the life of Stephen Dobyns as he deals with life, women, and his move from journalism to poetry.

Miss Famous

2015

Executive Producer

10.0
Producing

All Monica wants is to be wanted. But can she get past her fantasies in order see the truth about her life and desires?

Wild Horses

Wild Horses

2015

as Ben Briggs

4.9
Acting

Texas Ranger Samantha Payne reopens a 15-year-old missing person case, and uncovers evidence that suggests that the boy was likely murdered on a ranch...

Killing Animals

Killing Animals

2015

as Mr. Hurston

10.0
Acting

Killing Animals is a portrait of a lost generation of California youths. The lives of troubled teenage misfits intertwine as they experiment with vice...

Killing Animals

Killing Animals

2015

Novel

10.0

Killing Animals is a portrait of a lost generation of California youths. The lives of troubled teenage misfits intertwine as they experiment with vice...

True Story

True Story

2015

as Christian Longo

6.3
Acting

A drama centered on the relationship between journalist Michael Finkel and Christian Longo, an FBI Most Wanted List murderer who for years lived outsi...

Every Thing Will Be Fine

Every Thing Will Be Fine

2015

as Tomas Eldan

5.4
Acting

One day, driving aimlessly around the outskirts of town after a trivial domestic quarrel, a writer named Tomas accidentally hits and kills a child. Wi...

The Heyday of the Insensitive Bastards

The Heyday of the Insensitive Bastards

2015

as Conrad

4.9
Acting

Seven vignettes explore the difference between fantasy and reality, memory and history, and the joy and agony of the human condition.

I Am Michael

I Am Michael

2015

as Michael Glatze

5.5
Acting

The controversial true story of a gay activist who rejects his homosexuality and becomes a Christian pastor.

I Am Michael

I Am Michael

2015

Producer

5.5
Producing

The controversial true story of a gay activist who rejects his homosexuality and becomes a Christian pastor.

Don Quixote: The Ingenious Gentleman of La Mancha

Don Quixote: The Ingenious Gentleman of La Mancha

2015

as Pasamonte

5.5
Acting

With his noble squire by his side, a retired country gentleman sets out on an adventure to right the wrongs of the world.

Don Quixote: The Ingenious Gentleman of La Mancha

Don Quixote: The Ingenious Gentleman of La Mancha

2015

Executive Producer

5.5
Producing

With his noble squire by his side, a retired country gentleman sets out on an adventure to right the wrongs of the world.

The Interview

The Interview

2014

as Dave Skylark

6.2
Acting

Dave Skylark and his producer Aaron Rapaport run the celebrity tabloid show "Skylark Tonight". When they land an interview with a surprise fan, North ...

The Interview

The Interview

2014

Executive Producer

6.2
Producing

Dave Skylark and his producer Aaron Rapaport run the celebrity tabloid show "Skylark Tonight". When they land an interview with a surprise fan, North ...

Future Relic 02

Future Relic 02

2014

as The Searcher

Acting

A worker who spends his days underground indexing and destroying objects from the civilization that was.

National Theatre Live: Of Mice and Men

2014

as George

8.0
Acting

A powerful portrait of the American spirit and a heartbreaking testament to the bonds of friendship.

Guests

Guests

2014

Executive Producer

6.0
Producing

When Charlie and his family move to a warmer climate for the sake of his father's illness, he finds himself teetering between battles of the thought o...

Dave Skylark's Very Special VMA Special

Dave Skylark's Very Special VMA Special

2014

as David Skylark

7.5
Acting

In celebration of the 2014 Video Music Awards MTV tasked Entertainment tabloid TV host, Dave Skylark , and his dynamic production team lead by Aaron R...

Good People

Good People

2014

as Tom Reed

5.5
Acting

Tom and Anna Wright, a young American couple, fall into severe debt while renovating Tom's family home in London. As the couple faces the loss of thei...

Third Person

Third Person

2014

as Rick

5.9
Acting

An acclaimed novelist struggles to write an analysis of love in one of three stories, each set in a different city, that detail the beginning, middle ...

Obituaries

Obituaries

2014

as Felix Mitchum

Acting

A chronicle of lives lost in a school shooting. In the wake of another tragedy, we get a glimpse of each victim and see who they were, who they loved,...

Behind the Scenes of Palo Alto

Behind the Scenes of Palo Alto

2014

as Self

6.0
Acting

Jacqui Getty's behind-the-scenes look at Gia Coppola's directorial debut Palo Alto, starring Emma Roberts, James Franco, Jack Kilmer, Nat Wolff, and V...

Child of God

Child of God

2014

as Jerry

4.9
Acting

A dispossessed, violent man's life is a disastrous attempt to exist outside the social order. Successively deprived of parents and homes and with few ...

Child of God

Child of God

2014

Director, Screenplay

4.9
Directing Writing

A dispossessed, violent man's life is a disastrous attempt to exist outside the social order. Successively deprived of parents and homes and with few ...

Veronica Mars

Veronica Mars

2014

as James Franco (uncredited)

6.6
Acting

Years after walking away from her past as a teenage private eye, Veronica Mars gets pulled back to her hometown - just in time for her high school reu...

I Think You're Totally Wrong: A Quarrel

I Think You're Totally Wrong: A Quarrel

2014

Director

1.0
Directing

On the first day of shooting, James Franco, David Shields, and Caleb Powell throw out the script when a real-life argument breaks out between the thre...

Palo Alto

Palo Alto

2013

as Mr. B

6.1
Acting

A lack of parental guidance encourages teens in an affluent California town to rebel with substance abuse and casual sex.

Palo Alto

Palo Alto

2013

Author, Book

6.1

A lack of parental guidance encourages teens in an affluent California town to rebel with substance abuse and casual sex.

Seth Rogen & James Franco Bound 3

Seth Rogen & James Franco Bound 3

2013

Acting

Seth Rogen and James Franco parody video, Bound 3. A tribute to Kanye and Kim's stellar vid, "Bound 2"

DREAM

DREAM

2013

Producer, Director

5.0
Producing Directing

The cinematic polymath artist / actor / director, James Franco, creates a lyrical short film as the very first Dazed Visionary.

Homefront

Homefront

2013

as Morgan 'Gator' Bodine

6.9
Acting

Phil Broker is a former DEA agent who has gone through a crisis after his action against a biker gang went horribly wrong and it cost the life of his ...

Playtime

Playtime

2013

as The Art Dealer

1.0
Acting

Playtime’s cosmopolitan spectacle, presented in a kaleidoscopic montage across seven large screens, interconnects the lives of its archetypical charac...

Sal

Sal

2013

as Milton Katselas

3.6
Acting

James Franco's Sal chronicles the final hours of the life of actor Sal Mineo, one-time teen idol and star of the blockbuster films Rebel Without a Cau...

Sal

Sal

2013

Director, Story

3.6
Directing Writing

James Franco's Sal chronicles the final hours of the life of actor Sal Mineo, one-time teen idol and star of the blockbuster films Rebel Without a Cau...

As I Lay Dying

As I Lay Dying

2013

as Darl Bundren

5.2
Acting

Strife and disaster befall a poor Mississippi family during a two-day trip by horse and wagon to bury their deceased matriarch.

As I Lay Dying

As I Lay Dying

2013

Director, Screenplay

5.2
Directing Writing

Strife and disaster befall a poor Mississippi family during a two-day trip by horse and wagon to bury their deceased matriarch.

Interior. Leather Bar.

Interior. Leather Bar.

2013

as James

5.4
Acting

Filmmakers James Franco and Travis Mathews re-imagine the lost 40 minutes from "Cruising" as a starting point to a broader exploration of sexual and c...

Interior. Leather Bar.

Interior. Leather Bar.

2013

Director, Cinematography, Producer

5.4
Directing Producing

Filmmakers James Franco and Travis Mathews re-imagine the lost 40 minutes from "Cruising" as a starting point to a broader exploration of sexual and c...

Here Comes the Night Time

Here Comes the Night Time

2013

as Man on Phone

8.0
Acting
Mademoiselle C

Mademoiselle C

2013

as Self

5.8
Acting

A documentary focused on former Vogue Paris editor-in-chief and fashion stylist Carine Roitfeld.

What Is Cinema?

What Is Cinema?

2013

as Self

6.4
Acting

Using the words and ideas of great filmmakers, from archival interviews with Alfred Hitchcock and Robert Bresson to new interviews with Mike Leigh, Da...

Comedy Central Roast of James Franco

Comedy Central Roast of James Franco

2013

as Self

7.2
Acting

It's James Franco's turn to step in to the celebrity hot seat for the latest installment of The Comedy Central Roast.

A Fuller Life

A Fuller Life

2013

as Self - Reader (segment "Copy Boy")

6.6
Acting

Friends and admirers of iconoclastic film director Sam Fuller read from his memoirs in this unconventional documentary directed by Fuller's only child...

Venice 70: Future Reloaded

Venice 70: Future Reloaded

2013

5.2
Acting

Made for the Venice Film Festival's 70th anniversary, seventy filmmakers made a short film between 60 and 90 seconds long on their interpretation of t...

Venice 70: Future Reloaded

Venice 70: Future Reloaded

2013

Director

5.2
Directing

Made for the Venice Film Festival's 70th anniversary, seventy filmmakers made a short film between 60 and 90 seconds long on their interpretation of t...

Lovelace

Lovelace

2013

as Hugh Hefner

6.0
Acting

Story of Linda Lovelace, who is used and abused by the porn industry at the behest of her coercive husband, before taking control of her life.

Roast of James Franco: Red Carpet Pre-Show

2013

as Self

Acting

The Franco Roast Red Carpet Pre-Show is hosted by Franco's real-life grandmother, Mitzie Verne and comedian Jonah Ray. Mitzie brings the Franco family...

La Passione

2013

Director

Directing

La Passione is a decadent and beautifully shot trip that riffs on Theodor Dreyer’s The Passion of Joan of Arc, if it were shot on acid and starred the...

Bukowski

2013

Writer, Director

7.8
Writing Directing

The story of writer Charles Bukowski's formative years from childhood to high school and his struggles with an abusive father, disfiguring acne, alcoh...

This Is the End

This Is the End

2013

as James Franco

6.2
Acting

While attending a party at James Franco's house, Seth Rogen, Jay Baruchel and many other celebrities are faced with the apocalypse.

The Director

The Director

2013

Producer

5.2
Producing

How do you make one of the world's most revered fashion brands your own? A look at the life and work of Gucci fashion designer, Frida Giannini. Taking...

Oz the Great and Powerful

Oz the Great and Powerful

2013

as Oz

5.9
Acting

Oscar Diggs, a small-time circus illusionist and con-artist, is whisked from Kansas to the Land of Oz where the inhabitants assume he's the great wiza...

Spring Breakers

Spring Breakers

2013

as Alien

5.2
Acting

After four college girls rob a restaurant to fund their spring break in Florida, they get entangled with a weird dude with his own criminal agenda.

Kink

Kink

2013

Producer

5.2
Producing

Director Christina Voros and producer James Franco pull back the curtain on the fetish empire of Kink.com, the Internet's largest producer of BDSM con...

The Color of Time

The Color of Time

2012

as C.K. Williams (age 40)

4.0
Acting

A poetic road trip through Pulitzer prize-winning CK Williams' life over the course of 40 years.

The Color of Time

The Color of Time

2012

Producer

4.0
Producing

A poetic road trip through Pulitzer prize-winning CK Williams' life over the course of 40 years.

The Letter

The Letter

2012

as Tyrone

4.5
Acting

A playwright who begins to mentally unravel before premiere night. She is plagued by dreams and visions of being watched, but cannot decide if she is ...

The Iceman

The Iceman

2012

as Marty Freeman

6.6
Acting

The true story of Richard Kuklinski, the notorious contract killer and family man.

Maladies

Maladies

2012

as James

5.3
Acting

A former soap star appears to have a narrator stuck in his head. As he moves in with his sister and works to restart his creative career, he tries to ...

Marina Abramović: The Artist Is Present

Marina Abramović: The Artist Is Present

2012

as Self

7.4
Acting

Performance artist Marina Abramovic prepares for a major retrospective of her work at the Museum of Modern Art in New York.

The Broken Tower

The Broken Tower

2012

as Hart Crane

5.0
Acting

Docudrama about American poet Hart Crane, who committed suicide in April 1932 at the age of 32 by jumping off the steamship SS Orizaba.

The Broken Tower

The Broken Tower

2012

Producer, Director, Screenplay

5.0
Producing Directing Writing

Docudrama about American poet Hart Crane, who committed suicide in April 1932 at the age of 32 by jumping off the steamship SS Orizaba.

Hart Crane: An Exegesis

Hart Crane: An Exegesis

2012

as Himself

4.5
Acting

James Franco interviews three experts on the poet Hart Crane, whose life was the subject of his feature The Broken Tower (2011).

Hart Crane: An Exegesis

Hart Crane: An Exegesis

2012

Director

4.5
Directing

James Franco interviews three experts on the poet Hart Crane, whose life was the subject of his feature The Broken Tower (2011).

My Own Private River

My Own Private River

2012

Editor, Director

7.5
Directing

Unused footage from Gus Van Sant's 1991 film My Own Private Idaho is re-contextualized in James Franco's tribute to River Phoenix.

About Cherry

About Cherry

2012

as Francis

4.6
Acting

A drama centered on a troubled young woman who moves to San Francisco, where she gets involved in pornography and aligns herself with a cocaine-addict...

Francophrenia

Francophrenia

2012

Director

6.0
Directing

A mini-thriller comprised of TV footage of actor James Franco's guest-starring appearances on the American daytime drama, "General Hospital."

Jeffrey

Jeffrey

2012

Executive Producer

Producing

Jeffrey is a short film that is based on Jeffrey Dahmer, a serial killer who murdered more than twenty young boys in the late 80's and early 90's. But...

Eames: The Architect and the Painter

Eames: The Architect and the Painter

2011

as Self - Narrator (voice)

7.1
Acting

Interviews with the junior designers swept into the 24-7 world of "The Eamery" are the heart of this complex picture of a husband-and-wife creative te...

Rise of the Planet of the Apes

Rise of the Planet of the Apes

2011

as Will Rodman

7.3
Acting

A highly intelligent chimpanzee named Caesar has been living a peaceful suburban life ever since he was born. But when he gets taken to a cruel primat...

Caput

Caput

2011

Acting

Short film for the exhibition Rebel curated by James Franco. 'Caput' premiered as part of the Rebel installation at the Venice Biennale that featured ...

Your Highness

Your Highness

2011

as Fabious

5.3
Acting

A fantasy movie about an arrogant, lazy prince and his more heroic brother who must complete a quest in order to save their father's kingdom.

Blood Meridian Test Reel

Blood Meridian Test Reel

2011

Director

Directing

James Franco's pre production test reel for Blood Meridian. Originally selected to direct a feature length adaptation, James Franco filmed a 32 minute...

Saturday Night Live: The Best of '09/'10

Saturday Night Live: The Best of '09/'10

2011

Acting

Enjoy some of the bet sketches from SNL's 35th season including Will Forte as MacGruber, Kenan Thompson's Deandre Cole in What Up With That?, Fred Arm...

The Green Hornet

The Green Hornet

2011

as Danny Crystal Cleer (uncredited)

5.6
Acting

Britt Reid, the heir to the largest newspaper fortune in Los Angeles, is a spoiled playboy who has been, thus far, happy to lead an aimless life. Afte...

14 Actors Acting

14 Actors Acting

2010

as Self

7.0
Acting

This year's great performers striking some of the classic attitudes of cinema.

127 Hours

127 Hours

2010

as Aron Ralston

7.1
Acting

The true story of mountain climber Aron Ralston's remarkable adventure to save himself after a fallen boulder crashes on his arm and traps him in an i...

42 One Dream Rush

42 One Dream Rush

2010

Director

Directing

Collection of short films by various directors based on dreams, 42 seconds each. It was produced by the world's most awarded vodka "42 Below", known f...

Untitled

Untitled

2010

Director

Directing

Short film by James Franco. Part of the collective film One Dream Rush.

Howl

Howl

2010

as Allen Ginsberg

6.5
Acting

It's San Francisco in 1957, and an American masterpiece is put on trial. Howl, the film, recounts this dark moment using three interwoven threads: the...

Catblock (The Ultimate Co%kblock)

2010

as James Franco (Image Only)

Acting
Love and Distrust

Love and Distrust

2010

as Travis (segment "Grasshopper")

3.8
Acting

This collection of five short films artfully portrays desire's ability to both empower and destroy those who encounter it.

Eat Pray Love

Eat Pray Love

2010

as David

6.2
Acting

Liz Gilbert had everything a modern woman is supposed to dream of having – a husband, a house and a successful career – yet like so many others, she f...

With Great Power: The Stan Lee Story

With Great Power: The Stan Lee Story

2010

as Self

6.8
Acting

At 89 years old, Stan Lee's name appears on more than one BILLION comics in 75 countries in 25 languages. Arguably the most recognized name in comics,...

Masculinity & Me

2010

Acting

A no-budget production, focused on the perverse candour of young sexuality, where release and sterility become tied to larger cultural constructions. ...

Masculinity & Me

2010

Writer, Director

Writing Directing

A no-budget production, focused on the perverse candour of young sexuality, where release and sterility become tied to larger cultural constructions. ...

The Clerk's Tale

2010

Screenplay, Director

Writing Directing

Based on the eponymous poem by Spencer Reece, The Clerk's Tale is a psychological portrait of a gay man trapped in the monotonous routine of life at a...

Saturday Night

Saturday Night

2010

as Self

8.0
Acting

With unprecedented access to the behind the scenes process of the writers, actors and producers, Franco and his crew document what it takes to create ...

Saturday Night

Saturday Night

2010

Director

8.0
Directing

With unprecedented access to the behind the scenes process of the writers, actors and producers, Franco and his crew document what it takes to create ...

Shadows & Lies

Shadows & Lies

2010

as William Vincent

4.0
Acting

The story of William Vincent as he recounts the eccentric and curious path that has brought him, at mortal risk, to New York City, after four years in...

Date Night

Date Night

2010

as Taste

6.1
Acting

Phil and Claire Foster fear that their mild-mannered relationship may be falling into a stale rut. During their weekly date night, their dinner reserv...

Herbert White

2010

Director, Writer

7.1
Directing Writing

Michael Shannon stars in the role of Herbert White, a character based on the poem of the same name by Frank Bidart. The story follows Herbert as he wo...

Goat Boy

2010

Director

Directing

Goat Boy is the cobbled-together remains of a student film James Franco made based on Frank Bidart's poem, “Herbert White”.

SNL Presents: A Very Gilly Christmas

SNL Presents: A Very Gilly Christmas

2009

7.4
Acting

Holiday special including brand-new material with Alec Baldwin, Steve Martin, the infamous troublemaker "Gilly," and others. The special also features...

The Feast of Stephen

The Feast of Stephen

2009

Director, Writer

6.0
Directing Writing

Stephen watches a group of boys playing basketball. The look in his eyes betrays his sexual interests. When the boys realize, he becomes a victim of t...

The Room Before and After - Part 1: James Franco

The Room Before and After - Part 1: James Franco

2009

Acting

Experimental film series featuring actors trashing a room.

Erased James Franco

Erased James Franco

2009

as Self

5.5
Acting

James Franco re-enacts scenes from his filmography and reinterprets Julianne Moore's role in Todd Haynes' Safe.

Milk

Milk

2008

as Scott Smith

7.2
Acting

The true story of Harvey Milk, the first openly gay man ever elected to public office. In San Francisco in the late 1970s, Harvey Milk becomes an acti...

Good Time Max

Good Time Max

2008

as Max

5.3
Acting

Two genius brothers grow up and grow apart as one becomes a successful surgeon and the other pursues a drug-fueled high life.

Good Time Max

Good Time Max

2008

Director, Writer

5.3
Directing Writing

Two genius brothers grow up and grow apart as one becomes a successful surgeon and the other pursues a drug-fueled high life.

Nights in Rodanthe

Nights in Rodanthe

2008

as Mark Flanner (uncredited)

6.3
Acting

Adrienne is trying to decide whether to stay in her unhappy marriage or not, and her life changes when Paul, a doctor who is travelling to reconcile w...

Pineapple Express

Pineapple Express

2008

as Saul Silver

6.6
Acting

A stoner and his dealer are forced to go on the run from the police after the pothead witnesses a cop commit a murder.

Camille

Camille

2008

as Silias

6.2
Acting

A twisted honeymoon adventure about a young couple on their way to Niagara Falls.

The Hills with James Franco and Mila Kunis

The Hills with James Franco and Mila Kunis

2007

as Justin Bobby

4.0
Acting

A short comedic film.

In the Valley of Elah

In the Valley of Elah

2007

as Sergeant Carnelli

6.8
Acting

A career officer and his wife work with a police detective to uncover the truth behind their son's disappearance following his return from a tour of d...

An American Crime

An American Crime

2007

as Andy

7.3
Acting

The true story of suburban housewife Gertrude Baniszewski, who kept a teenage girl locked in the basement of her Indiana home during the 1960s.

Interview

Interview

2007

as Boyfriend on Phone (voice)

6.4
Acting

After falling out with his editor, a fading political journalist is forced to interview America's most popular soap actress.

Knocked Up

Knocked Up

2007

as Self (uncredited)

6.3
Acting

A slacker and a career-driven woman accidentally conceive a child after a one-night stand. As they try to make the relationship work, they must naviga...

Spider-Man 3

Spider-Man 3

2007

as New Goblin / Harry Osborn

6.4
Acting

The seemingly invincible Spider-Man goes up against an all-new crop of villains—including the shape-shifting Sandman. While Spider-Man’s superpowers a...

Finishing the Game: The Search for a New Bruce Lee

Finishing the Game: The Search for a New Bruce Lee

2007

as Dean Silo

5.0
Acting

In 1973, martial arts great Bruce Lee died, his final film, Game of Death, left unfinished. With the public hungry for more Lee, movie execs decide to...

The Holiday

The Holiday

2006

as James Franco

7.1
Acting

Two women, one American and one British, swap homes at Christmastime following bad breakups. Each woman finds romance with a local man but realizes th...

The Dead Girl

The Dead Girl

2006

as Derek

6.0
Acting

The clues to a young woman's death come together as the lives of seemingly unrelated people begin to intersect.

Grasshopper

2006

as Travis

4.7
Acting

The tragic story of two people fighting to break down the walls which stand in the way of communicating...

Flyboys

Flyboys

2006

as Blaine Rawlings

6.5
Acting

The adventures of the Lafayette Escadrille, young Americans who volunteered for the French military before the U.S. entered World War I, and became th...

The Wicker Man

The Wicker Man

2006

as Bar Guy #1

4.3
Acting

A sheriff investigating the disappearance of a young girl from a small island discovers there's a larger mystery to solve among the island's secretive...

Tristan & Isolde

Tristan & Isolde

2006

as Tristan

6.7
Acting

An affair between the second in line to Britain's throne and the princess of the feuding Irish spells doom for the young lovers.

Annapolis

Annapolis

2006

as Jake Huard

6.9
Acting

Jake Huard, from a shipbuilders family, promised his dying mother he'ld make it to Anapolis Naval Academy. Thanks to tenaciously bugging a Congressman...

The Great Raid

The Great Raid

2005

as Captain Prince

6.5
Acting

As World War II rages, the elite Sixth Ranger Battalion is given a mission of heroic proportions: push 30 miles behind enemy lines and liberate over 5...

The Ape

The Ape

2005

as Harry Walker

4.1
Acting

A young writer, nearing a mental breakdown caused by his family and boss, moves into an apartment occupied by a walking, talking, foul-mouthed ape in ...

The Ape

The Ape

2005

Director, Writer, Executive Producer

4.1
Directing Writing Producing

A young writer, nearing a mental breakdown caused by his family and boss, moves into an apartment occupied by a walking, talking, foul-mouthed ape in ...

Fool's Gold

Fool's Gold

2005

as Brent

Acting

"Finn" Finnegan is a treasure hunter searching for a sunken Spanish galleon, the Aurelia, that was lost at sea with the 1715 Treasure Fleet. During hi...

Fool's Gold

Fool's Gold

2005

Director, Writer

Directing Writing

"Finn" Finnegan is a treasure hunter searching for a sunken Spanish galleon, the Aurelia, that was lost at sea with the 1715 Treasure Fleet. During hi...

Spider-Man 2

Spider-Man 2

2004

as Harry Osborn

7.3
Acting

Peter Parker is going through a major identity crisis. Burned out from being Spider-Man, he decides to shelve his superhero alter ego, which leaves th...

The Company

The Company

2003

as Josh

5.2
Acting

Ensemble drama centered around a group of ballet dancers, with a focus on one young dancer who's poised to become a principal performer.

Blind Spot

2003

as Danny

6.0
Acting

Three strangers are drawn together in search of Darcy, a man they all love who has been involved with some nasty underworld business.

Sonny

Sonny

2002

as Sonny

5.0
Acting

New Orleans, 1981. Sonny Phillips, just discharged from the Army, returns home. The only life he's known is as a gigolo, working for his mother, but h...

City by the Sea

City by the Sea

2002

as Joey

5.8
Acting

Vincent LaMarca is a dedicated and well-respected New York City police detective who has gone to great lengths to distance himself from his past, but ...

Mother Ghost

Mother Ghost

2002

as Skateboarder guy

6.4
Acting

Keith Bennets mother passed away a year ago, and he feels like he has moved on with his life, until one morning his mothers jewelry shows up on Keiths...

You Always Stalk the Ones You Love

2002

1.0
Acting

Three friends struggle with the pursuit of happiness.

The Car Kid

The Car Kid

2002

Acting

Two unlikely heroes become connected through their love of music, and on the day they meet, their lives are changed forever.

Deuces Wild

Deuces Wild

2002

as Tino

5.6
Acting

In 1950s New York City, a bad and bloody gang war is about to erupt on the dysfunctional streets of Brooklyn between the Deuces and the vicious Vipers...

Spider-Man

Spider-Man

2002

as Harry Osborn

7.3
Acting

After being bitten by a genetically altered spider at Oscorp, nerdy but endearing high school student Peter Parker is endowed with amazing powers to b...

Spider-Mania

Spider-Mania

2002

as Self

5.4
Acting

E! Entertainment special on the making of Sam Raimi's first Spider-Man film.

Behind the Ultimate Spin: The Making of 'Spider-Man'

Behind the Ultimate Spin: The Making of 'Spider-Man'

2002

as Self

5.0
Acting

Documentary on the making of 'Spider-Man.'

James Dean

James Dean

2001

as James Dean

6.8
Acting

The man behind the legend and a knowing look at the 1950's Hollywood are revealed in this dynamic bioepic of the meteoric star whose troubled life ech...

Some Body

2001

as Apartment Guy #3

5.0
Acting

Culled from the real life experiences of its star/co-writer/producer Stephanie Bennett, and starring some of her real life ex-lovers, this is the stor...

Mean People Suck

2001

as Casey

6.8
Acting

Three stubborn teenagers place a bet over which one of them is the meanest.

At Any Cost

At Any Cost

2000

as Mike

5.0
Acting

Two brothers and their best friend start a rock band and try to make it big in Los Angeles.

Whatever It Takes

Whatever It Takes

2000

as Chris Campbell

5.8
Acting

A nerdy teen, Ryan Woodman is smitten with the popular and gorgeous Ashley Grant, who apparently has no interest in him. Meanwhile, dim star athlete C...

If Tomorrow Comes

If Tomorrow Comes

2000

as Devin

1.0
Acting

Fighting to escape the demons of his past, a young man involves his best friend in a struggle for survival.

Never Been Kissed

Never Been Kissed

1999

as Jason

6.2
Acting

Josie Geller, a baby-faced junior copywriter at the Chicago Sun-Times, must pose as a student at her former high school to research contemporary teena...

To Serve and Protect

To Serve and Protect

1999

as Matt Carr

6.5
Acting

Three generations of Dallas police officers join together to track down the deadliest serial killer ever to terrorize Texas.

Naya: Legend of the Golden Dolphin

Naya: Legend of the Golden Dolphin

N/A

as Finn (voice)

Acting

Naya, the Golden Dolphin Princess, is sent on an urgent mission by her father, the King, to eight corners of the Earth that are rich and fluid with do...

Alina of Cuba: La Hija Rebelde

N/A

as Fidel Castro

Acting

Follows the true-life story of Cuban exile turned social advocate, Alina Fernandez, whose birth was the result of the tryst between Revuelta and Castr...

Golden State Killer

N/A

Acting

Follows the Golden State Killer, a serial rapist and murderer who terrorized California during the 1970s and '80s.

Me, You

Me, You

N/A

Acting

On a remote Italian island in the early 1960s, a teenage boy haunted by memories of the war falls in love with an older girl who holds a dark secret. ...

Bunny-Man

Bunny-Man

N/A

as Austin Boyd

Acting

A multimillionaire superhero strikes against evil forces in anonymity wearing a rabbit mask. He is driven by the desire to avenge his sister who commi...

The Long Home

N/A

as Dallas Hardin

Acting

A young contractor is hired to build a honky-tonk in Tennessee by the man who killed his father.

The Razor's Edge

The Razor's Edge

N/A

as Dante

Acting

A former mob hitman faces a dilemma when his daughter is kidnapped and his love interest targeted. He must take on a final dangerous job while evading...

Kill the Czar

N/A

Acting

A mysterious outsider's life turns upside down when she is blackmailed by an evil filmmaker to carry out an extraordinary act of violence. She winds u...

Jesse Heiman: World's Greatest Extra

N/A

as Self

Acting

A documentary following a year in the life of Jesse Heiman, Hollywood's most recognizable background actor - as he tries to parlay overnight recogniti...

Toad

N/A

Acting

Two naive slackers, Sam and Alex, are hired to transport a box of contraband psychedelic toads from LA to Vegas. When the desert heat causes the toads...

Michael Caton-Jones: This Broxburn Boy's Life

Michael Caton-Jones: This Broxburn Boy's Life

N/A

as Self (archive footage)

Acting

Explores Caton-Jones' rise from his humble roots in the working class mining village of Broxburn, West Lothian to the dizzy heights of Hollywood, wher...

The Long Home

N/A

Director

Directing

A young contractor is hired to build a honky-tonk in Tennessee by the man who killed his father.

Rant

N/A

Screenplay

Writing

In Development. Adapted from Chuck Palahniuk's novel by James Franco.