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James Edward Franco (born April 19, 1978) is an American actor. He left college in order to pursue acting and started off his career by making guest appearances on television series in the 1990s. Franco landed a lead part on the short-lived cult hit television program Freaks and Geeks and later achieved recognition for playing the titular character in the TV biopic James Dean (2001), for which he was awarded a Golden Globe Award. He achieved international fame with his portrayals of Harry Osborn in Sam Raimi's Spider-Man trilogy.
Franco has appeared in an eclectic range of projects since the 2000s. Ranging from period to contemporary pieces, and from major Hollywood productions to less publicized indie films, as well as fantasy movies to biopics and soap operas. Other notable films include Pineapple Express, a stoner comedy that earned him his second Golden Globes nomination, the Harvey Milk-biopic Milk (both 2008) as well as Danny Boyle's 2010 movie 127 ... Show more...
James Edward Franco (born April 19, 1978) is an American actor. He left college in order to pursue acting and started off his career by making guest appearances on television series in the 1990s. Franco landed a lead part on the short-lived cult hit television program Freaks and Geeks and later achieved recognition for playing the titular character in the TV biopic James Dean (2001), for which he was awarded a Golden Globe Award. He achieved international fame with his portrayals of Harry Osborn in Sam Raimi's Spider-Man trilogy.
Franco has appeared in an eclectic range of projects since the 2000s. Ranging from period to contemporary pieces, and from major Hollywood productions to less publicized indie films, as well as fantasy movies to biopics and soap operas. Other notable films include Pineapple Express, a stoner comedy that earned him his second Golden Globes nomination, the Harvey Milk-biopic Milk (both 2008) as well as Danny Boyle's 2010 movie 127 Hours, about real-life mountain climber Aron Ralston's struggle to free his hand from a boulder. His performance in 127 Hours earned him nominations for many high-profile awards, including the Academy Awards, Golden Globe and SAG Awards (None of which he won)
Franco has hosted the skit comedy Saturday Night Live twice as well as the 83rd Academy Awards with Anne Hathaway. He volunteers for the Art of Elysium charity and is in a relationship with actress Ahna O'Reilly.
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The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (2018)
As: Cowboy
An anthology film weaving together the stories of six individuals in the old West at the end of the Civil War.
Runtime: 133 min.
Directed by: Joel Coen | Ethan Coen
Stars: Brendan Gleeson | James Franco | Liam Neeson | Tom Waits | Tim Blake Nelson
Freaks and Geeks: The Documentary (2018)
As: Himself
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 aired for one season.
Runtime: 72 min.
Directed by: Brent Hodge
Stars: James Franco | Linda Cardellini | Paul Feig | Judd Apatow | Busy Philipps
Future World (2018)
As: Warlord
A young boy searches a future world wasteland for a rumored cure for his dying mother.
Runtime: 88 min.
Directed by: James Franco | Bruce Thierry Cheung
Stars: Lucy Liu | Milla Jovovich | James Franco | Suki Waterhouse | Jeffrey Wahlberg
Mississippi Requiem (2018)
A collection of four short films based on stories written by William Faulkner.
Directed by: Arkesh Ajay | Kelly Pike | Jerell Rosales | Marta Savina
Stars: Alicia Witt | Topher Grace | James Franco | Amy Smart | Marianna Palka
Arctic Justice: Thunder Squad (2018)
As: (voice)
Swifty the Arctic fox works in the mail room of the Arctic Blast Delivery Service but dreams of one day becoming a Top Dog (the Arctic's star husky couriers). To prove himself worthy of the Top Dog role, Swifty secretly commandeers one of the sleds and delivers a mysterious package to a mysterious location. He stumbles upon a secret fortress where he comes face to face with Doc Walrus, a blubbery ...
Directed by: Dimos Vrysellas | Aaron Woodley
Stars: James Franco | Michael Madsen | Jeremy Renner | Anjelica Huston | Alec Baldwin
The Long Home (2018)
As: Dallas Hardin
Rural Tennessee in the 1940's: a young man unwittingly goes to work building a honky-tonk for the charismatically diabolical bootlegger who murdered his father ten years earlier and runs into conflict when he falls for the young woman the bootlegger is grooming to be a prostitute.
Runtime: 96 min.
Directed by: James Franco
Stars: James Franco | Robin Lord Taylor | Josh Hutcherson | Ashton Kutcher | Josh Hartnett
The Labyrinth (2017)
As: Narrator (voice)
A collection of original shorts exploring the unknown, the unexplained, and the unimaginable.
Directed by: John Berardo | Jessica Kaye | Katrelle N. Kindred | Quyen Nguyen Le | Victoria Rose | Kaushik Sampath | Camila Ohara Tanabe | Tarek Tohme
Stars: Jason Ritter | James Franco | Matt Lucas | Josh Peck | Jim Parrack
The Mad Whale (2017)
Inmates at a women's mental asylum stage a theatrical production of Herman Melville's 'Moby Dick.'
Runtime: 99 min.
Directed by: David Breschel | Jenna Cavelle | Sonia Guggenheim | Luke Haskard | Ariel Heller | Adam Linzey | Matt McClung | Uttera Singh | Andrew Wood
Stars: James Franco | Camilla Belle | Michael Weston | Summer Phoenix | Dominic Rains
Pretenders (2017)
As: Maxwell
A love triangle involving a photographer, a director and an actress.
Directed by: James Franco
Stars: Brian Cox | James Franco | Juno Temple | Jane Levy | Shameik Moore
Blood Ride (2017)
As: Billy
Maggie becomes a strong and ruthless member of the all-female Dark Moon gang led by the merciless Trigga, and the all-female motorcycle gang look after each other as they patrol the streets in the small town.
Directed by: Melanie Aitkenhead
Stars: Serinda Swan | James Franco | Pollyanna McIntosh | Diego Boneta | Jake Lockett
The Vault (2017)
As: Ed Mass
Two estranged sisters are forced to rob a bank in order to save their brother. But this is no ordinary bank.
Runtime: 91 min.
Directed by: Dan Bush
Stars: Taryn Manning | James Franco | Q'orianka Kilcher | Scott Haze | Francesca Eastwood
Blood Heist (2017)
As: Farmer Simon
DIY filmmakers who simultaneously commit a star-crossed armed robbery and shoot a vérité film of it
Directed by: Jenna Cavelle
Stars: James Franco
Kin (2017)
An ex-convict and his brother are forced on the run by a vengeful criminal.
Runtime: 102 min.
Directed by: Jonathan Baker | Josh Baker
Stars: James Franco | Zoë Kravitz | Dennis Quaid | Jack Reynor | Carrie Coon
Actors Anonymous (2017)
As: Jake Lamont
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 the lies and the heartbreak.
Runtime: 96 min.
Directed by: Melanie Aitkenhead | Leandro Tadashi | Abi Damaris Corbin | Juel Taylor | Julian Wolff | Jess Maldaner | Kerry Yang | Kelly Luu | Kevin Luu | Justin S. Lee | Shaun Duffy | Julio Vincent Gambuto
Stars: Eric Roberts | James Franco | Emma Rigby | Keegan Allen | Amber Coney
Don't Come Back from the Moon (2017)
As: Roman Smalley
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 desolate and dreamlike world.
Runtime: 98 min.
Directed by: Bruce Thierry Cheung
Stars: Rashida Jones | James Franco | Zackary Arthur | Jeffrey Wahlberg | Alyssa Elle Steinacker
Black Dog, Red Dog (2017)
As: Leo
Follows the life of Stephen Dobyns as he deals with life, women, and his move from journalism to poetry.
Runtime: 85 min.
Directed by: Adriana Cepeda Espinosa | Zachary Kerschberg | Isabella Wing-Davey | Charles Rogers | Jon Matthews | Leonora Lonsdale | Brian Lannin | Pedro Gómez Millán | Anastasia Frank | James Franco
Stars: Chloë Sevigny | James Franco | Olivia Wilde | Logan Marshall-Green | Jake McLaughlin
The Disaster Artist (2017)
As: Tommy Wiseau / "Johnny"
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 predicted; creating the worst movie ever made.
Runtime: 104 min.
Directed by: James Franco
Stars: James Franco | Seth Rogen | Dave Franco | Ari Graynor | Alison Brie
The Institute (2017)
As: Dr. Cairn
In 19th century Baltimore, Isabel Porter, a girl stricken with grief from her parents' untimely death, voluntarily checks herself into the Rosewood Institute. Subjected to bizarre and increasingly violent pseudo-scientific experiments in personality modification, brainwashing and mind control, she must escape the clutches of the Rosewood and exact her revenge, or else be forever lost.
Runtime: 90 min.
Directed by: James Franco | Pamela Romanowsky
Stars: Eric Roberts | Topher Grace | James Franco | Lori Singer | Tim Blake Nelson
Last Supper (2017)
As: Capt. Jacob Branson
A prologue short to Alien: Covenant, it takes place aboard the Covenant, a Weyland colonization ship on its way to a remote planet to form a new human settlement. Before the crew is set to enter hypersleep, the 14 crew members (all couples) and their android, Walter, enjoy a final meal together.
Runtime: 5 min.
Directed by: Luke Scott
Stars: James Franco | Michael Fassbender | Danny McBride | Billy Crudup | Katherine Waterston
High School Lover (2017)
As: Rick Winters
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.
Runtime: 86 min.
Directed by: Jerell Rosales
Stars: James Franco | Julia Jones | François Arnaud | Paulina Singer | Lana Condor
In Dubious Battle (2016)
As: Mac McLeod
In the California apple country, nine hundred migratory workers rise up "in dubious battle" against the landowners. The group takes on a life of its own-stronger than its individual members and more frightening. Led by the doomed Jim Nolan, the strike is founded on his tragic idealism-on the "courage never to submit or yield."
Runtime: 110 min.
Directed by: James Franco
Stars: Selena Gomez | James Franco | Vincent D'Onofrio | Robert Duvall | Nat Wolff
Why Him? (2016)
As: Laird Mayhew
A dad forms a bitter rivalry with his daughter's young rich boyfriend.
Runtime: 111 min.
Directed by: John Hamburg
Stars: Bryan Cranston | James Franco | Megan Mullally | Griffin Gluck | Zoey Deutch
Goat (2016)
As: Mitch
Reeling from a terrifying assault, a nineteen year old enrolls into college with his brother and pledges the same fraternity. What happens there, in the name of 'brotherhood,' tests him and his loyalty in brutal ways.
Runtime: 96 min.
Directed by: Andrew Neel
Stars: Nick Jonas | Ben Schnetzer | Danny Flaherty | Virginia Gardner | Austin Lyon
Sausage Party (2016)
As: Druggie (voice)
Sausage Party, the first R-rated CG animated movie, is about one sausage leading a group of supermarket products on a quest to discover the truth about their existence and what really happens when they become chosen to leave the grocery store.
Runtime: 89 min.
Directed by: Conrad Vernon | Greg Tiernan
Stars: Kristen Wiig | Jonah Hill | Michael Cera | Bill Hader | Seth Rogen
Mother, May I Sleep with Danger? (2016)
As: Director
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 door. Julie tries to embrace the idea of Leah’s new love interest, but she can’t shake the feeling that something is very wrong. Julie’s suspicions lead to a startling discovery about Pearl that puts Leah in serious danger. Will Julie be able to save ...
Runtime: 86 min.
Directed by: Melanie Aitkenhead
Stars: Emily Meade | James Franco | Nick Eversman | Tori Spelling | Leila George
Obituaries (2016)
As: Felix Mitchum
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, who they hurt, and who they wanted to be.
Runtime: 13 min.
Directed by: Ryan Moody
Stars: James Franco | Wes Robinson | Jesse Heiman | Lenny Von Dohlen | Justin Lee
The Heyday of the Insensitive Bastards (2016)
As: Conrad
Seven vignettes explore the difference between fantasy and reality, memory and history, and the joy and agony of the human condition.
Runtime: 97 min.
Directed by: Mark Columbus | Sarah Kruchowski | Ryan Moody | Simon Savelyev | Vanita Shastry | Shadae Lamar Smith | Jeremy David White | Jonathan King | Lauren Hoekstra
Stars: Natalie Portman | Kristen Wiig | Amber Tamblyn | Kate Mara | James Franco
King Cobra (2016)
As: Joe Kerekes
Based on a stranger than fiction true story, King Cobra is a deliciously dark, twisted plunge into the behind-the-scenes world of the pornography industry. A young Sean Paul Lockhart (using the stage name 'Brent Corrigan') is a fresh-faced wannabe adult video performer. He is moulded into a star by Stephen (aka Bryan Kocis), a closeted gay porn mogul who runs the skin flick empire Cobra Video ...
Runtime: 91 min.
Directed by: Justin Kelly
Stars: Garrett Clayton | Christian Slater | Molly Ringwald | Alicia Silverstone | Keegan Allen
The Adderall Diaries (2016)
As: Stephen Elliott
Writer and Adderall enthusiast Stephen Elliott reaches a low point when his estranged father resurfaces, claiming that Stephen has fabricated much of the dark childhood that that fuels his writing. Adrift in the precarious gray area of memory, Stephen is led by three sources of inspiration: a new romance, the best friend who shares his history, and a murder trial that reminds him more than a little ...
Runtime: 87 min.
Directed by: Pamela Romanowsky
Stars: Ed Harris | James Franco | Wilmer Valderrama | Amber Heard | Christian Slater
Memoria (2016)
As: Mr. Wyckoff
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 exist and a dysfunctional family life, he is struggling to find his place in the world. Based on the book Palo Alto by James Franco.
Runtime: 70 min.
Directed by: Vladimir de Fontenay | Nina Ljeti
Stars: James Franco | Thomas Mann | Sam Dillon | Lakeith Stanfield | Miles Heizer
A Walk in Winter (2016)
As: Conrad
When Conrad returns to his hometown to identify his mother's body, he is forced to confront the painful memories of his childhood.
Runtime: 14 min.
Directed by: Ryan Moody
Stars: James Franco | Jack Kehler | Abigail Spencer | Jack Sochet | Max Leifman
The 4%: Film's Gender Problem (2016)
As: Himself
Explores the hot-button issues around the striking gender gap in Hollywood. Both women and men in the entertainment industry share first-person insights, questions, and anecdotes about the place of women in Hollywood.
Runtime: 28 min.
Directed by: Caroline Suh
Stars: Lake Bell | Toni Collette | Catherine Hardwicke | Amy Heckerling | Jill Soloway
Yosemite (2016)
As: Phil
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 threat of a mountain lion looms over the community.
Runtime: 80 min.
Directed by: Gabrielle Demeestere
Stars: George Maguire | James Franco | Barry Del Sherman | Steven Wiig | Henry Hopper
Zeroville (2016)
As: Vikar
A young actor arrives in Hollywood in 1969 during a transitional time in the Industry.
Runtime: 96 min.
Directed by: James Franco
Stars: Megan Fox | Joey King | James Franco | Seth Rogen | Dave Franco
The Fixer (2016)
As: Lindsay
A former war journalist now writing for a paper in Northern California is drawn into conflict at home.
Runtime: 102 min.
Directed by: Ian Olds
Stars: Melissa Leo | James Franco | Rachel Brosnahan | Thomas Jay Ryan | Dominic Rains
Richard Peter Johnson (2015)
As: James Franco
The world's most famous male porn star, Richard Peter Johnson, retires at the height of his career to pursue his dream of acting.
Runtime: 88 min.
Directed by: Devin Crittenden
Stars: Sarah Elizabeth Johnston | Devin Crittenden | Sean Crampton | Kyle Brady | Aleks Awad
Queen of the Desert (2015)
As: Henry Cadogan
A chronicle of Gertrude Bell's life, a traveler, writer, archaeologist, explorer, cartographer, and political attaché for the British Empire at the dawn of the twentieth century.
Runtime: 128 min.
Directed by: Werner Herzog
Stars: Nicole Kidman | Robert Pattinson | James Franco | Jenny Agutter | Damian Lewis
The Night Before (2015)
As: James
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 parties since their yearly reunion might be coming to an end.
Runtime: 101 min.
Directed by: Jonathan Levine
Stars: Joseph Gordon-Levitt | Anthony Mackie | Lizzy Caplan | Seth Rogen | Jillian Bell
The Sound and the Fury (2015)
As: Benjy Compson
A look at the trials and tribulations of The Compson siblings, living in the deep south during the early part of the 20th century.
Runtime: 101 min.
Directed by: James Franco
Stars: Joey King | James Franco | Tim Blake Nelson | Ahna O'Reilly | Scott Haze
The Little Prince (2015)
As: The Fox (voice)
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 and work are the only dogmas. Everything will change when accidentally she discovers her neighbor that will tell her about the story of the Little Prince that he once met.
Runtime: 108 min.
Directed by: Mark Osborne
Stars: Marion Cotillard | Rachel McAdams | Jeff Bridges | Mackenzie Foy | Riley Osborne
Killing Animals (2015)
As: Mr. Hurston
Killing Animals is a portrait of a lost generation of California youths. The lives of troubled teenage misfits intertwine as they experiment with vices of all kinds, and succumb to self-destructive, often heartless nihilism.
Directed by: Steven Huffaker | Andrew Wesman | Sarah Kruchowski | Javier Bosques | Shirley Kim-Ryu | Eben Portnoy
Stars: James Franco | Cody Christian | Zachary Gordon | Lily Nicksay | Louis Hunter
True Story (2015)
As: Christian Longo
A drama centered around the relationship between journalist Michael Finkel and Christian Longo, an FBI Most Wanted List murderer who for years lived outside the U.S. under Finkel's name.
Runtime: 99 min.
Directed by: Rupert Goold
Stars: Jonah Hill | James Franco | Felicity Jones | Ethan Suplee | Maria Dizzia
Wild Horses (2015)
As: Ben Briggs
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 belonging to wealthy family man, Scott Briggs. When Scott’s estranged son unexpectedly returns home during the investigation, Samantha becomes even more convinced that the Briggs family was involved, and will stop at nothing to discover the truth about the ...
Runtime: 100 min.
Directed by: Robert Duvall
Stars: Adriana Barraza | James Franco | Robert Duvall | Josh Hartnett | Jim Parrack
Saturday Night Live 40th Anniversary Special (2015)
As: Himself
A three-hour prime-time special celebrating SNL 's fortieth year on the air.
Runtime: 154 min.
Directed by: Don Roy King
Stars: Candice Bergen | Dan Aykroyd | Fred Armisen | Alec Baldwin | Vanessa Bayer
Call Me Lucky (2015)
As: Himself
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 Crimmins, a beer-swilling, politically outspoken and whip-smart comic whose efforts in the 70s and 80s fostered the talents of the next generation of standup comedians. But beneath Crimmins’ gruff, hard-drinking, curmudgeonly persona lay an undercurrent of ...
Runtime: 106 min.
Directed by: Bobcat Goldthwait
Stars: David Cross | Tom Kenny | Margaret Cho | Patton Oswalt | Barry Crimmins
I Am Michael (2015)
As: Michael Glatze
The controversial true story of a gay activist who rejects his homosexuality and becomes a Christian pastor.
Runtime: 98 min.
Directed by: Justin Kelly
Stars: Emma Roberts | Lesley Ann Warren | James Franco | Daryl Hannah | Zachary Quinto
Don Quixote: The Ingenious Gentleman of La Mancha (2015)
As: Pasamonte
With his noble squire by his side, a retired country gentleman sets out on an adventure to right the wrongs of the world.
Runtime: 83 min.
Directed by: Dave Dorsey | Xu Zhang | Jon Yonkondy | Alana Waksman | David Beier | Brandon Somerhalder | Main Ibrahim | Will Lowell | Austin Kolodney | Drue Metz
Stars: Lin Shaye | Carmen Argenziano | Horatio Sanz | Luis Guzmán | Vera Cherny
Every Thing Will Be Fine (2015)
As: Tomas Eldan
One day, driving aimlessly around the outskirts of town after a trivial domestic quarrel, a writer named Tomas accidentally hits and kills a child. Will he be able to move on?
Runtime: 118 min.
Directed by: Wim Wenders
Stars: Peter Stormare | Rachel McAdams | James Franco | Charlotte Gainsbourg | Marie-Josée Croze
The Interview (2014)
As: Dave Skylark
Dave Skylark and his producer Aaron Rapoport run the celebrity tabloid show "Skylark Tonight". When they land an interview with a surprise fan, North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un, they are recruited by the CIA to turn their trip to Pyongyang into an assassination mission.
Runtime: 112 min.
Directed by: Evan Goldberg | Seth Rogen
Stars: James Franco | Lizzy Caplan | Seth Rogen | Randall Park | Diana Bang
Lennon or McCartney (2014)
As: Himself (archive footage)
550 Artists were interviewed over the last ten years. At some point during those interviews, they were asked a question and told to answer with one word only. Some stuck to one, some said more, some answered quickly, some thought it through, and some didn't answer at all. That question... Lennon or McCartney.
Runtime: 34 min.
Directed by: Matt Schichter
Stars: Aasif Mandvi | Adam Levine | Adam Lambert | James Valentine | James Valentine
Good People (2014)
As: Tom Reed
Tom and Anna Wright, a young American couple, fall into severe debt while renovating Anna's family home in London. As the couple faces the loss of their dream to have a house and start a family, they discover that the tenant in the apartment below them is dead, and he's left behind a stash of cash—$400,000 worth. Though initially hesitant, Tom and Anna decide that the plan is simple: all they have to ...
Runtime: 90 min.
Directed by: Henrik Ruben Genz
Stars: Anna Friel | James Franco | Tom Wilkinson | Kate Hudson | Omar Sy
Maladies (2014)
As: James
A talented and successful actor retires at a young age due to a perceived mental illness. Now living in a small town with his deranged sister and his best friend, we watch as their Maladies intertwine.
Runtime: 96 min.
Directed by: Carter
Stars: Catherine Keener | James Franco | David Strathairn | Alan Cumming | Fallon Goodson
Homefront (2013)
As: Gator
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 boss' son. He is recently widowed and is left with a 9-years-old daughter,Maddy. He decides to quit the turbulent and demanding life of thrill for Maddy's sake and retires to a small town. His daughter fights off a boy who was bullying her at school and ...
Runtime: 100 min.
Directed by: Gary Fleder
Stars: Jason Statham | James Franco | Winona Ryder | Rachelle Lefevre | Izabela Vidovic
Sal (2013)
As: Milton Katselas
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 Cause and Exodus.
Runtime: 103 min.
Directed by: James Franco
Stars: James Franco | Vince Jolivette | Val Lauren | Jim Parrack | Trevor Neuhoff
Third Person (2013)
As: Rick
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 and end of a relationship.
Runtime: 137 min.
Directed by: Paul Haggis
Stars: Adrien Brody | James Franco | Olivia Wilde | Liam Neeson | Mila Kunis
Palo Alto (2013)
As: Mr. B
Palo Alto weaves together three stories of teenage lust, boredom, and self-destruction: shy, sensitive April, torn between an illicit flirtation with her soccer coach and an unrequited crush on sweet stoner Teddy; Emily, who offers sexual favors to any boy to cross her path; and the increasingly dangerous exploits of Teddy and his best friend Fred, whose behavior may or may not be sociopathic.
Runtime: 100 min.
Directed by: Gia Coppola
Stars: Emma Roberts | James Franco | Zoe Levin | Nat Wolff | Jack Kilmer
A Fuller Life (2013)
As: Himself - Reader (segment "Copy Boy")
Friends and admirers of iconoclastic film director Sam Fuller read from his memoirs in this unconventional documentary directed by Fuller's only child, Samantha.
Runtime: 80 min.
Directed by: Samantha Fuller
Stars: James Franco | Jennifer Beals | Samuel Fuller | Wim Wenders | Bill Duke
Lovelace (2013)
As: Hugh Hefner
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.
Runtime: 93 min.
Directed by: Rob Epstein | Jeffrey Friedman
Stars: Hank Azaria | James Franco | Adam Brody | Peter Sarsgaard | Amanda Seyfried
Child of God (2013)
As: Jerry
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 other ties, Ballard descends to the level of a cave dweller as he falls deeper into crime and degradation.
Runtime: 104 min.
Directed by: James Franco
Stars: James Franco | Tim Blake Nelson | Scott Haze | Jim Parrack | Wade Williams
This Is the End (2013)
As: Himself
While attending a party at James Franco's house, Seth Rogen, Jay Baruchel and many other celebrities are faced with the apocalypse.
Runtime: 107 min.
Directed by: Seth Rogen | Evan Goldberg
Stars: Jonah Hill | James Franco | Jay Baruchel | Seth Rogen | Danny McBride
As I Lay Dying (2013)
As: Darl Bundren
Based on the 1930 classic by Faulkner, it is the story of the death of Addie Bundren and her family's quest to honor her wish to be buried in the nearby town of Jefferson.
Runtime: 110 min.
Directed by: James Franco
Stars: James Franco | Logan Marshall-Green | Danny McBride | Ahna O'Reilly | Jim Parrack
Oz: The Great and Powerful (2013)
As: Oz
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 wizard of prophecy, there to save Oz from the clutches of evil.
Runtime: 130 min.
Directed by: Sam Raimi
Stars: Michelle Williams | James Franco | Mila Kunis | Zach Braff | Rachel Weisz
Interior. Leather Bar. (2013)
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 creative freedom.
Runtime: 60 min.
Directed by: James Franco | Travis Mathews
Stars: James Franco | Val Lauren | Christian Patrick | Brad Roberge | Robbie Acklen
The Color of Time (2012)
As: C.K. Williams (age 40)
A poetic road trip through Pulitzer prize-winning CK Williams' life over the course of 40 years.
Runtime: 73 min.
Directed by: Edna Luise Biesold | Bruce Thierry Cheung | Sarah-Violet Bliss | Shruti Ganguly | Virginia Urreiztieta | Tine Thomasen | Omar Zúñiga Hidalgo | Pamela Romanowsky | Shripriya Mahesh | Brooke Goldfinch | Alexis Gambis | Gabrielle Demeestere
Stars: James Franco | Mila Kunis | Jessica Chastain | Zach Braff | Henry Hopper
About Cherry (2012)
As: Francis
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-addicted lawyer.
Runtime: 98 min.
Directed by: Stephen Elliott
Stars: James Franco | Dev Patel | Heather Graham | Lili Taylor | Ashley Grace
The Letter (2012)
As: Tyrone
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 at the center of a manipulative plot or simply losing her grip on reality.
Runtime: 92 min.
Directed by: Jay Anania
Stars: James Franco | Josh Hamilton | Winona Ryder | Julie Ann Emery | Dagmara Domińczyk
Spring Breakers (2012)
As: Alien
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.
Runtime: 94 min.
Directed by: Harmony Korine
Stars: Selena Gomez | James Franco | Rachel Korine | Vanessa Hudgens | Ashley Benson
The Iceman (2012)
As: Marty Freeman
The true story of Richard Kuklinski, the notorious contract killer and family man.
Runtime: 106 min.
Directed by: Ariel Vromen
Stars: Chris Evans | Ray Liotta | Michael Shannon | David Schwimmer | Winona Ryder
The Broken Tower (2012)
As: Hart Crane
Docudrama about American poet Hart Crane, who committed suicide in April 1932 at the age of 32 by jumping off the steamship SS Orizaba.
Runtime: 99 min.
Directed by: James Franco
Stars: James Franco | Vince Jolivette | Dave Franco | Stacey Miller | Betsy Franco
Marina Abramović: The Artist Is Present (2012)
As: Himself
Performance artist Marina Abramovic prepares for a major retrospective of her work at the Museum of Modern Art in New York.
Runtime: 106 min.
Directed by: Matthew Akers
Stars: Marina Abramović | Ulay | Klaus Biesenbach | David Balliano | Chrissie Iles
Eames: The Architect & The Painter (2011)
As: Voice
The husband-and-wife team of Charles and Ray Eames were America's most influential and important industrial designers. Admired for their creations and fascinating as individuals, they have risen to iconic status in American culture. Eames: The Architect & The Painter draws from a treasure trove of archival material, as well as new interviews with friends, colleague, and experts to capture the ...
Runtime: 85 min.
Directed by: Jason Cohn | Bill Jersey
Stars: James Franco
Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011)
As: Will Rodman
Scientist Will Rodman is determined to find a cure for Alzheimer's, the disease which has slowly consumed his father. Will feels certain he is close to a breakthrough and tests his latest serum on apes, noticing dramatic increases in intelligence and brain activity in the primate subjects – especially Caesar, his pet chimpanzee.
Runtime: 105 min.
Directed by: Rupert Wyatt
Stars: Brian Cox | Andy Serkis | Freida Pinto | James Franco | John Lithgow
Your Highness (2011)
As: Fabious
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.
Runtime: 102 min.
Directed by: David Gordon Green
Stars: Natalie Portman | Justin Theroux | James Franco | Zooey Deschanel | Danny McBride
The Green Hornet (2011)
As: Danny Crystal Cleer
Britt Reid (Seth Rogen), 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. After his father (Tom Wilkinson) dies, Britt meets Kato (Jay Chou), a resourceful company employee. Realizing that they have the talent and resources to make something of their lives, Britt and Kato join forces as costumed crime-fighters to bring ...
Runtime: 119 min.
Directed by: Michel Gondry
Stars: Cameron Diaz | Jay Chou | Seth Rogen | Christoph Waltz | David Harbour
14 Actors Acting (2010)
As: Himself
A video gallery of classic screen types.
Runtime: 14 min.
Directed by: Solve Sundsbo
Stars: Matt Damon | Vincent Cassel | Michael Douglas | Robert Duvall | Javier Bardem
127 Hours (2010)
As: Aron Ralston
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 isolated canyon in Utah.
Runtime: 94 min.
Directed by: Danny Boyle
Stars: Clémence Poésy | Amber Tamblyn | Kate Mara | James Franco | Lizzy Caplan
Love and Distrust (2010)
As: Travis
This collection of five short films artfully portrays desire's ability to both empower and destroy those who encounter it. In "The Summer House," sultry teen Jane (Talulah Riley) is courted by a former beau, Richard (Robert Pattinson), during the chaotic summer of 1969. Other tales revolve around a waitress (Amy Adams) desperate to rescue her young daughter, and a techie (James Franco) who uses gadgets ...
Runtime: 94 min.
Directed by: Lorraine Bracco
Stars: James Franco | Amy Adams | Robert Downey Jr. | Dawn Anderson | Laurence Beck
Howl (2010)
As: Allen Ginsberg
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 tumultuous life events that led a young Allen Ginsberg to find his true voice as an artist, society's reaction (the obscenity trial), and mind-expanding animation that echoes the startling originality of the poem itself. All three coalesce in a genre-bending ...
Runtime: 84 min.
Directed by: Rob Epstein | Jeffrey Friedman
Stars: Treat Williams | Mary-Louise Parker | James Franco | Jon Hamm | Jeff Daniels
Eat Pray Love (2010)
As: David
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 found herself lost, confused and searching for what she really wanted in life. Newly divorced and at a crossroads, Gilbert steps out of her comfort zone, risking everything to change her life, embarking on a journey around the world ...
Runtime: 133 min.
Directed by: Ryan Murphy
Stars: Richard Jenkins | James Franco | Julia Roberts | Javier Bardem | Billy Crudup
With Great Power: The Stan Lee Story (2010)
As: Himself
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, Stan Lee has co-created over 500 legendary pop culture characters including Spider-Man, Fantastic Four, X-Men, Iron Man, Thor and The Hulk. Stan continues to create new material and entertain fans of all ages with fantastic stories and characters ...
Runtime: 80 min.
Directed by: Terry Dougas | Nikki Frakes | Will Hess
Stars: Sean Astin | Nicolas Cage | Michael Chiklis | Kenneth Branagh | Stan Lee
Saturday Night (2010)
As: Himself
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 one full episode of Saturday Night Live.
Runtime: 90 min.
Directed by: James Franco
Stars: Will Forte | John Malkovich | Bill Hader | James Franco | Fred Armisen
Shadows & Lies (2010)
As: William Vincent
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 exile, to rescue a woman he scarcely knows, Ann, from the vague crime syndicate that first brought them together.
Runtime: 100 min.
Directed by: Jay Anania
Stars: Julianne Nicholson | Josh Lucas | James Franco | Martin Donovan | Nina Arianda
Date Night (2010)
As: Taste
Phil and Claire Foster fear that their mild-mannered relationship may be falling into a stale rut. During their weekly date night, their dinner reservation leads to their being mistaken for a couple of thieves – and now a number of unsavoury characters want Phil and Claire killed.
Runtime: 88 min.
Directed by: Shawn Levy
Stars: Tina Fey | Taraji P. Henson | Mark Wahlberg | Jimmi Simpson | Steve Carell
SNL Presents: A Very Gilly Christmas (2009)
Holiday special including brand-new material with Alec Baldwin, Steve Martin, the infamous troublemaker "Gilly," and others. The special also features favorite holiday-themed sketches from SNL's 35-year history.
Stars: John Malkovich | James Franco | Justin Timberlake | Alec Baldwin | Hugh Laurie
Milk (2008)
As: Scott Smith
The story of California's first openly gay elected official, Harvey Milk, who became an outspoken agent for change, seeking equal rights and opportunities for all. His great love for the city and its people brought him backing from young and old, straight and gay, alike – at a time when prejudice and violence against gays was openly accepted as the norm.
Runtime: 128 min.
Directed by: Gus Van Sant
Stars: Diego Luna | James Franco | Josh Brolin | Sean Penn | Emile Hirsch
Good Time Max (2008)
As: Max
Two genius brothers grow up and grow apart as one becomes a successful surgeon and the other pursues a drug-fueled high life.
Runtime: 79 min.
Directed by: James Franco
Stars: Richard Portnow | Jarrod Bunch | James Franco | Wilmer Calderon | Bailey Hughes
Nights in Rodanthe (2008)
As: Mark Flanner
Two unhappy people's lives become entwined when they have a life changing romance. Adrienne is a woman who's trying to decide whether to stay in her unhappy marriage or not. Her life changes when Paul, a doctor who is traveling to reconcile with his estranged son, checks into an inn in a North Carolina beach town where she is staying.
Runtime: 97 min.
Directed by: George C. Wolfe
Stars: Diane Lane | Viola Davis | Richard Gere | Christopher Meloni | Becky Ann Baker
Pineapple Express (2008)
As: Saul Silver
A stoner and his dealer are forced to go on the run from the police after the pothead witnesses a cop commit a murder.
Runtime: 111 min.
Directed by: David Gordon Green
Stars: Rosie Perez | James Franco | Gary Cole | Seth Rogen | Danny McBride
Camille (2008)
As: Silias
A twisted honeymoon adventure about a young couple on their way to Niagara Falls.
Runtime: 94 min.
Directed by: Gregory Mackenzie
Stars: Scott Glenn | James Franco | Ed Lauter | David Carradine | Sienna Miller
An American Crime (2007)
As: Andy
The true story of suburban housewife Gertrude Baniszewski, who kept a teenage girl locked in the basement of her Indiana home during the 1960s.
Runtime: 98 min.
Directed by: Tommy O'Haver
Stars: Ellen Page | Catherine Keener | Romy Rosemont | Nick Searcy | Hayley McFarland
In the Valley of Elah (2007)
As: Sergeant Carnelli
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 duty in Iraq.
Runtime: 121 min.
Directed by: Paul Haggis
Stars: Susan Sarandon | James Franco | Tommy Lee Jones | Charlize Theron | Frances Fisher
Spider-Man 3 (2007)
As: Harry Osborn / New Goblin
The seemingly invincible Spider-Man goes up against an all-new crop of villains – including the shape-shifting Sandman. While Spider-Man’s superpowers are altered by an alien organism, his alter ego, Peter Parker, deals with nemesis Eddie Brock and also gets caught up in a love triangle.
Runtime: 139 min.
Directed by: Sam Raimi
Stars: Topher Grace | James Franco | Thomas Haden Church | Tobey Maguire | Kirsten Dunst
Finishing The Game (2007)
As: Dean Silo
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 find a replacement. This outrageous satire looks at the entire process, from the oddball candidates to the greed and racial motivations that drive the final decision. There's big business in the movies, and Finishing the Game skewers it with an eye for ...
Runtime: 84 min.
Directed by: Justin Lin
Stars: Monique Gabriela Curnen | Sam Bottoms | Sung Kang | Roger Fan | Meredith Scott Lynn
Interview (2007)
As: Boyfriend on Phone (voice)
After falling out with his editor, a fading political journalist is forced to interview America's most popular soap actress.
Runtime: 84 min.
Directed by: Steve Buscemi
Stars: Steve Buscemi | Michael Buscemi | Sienna Miller | Tara Elders | David Schecter
The Holiday (2006)
As: Himself
Two women, one (Cameron Diaz) from America and one (Kate Winslet) from Britain, swap homes at Christmastime after bad breakups with their boyfriends. Each woman finds romance with a local man (Jude Law, Jack Black) but realizes that the imminent return home may end the relationship.
Runtime: 138 min.
Directed by: Nancy Meyers
Stars: Kate Winslet | Jude Law | Cameron Diaz | Eli Wallach | Jack Black
The Dead Girl (2006)
As: Derek
The clues to a young woman's death come together as the lives of seemingly unrelated people begin to intersect.
Runtime: 85 min.
Directed by: Karen Moncrieff
Stars: James Franco | Josh Brolin | Brittany Murphy | Rose Byrne | Toni Collette
Grasshopper (2006)
As: Travis
The tragic story of two people fighting to break down the walls which stand in the way of communicating...
Runtime: 20 min.
Directed by: Eric Kmetz
Stars: James Franco | Rachel Miner | Brad Light | Jim Donald Ellis
Flyboys (2006)
As: Blaine Rawlings
The adventures of the Lafayette Escadrille, young Americans who volunteered for the French military before the U.S. entered World War I, and became the country's first fighter pilots.
Runtime: 140 min.
Directed by: Tony Bill
Stars: Jean Reno | James Franco | David Ellison | Philip Winchester | Abdul Salis
The Wicker Man (2006)
As: Bar Guy #1
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, neo-pagan community.
Runtime: 102 min.
Directed by: Neil LaBute
Stars: Nicolas Cage | Kate Beahan | Ellen Burstyn | Frances Conroy | Leelee Sobieski
Tristan & Isolde (2006)
As: Tristan
An affair between the second in line to Britain's throne (Franco) and the princess of the feuding Irish (Myles) spells doom for the young lovers.
Runtime: 125 min.
Directed by: Kevin Reynolds
Stars: David O'Hara | Mark Strong | James Franco | Rufus Sewell | Sophia Myles
Annapolis (2006)
As: Jake Huard
Jake Huard, from a shipbuilders family, promised his dying mother he'ld make it to Anapolis Naval Academy. Thanks to tenaciously bugging a Congressman, he's selected despite dubious grades. Once inside, Jake soon proves sub-standard academically. Constantly challenged to his limits, repeatedly made the 'over-cocky' reason for the entire class to suffer, Jake nearly quits, but after facing his utterly ...
Runtime: 108 min.
Directed by: Justin Lin
Stars: Donnie Wahlberg | James Franco | Jordana Brewster | Tyrese Gibson | Jim Parrack
The Great Raid (2005)
As: Captain Prince
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 500 American prisoners of war.
Runtime: 132 min.
Directed by: John Dahl
Stars: Marton Csokas | Connie Nielsen | James Franco | Joseph Fiennes | Benjamin Bratt
The Ape (2005)
As: Harry Walker
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 a Hawaiian shirt and Converse High Tops.
Runtime: 92 min.
Directed by: James Franco
Stars: James Franco | Vince Jolivette | Brian Lally | Allison Bibicoff | Stacey Miller
Spider-Man 2 (2004)
As: Harry Osborn
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 the city suffering in the wake of carnage left by the evil Doc Ock. In the meantime, Parker still can't act on his feelings for Mary Jane Watson, a girl he's loved since childhood.
Runtime: 127 min.
Directed by: Sam Raimi
Stars: Alfred Molina | Rosemary Harris | James Franco | Tobey Maguire | Kirsten Dunst
The Company (2003)
As: Josh
Ensemble drama centered around a group of ballet dancers, with a focus on one young dancer who's poised to become a principal performer.
Runtime: 112 min.
Directed by: Robert Altman
Stars: Malcolm McDowell | James Franco | Neve Campbell | William Dick | Barbara E. Robertson
Blind Spot (2003)
As: Danny
Three strangers are drawn together in search of Darcy, a man they all love who has been involved with some nasty underworld business.
Runtime: 94 min.
Directed by: Stephan Woloszczuk
Stars: James Franco | Mark Patrick Gleason | Morgan H. Margolis | Shawn Montgomery | Steve Ferguson
Sonny (2002)
As: Sonny
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 he wants to leave that behind. However, the job his Army buddy promised doesn't materialize, and he can't escape his past.
Runtime: 110 min.
Directed by: Nicolas Cage
Stars: Nicolas Cage | Harry Dean Stanton | James Franco | Brenda Blethyn | Mena Suvari
City By The Sea (2002)
As: Joey
A man struggling to come to terms with the sins of his father makes the terrible discovery that his own son has fallen into a life of crime in a drama based on a true story. 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.
Runtime: 108 min.
Directed by: Michael Caton-Jones
Stars: William Forsythe | Eliza Dushku | Robert De Niro | James Franco | Frances McDormand
Mother Ghost (2002)
As: Skateboarder guy
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 bathroom sink. The same jewelry she was buried in. Keith tells his wife Karen, about the jewelry and that is the last straw. She claims he is distant and has shut her out. Now he thinks he is seeing things that aren't there and if things don't improve, she ...
Runtime: 76 min.
Directed by: Rich Thorne
Stars: Dana Delany | Garry Marshall | Jere Burns | Charles Durning | Mark Thompson
Deuces Wild (2002)
As: Tino
1950s New York City. A bad and bloody gang war is about to erupt on the dysfunctional streets of Brooklyn. The Deuces at war with the vicious Vipers. Scott Kalvert directs this tale of lust, drugs, mayhem and madness during one hot summer on the streets of New York.
Runtime: 96 min.
Directed by: Scott Kalvert
Stars: Norman Reedus | Fairuza Balk | Stephen Dorff | Max Perlich | Brad Renfro
Spider-Man (2002)
As: Harry Osborn
After being bitten by a genetically altered spider, nerdy high school student Peter Parker is endowed with amazing powers.
Runtime: 121 min.
Directed by: Sam Raimi
Stars: Willem Dafoe | James Franco | Tobey Maguire | Kirsten Dunst | Cliff Robertson
James Dean (2001)
As: James Dean
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 echoed his gut-grabbing performances in East of Eden, Rebel Without A Cause and Giant.
Runtime: 120 min.
Directed by: Mark Rydell
Stars: James Franco | Michael Moriarty | Valentina Cervi | Joanne Linville | Enrico Colantoni
Mean People Suck (2001)
As: Casey
Three stubborn teenagers place a bet over which one of them is the meanest.
Runtime: 8 min.
Directed by: Matthew Cole Weiss
Stars: Dominique Swain | James Franco | Eric Christian Olsen
Whatever It Takes (2000)
As: Chris Campbell
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 Chris Campbell has his eye on Ryan's brainy and beautiful friend, Maggie Carter. The two agree to help each other in their romantic quests, but, as they come closer to their goals, both Ryan and Chris suspect that they might be pursuing the wrong girls.
Runtime: 94 min.
Directed by: David Raynr
Stars: James Franco | Shane West | Aaron Paul | Marla Sokoloff | Jodi Lyn O'Keefe
Never Been Kissed (1999)
As: Jason
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 teenage culture. With the help of her brother, Rob, Josie infiltrates the inner circle of the most popular clique on campus. But she hits a major snag in her investigation -- not to mention her own failed love life -- when she falls for her dreamy English teacher, ...
Runtime: 107 min.
Directed by: Raja Gosnell
Stars: Drew Barrymore | David Arquette | Michael Vartan | Molly Shannon | Jenny Bicks