List of the best James Franco movies: Rise of the Planet of the Apes(2011), 127 Hours(2010), The Disaster Artist(2017), Tristan & Isolde(2006), Howl(2010), The Color of Time(2012), The Interview(2014), Flyboys(2006), Oz the Great and Powerful(2013), Palo Alto(2013), In Dubious Battle(2016), Good Time Max(2007) ... ...
7.6/10
Sci-Fi, Action, Adventure
USA|UK|Canada
2011
105 Minutes
Will Rodman
James Franco Freida Pinto John Lithgow Brian Cox Tom Felton David Oyelowo Andy Serkis Tyler Labine Jamie Harris David Hewlett Ty Olsson
scientist father chimpanzee ceo girlfriend lab worker gripping thrilling emotional san francisco animal shelter laboratory california war genetic modification animal intelligence man vs. beast science gone awry experiments quest
A substance designed to help the brain repair itself gives advanced intelligence to a chimpanzee who leads an ape uprising.
7.5/10
Biography, Drama
USA|UK|France
2010
93 Minutes
Aron Ralston
James Franco Amber Tamblyn Kate Mara Clémence Poésy Treat Williams Kate Burton Lizzy Caplan John Lawrence
mountain climber hiker ex-lover guide brutal suspenseful utah mountain canyon mountain climbing survival dilemma self-amputation family daunting task escape sacrifice discovery 2000s
A mountain climber becomes trapped under a boulder while canyoneering alone near Moab, Utah and resorts to desperate measures in order to survive.
7.4/10
Comedy, Drama
USA
2017
103 Minutes
Director
James Franco Dave Franco Seth Rogen Zac Efron Alison Brie Paul Scheer Hannibal Buress Jerrod Carmichael Zoey Deutch Nathan Fielder Ari Graynor
director actor audience acting teacher friend filmmaker amusing hilarious emotional endearing passionate offbeat hollywood, calif. film set theater field restaurant apartment following your dreams filmmaker
When Greg Sestero, an aspiring film actor, meets the weird and mysterious Tommy Wiseau in an acting class, they form a unique friendship and travel to Hollywood to make their dreams come true.
6.8/10
Romance, Drama
USA|UK|Germany|Czech Republic
2006
126 Minutes
Tristan
James Franco Sophia Myles Rufus Sewell David O'Hara Henry Cavill JB Blanc Jamie Thomas King Jack Montgomery
lord king warrior daughter princess orphan thrilling passionate melodramatic england ireland castle battlefield politics love relationships arranged marriage freedom royalty forbidden love
An affair between the second in line to Britain's throne and the princess of the feuding Irish spells doom for the young lovers.
6.7/10
Biography, Drama
USA
2010
84 Minutes
Allen Ginsberg
James Franco Jeffrey Friedman David Strathairn Jon Hamm Bob Balaban Jeff Daniels Mary-Louise Parker Treat Williams Alessandro Nivola Todd Rotondi Jon Prescott
beatnik poet friend judge publisher jack kerouac creative spirited engaging san francisco berkeley, calif. courtroom allen ginsberg poetry obscenity counterculture trial creative process wretched excess rise
As Allen Ginsberg talks about his life and art, his most famous poem is illustrated in animation while the obscenity trial of the work is dramatized.
6.6/10
Drama, Romance, Biography
USA
2012
72 Minutes
Producer
James Franco Alexis Gambis Sarah-Violet Bliss Mila Kunis Jessica Chastain Zach Braff Bruce Campbell Giavani Cairo Vince Jolivette Ziam Penn
artist emotional new york city pennsylvania time memories the past transformation
When a brother accompanies his estranged sister on a road trip, they rediscover how obnoxious they are together - and how much they might need each other.
6.5/10
Comedy, Action, Adventure
USA
2014
111 Minutes
James Franco Seth Rogen Lizzy Caplan Randall Park Diana Bang Timothy Simons James Yi Paul Bae Geoff Gustafson Dominique Lalonde
producer host dictator journalist cia agent assassin amusing cheeky creative airplane cia office north korea television studio control room dinner party journalism interview dictatorship travel undercover operations
Dave Skylark and his producer Aaron Rapaport run the celebrity tabloid show "Skylark Tonight". When they land an interview with a surprise fan, North Korean dictator Jong-Un Kim, they are recruited by the CIA to assassinate him.
6.5/10
War, Action, Drama, History
UK|USA
2006
139 Minutes
Blaine Rawlings
James Franco Martin Henderson Jean Reno Tyler Labine Philip Winchester Abdul Salis Jennifer Decker David Ellison Tim Pigott-Smith Augustin Legrand Keith McErlean
pilot young man american frenchman rancher captain inspiring cheeky spectacular france air field airplane bordello train station lafayette escadrille training flying combat world war i friendship
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.
6.3/10
Kids & Family, Adventure, Fantasy
USA
2013
130 Minutes
James Franco Mila Kunis Rachel Weisz Michelle Williams Zach Braff Bill Cobbs Joey King Tony Cox Stephen R. Hart Abigail Spencer Bruce Campbell
magician wizard witch citizen spectacular winsome uplifting kansas circus oz balloon relocation magic schemes ambition quest transformation 1900s
A frustrated circus magician from Kansas is transported to a magical land called Oz, where he will have to fulfill a prophecy to become the king, and release the land from the Wicked Witches using his great (but fake) powers.
6.2/10
Drama
USA
2013
97 Minutes
James Franco Emma Roberts Nat Wolff Zoe Levin Claudia Levy Olivia Crocicchia Jack Kilmer Chris Messina Micah Nelson Andrew Lutheran Bo Mitchell
teenager classmate friend football coach heartwarming emotional intense melodramatic high school party room coming-of-age identity teen romance high school depression sex growing up metamorphosis love
An unflinching portrait of adolescent lust, boredom, and self-destruction that centers around a shy young girl on the cusp of an illicit relationship with her soccer coach.
6.1/10
Drama, History
USA
2016
114 Minutes
Producer
Nat Wolff James Franco Selena Gomez Vincent D'Onofrio Robert Duvall Ed Harris Sam Shepard Josh Hutcherson John Savage Ashley Greene Bryan Cranston
migrant worker landowner police officer union boss rousing inspiring melodramatic engaging california field house farm woods migrant experience struggle great depression democracy strike social activism fall
An activist gets caught up in the labor movement for farm workers in California during the 1930s.
6.0/10
Drama
USA
2007
89 Minutes
Director
James Franco Vince Jolivette Wilmer Calderon Trip Hope Jarrod Bunch Robyn Cohen Molly Cheek Mark Hapka
Two genius brothers grow up and grow apart as one becomes a successful surgeon and the other pursues a drug-fueled high life.
5.7/10
Drama
USA
2002
110 Minutes
James Franco Brenda Blethyn Mena Suvari Harry Dean Stanton Scott Caan Seymour Cassel Nicolas Cage
prostitute son petty criminal woman friend mother gritty tense offbeat new orleans house street family dysfunction mother/son relationship poverty prostitution military violence love growing up
An honorably discharged soldier returns home to New Orleans, hoping to break away from his upbringing as a trained prostitute, but his brothel-madam mother has other expectations.
5.5/10
USA
2008
65 Minutes
James Franco re-enacts scenes from his filmography and reinterprets Julianne Moore's role in Todd Haynes' Safe.
5.5/10
Mystery & Thriller
USA|UK|Denmark|Sweden
2014
91 Minutes
Tom
James Franco Kate Hudson Omar Sy Tom Wilkinson Sam Spruell Francis Magee Diarmaid Murtagh Michael Jibson Maarten Dannenberg Anna Friel Thomas Arnold
couple tenant neighbor amusing on the run apartment money debt children pursuit
Discovering a stash of cash in their dead tenant's apartment, a couple in debt take the money and find themselves the target of a deadly adversary - the thief who stole it.
5.4/10
Drama
USA
2013
110 Minutes
Director
James Franco Tim Blake Nelson Logan Marshall-Green Jim Parrack Ahna O'Reilly Brady Permenter Beth Grant Brian Lally
farmer family matriarch emotional mississippi body life burial journey love 20th century
Based on the classic novel by William Faulkner, first published in 1930, "As I Lay Dying" is the story of the death of Addie Bundren and her family's quest to honor her last wish to be buried in the nearby town of Jefferson.
5.3/10
Mystery & Thriller, Comedy, Documentary
USA
2012
70 Minutes
Director
Ian Olds
A mini-thriller comprised of TV footage of actor James Franco's guest-starring appearances on the American daytime drama, General Hospital (1963).
5.3/10
Comedy, Crime, Drama
USA|France
2012
94 Minutes
James Franco Vanessa Hudgens Selena Gomez Ashley Benson Rachel Korine Heather Morris Emma Holzer Gucci Mane Ash Lendzion
college student young woman friend drug dealer police officer offbeat wild amusing dorm college road florida spring break road trip robbery debauchery adventure transformation wretched excess 2010s
Four college girls hold up a restaurant in order to fund their spring break vacation. While partying, drinking, and taking drugs, they are arrested, only to be bailed out by a drug and arms dealer.
5.2/10
Drama
USA
2015
87 Minutes
Producer
James Franco Ed Harris Amber Heard Cynthia Nixon Christian Slater Jim Parrack Timothée Chalamet Danny Flaherty Michael Cristofer Wilmer Valderrama
writer murder suspect missing wife friend defendant lawyer dark engaging intense powerful unrestrained courtroom home bookstore prison oakland, calif. murder investigation murder trial traumatic past truth
Elliot, a troubled former successful writer decides to write about a missing wife and the following murder trial of her husband.
5.1/10
Gay & Lesbian, Biography, Drama, History
USA
2011
108 Minutes
Director
James Franco Michael Shannon Stacey Miller Betsy Franco Dave Franco David Rothstadt David Gerson Richard Abate
A biography of American poet Hart Crane who committed suicide at the age of 32 by jumping off the steamship SS Orizaba.
5.1/10
Gay & Lesbian, Drama
USA
2013
60 Minutes
Cinematographer
Travis Mathews Val Lauren James Franco Christian Patrick Travis Mathews Brenden Gregory Brad Roberge Collin Chavez A.J. Goodrich Robbie Acklen Osbaldo Daniel Alvarez
Filmmakers James Franco and Travis Mathews re-imagine the lost 40 minutes from Cruising (1980) as a starting point to a broader exploration of sexual and creative freedom.
5.1/10
Drama
USA
2012
96 Minutes
James
James Franco Catherine Keener Fallon Goodson David Strathairn Vince Jolivette Jon Prescott Jean Carter Carter Alan Cumming
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.
4.8/10
Adventure, Drama
France
2015
82 Minutes
Executive Producer
James Franco Henry Hopper Everett Meckler Alec Mansky Calum John Barry Del Sherman Steven Wiig George Maguire Tony Vella Todd Aaron Brotze Troy Tinnirello
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.
4.8/10
Horror, Mystery & Thriller
USA
2017
91 Minutes
Ed Maas
James Franco Taryn Manning Francesca Eastwood Scott Haze Q'orianka Kilcher Jeff Gum Clifton Gonzalez Gonzalez Keith Loneker
sister sibling bank manager brother dark tense suspenseful thrilling bank united states robbery bank heist horror ghosts secret suicide family rescue quest rescue
Two estranged sisters are forced to rob a bank in order to save their brother. But this is no ordinary bank.
4.6/10
Comedy
USA
2019
96 Minutes
Director
James Franco Megan Fox Seth Rogen Joey King Danny McBride Craig Robinson Jacki Weaver Will Ferrell Dave Franco Horatio Sanz
A young ex-communicated seminarian, Ike "Vikar" Jerome, arrives in Los Angeles on the same August day in 1969 that a crazed hippie ''family'' led by Charles Manson commits five savage murders.
4.3/10
Drama
USA
2010
108 Minutes
William
James Franco Julianne Nicholson Martin Donovan Josh Lucas Haskell King Zoe Lister-Jones Norm Golden Gibson Frazier
A man returns to New York after years in exile to save the girl he loves.
Drama, Biography
2011
92 Minutes
Director
Val Lauren Jim Parrack James Franco Vince Jolivette Trevor Neuhoff Stacey Miller Brian Goodman Raymond T. Williams Boyd Smith Jacquelyn Deme Jason Fox
director gangster emotional desert chile confusion crime drugs pursuit
A dramatization spotlights the last day of actor Sal Mineo (Val Lauren), who was stabbed to death in an alley near his home after a play rehearsal.
Biography
2001
96 Minutes
James Dean, Narrator
James Franco Michael Moriarty Valentina Cervi Enrico Colantoni Edward Herrmann Joanne Linville John Pleshette Barry Primus David Proval Sam Gould Amy Rydell
actor father girlfriend aunt mother elia kazan sad emotional indiana los angeles farm james dean father/son relationship romance fame acting hollywood love rise fall
Problems early in life fuel the actor's (James Franco) rapid ascent to legend status in spite of the brevity of his career.
Comedy, Other
2016
111 Minutes
Laird Mayhew
James Franco Bryan Cranston Zoey Deutch Megan Mullally Griffin Gluck Keegan-Michael Key Adam Devine Zack Pearlman Casey Wilson Cedric Kyles Andrew Rannells
father mother daughter brother boyfriend bodyguard hilarious cheeky creative house car mansion forest bowling alley bedroom meeting love wealth disapproval acceptance
An overprotective businessman (Bryan Cranston) panics after learning that his daughter's (Zoey Deutch) wealthy but socially awkward boyfriend (James Franco) plans to ask for her hand in marriage.
Drama
2014
88 Minutes
Director
James Franco Caleb Powell David Shields
Drama
2017
98 Minutes
Producer
James Franco Rashida Jones Zackary Arthur Jeff Wahlberg Alyssa Elle Steinacker Hale Lytle Henry Hopper Scott Crane Cheyenne Haynes Jeremiah Noe Ambar Velazquez
child community member father bleak emotional california desert town abandonment growing up disappearance parent/child relationship growing up 2010s
In a dusty town at the edge of the world, the men of a small community begin to vanish one by one. Theories about their whereabouts swirl through the ether as their wives and teenage children wait for their return.
Gay & Lesbian, Drama
2015
102 Minutes
Producer
James Franco Zachary Quinto Emma Roberts Charlie Carver Avan Jogia Daryl Hannah Lesley Ann Warren Jefferson Mays
Based on the fascinating, true-life story of Michael Glatze (James Franco), a gay activist who becomes an anti-gay Christian pastor.
6.9/10
Comedy, Action
USA
2008
112 Minutes
Saul Silver
Seth Rogen James Franco Gary Cole Rosie Perez Danny McBride Kevin Corrigan Craig Robinson Amber Heard Ed Begley Jr. Nora Dunn Bobby Lee
process server drug dealer drug lord cop henchman girlfriend hilarious thrilling house apartment facility forest barn marijuana friendship corruption survival underdog escape rescue
A process server and his marijuana dealer wind up on the run from hitmen and a corrupt police officer after he witnesses his dealer's boss murder a competitor while trying to serve papers on him.
6.5/10
Mystery & Thriller, Action
USA
2013
100 Minutes
Jason Statham James Franco Winona Ryder Kate Bosworth Frank Grillo Izabela Vidovic Chuck Zito Rachelle Lefevre Marcus Hester Clancy Brown
dea agent daughter drug lord townsperson bleak dark intense bayou small town fear protection corruption family father/daughter relationship escape sacrifice rescue pursuit escape 2010s
A former DEA agent moves his family to a quiet town, where he soon tangles with a local meth druglord.
6.3/10
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
USA
2015
104 Minutes
Jonah Hill James Franco Felicity Jones Robert John Burke Gretchen Mol Ethan Suplee Maria Dizzia Connor Kikot Charlotte Driscoll Stella Rae Payne Byron Jennings
journalist thief murder suspect wife police detective judge brooding dark emotional office woods prison courtroom new york city street identity theft murder death row trial danger
When disgraced New York Times reporter Michael Finkel meets accused killer Christian Longo - who has taken on Finkel's identity - his investigation morphs into a game of cat-and-mouse.
6.1/10
Drama, History
USA
2016
114 Minutes
Producer
Nat Wolff James Franco Selena Gomez Vincent D'Onofrio Robert Duvall Ed Harris Sam Shepard Josh Hutcherson John Savage Ashley Greene Bryan Cranston
migrant worker landowner police officer union boss rousing inspiring melodramatic engaging california field house farm woods migrant experience struggle great depression democracy strike social activism fall
An activist gets caught up in the labor movement for farm workers in California during the 1930s.
5.8/10
Romance, Drama
USA
2010
140 Minutes
David Piccolo
Julia Roberts James Franco Javier Bardem Richard Jenkins Viola Davis Billy Crudup Mike O'Malley Tuva Novotny Luca Argentero Giuseppe Gandini Andrea Di Stefano
writer love interest healer monk ex-husband husband emotional lighthearted uplifting italy india household monastery restaurant bali divorce romance aspirations meaning of life new love
A married woman realizes how unhappy her marriage really is, and that her life needs to go in a different direction. After a painful divorce, she takes off on a round-the-world journey to "find herself".
5.5/10
Comedy, Adventure
USA
2011
102 Minutes
Fabious
Danny McBride James Franco Natalie Portman Zooey Deschanel Justin Theroux Rasmus Hardiker Toby Jones Charles Dance Damian Lewis Simon Farnaby Deobia Oparei
prince brother bride wizard heir hilarious offbeat madcap kingdom fantasy world castle sibling rivalry journey respect royalty marijuana alcohol adventure quest middle ages
When Prince Fabious's bride is kidnapped, he goes on a quest to rescue her... accompanied by his lazy useless brother Thadeous.
5.1/10
Gay & Lesbian, Drama
USA
2013
60 Minutes
Cinematographer
Travis Mathews Val Lauren James Franco Christian Patrick Travis Mathews Brenden Gregory Brad Roberge Collin Chavez A.J. Goodrich Robbie Acklen Osbaldo Daniel Alvarez
Filmmakers James Franco and Travis Mathews re-imagine the lost 40 minutes from Cruising (1980) as a starting point to a broader exploration of sexual and creative freedom.
4.8/10
Mystery & Thriller
USA
2015
102 Minutes
Ben Briggs
Robert Duvall James Franco Josh Hartnett Luciana Duvall Adriana Barraza Jim Parrack Angie Cepeda Devon Abner
ranger missing person murder victim estranged son gripping engaging bleak texas united states countryside murder case murder investigation missing persons rangers estrangement secret discovery pursuit
A detective opens up a fifteen-year-old missing persons case, and begins to suspect that the missing boy was murdered, and that a local rancher was involved.
3.6/10
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
USA
2012
93 Minutes
Winona Ryder James Franco Dagmara Dominczyk Josh Hamilton Marin Ireland Julie Ann Emery Katherine Waterston Laila Robins Mike Lubik
A playwright who begins to mentally unravel cannot decide if she is at the center of a manipulative plot or simply losing her grip on reality.
Biography, Drama, History
2015
128 Minutes
Nicole Kidman James Franco Robert Pattinson Damian Lewis Jenny Agutter Holly Earl David Calder Mark Lewis Jones Sarah Crowden Christopher Fulford
archaeologist explorer writer engaging desert middle east life women time rivalry 20th century
Fantasy, Comedy, Romance, Drama
2008
94 Minutes
Sienna Miller James Franco David Carradine Scott Glenn Ed Lauter Mark Wilson Patricia Yeatman Tyler Hynes
Even though death claims his new bride (Sienna Miller) en route to their Niagara Falls honeymoon, a man (James Franco) vows to get her to their destination.
7.9/10
Documentary, Biography, Drama, History
USA
2012
106 Minutes
Marina Abramovic David Blaine James Franco Rushka Bergman Orlando Bloom Ingrid Sischy
A documentary that follows the Serbian performance artist as she prepares for a retrospective of her work at The Museum of Modern Art in New York.
7.3/10
Fantasy, Action, Adventure
USA
2004
122 Minutes
Harry Osborn
Tobey Maguire Kirsten Dunst James Franco Alfred Molina Rosemary Harris J.K. Simmons Donna Murphy Daniel Gillies Dylan Baker Bill Nunn Vanessa Ferlito
peter parker mary jane watson editor mad scientist superhero dr. octopus thrilling suspenseful melodramatic spectacular new york city queens, n.y. newsroom broadway theater laboratory apartment work-life balance loyalty disillusionment spider-man
Peter Parker is beset with troubles in his failing personal life as he battles a brilliant scientist named Doctor Otto Octavius.
6.8/10
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
USA
2012
105 Minutes
Marty
Michael Shannon Winona Ryder James Franco Ray Liotta Chris Evans David Schwimmer John Ventimiglia Robert Davi Ryan O'Nan
killer hitman mobster dark van 1980s reputation acting pursuit 1980s
The story of Richard Kuklinski, the notorious contract killer and family man. When finally arrested in 1986, neither his wife nor daughters had any clue about his real profession.
6.2/10
Action, Adventure, Fantasy
USA
2007
133 Minutes
Harry Osborn, New Goblin
Tobey Maguire Kirsten Dunst James Franco Thomas Haden Church Topher Grace Bryce Dallas Howard Rosemary Harris J.K. Simmons James Cromwell Theresa Russell Dylan Baker
spider-man girlfriend nemesis grandmother reporter scientist suspenseful spirited thrilling dark powerful new york city newsroom festival church tunnel construction site superheroes good versus evil secret identity
A strange black entity from another world bonds with Peter Parker and causes inner turmoil as he contends with new villains, temptations, and revenge.
4.8/10
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
USA
2016
103 Minutes
Lindsay
Dominic Rains Melissa Leo James Franco Rachel Brosnahan Thomas Jay Ryan Tim Kniffin Jason Craig Wendy Vanden Heuvel
journalist war correspondent young man reporter friend colleague police captain police officers tense suspenseful engaging frightful north carolina town crime journalism reporting corrupt police corruption violence
After being exiled from Afghanistan, a former war journalist settles in a small town in Northern California and takes a job with a local newspaper. But when he attempts to cover local crime... See full summary »
Drama, Biography
2011
92 Minutes
Director
Val Lauren Jim Parrack James Franco Vince Jolivette Trevor Neuhoff Stacey Miller Brian Goodman Raymond T. Williams Boyd Smith Jacquelyn Deme Jason Fox
director gangster emotional desert chile confusion crime drugs pursuit
A dramatization spotlights the last day of actor Sal Mineo (Val Lauren), who was stabbed to death in an alley near his home after a play rehearsal.
7.3/10
Comedy, Western, Drama
USA
2018
132 Minutes
Cowboy (Segment "Near Algodones")
Joel Coen Tim Blake Nelson Willie Watson David Krumholtz James Franco Stephen Root Ralph Ineson Liam Neeson Harry Melling Tom Waits Zoe Kazan
Six tales of life and violence in the Old West, following a singing gunslinger, a bank robber, a traveling impresario, an elderly prospector, a wagon train, and a perverse pair of bounty hunters.
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