James Franco

Director, Actor

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Freaks and Geeks (TV Series) (1999): Dir. Judd Apatow
Feat. Linda Cardellini, James Franco, Jason Segel…; Much loved but unfortunately short lived classic about two distinct groups of teenagers dealing with high school in the eighties. Created by a…
Spider-Man (Spiderman) (2002): Dir. Sam Raimi
Feat. Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst, Willem Dafoe…; New–improved re–spinning of the Marvel comic book superhero that finds a perfect match of material and director, and the crucially…
Sonny (2002): Dir. Nicolas Cage
Feat. James Franco, Brenda Blethyn, Harry Dean Stanton…; Brave directorial debut for Nicolas Cage, proffering the tale of a dischargee from the army (Franco) who has been handraised as a gigolo by his…
Company, The (Das Ensemble) (2003): Dir. Robert Altman
Feat. Neve Campbell, Malcolm McDowell, James Franco; Arch–auteur Robert Altman pirouettes his way through a multi–stranded drama about a Chicago–based ballet company, set mainly round…
Spider-Man 2 (Spiderman 2) (2004): Dir. Sam Raimi
Feat. Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst, Alfred Molina…; The webbed superhero swings back with a vengeance in this excellent sequel, dir. Raimi winding up the vertiginous action to exhilarating…
Great Raid, The (2005): Dir. John Dahl
Feat. Benjamin Bratt, James Franco, Connie Nielsen…; Forthright retell of one of WWII's most daring missions, where a group of US Army Rangers plotted to rescue 511 American POWs from a Japanese prison…
Tristan and Isolde (2006): Dir. Kevin Reynolds
Feat. James Franco, Rufus Sewell, Sophia Myles; Accessible and handsome rendering of the legendary Celtic love affair between a noble British knight (Franco) and an Irish princess (Myles), which…
Flyboys (2006): Dir. Tony Bill
Feat. James Franco, Martin Henderson, Jean Reno; Soaring, occasionally hokey aviation adventure recalling the true–life exploits of the Lafayette Escadrille, a French fighter squadron patched…
Dead Girl, The (2006): Dir. Karen Moncrieff
Feat. Toni Collette, Piper Laurie, Rose Byrne…; A superb ensemble cast give rich life to this exceptional drama that interlinks the unsettling stories of five women connected to the discovery of a…
Spider-Man 3 (Spiderman 3) (2007): Dir. Sam Raimi
Feat. Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst, James Franco…; The third entry in the mega–successful Marvel franchise finds Peter Parker/Spiderman confronting a coterie of villains and emo–like teen…
Camille (2007): Dir. Gregory Mackenzie
Feat. Sienna Miller, James Franco, David Carradine…; A kooky road movie with a macabre twist, Sienna Miller plays a ditzy Southern sweetheart who believes she can change her new petty–crim husband…
Pineapple Express (2008): Dir. David Gordon Green
Feat. Seth Rogen, James Franco, Bill Hader…; Surprisingly touching stoner comedy with Seth Rogen and James Franco playing two dudes on the run from corrupt drug lords after witnessing a murder.…
Milk (2008): Dir. Gus Van Sant
Feat. Sean Penn, Emile Hirsch, Josh Brolin…; Saying it proud but not too loud, this dramatized biopic of the first openly–elected gay official fittingly tributes the legacy of San…
Date Night (2010): Dir. Shawn Levy
Feat. Steve Carell, Tina Fey, Mark Wahlberg…; Steve Carell and Tina Fey play a bored married couple who are mistaken for a pair of international thieves in this crime–caper cum…
Eat Pray Love (2010): Dir. Ryan Murphy
Feat. Julia Roberts, Javier Bardem, Billy Crudup…; Julia Roberts plays the divorced globetrotter of Elizabeth Gilbert's best–selling memoir in this gastro tiki tour of Italy, India, and Bali.…
127 Hours (2010): Dir. Danny Boyle
Feat. James Franco, Amber Tamblyn, Kate Mara…; Vivid, imaginatively conceived reenactment of Aron Ralston’s remarkable true story of survival, in which the adventurer performed the unthinkable…
Howl (2010): Dir. Robert Epstein, Jeffrey Friedman
Feat. James Franco, David Strathairn, Jon Hamm…; A fitting celebration and account of the making and hostile reception of Allen Ginsberg's famously controversial poem, with James Franco superb as…
William Vincent (Shadows and Lies) (2010): Dir. Jay Anania
Feat. James Franco, Martin Donovan, Josh Lucas…; A quiet criminal recounts the eccentric path that has brought him to New York – after four years in exile, to rescue the favourite call girl of…
Your Highness (2011): Dir. David Gordon Green
Feat. Danny McBride, Natalie Portman, James Franco…; Deeply irreverent fantasy romp clearly conceived in a cloud of pot smoke has Franco and McBride desperate to rescue Deschanel from an evil wizard…
Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011): Dir. Rupert Wyatt
Feat. James Franco, Freida Pinto, John Lithgow…; A thought–provoking prequel to the PLANET OF THE APES legacy, set during the present day where a genetically–enhanced chimpanzee uses its…
Sal (2011): Dir. James Franco
Feat. Val Lauren, Jim Parrack, James Franco; James Franco directs this chronicle of the final hours of the life of actor Sal Mineo, one–time teen idol and star of the blockbuster film…
Iceman, The (2012): Dir. Ariel Vromen
Feat. Michael Shannon, Winona Ryder, Chris Evans…; Michael Shannon embodies cold faced killer Richard Kuklinski in this oddly sympathetic portrait of the notorious contract killer, who was as infamous…
Spring Breakers (2012): Dir. Harmony Korine
Feat. Selena Gomez, Vanessa Anne Hudgens, Ashley Benson…; "Disney Gone Wild" is the catchall for this fleshy coed drama from enfant terrible Harmony Korine, about four spring–breaking girls who become…
Letter, The (2012): Dir. Jay Anania
Feat. Winona Ryder, James Franco, Josh Hamilton; Discordant effort by James Franco's NYU professor has Winona Ryder as a playwright suffering paranoid hallucinations as she attempts to stage a new…
Tar (2012): Dir. Various
Feat. James Franco, Mila Kunis, Jessica Chastain…; In this impressionistic biopic, James Franco portrays C.K. Williams across several decades via a series of 11 short films directed by 12 N.Y.U. film…
Palo Alto (2013): Dir. Gia Coppola
Feat. Emma Roberts, Jack Kilmer, James Franco…; A languid look at the lives and illicit loves of a group of Californian teens approaching the end of their time at high school.
Oz the Great and Powerful (2013): Dir. Sam Raimi
Feat. James Franco, Mila Kunis, Rachel Weisz…; Sam Raimi directs this spectacular re–imagining of the Wizard of Oz legend for Disney studios – an origin story centred on the coming of…
As I Lay Dying (2013): Dir. James Franco
Feat. James Franco, Danny McBride, Logan Marshall-Green…; James Franco tackles William Faulkner's famed stream–of–consciousness novel as both actor and director in this story of a grieving…
This is the End (2013): Dir. Evan Goldberg, Seth Rogen
Feat. James Franco, Jonah Hill, Seth Rogen…; James Franco and bros get together for a house party unaware that the Rapture is about to strike in this bumbling self–referential comedy of…
Lovelace (2013): Dir. Robert Epstein, Jeffrey Friedman
Feat. Amanda Seyfried, Peter Sarsgaard, Sharon Stone…; The directors of HOWL turn their attention to the tragi–drama of one–time pornstar Linda Lovelace, whose unexpected stardom for her role…

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