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Mean People Suck (2001)
Character: Casey
Three stubborn teenagers place a bet over which one of them is the meanest.
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Erased James Franco (2009)
Character: Self
James Franco re-enacts scenes from his filmography and reinterprets Julianne Moore's role in Todd Haynes' Safe.
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The Car Kid (2002)
Character: N/A
Two unlikely heroes become connected through their love of music, and on the day they meet, their lives are changed forever.
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14 Actors Acting (2010)
Character: Self
This year's great performers striking some of the classic attitudes of cinema.
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Roast of James Franco: Red Carpet Pre-Show (2013)
Character: Self
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 perspective to the carpet and spends time on her couch with celebrity attendees, while Jonah stumps talent with Roast trivia and makes them unwitting participants in short comedic bits. Produced by CC:Studios, COMEDY CENTRAL's in-house digital studio.
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Fool's Gold (2005)
Character: Brent
"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 his search to find the galleon and its treasure, his wife Tess divorces him. - IMDB
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Some Body (2001)
Character: Apartment Guy #3
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 story of Samantha (Bennett), a twenty-something Los Angeles schoolteacher, searching for excitement and an elusive happiness.
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Grasshopper (2006)
Character: Travis
The tragic story of two people fighting to break down the walls which stand in the way of communicating...
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Actors Anonymous (2017)
Character: 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.
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Playtime (2013)
Character: The Art Dealer
Playtime’s cosmopolitan spectacle, presented in a kaleidoscopic montage across seven large screens, interconnects the lives of its archetypical characters—hedge fund managers and art world players in London; a photographer in Reykjavik; and a Filipina houseworker in Dubai—each of whom is based on a real-life individual directly affected by the market collapse.
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Hey Joe (2024)
Character: N/A
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 and very poor girl with whom he falls madly in love. Two years later, at the end of his service, Dean has to return to New Jersey and Lucia remains in Naples, alone and pregnant.
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SNL Presents: A Very Gilly Christmas (2009)
Character: N/A
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.
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Caput (2011)
Character: N/A
Short film for the exhibition Rebel curated by James Franco. 'Caput' premiered as part of the Rebel installation at the Venice Biennale that featured three short films directed by Korine, Franco and Douglas Gordon.
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Dumpster Diving (2017)
Character: El Diablo
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 Angeles High School students.
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The 4%: Film's Gender Problem (2016)
Character: Self
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.
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Behind the Scenes of Palo Alto (2014)
Character: Self
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 Val Kilmer.
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Spider-Mania (2002)
Character: Self
E! Entertainment special on the making of Sam Raimi's first Spider-Man film.
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Hart Crane: An Exegesis (2012)
Character: Himself
James Franco interviews three experts on the poet Hart Crane, whose life was the subject of his feature The Broken Tower (2011).
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Future Relic 02 (2014)
Character: The Searcher
A worker who spends his days underground indexing and destroying objects from the civilization that was.
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Blind Spot (2003)
Character: Danny
Three strangers are drawn together in search of Darcy, a man they all love who has been involved with some nasty underworld business.
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If Tomorrow Comes (2000)
Character: Devin
Fighting to escape the demons of his past, a young man involves his best friend in a struggle for survival.
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At Any Cost (2000)
Character: Mike
Two brothers and their best friend start a rock band and try to make it big in Los Angeles.
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Bunny-Man (2025)
Character: N/A
A multimillionaire superhero strikes against evil forces in anonymity wearing a rabbit mask. He is driven by the desire to avenge his sister who committed suicide after suffering a violent act, images of which wound up on the internet.
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Love and Distrust (2010)
Character: Travis (segment "Grasshopper")
This collection of five short films artfully portrays desire's ability to both empower and destroy those who encounter it.
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The Caged Pillows (2016)
Character: David D-R+
The Caged Pillows is a story about the way we’ve come to communicate, removing ourselves from human touch, alone but together
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Black Dog, Red Dog (2015)
Character: Leo
Follows the life of Stephen Dobyns as he deals with life, women, and his move from journalism to poetry.
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Naya: Legend of the Golden Dolphin (2025)
Character: Finn (voice)
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 dolphin energy, to unite the dolphins and save the oceans. Throughout her global quest, she learns true courage and uses her magical powers to complete her ultimate destiny.
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To Serve and Protect (1999)
Character: Matt Carr
Three generations of Dallas police officers join together to track down the deadliest serial killer ever to terrorize Texas.
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The Labyrinth (2016)
Character: Narrator (voice)
A collection of original shorts exploring the unknown, the unexplained, and the unimaginable.
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Palo Alto (2014)
Character: Mr. B
Shy, sensitive April is the class virgin, torn between an illicit flirtation with her soccer coach Mr. B and an unrequited crush on sweet stoner Teddy. Emily, meanwhile, offers sexual favors to every boy to cross her path — including both Teddy and his best friend Fred, a live wire without filters or boundaries. As one high school party bleeds into the next — and April and Teddy struggle to admit their mutual affection — Fred's escalating recklessness starts to spiral into chaos.
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I Am Michael (2015)
Character: Michael Glatze
The controversial true story of a gay activist who rejects his homosexuality and becomes a Christian pastor.
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The Disaster Artist (2017)
Character: Tommy / "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.
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Mademoiselle C (2013)
Character: Self
A documentary focused on former Vogue Paris editor-in-chief and fashion stylist Carine Roitfeld.
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The Dead Girl (2006)
Character: Derek
The clues to a young woman's death come together as the lives of seemingly unrelated people begin to intersect.
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The Little Prince (2015)
Character: 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.
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High School Lover (2017)
Character: 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.
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Dave Skylark's Very Special VMA Special (2014)
Character: David Skylark
In celebration of the 2014 Video Music Awards MTV tasked Entertainment tabloid TV host, Dave Skylark , and his dynamic production team lead by Aaron Rapoport, to sit down with some of this year's biggest VMA celebrities. In this half-hour special, Skylark literally gets up close-and-personal with VMA performers Nicki Minaj and Iggy Azalea, and VMA nominee Jason Derulo to ask the questions people REALLY want to know.
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Spider-Man (2002)
Character: Harry Osborn
After being bitten by a genetically altered spider at Oscorp, nerdy but endearing high school student Peter Parker is endowed with amazing powers to become the superhero known as Spider-Man.
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In the Valley of Elah (2007)
Character: 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.
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Date Night (2010)
Character: 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.
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Alien: Covenant (2017)
Character: Jacob Branson (uncredited)
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 is actually a dark, dangerous world.
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The Iceman (2012)
Character: Marty Freeman
The true story of Richard Kuklinski, the notorious contract killer and family man.
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Every Thing Will Be Fine (2015)
Character: 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?
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The Interview (2014)
Character: Dave Skylark
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 Kim Jong-un, they are recruited by the CIA to turn their trip to Pyongyang into an assassination mission.
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Deuces Wild (2002)
Character: 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.
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Memoria (2016)
Character: 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 exists and a dysfunctional family life, he is struggling to find his place in the world. Based on the book Palo Alto by James Franco.
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Pretenders (2019)
Character: Maxwell
A love triangle involving a photographer, a director and an actress.
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Goat (2016)
Character: 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.
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In Dubious Battle (2016)
Character: Mac McLeod
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 than its individual members, and more frightening. Led by the doomed Jim Nolan, the strike is founded on his tragic idealism—'courage, never submit, or yield'.
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True Story (2015)
Character: 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.
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Good People (2014)
Character: 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 do is quietly take the money and use only what's necessary to get them out of debt. But when they start spending the money and can't seem to stop, they find themselves the target of a deadly adversary—the thief who stole it—and that's when very bad things start happening to good people.
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The Great Raid (2005)
Character: 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.
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Never Been Kissed (1999)
Character: 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, Sam Coulson.
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An American Crime (2007)
Character: 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.
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The Company (2003)
Character: 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.
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The Color of Time (2012)
Character: C.K. Williams (age 40)
A poetic road trip through Pulitzer prize-winning CK Williams' life over the course of 40 years.
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Freaks and Geeks: The Documentary (2018)
Character: Self
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.
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Spider-Man 2 (2004)
Character: 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. A certain anger begins to brew in his best friend Harry Osborn as well...
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About Cherry (2012)
Character: 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.
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Blood Heist (2017)
Character: Farmer Simon
DIY filmmakers who simultaneously commit a star-crossed armed robbery and shoot a vérité film of it
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Milk (2008)
Character: Scott Smith
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 activist for gay rights and inspires others to join him in his fight for equal rights that should be available to all Americans.
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Knocked Up (2007)
Character: Self (uncredited)
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 navigate the challenges of parenthood and their differences in lifestyle and maturity.
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The Long Home (2021)
Character: 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. NOTE: 2020-08-31 According to Wikipedia, The Long Home was tentatively expected to be released in 2017, and in November of that year, the sales rights to the movie were acquired by Great Point Media. However, it has yet to be released in any format as of 2022.
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Alien: Covenant - Prologue: Last Supper (2017)
Character: 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.
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The Ape (2005)
Character: 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.
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With Great Power: The Stan Lee Story (2010)
Character: Self
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 in all areas of entertainment. With Great Power: the Stan Lee Story, explores the vivid life and imagination of Stan Lee, from the early days of his Depression-era upbringing through the Marvel Age of Comics and beyond! The film uncovers original transcripts, illustrations, photographs and stories of Lee's fascinating journey from his early years at Timely Comics and World War Two, the comic book industry's censorship battle of the 1950's led by Dr. Fredric Wertham, the dawn of Marvel Comics and the legendary characters Stan co-created, to his current company POW! Entertainment.
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Oz the Great and Powerful (2013)
Character: 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.
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Tristan & Isolde (2006)
Character: Tristan
An affair between the second in line to Britain's throne and the princess of the feuding Irish spells doom for the young lovers.
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The Green Hornet (2011)
Character: Danny Crystal Cleer (uncredited)
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. After his father dies, Britt meets Kato, 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 down the city's most-powerful criminal, Chudnofsky.
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Kin (2018)
Character: Taylor Balik
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 are also pursued by federal agents and mysterious mercenaries aiming to reclaim their asset.
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Killing Animals (2015)
Character: 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.
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Finishing the Game: The Search for a New Bruce Lee (2007)
Character: 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 '70s detail.
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Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011)
Character: Will Rodman
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 primate facility, Caesar decides to revolt against those who have harmed him.
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The Holiday (2006)
Character: James Franco (uncredited)
Two women, one from the United States and one from the United Kingdom, swap homes at Christmas time after bad breakups with their boyfriends. Each woman finds romance with a local man but realizes that the imminent return home may end the relationship.
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Spring Breakers (2013)
Character: 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.
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Queen of the Desert (2015)
Character: 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.
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Eat Pray Love (2010)
Character: 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 that becomes a quest for self-discovery. In her travels, she discovers the true pleasure of nourishment by eating in Italy, the power of prayer in India and, finally and unexpectedly, the inner peace and balance of true love in Bali.
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The Wicker Man (2006)
Character: 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.
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The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (2018)
Character: Cowboy (segment "Near Algodones")
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 songster, a wannabe bank robber, two weary traveling performers, a lone gold prospector, a woman traveling the West to an uncertain future, and a motley crew of strangers undertaking a carriage ride.
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Sonny (2002)
Character: 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.
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Good Time Max (2008)
Character: Max
Two genius brothers grow up and grow apart as one becomes a successful surgeon and the other pursues a drug-fueled high life.
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Lovelace (2013)
Character: 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.
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Future World (2018)
Character: Warlord
A young boy searches a future world wasteland for a rumored cure for his dying mother.
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Blood Surf (2016)
Character: Metalhead Troy
A shy tattoo artist must infiltrate a notorious gang of surf witches to discover what happened to her missing brother.
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Pineapple Express (2008)
Character: 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.
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King Cobra (2016)
Character: Joe Kerekes
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 video performer is molded into a star by Stephen, a closeted gay porn mogul who runs the skin flick empire Cobra Video from his seemingly ordinary suburban home.
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Whatever It Takes (2000)
Character: 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.
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James Dean (2001)
Character: 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.
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Don't Come Back from the Moon (2019)
Character: 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.
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As I Lay Dying (2013)
Character: Darl Bundren
Strife and disaster befall a poor Mississippi family during a two-day trip by horse and wagon to bury their deceased matriarch.
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Homefront (2013)
Character: Morgan 'Gator' Bodine
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 this sets in motion a round of events that end in his direct confrontation with the local Meth drug lord. His past history with the biker gang also enters the arena, making matters more complex. But he has a mission in his mind to protect his daughter and he is ready to pay any cost that it demands.
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Annapolis (2006)
Character: 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 un-supportive father's gloating returns just in time. Stubborn Jake finds support withs mates as well as Senor Ali, his lover-to-be, and a discipline he may excel in: the 'brigade' boxing tournament, open to all ranks.
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City by the Sea (2002)
Character: Joey
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 then makes the terrible discovery that his own son has fallen into a life of crime.
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A Fuller Life (2013)
Character: Self - 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.
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Eames: The Architect and the Painter (2011)
Character: Narrator (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 and the Painter draws from a treasure trove of archival material, as well as new interviews with friends, colleague, and experts to capture the personal story of Charles and Ray while placing them firmly in the context of their fascinating times.
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Shadows & Lies (2010)
Character: 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.
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Obituaries (2014)
Character: 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.
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Veronica Mars (2014)
Character: James Franco (uncredited)
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 reunion - in order to help her old flame Logan Echolls, who's embroiled in a murder mystery.
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The Broken Tower (2012)
Character: 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.
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Bound 3 (2013)
Character: "Kanye" Substitute
A parody of the Kayne West music video 'Bound 2', created by James Franco and Seth Rogen.
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Richard Peter Johnson (2015)
Character: 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.
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The Institute (2017)
Character: 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.
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Why Him? (2016)
Character: Laird Mayhew
A dad forms a bitter rivalry with his daughter's young rich boyfriend.
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Your Highness (2011)
Character: 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.
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Mother Ghost (2002)
Character: 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 will take their only son and leave. Forced with the ultimatum, Keith launches himself on a day of reclamation. Keith winds up on the phone with a popular radio Psychiatrist who guides Keith through what he cannot see on his own. Keith discovers a new man and a new attitude. Several people are listening to Keith's plight on the radio and are making changes of their own. Is this dead visitor all in Keith's head or is she truly a Mother Ghost?
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The Sound and the Fury (2015)
Character: 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.
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What Is Cinema? (2013)
Character: Self
Using the words and ideas of great filmmakers, from archival interviews with Alfred Hitchcock and Robert Bresson to new interviews with Mike Leigh, David Lynch, and Jonas Mekas, Oscar-winning filmmaker Chuck Workman shows what these filmmakers and others do that can't be expressed in words - but only in cinema.
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The Show (2017)
Character: Male Host
An unsettling look at reality television, where a disturbing game show has its contestants ending their lives for the public's enjoyment.
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Sal (2013)
Character: 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.
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The Letter (2012)
Character: 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.
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The Mad Whale (2017)
Character: N/A
Inmates at a women's mental asylum stage a theatrical production of Herman Melville's 'Moby Dick.'
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Third Person (2014)
Character: 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.
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This Is the End (2013)
Character: James Franco
While attending a party at James Franco's house, Seth Rogen, Jay Baruchel and many other celebrities are faced with the apocalypse.
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The Night Before (2015)
Character: Self
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.
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A Walk in Winter (2015)
Character: Conrad
When Conrad returns to his hometown to identify his mother's body, he is forced to confront the painful memories of his childhood.
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Maladies (2012)
Character: James
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 figure out who is really calling the shots.
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Spider-Man: All Roads Lead to No Way Home (2022)
Character: Self (archive footage)
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 Jon Watts.
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Howl (2010)
Character: 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 hybrid that brilliantly captures a pivotal moment-the birth of a counterculture.
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Interior. Leather Bar. (2013)
Character: James
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.
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Flyboys (2006)
Character: 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.
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Mother, May I Sleep with Danger? (2016)
Character: 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 her daughter from an eternity of heartache before it’s too late?
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Interview (2007)
Character: Boyfriend on Phone (voice)
After falling out with his editor, a fading political journalist is forced to interview America's most popular soap actress.
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Sausage Party (2016)
Character: Druggie (voice)
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 chosen to leave the grocery store.
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Call Me Lucky (2015)
Character: Self
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 rage stemming from his long-suppressed and horrific abuse as a child – a rage that eventually found its way out of the comedy clubs and television shows and into the political arena.
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Wild Horses (2015)
Character: 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 boy’s death - even putting her own life in jeopardy.
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127 Hours (2010)
Character: 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.
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Child of God (2014)
Character: 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, he descends to the level of a cave dweller and falls deeper into crime and degradation.
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Spider-Man 3 (2007)
Character: New Goblin / Harry Osborn
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.
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Nights in Rodanthe (2008)
Character: Mark Flanner (uncredited)
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 with his estranged son, checks into an inn where she is staying.
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Saturday Night (2010)
Character: Self
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.
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Camille (2008)
Character: Silias
A twisted honeymoon adventure about a young couple on their way to Niagara Falls.
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Burn Country (2016)
Character: Lindsay
A former war journalist now writing for a paper in Northern California is drawn into conflict at home.
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The Adderall Diaries (2016)
Character: 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 of his own story. Based on the memoir of the same name.
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Zeroville (2019)
Character: Vikar
A young actor arrives in Hollywood in 1969 during a transitional time in the Industry.
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Arctic Dogs (2019)
Character: Lemmy (voice)
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.
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Yosemite (2016)
Character: 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.
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The Vault (2017)
Character: Ed Mass
Two estranged sisters are forced to rob a bank in order to save their brother. But this is no ordinary bank.
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