James Franco Movies

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...

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

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

Haunted by his past and clawing his way through sobriety, Donald 'Don' Foster just wants some peace. When a troubled addict leaves her young son on...

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

Three friends struggle with the pursuit of happiness.

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

In 1938, in Stalin's Moscow, a disillusioned professor, Alexei, faces brutal interrogation by his former student, Vladimir, in Lubyanka Prison....

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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