James Franco

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.

Dir. Sam Raimi · With Tobey Maguire, Willem Dafoe, Kirsten Dunst

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.

Dir. Rupert Wyatt · With Andy Serkis, James Franco, Freida Pinto

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...

Dir. Sam Raimi · With Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst, James Franco

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.

Dir. Mark Osborne · With Riley Osborne, Mackenzie Foy, Jeff Bridges

High school mathlete Lindsay Weir rebels and begins hanging out with a crowd of burnouts (the "freaks"), while her brother Sam Weir navigates a different part of the social universe with his nerdy friends (the "geeks").

Dir. Paul Feig · With John Francis Daley, Linda Cardellini, James Franco

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.

Dir. Danny Boyle · With James Franco, Kate Mara, Amber Tamblyn

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.

Dir. James Franco · With Dave Franco, James Franco, Seth Rogen

Phil Broker, a retired DEA agent, leads a quiet life with his daughter Maddy, until a school bullying incident draws them into a conflict with Morgan “Gator” Bodine, a local crime boss.

Dir. Gary Fleder · With Jason Statham, James Franco, Izabela Vidovic

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.

Dir. Gus Van Sant · With Sean Penn, Emile Hirsch, Josh Brolin

An English teacher travels back in time to prevent the Kennedy assassination, but discovers he is attached to the life he has made in a bygone era.

With James Franco, Sarah Gadon, Chris Cooper

A stoner and his dealer are forced to go on the run from the police after the pothead witnesses a cop commit a murder.

Dir. David Gordon Green · With Seth Rogen, James Franco, Gary Cole

The true story of Richard Kuklinski, the notorious contract killer and family man.

Dir. Ariel Vromen · With Michael Shannon, Winona Ryder, Ray Liotta

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.

Dir. Sam Raimi · With Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst, James Franco

Performance artist Marina Abramovic prepares for a major retrospective of her work at the Museum of Modern Art in New York.

Dir. Matthew Akers · With Marina Abramović, Ulay, Klaus Biesenbach

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.

Dir. John Dahl · With Benjamin Bratt, James Franco, Connie Nielsen

The story of the legalization and subsequent rise of the porn industry in New York’s Times Square from the early ’70s through the mid ’80s, exploring the rough-and-tumble world that existed there until the rise of HIV, the violence of the cocaine epidemic and the renewed real estate market ended the bawdy turbulence of the area.

Dir. David Simon, George Pelecanos · With James Franco, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Chris Bauer

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.

Dir. Justin Lin · With James Franco, Tyrese Gibson, Jordana Brewster

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.

Dir. Paul Haggis · With Tommy Lee Jones, Charlize Theron, Susan Sarandon

The man behind the legend and a knowing look at 1950s Hollywood are revealed in this dynamic biopic of the meteoric star whose troubled life echoed his gut-grabbing performances in East of Eden, Rebel Without a Cause and Giant.

Dir. Mark Rydell · With James Franco, Michael Moriarty, Valentina Cervi

A dad forms a bitter rivalry with his daughter's young rich boyfriend.

Dir. John Hamburg · With Bryan Cranston, James Franco, Zoey Deutch

A twisted honeymoon adventure about a young couple on their way to Niagara Falls.

Dir. Gregory Mackenzie · With Sienna Miller, James Franco, David Carradine

While attending a party at James Franco's house, Seth Rogen, Jay Baruchel and many other celebrities are faced with the apocalypse.

Dir. Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg · With James Franco, Jonah Hill, Seth Rogen

An affair between the second in line to Britain's throne and the princess of the feuding Irish spells doom for the young lovers.

Dir. Kevin Reynolds · With James Franco, Sophia Myles, Rufus Sewell

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.

Dir. Josh Baker, Jonathan Baker · With Myles Truitt, Jack Reynor, Dennis Quaid

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.

Dir. Evan Goldberg, Seth Rogen · With James Franco, Seth Rogen, Lizzy Caplan

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.

Dir. Tony Bill · With James Franco, David Ellison, Jean Reno

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.

Dir. Rob Epstein, Jeffrey Friedman · With James Franco, Todd Rotondi, Jon Prescott

After falling out with his editor, a fading political journalist is forced to interview America's most popular soap actress.

Dir. Steve Buscemi · With Sienna Miller, Steve Buscemi, James Franco

Largo Winch, devastated by the kidnapping of his son, realizes that if he finds those responsible for his bankruptcy, maybe he'll see his son again.

Dir. Olivier Masset-Depasse · With Tomer Sisley, James Franco, Clotilde Hesme

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.

Dir. Raja Gosnell · With Drew Barrymore, David Arquette, Molly Shannon