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  • Franco to play Mapplethorpe - 13 January 2012
    -James Franco has been cast as celebrated and controversial photographer and artist Robert Mapplethorpe in a new biopic.-It's not the first time the 127 Hours actor has signed up to play a famous homosexual on the big screen - he played beat poet Allen Ginsberg in How


  • Franco: 'Oscars should recognise Serkis' - 29 December 2011
    -Former Oscars host James Franco has urged Academy Awards voters to seriously consider his Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes co-star Andy Serkis for a Best Actor prize - because the work the Brit is doing with motion capture animation is amazing.-Serkis shot to fame when


  • Rogen eyes Franco reunion for Pineapple Express sequel - 22 December 2011
    -Seth Rogen is keen to reteam with James Franco in a sequel to their 2008 movie Pineapple Express.-In the comedy drama film, the actors played stoners who go on the run after accidentally witnessing a murder.- And now Rogen is eyeing a return to the film and admits F

James Franco - what members say


  • Spider-Man
  • Spider-Man review by A customer from Newcastle
    Rated - 5.0 stars EXCELLENT, MUST SEE MOVIE! 17 May 2004
    ...MJ [ Mary Jane's short name] while this goes on his best friend Harry Osborne [ James Franco]'s father Norman Osborne [ Willem Dafoe]has signed contract for an extro- skele...   Read customer review
  • Spider-Man 2
  • Spider-Man 2 review by from London
    Rated - 5.0 stars Outstanding superhero sequel 25 September 2004
    ...e even harder for Peter Parker(Tobey Maguire) by the fact that his friend Harry(James Franco) wants Spider-Man dead and the love of his life Mary-Jane is about to tie the k...   Read customer review
  • James Dean
  • James Dean review by biscuitbuscemi from Ossett
    Rated - 4.0 stars The story of a fascinating life, well told 13 February 2009
    ...James Franco looks eerily similar to James Dean - though his interpretation of the troubled young actor would've carried him through regardless. To those familiar with the...   Read customer review

James Franco - filmography


  • Your Highness on DVD (2011)
    Starring: Charles Dance,  Noah Huntley,  Rasmus Hardiker
    Director: David Gordon Green
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Throughout history, tales of chivalry have burnished the legends of brave, handsome knights who rescue fair damsels, slay dragons and conquer evil. But behind many a hero is a good-for-nothing younger brother trying just to stay out of the way of those dragons, evil and trouble in general. Danny ..read more »
    2.5 stars out of 5 52% from 8,264 members
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  • Date Night on DVD (2010)
    Starring: Steve Carell,  Tina Fey,  James Franco
    Director: Shawn Levy
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    In New York City, a case of mistaken identity turns a bored married couple's attempt at a glamorous and romantic evening into something more thrilling and dangerous.
    3.5 stars out of 5 66% from 26,692 members
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  • Eat, Pray, Love on DVD (2010)
    Starring: Julia Roberts,  James Franco,  Billy Crudup
    Director: Ryan Murphy
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Liz Gilbert had everything a modern woman is supposed to dream of having - a husband, a house, 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,..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 58% from 25,559 members
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  • Eat, Pray, Love - Blu-ray (2010)
    Starring: Julia Roberts,  James Franco,  Billy Crudup
    Director: Ryan Murphy
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Liz Gilbert had everything a modern woman is supposed to dream of having - a husband, a house, 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,..read more »
    2.5 stars out of 5 54% from 5,581 members
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  • 127 Hours on DVD (2010)
    Starring: James Franco,  Lizzy Caplan,  Kate Mara
    Director: Danny Boyle
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Watch now: Unavailable
    127 Hours is the true story of mountain climber Aron Ralston's (James Franco) remarkable adventure to save himself after a fallen boulder crashes on his arm and traps him in an isolated canyon in Utah. Over the next five days Ralston examines his life and survives the elements to finally discover ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 72% from 34,145 members
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  • 127 Hours - Blu-ray (2010)
    Starring: James Franco,  Lizzy Caplan,  Kate Mara
    Director: Danny Boyle
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Watch now: Unavailable
    127 Hours is the true story of mountain climber Aron Ralston's (James Franco) remarkable adventure to save himself after a fallen boulder crashes on his arm and traps him in an isolated canyon in Utah. Over the next five days Ralston examines his life and survives the elements to finally discover ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 73% from 194 members
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  • Date Night - Blu-ray (2010)
    Starring: Steve Carell,  Tina Fey,  James Franco
    Director: Shawn Levy
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    In New York City, a case of mistaken identity turns a bored married couple's attempt at a glamorous and romantic evening into something more thrilling and dangerous.
    3.5 stars out of 5 65% from 4,138 members
    Not currently released
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  • Howl on DVD (2009)
    Starring: James Franco,  Paul Rudd,  Mary-Louise Parker
    Director: Rob Epstein,  Jeffrey Friedman
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    James Franco stars as Allen Ginsberg in Robert Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman's biopic that blends traditional narrative storytelling with documentary-style footage and vivid animation to paint a compelling portrait of the famed Beat poet. For many historians, the counterculture was conceived the ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 59% from 2,142 members
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  • Milk on DVD (2008)
    Starring: Sean Penn,  Josh Brolin,  Emile Hirsch
    Director: Gus Van Sant
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Watch now: Unavailable
    The story of California's first openly gay elected official, Harvey Milk, a San Francisco supervisor who was assassinated along with Mayor George Moscone by San Francisco Supervisor Dan White.
    4 stars out of 5 75% from 38,513 members
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  • Milk - Blu-ray (2008)
    Starring: Sean Penn,  Josh Brolin,  Emile Hirsch
    Director: Gus Van Sant
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Watch now: Unavailable
    The story of California's first openly gay elected official, Harvey Milk, a San Francisco supervisor who was assassinated along with Mayor George Moscone by San Francisco Supervisor Dan White.
    3.5 stars out of 5 73% from 5,109 members
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  • Nights in Rodanthe on DVD (2008)
    Starring: Diane Lane,  Richard Gere,  James Franco
    Director: George C. Wolfe
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
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    Adrienne Willis, a woman with her life in chaos, retreats to the tiny coastal town of Rodanthe, in the Outer Banks of North Carolina, to tend to a friend's inn for the weekend. Here she hopes to find the tranquillity she so desperately needs to rethink the conflicts surrounding her-a wayward ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 61% from 6,248 members
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  • Nights in Rodanthe - Blu-ray (2008)
    Starring: Diane Lane,  Richard Gere,  James Franco
    Director: George C. Wolfe
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
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    From MESSAGE IN A BOTTLE to THE NOTEBOOK, cinematic adaptations of Nicholas Sparks's novels are sure to inspire tears, and this drama should be no exception. Diane Lane and Richard Gere, who previously played a couple in UNFAITHFUL, star here as an unhappily married woman and a conflicted man drawn ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 60% from 576 members
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  • Pineapple Express - Blu-ray (2008)
    Starring: Seth Rogen,  James Franco,  Gary Cole
    Director: David Gordon Green
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    Dale Denton (Rogen), a process server with a weed fixation, witnesses a murder and turns to his dealer, Saul (James Franco), for support. The murderer is actually Saul's main drug supplier, and because of Saul's access to some extremely rare high-grade pot (called Pineapple Express) the two are ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 60% from 7,668 members
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  • Spider-Man 3 - Blu-ray (2007)
    Starring: Tobey Maguire,  Kirsten Dunst,  Thomas Haden Church
    Director: Sam Raimi
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    The Marvel comics hero returns for more high-flying fun in this third instalment in the series. Peter Parker (Tobey Maguire) is up to his usual Spidey tricks, attending university classes as an awkward geek, then quickly slipping into his red-and-blue suit to save New York City from various ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 64% from 6,078 members
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  • Good Time Max on DVD (2007)
    Starring: James Franco,  Vince Jolivette,  Wilmer Calderon
    Director: James Franco
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
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    Max (James Franco) boasts a genius level IQ, and his brother Adam (Matt Bell) is nearly as bright, but while Adam has the common sense and ambition to make something of his gifts, Max's greatest talent seems to be getting into scrapes and disappointing those around him. Adam has a successful ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 63% from 6 members
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  • Flyboys - Blu-ray (2006)
    Starring: Jean Reno,  James Franco,  Martin Henderson
    Director: Tony Bill
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    FLYBOYS is a good old-fashioned historical drama concerning the Lafayette Escadrille, a French regiment of American volunteer airmen serving the allied cause in WWI before the US became officially involved. James Franco plays Blaine, a Texas rancher; he bunks with Eugene (Abdul Salis), an African ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 63% from 974 members
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  • The Dead Girl on DVD (2006)
    Starring: Toni Collette,  Piper Laurie,  Don Smith
    Director: Karen Moncrieff
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    When a young girl is found murdered, the lives of several different individuals are impacted. Some of these connections are peripheral, while many others are painfully direct. The film is broken up into five distinct chapters, each with its own title. In "The Stranger," Arden (Toni Collette) finds ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 56% from 1,482 member
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  • Annapolis on DVD (2006)
    Starring: James Franco,  Jordana Brewster,  Tyrese Gibson
    Director: Justin Lin
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    Working-class tough guy Jake Huard (James Franco) gets a chance to make good when he's accepted into the famed Annapolis Naval Academy, but his friends and father back at the shipyard doubt he'll last a month. The film moves through his first year at the academy, culminating in the big boxing ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 60% from 3,076 members
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  • Flyboys on DVD (2006)
    Starring: Scott Hazell,  Mac McDonald,  Philip Winchester
    Director: Tony Bill
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    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.
    3 stars out of 5 63% from 5,662 members
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  • The Great Raid on DVD (2005)
    Starring: Benjamin Bratt,  James Franco,  Robert Mammone
    Director: John Dahl
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Watch now: £2.49
    Following the 1942 Bataan Death March, thousands of U.S. and Filipino soldiers were imprisoned by the Japanese in a POW camp in Cabantauan in the Philippines. Brutalised, starved, and tortured, the prisoners languished in the camp for nearly three years. But in January 1945, an American battalion, ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 61% from 5,094 members
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  • The Great Raid - Blu-ray (2005)
    Starring: Benjamin Bratt,  James Franco,  Robert Mammone
    Director: John Dahl
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Watch now: £2.49
    Director John Dahl switches genres from film noir (THE LAST SEDUCTION, RED ROCK WEST) to military actioner with THE GREAT RAID. Following the 1942 Bataan Death March, thousands of U.S. and Filipino soldiers were imprisoned by the Japanese in a POW camp in Cabantauan in the Philippines. Brutalised, ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 63% from 48 members
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  • Spider-Man 2 - Blu-ray (2004)
    Starring: Tobey Maguire,  Kirsten Dunst,  Willem Dafoe
    Director: Sam Raimi
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    Two years have passed since the mild-mannered Peter Parker walked away from his longtime love Mary Jane Watson and decided to take the road to responsibility as Spider-Man. Peter must face new challenges as he struggles to cope with "the gift and the curse" of his powers while balancing his dual ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 No ratings yet. Be the first.
    Due for release on 4th June 2012
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  • Spider-Man 2 on DVD (2004)
    Starring: Tobey Maguire,  Kirsten Dunst,  Willem Dafoe
    Director: Sam Raimi
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    Two years have passed since the mild-mannered Peter Parker walked away from his longtime love Mary Jane Watson and decided to take the road to responsibility as Spider-Man. Peter must face new challenges as he struggles to cope with "the gift and the curse" of his powers while balancing his dual ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 66% from 90,294 members
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  • Sonny on DVD (2003)
    Starring: Brenda Blethyn,  James Franco,  Mena Suvari
    Director: Nicolas Cage
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    Nicholas Cage's directorial debut SONNY is the story of a young man (James Franco) who returns to the life he left behind in New Orleans after a brief stint in the Army. That life, provided by his mother Jewel (Brenda Blethyn), is one of small-time prostitution: mum is a madam, and Sonny has been ..read more »
    2.5 stars out of 5 47% from 790 members
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  • City by the Sea on DVD (2002)
    Starring: Robert De Niro,  Frances McDormand,  James Franco
    Director: Michael Caton-Jones
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    Watch now: Unavailable
    New York City homicide detective Vincent LaMarca has forged a long and distinguished career in law enforcement, making a name for himself as a man intensely committed to his work. But on his latest case, the stakes are higher for Vincent - the suspect he's investigating is his own son, Joey. ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 57% from 2,193 members
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  • Spider-Man - Blu-ray (2002)
    Starring: Tobey Maguire,  Bruce Campbell,  Willem Dafoe
    Director: Sam Raimi
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    Based on the classic Marvel Comics series, Sam Raimi's SPIDER-MAN deftly details the origin of the web-slinging superhero. When awkward New York City teenager Peter Parker (Tobey Maguire) attends a class field trip to a laboratory, he gets bitten by a genetically altered spider while taking photos ..read more »
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    Due for release on 4th June 2012
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  • Spider-Man on DVD (2002)
    Starring: Tobey Maguire,  Bruce Campbell,  Willem Dafoe
    Director: Sam Raimi
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    Based on the classic Marvel Comics series, Sam Raimi's SPIDER-MAN deftly details the origin of the web-slinging superhero. When awkward New York City teenager Peter Parker (Tobey Maguire) attends a class field trip to a laboratory, he gets bitten by a genetically altered spider while taking photos ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 69% from 56,981 members
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  • James Dean (2001)
    Starring: James Franco,  Michael Moriarty,  Valentina Cervi
    Director: Mark Rydell
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    The brief, but mythical, life and career of film acting legend James Dean is dramatised in this biographical 2001 feature, originally produced for cable television. Dean is portrayed here as a hard worker and wild man, yet a sensitive lost soul whose own turbulent life mirrored the roles he took on ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 66% from 157 members
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  • Whatever It Takes on DVD (2000)
    Starring: Jodi Lyn O'Keefe,  Shane West,  Marla Sokoloff
    Director: David Raynr
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Loosely based on CYRANO DE BERGERAC, WHATEVER IT TAKES is a charming romantic comedy set in modern day high school. The film tells the tale of an uncool teenager, Ryan (Shane West), and a popular jock, Chris (James Franco), who team up to win the hearts of their dream girls (Marla Sokoloff and Jodi ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 56% from 640 members
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James Franco facts

5 most recent films

The Broken Tower - 5.0 stars
Rise of the Planet of the Apes - Blu-ray - 4.0 stars
With Great Power: The Stan Lee Story - 5.0 stars
Rise of the Planet of the Apes - 4.0 stars
Your Highness - 2.5 stars

5 highest-rated films

Freaks and Geeks - The Complete Series - 4.5 stars
Rise of the Planet of the Apes - Blu-ray - 4.0 stars
Rise of the Planet of the Apes - 4.0 stars
Milk - 4.0 stars
Milk - Blu-ray - 3.5 stars

5 lowest-rated films

Spider-Man 2 - Blu-ray - 3 stars
Spider-Man - Blu-ray - 3 stars
Shadows & Lies - 2.0 stars
Camille - 2.5 stars
Good Time Max - 3.0 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Kirsten Dunst - 7 times - show films
Tobey Maguire - 7 times - show films
Josh Brolin - 6 times - show films
Tylor Chase - 4 times - show films
Charity Shea - 4 times - show films

Most frequent directors

Sam Raimi - 8 times - show films
David Gordon Green - 4 times - show films
Gus Van Sant - 3 times - show films
Paul Haggis - 3 times - show films
George C. Wolfe - 3 times - show films