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Acting

James Franco

Career

Active from 1999 to 2026, busiest in 2016 with 13 main titles.

Leading roles
93
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score53/100
Highest rated
Poster for Freaks and Geeks
Freaks and Geeks
GoodWatch score91/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 106 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.8 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.9Style
James Franco Catalog average

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character Study 17
  • Character-Driven 13
  • Social Commentary 10
  • Psychological Thriller 8
  • Psychological Drama 7
  • Indie Film 6
  • Coming-of-Age 6
  • Biographical Drama 5
  • Moral Ambiguity 5
  • Literary Adaptation 5
  • Dark Humor 4
  • Crime Thriller 4

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

175
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

8 titles
Bunny-Man
Bunny-Man

as Austin Boyd

The Long Home
The Long Home

as Dallas Hardin

The Razor's Edge
The Razor's Edge

as Dante

Love Meets in the Sunshine
Love Meets in the Sunshine

as Jacob

Naya: Legend of the Golden Dolphin
Naya: Legend of the Golden Dolphin

as Finn (voice)

Castro's Daughter
Castro's Daughter

as Fidel Castro

Rant
Rant

Screenplay

Kyle
Kyle

Writer, Director

2020s

8 titles · average score 46
Confession
Confession (2026)

as Vladimir

Find Your Friends
Find Your Friends (2026)
GoodWatch score 33

Thanks

Foster
Foster (2026)

as Donald 'Don' Foster

Squali
Squali (2025)

as Robert Price

Largo Winch: The Price of Money
Largo Winch: The Price of Money (2024)
GoodWatch score 52

as Ezio Burntwood

Hey Joe
Hey Joe (2024)
GoodWatch score 64

as Dean Barry

Sleepaway Slasher
Sleepaway Slasher (2020)
GoodWatch score 33

Executive Producer

Birth of a Poet
Birth of a Poet (2020)

Director, Writer

2010s

112 titles · average score 52
The Deuce
The Deuce (2017)
GoodWatch score 84

TV show · as Vincent Martino / Frankie Martino

The Disaster Artist
The Disaster Artist (2017)
GoodWatch score 79

as Tommy / 'Johnny'

11.22.63
11.22.63 (2016)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show · as Jake Epping

Why Him?
Why Him? (2016)
GoodWatch score 48

as Laird Mayhew

The Interview
The Interview (2014)
GoodWatch score 55

as Dave Skylark

This Is the End
This Is the End (2013)
GoodWatch score 70

as James Franco

Oz the Great and Powerful
Oz the Great and Powerful (2013)
GoodWatch score 54

as Oz

Homefront
Homefront (2013)
GoodWatch score 51

as Morgan 'Gator' Bodine

Spring Breakers
Spring Breakers (2013)
GoodWatch score 58

as Alien

Rise of the Planet of the Apes
Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011)
GoodWatch score 78

as Will Rodman

127 Hours
127 Hours (2010)
GoodWatch score 81

as Aron Ralston

Eat Pray Love
Eat Pray Love (2010)
GoodWatch score 48

as David

2000s

39 titles · average score 59
Pineapple Express
Pineapple Express (2008)
GoodWatch score 67

as Saul Silver

Spider-Man 3
Spider-Man 3 (2007)
GoodWatch score 61

as New Goblin / Harry Osborn

An American Crime
An American Crime (2007)
GoodWatch score 55

as Andy

Flyboys
Flyboys (2006)
GoodWatch score 52

as Blaine Rawlings

Tristan & Isolde
Tristan & Isolde (2006)
GoodWatch score 53

as Tristan

Annapolis
Annapolis (2006)
GoodWatch score 43

as Jake Huard

The Great Raid
The Great Raid (2005)
GoodWatch score 54

as Captain Prince

Spider-Man 2
Spider-Man 2 (2004)
GoodWatch score 83

as Harry Osborn

The Company
The Company (2003)
GoodWatch score 67

as Josh

Spider-Man
Spider-Man (2002)
GoodWatch score 78

as Harry Osborn

City by the Sea
City by the Sea (2002)
GoodWatch score 52

as Joey

James Dean
James Dean (2001)
GoodWatch score 81

as James Dean

1990s

8 titles · average score 61
Freaks and Geeks
Freaks and Geeks (1999)
GoodWatch score 91

TV show · as Daniel Desario

Never Been Kissed
Never Been Kissed (1999)
GoodWatch score 59

as Jason

To Serve and Protect
To Serve and Protect (1999)
GoodWatch score 55

TV show · as Matt Carr

To Serve and Protect
To Serve and Protect (1999)
GoodWatch score 61

as Matt Carr

Profiler
Profiler (1996)
GoodWatch score 47

TV show · as Stevie

Pacific Blue
Pacific Blue (1996)
GoodWatch score 54

TV show · as Brian

The X-Files
The X-Files (1993)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show · as Officer #2

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1992)
GoodWatch score 47

TV show · as Self - Guest