James Franco Movies

Birth of a Poet is a dramatic short film that captures the moment Stephen Dobyns transitions from a disillusioned journalist to an emerging poet. It...

When Conrad returns to his hometown to identify his mother's body, he is forced to confront the painful memories of his childhood.

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...

A mysterious outsider's life turns upside down when she is blackmailed by an evil filmmaker to carry out an extraordinary act of violence. She winds...

A short comedic film.

Experimental film series featuring actors trashing a room.

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

Two unlikely heroes become connected through their love of music, and on the day they meet, their lives are changed forever.

A collection of original shorts exploring the unknown, the unexplained, and the unimaginable.

Two brothers and their best friend start a rock band and try to make it big in Los Angeles.

Things take a turn for the worst when a group of bickering filmmakers join a suspicious film festival on the site of a mysterious murder.

Two naive slackers, Sam and Alex, are hired to transport a box of contraband psychedelic toads from LA to Vegas. When the desert heat causes the...

When Charlie and his family move to a warmer climate for the sake of his father's illness, he finds himself teetering between battles of the thought...

A shy tattoo artist must infiltrate a notorious gang of surf witches to discover what happened to her missing brother.

The tragic story of two people fighting to break down the walls which stand in the way of communicating...

E! Entertainment special on the making of Sam Raimi's first Spider-Man film.

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

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...

On the first day of shooting, James Franco, David Shields, and Caleb Powell throw out the script when a real-life argument breaks out between the...