James Franco
James Edward Franco (born April 19, 1978) is an American actor and filmmaker. For his role in 127 Hours (2010), he was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor. Franco is known for his roles in films, such as Sam Raimi's Spider-Man trilogy (2002–2007), Milk (2008), Eat, Pray, Love (2010), Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011), Spring Breakers (2012), and Oz the Great and Powerful (2013). He is known for his collaborations with fellow actor Seth Rogen, having appeared in eight films and one television series with him, examples being Pineapple Express (2008), This Is the End (2013), Sausage Party (2016), and The Disaster Artist (2017), for which he won a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor. Franco is also known for his work on television where his first prominent acting role was the character Daniel Desario on the short-lived ensemble comedy-drama Freaks and Geeks (1999–2000), which developed a cult following. He portrayed the title character in the television biographical film James Dean (2001), for which he won a Golden Globe Award, and received nominations for Screen Actors Guild Award and Primetime Emmy Award. Franco had a recurring role on the daytime soap opera General Hospital (2009–2012) and starred in the limited series 11.22.63 (2016). He starred in the David Simon-created HBO drama The Deuce (2017–2019).
After being bitten by a genetically altered spider at Oscorp, nerdy but endearing high school...
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The seemingly invincible Spider-Man goes up against an all-new crop of villains—including the...
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Alien: Covenant
as Jacob Branson (uncredited)The crew of the colony ship Covenant, bound for a remote planet on the far side of the galaxy,...
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A highly intelligent chimpanzee named Caesar has been living a peaceful suburban life ever since...
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Two women, one from the United States and one from the United Kingdom, swap homes at Christmas...
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Sausage Party
as Druggie (voice)Hot dog Frank leads a group of supermarket products on a quest to discover the truth about their...
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The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
as Cowboy (segment "Near Algodones")Vignettes weaving together the stories of six individuals in the old West at the end of the...
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Homefront
as Morgan 'Gator' BodinePhil Broker is a former DEA agent who has gone through a crisis after his action against a biker...
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The Interview
as Dave SkylarkDave Skylark and his producer Aaron Rapaport run the celebrity tabloid show "Skylark Tonight"....
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Oz the Great and Powerful
as OzOscar Diggs, a small-time circus illusionist and con-artist, is whisked from Kansas to the Land...
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A stoner and his dealer are forced to go on the run from the police after the pothead witnesses...
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Why Him?
as Laird MayhewA dad forms a bitter rivalry with his daughter's young rich boyfriend.
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The true story of mountain climber Aron Ralston's remarkable adventure to save himself after a...
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The Little Prince
as The Fox (voice)Based on the best-seller book 'The Little Prince', the movie tells the story of a little girl...
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Third Person
as RickAn acclaimed novelist struggles to write an analysis of love in one of three stories, each set...
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Kin
as Taylor BalikA young boy finds a powerful otherworldly weapon, which he uses to save his older adoptive...
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Peter Parker is going through a major identity crisis. Burned out from being Spider-Man, he...
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While attending a party at James Franco's house, Seth Rogen, Jay Baruchel and many other...
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Eat Pray Love
as DavidLiz Gilbert had everything a modern woman is supposed to dream of having – a husband, a house...
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Future World
as WarlordA young boy searches a future world wasteland for a rumored cure for his dying mother.
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Knocked Up
as Self (uncredited)A slacker and a career-driven woman accidentally conceive a child after a one-night stand. As...
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Spring Breakers
as AlienAfter four college girls rob a restaurant to fund their spring break in Florida, they get...
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Veronica Mars
as James Franco (uncredited)Years after walking away from her past as a teenage private eye, Veronica Mars gets pulled back...
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Never Been Kissed
as JasonJosie Geller, a baby-faced junior copywriter at the Chicago Sun-Times, must pose as a student at...
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The Night Before
as SelfIn New York City for their annual tradition of Christmas Eve debauchery, three lifelong best...
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Date Night
as TastePhil and Claire Foster fear that their mild-mannered relationship may be falling into a stale...
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Spider-Man: All Roads Lead to No Way Home
as Self (archive footage)JB Smoove and Martin Starr host a celebration of 20 years of "Spider-Man" movies, from the Sam...
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Good People
as Tom ReedTom and Anna Wright, a young American couple, fall into severe debt while renovating Anna's...
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Britt Reid, the heir to the largest newspaper fortune in Los Angeles, is a spoiled playboy who...
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The Vault
as Ed MassTwo estranged sisters are forced to rob a bank in order to save their brother. But this is no...
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The Wicker Man
as Bar Guy #1A sheriff investigating the disappearance of a young girl from a small island discovers there's...
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Whatever It Takes
as Chris CampbellA nerdy teen, Ryan Woodman is smitten with the popular and gorgeous Ashley Grant, who apparently...
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An American Crime
as AndyThe true story of suburban housewife Gertrude Baniszewski, who kept a teenage girl locked in the...
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Arctic Dogs
as Lemmy (voice)Animals band together to save the day when the evil Otto Von Walrus hatches a sinister scheme to...
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The Disaster Artist
as Tommy / "Johnny"An aspiring actor in Hollywood meets an enigmatic stranger by the name of Tommy Wiseau, the...
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Lovelace
as Hugh HefnerStory of Linda Lovelace, who is used and abused by the porn industry at the behest of her...
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Milk
as Scott SmithThe true story of Harvey Milk, the first openly gay man ever elected to public office. In San...
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In Dubious Battle
as Mac McLeodIn the California apple country, 900 migratory workers rise 'in dubious battle' against the...
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Palo Alto
as Mr. BA lack of parental guidance encourages teens in an affluent California town to rebel with...
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Goat
as MitchReeling from a terrifying assault, a nineteen year old enrolls into college with his brother and...
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The Price of Money: A Largo Winch Adventure
as Ezio BurntwoodLargo Winch, devastated by the kidnapping of his son, realizes that if he finds those...
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Nights in Rodanthe
as Mark Flanner (uncredited)Adrienne is trying to decide whether to stay in her unhappy marriage or not, and her life...
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Queen of the Desert
as Henry CadoganA chronicle of Gertrude Bell's life, a traveler, writer, archaeologist, explorer, cartographer,...
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Flyboys
as Blaine RawlingsThe adventures of the Lafayette Escadrille, young Americans who volunteered for the French...
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Annapolis
as Jake HuardJake Huard, from a shipbuilders family, promised his dying mother he'ld make it to Anapolis...
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About Cherry
as FrancisA drama centered on a troubled young woman who moves to San Francisco, where she gets involved...
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The Iceman
as Marty FreemanThe true story of Richard Kuklinski, the notorious contract killer and family man.
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In the Valley of Elah
as Sergeant CarnelliA career officer and his wife work with a police detective to uncover the truth behind their...
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The Great Raid
as Captain PrinceAs World War II rages, the elite Sixth Ranger Battalion is given a mission of heroic...
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Tristan & Isolde
as TristanAn affair between the second in line to Britain's throne and the princess of the feuding Irish...
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True Story
as Christian LongoA drama centered around the relationship between journalist Michael Finkel and Christian Longo,...
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The Institute
as Dr. CairnIn 19th century Baltimore, Isabel Porter, a girl stricken with grief from her parents' untimely...
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The Show
as Male HostAn unsettling look at reality television, where a disturbing game show has its contestants...
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A fantasy movie about an arrogant, lazy prince and his more heroic brother who must complete a...
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With Great Power: The Stan Lee Story
as SelfAt 89 years old, Stan Lee's name appears on more than one BILLION comics in 75 countries in 25...
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As I Lay Dying
as Darl BundrenStrife and disaster befall a poor Mississippi family during a two-day trip by horse and wagon to...
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The Adderall Diaries
as Stephen ElliottWriter and Adderall enthusiast Stephen Elliott reaches a low point when his estranged father...
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The Company
as JoshEnsemble drama centered around a group of ballet dancers, with a focus on one young dancer who's...
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Deuces Wild
as Tino1950s New York City. A bad and bloody gang war is about to erupt on the dysfunctional streets of...
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King Cobra
as Joe KerekesIt’s 2006, YouTube is in its infancy, and internet porn is still behind a paywall. Taking the...
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Wild Horses
as Ben BriggsTexas Ranger Samantha Payne reopens a 15-year-old missing person case, and uncovers evidence...
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Alien: Covenant - Prologue: Last Supper
as Capt. Jacob BransonA prologue short to Alien: Covenant, it takes place aboard the Covenant, a Weyland colonization...
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City by the Sea
as JoeyVincent LaMarca is a dedicated and well-respected New York City police detective who has gone to...
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James Dean
as James DeanThe man behind the legend and a knowing look at the 1950's Hollywood are revealed in this...
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Every Thing Will Be Fine
as Tomas EldanOne day, driving aimlessly around the outskirts of town after a trivial domestic quarrel, a...
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The Heyday of the Insensitive Bastards
as ConradSeven vignettes explore the difference between fantasy and reality, memory and history, and the...
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Camille
as SiliasA twisted honeymoon adventure about a young couple on their way to Niagara Falls.
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Mademoiselle C
as SelfA documentary focused on former Vogue Paris editor-in-chief and fashion stylist Carine Roitfeld.
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The Letter
as TyroneA playwright who begins to mentally unravel before premiere night. She is plagued by dreams and...
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Maladies
as JamesA former soap star appears to have a narrator stuck in his head. As he moves in with his sister...
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The Dead Girl
as DerekThe clues to a young woman's death come together as the lives of seemingly unrelated people...
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Interview
as Boyfriend on Phone (voice)After falling out with his editor, a fading political journalist is forced to interview...
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Mother, May I Sleep with Danger?
as DirectorWhen theater major Leah, brings home the special someone in her life to meet her mom, Julie, the...
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Naya: Legend of the Golden Dolphin
as Finn (voice)Naya, the Golden Dolphin Princess, is sent on an urgent mission by her father, the King, to...
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Burn Country
as LindsayA former war journalist now writing for a paper in Northern California is drawn into conflict at...
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Zeroville
as VikarA young actor arrives in Hollywood in 1969 during a transitional time in the Industry.
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Bunny-Man
as uncreditedA multimillionaire superhero strikes against evil forces in anonymity wearing a rabbit mask. He...
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Pretenders
as MaxwellA love triangle involving a photographer, a director and an actress.
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Freaks and Geeks: The Documentary
as SelfThe creators and actors from the TV show 'Freaks and Geeks' share their untold stories and...
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Actors Anonymous
as Jake LamontThe film adaption of James Franco's popular novel Actors Anonymous, exploring the lives of young...
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Comedy Central Roast of James Franco
as SelfIt's James Franco's turn to step in to the celebrity hot seat for the latest installment of The...
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Sonny
as SonnyNew Orleans, 1981. Sonny Phillips, just discharged from the Army, returns home. The only life...
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Child of God
as JerryA dispossessed, violent man's life is a disastrous attempt to exist outside the social order....
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Marina Abramović: The Artist Is Present
as SelfPerformance artist Marina Abramovic prepares for a major retrospective of her work at the Museum...
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Finishing the Game: The Search for a New Bruce Lee
as Dean SiloIn 1973, martial arts great Bruce Lee died, his final film, Game of Death, left unfinished. With...
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Howl
as Allen GinsbergIt's San Francisco in 1957, and an American masterpiece is put on trial. Howl, the film,...
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Interior. Leather Bar.
as JamesFilmmakers James Franco and Travis Mathews re-imagine the lost 40 minutes from "Cruising" as a...
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Saturday Night Live: 40th Anniversary Special
as SelfFormer members of Saturday Night Live come together to remember the past 40 years of Saturday...
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Call Me Lucky
as SelfAn inspiring, triumphant and wickedly funny portrait of one of comedy’s most enigmatic and...
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The Color of Time
as C.K. Williams (age 40)A poetic road trip through Pulitzer prize-winning CK Williams' life over the course of 40 years.
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The Sound and the Fury
as Benjy CompsonA look at the trials and tribulations of The Compson siblings, living in the deep south during...
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Hey Joe
as uncreditedIn 1944 Dean Barry, an American sailor, 23, arrives in Naples, a city destroyed by bombing after...
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I Am Michael
as Michael GlatzeThe controversial true story of a gay activist who rejects his homosexuality and becomes a...
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Don't Come Back from the Moon
as Roman SmalleyThe men of a small town on the edge of nowhere mysteriously disappear, one by one, leaving women...
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High School Lover
as Rick Winters17-year-old Kelly falls in love with Christian, an older man, her father tries to intervene...
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Eames: The Architect and the Painter
as Self - Narrator (voice)Interviews with the junior designers swept into the 24-7 world of "The Eamery" are the heart of...
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Dave Skylark's Very Special VMA Special
as David SkylarkIn celebration of the 2014 Video Music Awards MTV tasked Entertainment tabloid TV host, Dave...
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Good Time Max
as MaxTwo genius brothers grow up and grow apart as one becomes a successful surgeon and the other...
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Richard Peter Johnson
as James FrancoThe world's most famous male porn star, Richard Peter Johnson, retires at the height of his...
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The Mad Whale
as uncreditedInmates at a women's mental asylum stage a theatrical production of Herman Melville's 'Moby Dick.'
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Shadows & Lies
as William VincentThe story of William Vincent as he recounts the eccentric and curious path that has brought him,...
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Love and Distrust
as Travis (segment "Grasshopper")This collection of five short films artfully portrays desire's ability to both empower and...
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Don Quixote: The Ingenious Gentleman of La Mancha
as PasamonteWith his noble squire by his side, a retired country gentleman sets out on an adventure to right...
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To Serve and Protect
as Matt CarrThree generations of Dallas police officers join together to track down the deadliest serial...
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Mother Ghost
as Skateboarder guyKeith Bennets mother passed away a year ago, and he feels like he has moved on with his life,...
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SNL Presents: A Very Gilly Christmas
as uncreditedHoliday special including brand-new material with Alec Baldwin, Steve Martin, the infamous...
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The Labyrinth
as Narrator (voice)A collection of original shorts exploring the unknown, the unexplained, and the unimaginable.
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At Any Cost
as MikeTwo brothers and their best friend start a rock band and try to make it big in Los Angeles.
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Saturday Night
as SelfWith unprecedented access to the behind the scenes process of the writers, actors and producers,...
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Erased James Franco
as SelfJames Franco re-enacts scenes from his filmography and reinterprets Julianne Moore's role in...
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The 4%: Film's Gender Problem
as SelfExplores the hot-button issues around the striking gender gap in Hollywood. Both women and men...
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Killing Animals
as Mr. HurstonKilling Animals is a portrait of a lost generation of California youths. The lives of troubled...
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A Fuller Life
as Self - Reader (segment "Copy Boy")Friends and admirers of iconoclastic film director Sam Fuller read from his memoirs in this...
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The Room Before and After - Part 1: James Franco
as uncreditedExperimental film series featuring actors trashing a room.
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Obituaries
as Felix MitchumA chronicle of lives lost in a school shooting. In the wake of another tragedy, we get a glimpse...
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A Walk in Winter
as ConradWhen Conrad returns to his hometown to identify his mother's body, he is forced to confront the...
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Memoria
as Mr. WyckoffIvan Cohen is a young boy living in Palo Alto, California. Unsatisfied by his slacker group of...
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The Ape
as Harry WalkerA young writer, nearing a mental breakdown caused by his family and boss, moves into an...
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The Broken Tower
as Hart CraneDocudrama about American poet Hart Crane, who committed suicide in April 1932 at the age of 32...
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What Is Cinema?
as SelfUsing the words and ideas of great filmmakers, from archival interviews with Alfred Hitchcock...
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Sal
as Milton KatselasJames Franco's Sal chronicles the final hours of the life of actor Sal Mineo, one-time teen idol...
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14 Actors Acting
as SelfThis year's great performers striking some of the classic attitudes of cinema.
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Behind the Ultimate Spin: The Making of 'Spider-Man'
as SelfDocumentary on the making of 'Spider-Man.'
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Fool's Gold
as Brent"Finn" Finnegan is a treasure hunter searching for a sunken Spanish galleon, the Aurelia, that...
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Hart Crane: An Exegesis
as HimselfJames Franco interviews three experts on the poet Hart Crane, whose life was the subject of his...
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Yosemite
as PhilIt's the fall of 1985. The intertwining tales of three 5th grade friends, Chris, Joe and Ted,...
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Caput
as uncreditedShort film for the exhibition Rebel curated by James Franco. 'Caput' premiered as part of the...
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Playtime
as The Art DealerPlaytime’s cosmopolitan spectacle, presented in a kaleidoscopic montage across seven large...
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The Hills with James Franco and Mila Kunis
as Justin BobbyA short comedic film.
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Spider-Mania
as SelfE! Entertainment special on the making of Sam Raimi's first Spider-Man film.
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Behind the Scenes of Palo Alto
as SelfJacqui Getty's behind-the-scenes look at Gia Coppola's directorial debut Palo Alto, starring...
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Mississippi Requiem
as uncreditedA collection of four short films based on stories written by William Faulkner.
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If Tomorrow Comes
as DevinFighting to escape the demons of his past, a young man involves his best friend in a struggle...
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Blood Heist
as Farmer SimonDIY filmmakers who simultaneously commit a star-crossed armed robbery and shoot a vérité film of it
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The Car Kid
as uncreditedTwo unlikely heroes become connected through their love of music, and on the day they meet,...
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The Razor's Edge
as DanteA former mob hitman faces a dilemma when his daughter is kidnapped and his love interest...
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Blood Surf
as Metalhead TroyA shy tattoo artist must infiltrate a notorious gang of surf witches to discover what happened...
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The Daily Show
as SelfThe World's Fakest News Team tackle the biggest stories in news, politics and pop culture.
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Late Night with Seth Meyers
as SelfSeth Meyers, who is "Saturday Night Live’s" longest serving anchor on the show’s wildly popular...
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The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as SelfAfter Jay Leno's second retirement from the program, Jimmy Fallon stepped in as his permanent...
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LIVE with Kelly and Mark
as SelfA morning talk show with A-list celebrity guests, top-notch performances and one-of-a-kind...
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Conan
as SelfA late night television talk show hosted by Conan O'Brien.
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Saturday Night Live
as Self - Host / VariousA late-night live television sketch comedy and variety show created by Lorne Michaels. The...
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Saturday Night Live
as Self - Cameo (uncredited)A late-night live television sketch comedy and variety show created by Lorne Michaels. The...
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Saturday Night Live
as Self - HostA late-night live television sketch comedy and variety show created by Lorne Michaels. The...
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Saturday Night Live
as SelfA late-night live television sketch comedy and variety show created by Lorne Michaels. The...
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The X-Files
as Officer #2The exploits of FBI Special Agents Fox Mulder and Dana Scully who investigate X-Files:...
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Honest Trailers
as Cowboy (archive footage)Trailers that tell you the TRUTH about your favorite movies and TV shows: Honest Trailers. These...
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Hot Ones
as SelfThe show with hot questions and even hotter wings invites a famous guest over to eat and then...
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The Colbert Report
as uncreditedThe Colbert Report is an American satirical late night television program that airs Monday...
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30 Rock
as James FrancoLiz Lemon, the head writer for a late-night TV variety show in New York, tries to juggle all the...
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Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as uncreditedJimmy Kimmel Live! is an American late-night talk show, created and hosted by Jimmy Kimmel and...
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Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as SelfJimmy Kimmel Live! is an American late-night talk show, created and hosted by Jimmy Kimmel and...
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The Mindy Project
as Paul LeotardObstetrician/gynecologist Mindy Lahiri tries to balance her personal and professional life,...
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Pacific Blue
as BrianPacific Blue is an American crime drama series about a team of police officers with the Santa...
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The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
as uncreditedJay Leno hosts some of the biggest celebrities in the world.
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Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
as SelfPBS SoCal and Variety take you inside the biggest movies and T.V. shows of the past year through...
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The Deuce
as Vincent Martino / Frankie MartinoThe story of the legalization and subsequent rise of the porn industry in New York’s Times...
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Freaks and Geeks
as Daniel DesarioHigh school mathlete Lindsay Weir rebels and begins hanging out with a crowd of burnouts (the...
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Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
as SelfSome of this year's most talked about talent open up about the challenges and triumphs of...
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Angie Tribeca
as Sgt. Eddie PepperLone-wolf detective Angie Tribeca and a squad of committed LAPD detectives investigate the most...
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11.22.63
as Jake EppingAn English teacher travels back in time to prevent the Kennedy assassination, but discovers he...
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Profiler
as uncreditedRachel Burke is a criminal profiler, one of the best, actually. She, along with a sophisticated...
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Deadbeat
as JohnnyKevin Pacalioglu may have no money and no clue, but he can see dead people, so that’s pretty...
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Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis
as SelfHost Zach Galifianakis conducts celebrity interviews sitting with his guests between two potted...
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The Frame
as Will RodmanA journey through the world of classic and contemporary cinema.
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Hamish and Andy's Gap Year
as HimselfIn a rare example of foresight, Hamish and Andy have announced that they’ve “kind of, pretty...
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The Early Show
as SelfThe Early Show is an American morning television show which was broadcast by CBS from New York...
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